Saturday, June 25, 2011

|P| Dottie Peoples - I Believe In You


This version of Bob Dylan's "I Believe In You" is from the award-winning documentary "Gotta Serve Somebody - The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan". Among some other outstanding moments of this spiritual journey, this song, performed by gospel great Dottie Peoples, is the highlight of Dylan's crusade. It's gonna make you rattle n' shake, pray and clap even in your own cathedral.


Check out the trailer for "Gotta Serve Somebody".

Friday, June 24, 2011

|S| Spooky Tooth

Spooky Tooth  lays down their music with such a sincerity and soulfulness that it gives me goosebumps every time I put them on. When I found my dad's vinyl collection in an old closet in the back of my Uncle's garage this LP was probably my biggest finding. Among all the greats and the forgotten Spooky Tooth sticks out with their British roots-rock, stirred together with heavy blues stuff and a bit of outer-space... just good music.

These two takes are from their 1969 quintessential album Spooky Two.


Thursday, June 23, 2011

|K| Kings of Leon and The Presets - Closer


Released on Kings of Leon's recent LP Come Around Sundown, this remix of their 2008 Closer is a real surprise and a half. Stripped down to the bare bones and underlined with ... well just listen!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

|H| Hugo - 99 Problems... LIVE and in color

|W| The Whipsaws - Seven Long Years



"Collectively we’ve found a liberty that doesn’t constrain us to play just one style. If it sounds cool, we’re just going with it and taking chances." ... from www.thewhipsaws.com

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

|C| Ray Charles - The Right Time

It is 1958 at Newport Jazz Festival and this recording is capturing both the inexorably cathartic and effortlessly blasting natures of the era's Charles gig.