The choice for this week's featured track was a no-brainer. It's a little old (It came out a little over three years ago), but it's a wonderful example of how perfectly two songs can be matched.
Jaydiohead is the brain child of producer Max Tannone, aka Minty Fresh Beats. In January of 2009, he released 'Jaydiohead', an ten song album comprised of mashups between Jay-Z and Radiohead tracks. In July of that year, he released 'Jaydiohead: The Encore', containing an additional five tunes.
One of the standout tracks is 'Wrong Prayer'. It's a mix of Jay-Z's 'Pray', with Radiohead's 'I Might Be Wrong'. Who would have thought this would sound so good?
You can download both albums at the link above. I highly recommend it.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
After 31 Years, R.E.M. Call It A Day
It is a sad day that was inevitable, I guess.
In a statement issued on the band's website, singer Michael Stipe said:
They told us that "It gets better", 18 years before It Gets Better:
R.E.M. will leave a legacy as one of the most prolific and influential American bands of the 20th century. It's hard not to turn on the radio today and hear a little bit of their songwriting style permeate it's way through modern music. From contemporary country to Radiohead, R.E.M.'s style has become commonplace to the world. It's unavoidable. From Nirvana to The White Stripes, R.E.M. has set the model as the American rock band. They will be missed.
In a statement issued on the band's website, singer Michael Stipe said:
"A wise man once said--'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.' We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.My favorite memory of R.E.M. was in January of 1993. MTV was producing a concert celebrating the inauguration of Bill Clinton, and a band called Automatic Baby took the stage. It was Michael Stipe and Mike Mills of R.E.M., along with Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton of U2. At the time each band had an album out. R.E.M. with 'Automatic for the People', and U2 with 'Achtung Baby'. (Get it? Automatic Baby?) They performed an acoustic rendition of 'One' that, to this day, is easily the best version of the song I have ever heard.
"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way.
"We have to thank all the people who helped us be R.E.M. for these 31 years; our deepest gratitude to those who allowed us to do this. It's been amazing."
They told us that "It gets better", 18 years before It Gets Better:
R.E.M. will leave a legacy as one of the most prolific and influential American bands of the 20th century. It's hard not to turn on the radio today and hear a little bit of their songwriting style permeate it's way through modern music. From contemporary country to Radiohead, R.E.M.'s style has become commonplace to the world. It's unavoidable. From Nirvana to The White Stripes, R.E.M. has set the model as the American rock band. They will be missed.
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Return Of Mash Up Monday
After a brief hiatus (four weeks), I think it's about time that I start posting one of my favorite weekly blog posts. Regrettably, there hasn't been much that has been released lately that is...how should I put it?...noteworthy.
Norwegian Recycling released a new mashup last week, but it isn't as good as the tracks that he normally produces. Don't get me wrong. It's still pretty good, but just not at the "genius" level that I have come to expect from him in recent months.
SpareElbowSkin has released a couple of new tracks within the last month, or so. I really like his Katy Perry/Genesis mashup that he released on March 29th. I would normally post a video of that today, but I feel like I am starting to play favorites, especially since my last two posts focused on his music.
Instead, I started to do a Youtube search for mashups that included my favorite artists. Today, I found a couple of really impressive mixes that have Radiohead tunes as their base. I was quite a bit apprehensive when I first saw the descriptions of the songs. Conceptually, they sound like a nightmare, but they were pleasant surprises. In fact, the first one has become one of my favorite tracks to listen to.
The first track is taken from a site called MaxMashups.com. Unfortunately, since this was uploaded over two years ago, I can't find where the creator of the mashup was given credit. It's a mix of Radiohead's 'No Surprises', with Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World'. It's called 'What a Wonderful Surprise'. Indeed it is.
The second mashup of the day comes from Go Home Productions. It has, believe it or not, been floating around the channels of Youtube for more than three years now. It combines Radiohead's 'Karma Police', with The Beatles' 'A Day In The Life'. It's entitled 'Karma In The Life'. It narrows the song down to a manageable three and a half minutes, and takes out McCartney's lyrics from the song, which, in my opinion, never really should have been in there to begin with. It was if the two songs were made for each other. Peanut butter and jelly.
I hope you enjoyed the tracks. For one, I put the 'What a Wonderful Surprise' as a favorite on my Youtube list. It's that good.
Norwegian Recycling released a new mashup last week, but it isn't as good as the tracks that he normally produces. Don't get me wrong. It's still pretty good, but just not at the "genius" level that I have come to expect from him in recent months.
SpareElbowSkin has released a couple of new tracks within the last month, or so. I really like his Katy Perry/Genesis mashup that he released on March 29th. I would normally post a video of that today, but I feel like I am starting to play favorites, especially since my last two posts focused on his music.
Instead, I started to do a Youtube search for mashups that included my favorite artists. Today, I found a couple of really impressive mixes that have Radiohead tunes as their base. I was quite a bit apprehensive when I first saw the descriptions of the songs. Conceptually, they sound like a nightmare, but they were pleasant surprises. In fact, the first one has become one of my favorite tracks to listen to.
The first track is taken from a site called MaxMashups.com. Unfortunately, since this was uploaded over two years ago, I can't find where the creator of the mashup was given credit. It's a mix of Radiohead's 'No Surprises', with Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World'. It's called 'What a Wonderful Surprise'. Indeed it is.
The second mashup of the day comes from Go Home Productions. It has, believe it or not, been floating around the channels of Youtube for more than three years now. It combines Radiohead's 'Karma Police', with The Beatles' 'A Day In The Life'. It's entitled 'Karma In The Life'. It narrows the song down to a manageable three and a half minutes, and takes out McCartney's lyrics from the song, which, in my opinion, never really should have been in there to begin with. It was if the two songs were made for each other. Peanut butter and jelly.
I hope you enjoyed the tracks. For one, I put the 'What a Wonderful Surprise' as a favorite on my Youtube list. It's that good.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Autobiographical Songs Part I
We all have those songs that define certain parts of our lives, whether it be high school, a relationship, parenthood, or your mental state for an extended period of time. When thinking of what music defined me, the first song that comes to mind is 'Creep' by Radiohead.
It was released as a single in September of 1992; just as I would be starting my senior year of high school. I had been going to another high school for three years with my name on a waiting list to transfer to Trevor Browne. They had a business/entrepreneurship program that I was interested in (my mom was interested in) and I finally got permission to transfer over.
At my old high school I was alone. I had no friends. I knew no one. At Trevor, there were quite a few students in my classes that were in my local congregation, but I was alone.
You have to realize, I was also the size of a professional football player. I had always been head, shoulders, and nipples taller than everyone else in my class. I started first grade at 5'1" and 140 lbs. I was the circus freak from day one. Add to that the social isolation of being a Witness. "I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo". After years of being bullied and feeling like I didn't have a friend in the world, it seemed like Creep articulated how I had been feeling inside most of my life.
Then there was Anne Dellisanti. I became acquainted with her brothers shortly after moving to Phoenix. I was 8. She was 11. I fell in love with her the day that I had met her. She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. Still is, next to my wife. 'Creep' was a lot about her. 9 years later..still had a crush on her. The way I think she saw me. The way I think she always saw me. As the "fat kid that hung out with her brothers". There's a segment in the song that says, "I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. I want you to notice, when I'm not around. You're so very special. I wish I was special". In the album version, the word "very" is replaced with "fucking", which I thought makes it a very angry and bitter sounding song instead of the self pity that you hear in the radio version....anyway...moving on...Every time I hear that song, I think of high school. I think of the bullying. I think of how there were days that I thought it was never going to stop; that I was always going to be "weird".
As I got older, I realized all of the "normal" people were boring. Having a little bit of "weird" in you is not so bad. The following video is a cover of 'Creep' from a taping of 'MTV Unplugged' by Korn. Usually I would post the original video, but their performance was so dead on, you can tell that this song meant as much to them as it did to me.
It was released as a single in September of 1992; just as I would be starting my senior year of high school. I had been going to another high school for three years with my name on a waiting list to transfer to Trevor Browne. They had a business/entrepreneurship program that I was interested in (my mom was interested in) and I finally got permission to transfer over.
At my old high school I was alone. I had no friends. I knew no one. At Trevor, there were quite a few students in my classes that were in my local congregation, but I was alone.
You have to realize, I was also the size of a professional football player. I had always been head, shoulders, and nipples taller than everyone else in my class. I started first grade at 5'1" and 140 lbs. I was the circus freak from day one. Add to that the social isolation of being a Witness. "I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo". After years of being bullied and feeling like I didn't have a friend in the world, it seemed like Creep articulated how I had been feeling inside most of my life.
Then there was Anne Dellisanti. I became acquainted with her brothers shortly after moving to Phoenix. I was 8. She was 11. I fell in love with her the day that I had met her. She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. Still is, next to my wife. 'Creep' was a lot about her. 9 years later..still had a crush on her. The way I think she saw me. The way I think she always saw me. As the "fat kid that hung out with her brothers". There's a segment in the song that says, "I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. I want you to notice, when I'm not around. You're so very special. I wish I was special". In the album version, the word "very" is replaced with "fucking", which I thought makes it a very angry and bitter sounding song instead of the self pity that you hear in the radio version....anyway...moving on...Every time I hear that song, I think of high school. I think of the bullying. I think of how there were days that I thought it was never going to stop; that I was always going to be "weird".
As I got older, I realized all of the "normal" people were boring. Having a little bit of "weird" in you is not so bad. The following video is a cover of 'Creep' from a taping of 'MTV Unplugged' by Korn. Usually I would post the original video, but their performance was so dead on, you can tell that this song meant as much to them as it did to me.
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