Delehanty’s Soul Picks
$240 Dollars Worth of Soul I have some time on my hand’s tonight and I figured I’d put something up for the sake of songs I enjoy for their “ease”- primarily from the…
Delehanty’s Musical Past – Part 2: Nu Metal, Sw1tched
By now, it’s no state secret that I have quite a depressing and horrendous trek of musical taste before 19. Like, really bad. In starting the preparation of this particular post, I started…
Delehanty’s Musical Past – Part 1: Nu Metal, Ill Nino
Byron High School was a nu metal haven. I’m completely convinced 90% of all the sales from that era were from the Byron, IL, youth. Angst, hopelessness, fear, dread, bitterness, loneliness, irritation, two to three…
We Gotta Get Out of This Place | The Animals
“We Gotta Get Out of This Place “, performed by The Animals, was written in 1965 by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil (Brill-Building-era composers responsible for many timeless hits). The song’s timeless angst has been embraced by many fed-up, walks of life in the past 5 decades; the military, graduates, and most recently, peasants known as Rockfordians from Illinois who are seeking a better walk of life somewhere else.
Bryan Adams – Reckless | Birthdays and Namesakes; Ryan Adams should be grateful.
Bryan Adams’ “Reckless” is majestic.
Released in 1984 on A&M Records, “Reckless” features 10 songs, hit after hit after hit (Run to You, Heaven, Somebody Summer of ’69)– and a hit duet with Tina Turner (It’s Only Love). Produced by Bob Clearmountain with Bryan Adams, the songs and their mix stands up well despite the era’s knack for sheen and synth abuse- which there is a lack of here. It’s the 80s and there’s no denying it on “Reckless”, but great songs always outlive production quality, era fads and ironic, indie snobbery.
Rewind Listen: PGS “Worth A Thousand Words”
Rewind Listen: Chicago pop punk outfit PGS released Worth A Thousand Words in 2002
The Muppet Movie Soundtrack
The Muppet Movie Soundtrack broke the barriers between contemporary adult pop music, folk, classical, ragtime-saloon and children’s music. Keep in mind, this is long before Randy Newman became the post-Reagen era, American composer of choice for children’s movies. Jim Henson’s vision and appreciation for creating a world of fiction that dabbled in adult emotions couldn’t have been better suited for a writer like Paul Williams in the 70s.
Rewind Listen: Built to Spill – Perfect From Now On
Built to Spill’s 1997 release Perfect From Now On deserves to be listened to on and on and on.
Best of 2010 | Music & Culture | Staff Lists
Sock Monkey Sound’s staff picks favorites in our Best of 2010 | by Andy, Lindsey, Chip, Patrick, Darth Gustafson, Jojo, Brandon & Danger.
Al Green, Architecture & Chicago, IL
Al Green is perfect for this type of outing. Walking north among the suits and gazing slightly upward towards the great marble and granite facades; swallowed by the vista of deep chrome canyons; humming the horn changes; Al cooing to…
