Leslie West died last week, bringing to mind once again being in high school and listening to WBCN in Boston.
Category: Music
Heard in Music City
The Long and Winding Road to Get Back
Having escaped the clutches of Stephen Colbert and Middle Earth, Peter Jackson continues his work on what had been Let it Be. OMG, this is some kind of wonderful. Merry Crimble!
Slipped My Mind
Looking over long-forgotten drafts for posts, I see that I was going to post this nice tune over three years ago. For some reason that I don’t recall, I didn’t click the publish button.
Did I hear it on Pandora? Was it suggested to me by someone? I don’t remember!
Digging the Groove
One of the most familiar pieces in the traditional Classical music repertoire is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the “Overplayed.” I’m up for listening to it again, thanks to this early stereo recording that should be heard with a decent pair of headphones to best appreciate its sonic splendor (with apologies to the hearing impaired).
And oh, by the way…
Another post that ticks three blog categories!
Bee-Gee-Buzz!
The Bee Gees had quite a run for more than ten years, changing their sound several times along the way. Here’s an early one, a favorite of mine you may not know, that’s very much of its time.