A few of you may have received an email from me inviting you to try a new music site I just stumbled on:
The idea is to let music fans legally download whole albums, in exchange for either:
So far I’ve downloaded two new albums for free: Derek Webb’s The Ringing Bell and Waterdeep’s Heart Attack Time Machine.
From Derek Webb’s album Mockingbird, in full sarcasm mode:
A New Law
(vs. 1)
don’t teach me about politics and government
just tell me who to vote fordon’t teach me about truth and beauty
just label my musicdon’t teach me how to live like a free man
just give me a new law(pre-chorus)
i don’t wanna know if the answers aren’t easy
so just bring it down from the mountain to me(chorus)
i want a new law
i want a new law
gimme that new law(vs. 2)
don’t teach me about moderation and liberty
i prefer a shot of grape juicedon’t teach me about loving my enemies
don’t teach me how to listen to the Spirit
just give me a new law(pre-chorus/chorus)
(bridge)
what’s the use in trading a law you can never keep
for one you can that cannot get you anything
do not be afraid
do not be afraid
do not be afraid
Lately I’ve been digging female vocalists. Pandora is great for this sort of discovery.
I’m fascinated by what makes a singer great. So far my opinion is that the great singers are not only technically excellent, but they express their soul through their voice. Some do it through what sounds like improvisation of the notes around the melody (but it’s probably very practiced). Some do it by allowing their voice to get sort of rough and hoarse, which expresses deep emotion. Some do it by varying the timing of their voice relative to the music. I know there’s a lot more to it – educate me with your comments!
A few of my favorites:
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