Well, here’s a somber opportunity for the old “Is today’s Random iTunes selection appropriate for the occasion?” game. Today is the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
So let’s spin the wheel and see what the Random iTunes Fairy comes up with to acknowledge the milestone.
OK. A deep cut on U2’s fourth studio album, The Unforgettable Fire. Could be better, could be worse.
‘Will Never Marry’ is a Morrissey track culled from Bona Drag, a collection of hits and b-sides from his early solo career. This track was initially released as a b-side of ‘Everyday is Like Sunday,’ one of Morrissey’s biggest hits.
This is a typically melancholy Morrissey sentiment with moody music to match. I love it.
In the first few years of the 90s, Uncle Tupelo launched the alt-country movement, two decades before bands like the Lumineers and Mumford & Sons would do the same for alt-folk.
Band leaders Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy didn’t get along very well but they collaborated on some beautiful music. 1992’s Anodyne was their first and last studio album (following three independent releases). The group disbanded a little while later, with Tweedy going on to form Wilco and Farrar launching Sun Volt.
I like John Legend as a man, a philanthropist and political activist. I like his voice and admire his musical talent.
But damn it if I’m not bored to tears by everything he’s recorded.
I think it’s just not my genre. I can’t think of any “adult contemporary R&B” artists (as AllMusic classifies him) who float my boat.
John Mellencamp’s 13th album, 1994’s Dance Naked, was recorded and released by Mellencamp in a rush to spite the record company.
He was unhappy with the suits’ lukewarm response to his previous album, the excellent Human Wheels, so he aimed to deliver the sort of mindless rock-n-roll record they preferred.
Meet Me In Montauk 