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tj_dragonbladeReally, there's nothing quite like a most-loved classic.
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
Or quite like finding a tasteful, respectful cover of that classic by an artist for whom one has developed at least an occasional degree of liking.
Lenny Kravitz - Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
Nngh. Beautiful bluesy mellow melancholy, that one. See me alliterate at 0130, yes! Change the 'she' for a 'he' and there's all kinds of fic-bunnies waiting to spawn, too. But. I'll leave that alone.
Since the smooth-jazz audiophile in me seems to be driving the buss--buss? Bus, maybe--tonight, and since Lenny is a lovely example of lovely music from a lovely mixed-blood musician, I present an offering from another lovely mixed-blood musician:
Slash - Obsession Confession
Yes, that's the Slash, of Guns N' Roses glory-days fame. It's a complete one-eighty-and-then-some from the GNR sound, though. Very flamenco, I think is the word. This...if I remember correctly, it was a b-side instrumental variation of a song he did for the soundtrack of some obscure Tarantino film in like '96 or '97. I do love it. It makes me wonder what it would sound like if Slash decided to do an entire album of bluesy-jazz flavored stuff. I'd buy it.
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
Or quite like finding a tasteful, respectful cover of that classic by an artist for whom one has developed at least an occasional degree of liking.
Lenny Kravitz - Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
Nngh. Beautiful bluesy mellow melancholy, that one. See me alliterate at 0130, yes! Change the 'she' for a 'he' and there's all kinds of fic-bunnies waiting to spawn, too. But. I'll leave that alone.
Since the smooth-jazz audiophile in me seems to be driving the buss--buss? Bus, maybe--tonight, and since Lenny is a lovely example of lovely music from a lovely mixed-blood musician, I present an offering from another lovely mixed-blood musician:
Slash - Obsession Confession
Yes, that's the Slash, of Guns N' Roses glory-days fame. It's a complete one-eighty-and-then-some from the GNR sound, though. Very flamenco, I think is the word. This...if I remember correctly, it was a b-side instrumental variation of a song he did for the soundtrack of some obscure Tarantino film in like '96 or '97. I do love it. It makes me wonder what it would sound like if Slash decided to do an entire album of bluesy-jazz flavored stuff. I'd buy it.
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Date: 2005-10-29 11:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-31 08:18 am (UTC)And your icon? Slays me. ^_^
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Date: 2005-11-01 12:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-29 07:54 pm (UTC)I need to upload a bunch of songs this weekend to give out for trick-or-treating at our AIM party on Monday night. ^_^ (All links will also be posted in journal for those who can't make it.)
And I need to work on that "Music to write Saiyuki Gaiden by" playlist and zip that up and share it, too, but that might take a week or two.
It is very good to be able to listen to music and surf web and type and such all at the same time, I've missed it so.
Hee, icon!