10-Song Playlist for a Saturday Evening, part 2
Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues (1965)
Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (1965)
Kanye West - Dark Fantasy (2010)
Kanye West - Gorgeous (2010)
Kanye West - POWER (2010)
The Clash - London Calling (1979)
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac (1979)
The Clash - Jimmy Jazz (1979)
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon (1988)
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (1988)
The Clash - London Calling (1979)
And a dive into the Punk pond with the third album from The Clash, 1979’s London Calling. But is this really Punk? The Punk aspects seem to be tempered with some garage rock and New Wave. It’s far more polished than I’d have expected. Well, the vocals from frontman Joe Strummer are somewhat sneery, but even those seem a bit more polished than other Punk groups of the time.
So . . . well . . . maybe its sorta post-Punk, if that’s a thing.
This is considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac (1979)
A straight-ahead cover of a tune originally released by Vince Taylor and his Playboys way back in 1959, so it has a rockabilly vibe to it.
The Clash - Jimmy Jazz (1979)
And the third track an uptempo Blues track with a full-blown 1950s swing vibe, including some obligatory 1950s saxophone.
The album cover is now also considered to be “iconic”. That’s bassist Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass on the stage in frustration that the bouncers wouldn’t let the audience stand up out of their seats.
The Clash - Jimmy Jazz (1979)
And the third track an uptempo Blues track with a full-blown 1950s swing vibe, including some obligatory 1950s saxophone.
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon (1988)
This is just prelude-type track that leads off It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back , the second album from Public Enemy.
This is considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
I get that I’m not the target audience here. There’s a certain amount of Black empowerment embedded in the lyrics. I get that. I’m excluded from the visceral message that many Rappers and Hip Hop artists are delivering. I’m okay with that.
I’m just surprised that I’ve got both Kanye West and Public Enemy on this particular playlist, and I’m enjoying the tracks.
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (1988)
The second track off that album is quite the party track, with fun DJ noises sprinkled throughout. The track also contains numerous samples from a diverse host of artists, including James Brown, the Commodores, and Funkadelic.
The lyrics also have a notable metrical complexity, making extensive use of meters such as dactylic hexameter.
I went ahead and previewed the third track as long as I was here, and the lyrics have a remarkable cleverness, especially the use of humor as a tool.
Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues (1965)
Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (1965)
Kanye West - Dark Fantasy (2010)
Kanye West - Gorgeous (2010)
Kanye West - POWER (2010)
The Clash - London Calling (1979)
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac (1979)
The Clash - Jimmy Jazz (1979)
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon (1988)
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (1988)
The Clash - London Calling (1979)
And a dive into the Punk pond with the third album from The Clash, 1979’s London Calling. But is this really Punk? The Punk aspects seem to be tempered with some garage rock and New Wave. It’s far more polished than I’d have expected. Well, the vocals from frontman Joe Strummer are somewhat sneery, but even those seem a bit more polished than other Punk groups of the time.
So . . . well . . . maybe its sorta post-Punk, if that’s a thing.
This is considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac (1979)
A straight-ahead cover of a tune originally released by Vince Taylor and his Playboys way back in 1959, so it has a rockabilly vibe to it.
The Clash - Jimmy Jazz (1979)
And the third track an uptempo Blues track with a full-blown 1950s swing vibe, including some obligatory 1950s saxophone.
The album cover is now also considered to be “iconic”. That’s bassist Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass on the stage in frustration that the bouncers wouldn’t let the audience stand up out of their seats.
The Clash - Jimmy Jazz (1979)
And the third track an uptempo Blues track with a full-blown 1950s swing vibe, including some obligatory 1950s saxophone.
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon (1988)
This is just prelude-type track that leads off It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back , the second album from Public Enemy.
This is considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
I get that I’m not the target audience here. There’s a certain amount of Black empowerment embedded in the lyrics. I get that. I’m excluded from the visceral message that many Rappers and Hip Hop artists are delivering. I’m okay with that.
I’m just surprised that I’ve got both Kanye West and Public Enemy on this particular playlist, and I’m enjoying the tracks.
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (1988)
The second track off that album is quite the party track, with fun DJ noises sprinkled throughout. The track also contains numerous samples from a diverse host of artists, including James Brown, the Commodores, and Funkadelic.
The lyrics also have a notable metrical complexity, making extensive use of meters such as dactylic hexameter.
I went ahead and previewed the third track as long as I was here, and the lyrics have a remarkable cleverness, especially the use of humor as a tool.
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