One more, Bob, for old time’s sake…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Song of the Day #818: ‘Series of Dreams’ – Bob Dylan
This weekend marks the final installment of my Dylan Weekend series. Certainly Bob Dylan has produced enough material to keep this going pretty much forever, but I feel that I’ve covered a wide enough range of his output to do some justice to the man in my own small way, and it’s time to look elsewhere.
I started the series back on January 30 with ‘You’re No Good,’ the first song on Dylan’s first studio album. Tomorrow’s track will be the 70th Dylan Weekend song I’ve featured since then. Over that span, I’ve posted songs from 34 studio albums and six bootleg collections.
Song of the Day #817: ‘Black’ – Pearl Jam
Top Ten Male Vocalists – #6 – Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder is the one artist on this list whose music I don’t own or listen to, which I suppose makes his appearance here all the more impressive. If I was actually a fan, he’d no doubt crack the top five.
Let me rephrase. It’s not that I’m not a fan of Vedder, or Pearl Jam, but that they just aren’t really on my radar at all. They were, once upon a time, but they’ve since fallen off and I haven’t given them much thought since. But that doesn’t keep me from really loving Eddie Vedder’s voice.
Song of the Day #816: ‘They Won’t Go When I Go’ – George Michael
Top Ten Male Vocalists – #7 – George Michael
The song I wanted to pick to highlight George Michael’s voice — ‘Kissing a Fool’ — has been featured on the blog already. That performance alone earns Michael a spot on this list. But he brings the same whispery passion to all of his songs that he honed to perfection on that one.
In looking for a song that really showcases his vocal chops, I couldn’t do much better than this cover of Stevie Wonder’s ‘They Won’t Go When I Go,’ performed live and released on Michael’s Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1.
Song of the Day #815: ‘Words of Wisdom’ – Jump
Top Ten Male Vocalists – #8 – Jay Clifford
Jay Clifford is no doubt the least recognizable name on this list. He was the lead singer of Jump, Little Children (later renamed Jump), a North Carolina band that formed in the early 90s and played its last show in 2005. After the band’s break-up, he released a solo album in 2007.
Clifford’s voice was just one of the unique sounds in the Jump, Little Children lineup. The band’s instrumental make-up was guitar, accordion, cello, bass, piano and drums, with the occasional harmonica and mandolin thrown in for good measure. But Clifford’s vocals tied their great sound together.
Meet Me In Montauk 