Each song (with the exception of Ampeater A-side “Madeline” which is a born power-pop single if I’ve ever heard one) begins with something nondescript: a few simple strummed chords or a gentle fingerpicking riff. The verse melodies tend to be pleasant but not aggressive. They flow by...
That, Michael said, was the only way he could write: "If I sat down at a piano, if I sat here and played some chords. . .nothing happens." Even more remarkably, the singer imagined the full arrangements for these songs as he wrote them, working from the basic rhythmic elements all ...
" comment, just wait. I agree that Coldplay is safe, innocuous, and largely forgettable. But "Yellow," their first American single, is something different. The song is majestic and ethereal; the chords are shimmering, expanding, always on the brink of overwhelming you. Yet what really grabs...
Port Au Princeis the new project of some good friends from the now-defunct band Astrophagus, back with a completely different sound. They are more accessible but still smart, with call-and-response melodies that made me happy when they rang down over Sixth Street. Port Au Prince I headed ...
but gated guitar chords of “White Horses” until the bookended track “The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off”). The strength of the powerful harmonies of the husband/wife singer-song architects and their straightforward/oblique lyrical duality ensures that this band still is operating at...
It’s chaotic and beautiful, hardcore and honest, a three minute firestorm filled to the brim with slashing chords and screams and passion. The chorus is out of this world, but the absolute best part is the bit at the end, after the final chorus, when you think that the song is starti...
The Man, R3HAB, Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace), Rakim (Eric B. & Rakim), Randy Frisch (Founder, LoveCat Music), Ray Benson (Asleep At The Wheel), Ray Davies (The Kinks), Ray Wylie Hubbard, Reba McEntire, Regina Spektor, Rex Rideout (VP of AR, Motown Records), Ric Arboit (...
Chip Taylor: When I wrote “Angel Of The Morning,” it wasn’t thinking “I know I’m going to write about this or about that.” I sat there with a guitar and started playing chords like I usually do, this was in my writing space at 1650 Broadway, and nothing really was coming ou...
If you're new to my music, you can choose to own my prior releases, while musicians may enjoy my set of two songbooks with chords, fretboard diagrams, and some tablature. Families with young children may also choose to treat their little ones to the children's albums which accompany my ...
t also hate Jeff Lynne. I bet every one of you has a favourite record tucked away that has Jeff Lynne all over it. Surely no-one can hate Roy OrbisonandGeorge HarrisonandTom PettyandDave EdmundsandOlivia Newton-JohnandPaul McCartneyandDuane EddyandRegina SpektorandJoe WalshandThe Beatlesand...