The Music Facts

Music Fact #18

Sam — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:49:57 +0000

Music Fact #18: My favorite Dylan? Blood on the Tracks (1975). Wonderful voice & music. Very intimate lyrics. Absolute poetry.

Music Fact #17

Sam — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:07:14 +0000

Music Fact #17: Discovered Latimore a few weeks ago. My favorite for now is All You’ll Ever Need (eponomous album, 1998). Listening to this love guru is a travel into time. The love is timeless, the music is typically 90′s (love the saxophone). Definitely coooool..

Music Fact #16

Sam — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:19:09 +0000

Music Fact #16: Fell asleep and woke up today with Neil Young’s Heart Of Gold (on Harvest, 1972). Great song, great ‘instructions’ for boosting your day. Makes you wanna cross the ocean for a heart of gold..

Music Fact #15

Sam — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:54:04 +0000

Music Fact #15: Yesterday, I was playin air guitar like crazy on Jimmy Page’s solo in Stairway To Heaven (from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971) and I thought : there must have been so many people who have played air guitar on this song, people from all generations and all countries.. Ever done it?

Begging for forgiveness..

Sam — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:41:05 +0000

This is how I say «I’m sorry for not posting anything yesterday»:

Music Fact #14

Sam — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:05:48 +0000

Music Fact #14: Air is the best music to play for a thousand things (working, reading, eating peacefully, travelling, writing postcards, walking on the street, and 994 other things).

This was written during a break from work, while listening to Moon Safari (1998). (tracklist&info)

Music Fact #13

Sam — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:44:40 +0000

Music Fact #13: Marvin Gaye was a prophet. [all right, that's an easy one, but it's true nonetheless]

This was written while listening to one of the top 5 albums of all time, What’s Going On (1971, on Tamla Motown). (tracklist&info)

Music Fact #12

Sam — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:43:48 +0000

Music Fact #12: Loving Jamie Cullum’s interpretation of the classic Singin’ in the Rain (2003, on Twentysomething). You litterally hear the raindrops on his face, and it’s a warm summer rain, and the guy is in love. Happiness, and the rain washes the rest.. That’s jazz! (tracklist&info)

Music Fact #11

Sam — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:57:45 +0000

Music Fact #11: What I love most about Incognito? The basslines: funky just the way needed, in order to support the whole groove of the songs.

This was written while listening to their debut album, Jazz Funk (1981).

Music Fact #10

Sam — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:54:49 +0000

Music Fact #10: In love with Cat Power. She really is «the Greatest», her voice is so soft and so sensitive, and a great arrangements and production too!

This was written thinking of the Jukebox (2008) album (tracklist&info)