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Music I’ve Been Listening To
May 12th
The Good:
Bond – Classified
This is another great album from the string quartet Bond. For a long time Habanera fan (from Carmen), a song like Señorita is just a joy to stumble upon. The entire album is like that. Just familiar enough and just contemporary enough.
Cheryl Cole – 3 Words
This has grown on me over time More >
Music Review: Timbaland
Mar 11th
I’ve given a listen to Timbaland’s follow up to the debut Shock Value entitled… wait for it… Shock Value II. I did not find the first album all that good, but this one is much better. The songs seem much more developed and distinct. Perhaps at the time of the first album, there were too More >
10 billion itunes songs
Mar 4th
So apparently Apple has sold 10 billion songs on itunes. The store has been up for a few years now and is currently one of the biggest music retailers in the world. Ergo it is reasonable to expect that the best sellers during this time would reflect the best music of the decade. Maybe the More >
Cheryl Cole – 3 Words
Feb 20th
I picked up Cheryl Cole’s 3 Words only because she is a member of Girls Aloud. The album is not bad. A couple of the singles so far – Fight for this love & Parachute – are pretty nice. will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas is present on more than a handful of the tracks. More >
Follow up on the Grammies
Feb 13th
I forgot to follow up on the previous Grammy post. The only major surprise was the Kings of Leon winning the Record of the Year. Album of the Year went to Taylor Swift’s Fearless. It is not a bad album, but it cannot hold a candle to Beyoncé’s I am… Sasha Fierce. I would put More >
Grammy Nominees
Jan 29th
Seeing as the Grammys are around the corner, I checked out the list of nominees. On the pop music side, there is not much by way of surprise, but take a look at who is nominated for best solo rock performance:
Bob Dylan
John Fogerty
Prince
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Hey the 70s called and they want their rockers back. Seriously, More >
Music: Year in Review
Jan 15th
A little after everyone else has finished publishing their favourite music of the past year, here is my sampling of what got a lot of airplay with me.
Girls Aloud must have been my most listened-to band of the year. The girl band from the UK somehow has continued to deliver good music album after album More >