I don't want to put off getting my picks in, but I'm drained from my day of doctors appointments, work, car repairs, and class so bare with me if I don't always make sense.
First Song: Waltz by the Pentangle
The Pentangle are primarily classified as a folk band, but in addition to folk their sound pulls from a variety of genres - classical, jazz, blues, and rock. I was first introduced to the Pentangle when I was 15. I was at a record store and a Pentangle song was playing. I said I loved it and the next thing I knew my boyfriend at the time was putting my first Pentangle CD into my hand and I've been listening to them ever since. The Pentangle has been around since the 60's and the original band lasted until the 70's, after that there are several incarnations of the band with varying members. What I have always found eerie about this band is that that the female singer Jacqui Mcshee, who remained in all its incarnations and later changed the name to Jacqui Mcshee's Pentangle, in her later years her voice sounds very close to my mother's. There is one song, which if I didn't know, I would think it was my mother singing. It's freaky!
The song I have chosen is an instrumental piece. It's quite different from many of their other songs. Their songs have a lot of diversity and there are some that are way to folk for me. Overall, I am a huge fan. Between the original Pentangle, it's many incarnations, and all the solo stuff, there is tons of music. Of all the original members I like Bert Jansh the best. I was pleasantly surprised to hear three of his songs played in the film the Squid and the Whale because I've never known of anyone who has known of the Pentangle besides myself.
Second Pick: Moving Sidewalk by Keller Williams also know as K-Dub
I am not even a huge Keller fan. I think he's talented and his lyrics can be hysterical, but there has always been something about him that gets on my last nerve. However, this song is an exception and I'll tell you why in a second.
I first heard Keller Williams years ago when he opened for Bela Fleck. He comes on the stage, a one man band, playing all sorts of instruments, making horn and trumpet noises through his mouth, and beaboxing. I was pretty impressed and my friend that night labeled him God. I didn't, but I do love this song. It has a sweet beat and it is fun. The song is about a moving sidewalk in the airport. Since I first heard this song, if I encounter a moving sidewalk in the airport my bags get tossed to the floor and I break out in song and dance. I want you to picture me doing this when you hear the chorus, and I expect you all to follow suite next time you encounter a moving sidewalk in the airport.
6 comments:
Pentangle! That's a real band?! That was the name of a "gang" some friends and I created in the 9th grade. We did badass stuff like steal dozens of For Sale signs and lawn flamingos and decorate the high school. And drive a big van through those huge leaf bags that used to line Barrington streets every fall. Those were some mean streets, man.
Incidentally, the leader of that "gang" went on to West Point, the CIA, and then to defrauding the U.S government of millions of dollars as the founder of some shell contracting company in Iraq. Naturally, as a Republican, he walked away unscathed.
Damn, it's a relief to see that you rose above the mean streets of Massassoit Ave and turned into the fine, upstanding gentleman you are today Landshark! That is some serious badass shit.
Whirlygirl - I've never heard of either of the artists, haven't yet read your summary and have no idea what to expect. But I have high hopes!
Holy shit Landshark, you used to hang out with Mike Battles? The funniest thing about his deal was that he called himself an Army Ranger, and it was discovered neither he nor his business partner(who also made the claim) had ever completed a Ranger program, poser.
With this new knowledge I now have to re-review your musical choices....
Yep, miko. What can I say. We were all freshmen, and he was a sophomore with a van. Somehow we all lost touch with him around spring of sophomore year, when we started getting licenses.
Seriously though, what a douchebag.
Pentangle looks pretty badass in that picture.
The airport thing is hilarious. I imagine trying desperately to catch a flight only to be delayed because of Whirlygirl's dance number. (Seriously don't you hate it when people just stand on the conveyerbelts as if it's a ride?)
Yes I do and escalators are the worst.
I can't believe it was like a 100 fucking degrees in RI today. My poor plant recovering from spider mites is getting dry from this weather and creating a perfect breeding ground for those disgusting bastards. I'm going to have to invest in a mist machine or maybe pay someone to periodically hydrate my plant. I could proably pay the jerks downstairs but then I'd come home to an empty house reeking of cigarette stank.
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