Alice In Chains - Nutshell

Song: Nutshell
Artist: Alice In Chains
Album: Unplugged
Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge
Year: 1996

While Nirvana was kicking everyone minds (not mine) making a hole revolution, there was other mythical grunge bands that some people missed (like me). A good friend of mine (Egus) took me out from my ignorance and I appreciate he did it: what a lovely song!.

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Jet Lag - Skyscrapers Can't Collapse

Song: Skyscrapers Can't Collapse
Artist: Jet Lag
Album: Jet Lag
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 2005

Yesterday I had a terrible headache so I rested on bed all afternoon, and don't ask me why but I remembered this song while I was resting trying to sleep. Maybe because it's so sweet and I was a little bit slump... who knows.

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Asche & Spencer - I’m Never Gonna Sleep Tonight

Song: I'm Never Gonna Sleep Tonight
Artist: Asche & Spencer
Album: Stay OST
Genre: Instrumental, Soundtrack
Year: 2005

I've just finished watching this film [wiki | imdb] and I'm so amazed of it that my first reaction has been to write this post. Not only the movie is completely mind-blowing, but the music used too. It's the first soundtrack I've heard from them, but it's reason enough to think that these young composers have an impending successful future (if you have time, take a look to their web, they have a lot of documentaries about how they compose their music).

There are some phrases on the film that I love, so I will quote them:

• An elegand suicide is the ultimate work of art.


• Do you know the Tristan Rêveur quote about bad art? It's "bad art is more tragically beautiful than good art 'cause it documents human failure.

Sorry for not embedding the video, but it was disabled by request. After the original track from the film, you will find Damien Rice's "Cold Water" (an excellent song too) and Holly Marilyn's "Something's Got To Change".

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Guillemots - Made Up Love Song #43

Song: Made Up Love Song #43
Artist: Guillemots
Album: Through The Windowpane
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 2006

Today it's a happy day. Why? Because it's blog's birthday! Now we are one year older, after 268 songs posted (including this one). It seems yesterday when we started this adventure posting the first song, but a hole year has passed by. So, as it's a happy day the track posted sould be happy too. And don't you feel alive after listening this tune (live even better than studio version)? I really do!

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The Futureheads - Meantime

Song: Meantime
Artist: The Futureheads
Album: The Futureheads
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Year: 2004

This is a band that composes great tracks, but they still have not pounded charts. The highest score they have reached is number 8 on UK Singles Chart (with a song that was a version of Kate Bush's Hounds of Love). Why? I don't know XD. Maybe they just need a stroke of luck.

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The Rapture - House Of Jealoue Lovers

Song: House Of Jealous Lovers
Artist: The Rapture
Album: Echoes
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 2003

There is a funny comment at YouTube about this song: "my pick for best use of cowbell in a song category". And I guess it's true! Alternative rock pushed to the extreme! They have just released a new album, but as far as I have listened to it, it's not as good as this one.

If you love the video edition, check out other works from the director: Shynola.

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Chris Botti - Lover Man

Song: Lover Man
Artist: Chris Botti
Album: To Love Again
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2005

When you are a good intrumental jazz musician, you use to surround yourself by excelent jazz singers to sing those tracks you are playing, mostly live. At this video, this superb trumpeter plays this tremendous classic tune with a true legend: Gladys knight.

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Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

Song: Let's Get It On
Artist: Marvin Gaye
Album: Let's Get It On
Genre: Soul
Year: 1973

Another song that sould be on your "for those moments" playlist XD. It's an essential track! Even MG loves stripping when he sings this songs, always!

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Rob Dougan - Furious Angels

Song: Furious Angels
Artist: Rob Dougan
Album: Furious Angels
Genre: Orchestral, Electronic, Instrumental
Year: 2002

If I had to do a top list of my favourites albums, it would be a hard thing to do. But I'm completely sure this album would be on the top ten (even one of the highest rated). After listening Clubbed to Death [darkness mix] (also known as kurayamino mix) [watch it] for the first time I realized this man would become one of my favourites composers. But after hearing this album, all my predictions get confirmed: it's plenty of heart, passion and talent. If you have not this album, believe me, you should.

I just can't wait for his new album (already four years from this one it's too much).

As a special remark, I will post some explanation that RD does about his composition (you could find it on any interview): "I'm associated with dance music, with electronica, which makes me feel ill. I only learnt all the boring computer crap as a means to an end. Virtually all musicians these days use computers, but if you write a book on a computer, nobody calls it electronic writing; the format you use doesn't necessarily affect the outcome".

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The Rakes - Retreat

Song: Retreat
Artist: The Rakes
Album: Capture/Release
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 2005

Franz Ferdinand [wiki] v2.0? That's what it seems when you listen this track for the first time! So, to get a conclusion, let's take a closer look (using Wikipedia info):

	Franz Ferdinand	The Rakes
Formed on:	2000	2001
Origin:	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom	London, England
Genre:	Indie rock, Post-punk revival, Art rock	Indie rock, Art rock, Post-punk revival
Label:	Domino, Epic	V2
Albums:	Franz Ferdinand (2004), You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)	Capture/Release (2005)
Singles:	9	6

Too close, isn't it? But if we say that TR were the support-band for FF during winter 05... the solution to the question is clear.

P.S.: I love the amateur/home made style used on the video.

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Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo

Song: Diablo Rojo
Artist: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Album: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Genre: Instrumental
Year: 2006

It's strange how life flows. You leave your country because there are too many bands that plays similar music as you do and you think there's no future out there. Then, due to a rumour, you fly Dublin and you start busking and playing on some pubs until Damien Rice [wiki] sees one of your gig's and decides to support your tour. After some initial doubt, inmediately success.

Their accelerated music style is incredible, but sometimes I miss slow tempos and compositions.

Maybe you should check out these tracks too:

• Stairway To Heaven version (link).
• Gabriela solo jam (link).
  

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Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme

Song: Crockett's Theme
Artist: Jan Hammer
Album: Escape From Television
Genre: Soundtrack, Ambient
Year: 1987

Even though this man is mostly known by his Miami Vice [wiki] theme [YouTube.com link], a tv serie that I watched when I was young (as most of you surely did), I like more his Sonny Crockett's [wiki] tribute theme. Of course, full of unequalled 80's music style.

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Anthrax - Safe Home

Song: Safe Home
Artist: Anthrax
Album: We've Come For You All
Genre: Hard Rock, Metal
Year: 2003

Famous people also listen to music. Didn't you know it? And if one of their favourite bands ask them to show on one of their videos, they use to do it delightly. That's what happened with Keanu Reeves [wiki | imdb], who did a special cameo for (paraphrasing Last.fm 's description) "one of the so-called Big Four of 80's thrash metal bands".

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Is This Love?

Song: Is This Love?
Artist: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Album: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 2005

I'm still trying to obtain an opinion about this band: should they change his vocal man? I mean, he has a ridiculous whistle voice and he can't stop squeaking (great example)! But, on the other side, it's quite funny and tracks sounds fine!

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Dave Matthews Band - When The World Ends

Song: When The World Ends
Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Album: Rock
Genre: Rock
Year: 2001

The first time I heard this track wasn't the original one, but a version used on an Animatrix [wiki] short film from Paul Oakenfold [wiki | last.fm]. Even though, the main theme is as good as the Oakey one, so... check out both of them and decide which tune you like the most!

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Hope Of The States - The Red, The White, The Black, The Blue

Song: The Red, The White, The Black, The Blue
Artist: Hope Of The States
Album: The Lost Riots
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 2004

Long time ago, I recommended this song on a previous post from this band. Now I think it's time to post that advice. They have a very special way to piece together rock instruments with string ones, that's why I still listen to it weekly.

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Variety Lab - London In The Rain

Song: London In The Rain
Artist: Variety Lab
Album: Providence
Genre: Electronic, Ambient
Year: 2003

I discovered this french artist through Hôtel Costes Quatre album [Amazon.com link], and this song has been on my lounge playlist since then. Today I've seen its video for the first time: it looks like an amateur video but I think that it's better this way than high quality mode, it seems more personal.

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Roger Sanchez - Lost

Song: Lost
Artist: Roger Sanchez
Album: Come With Me
Genre: Electronic, House
Year: 2006

Tonight, Creamfields [official | wiki] dane music festival comes to Spain (Creamfields-Andalucía official). And one of those dj's that wil be mixing live on stage is The S-Man (3:30 am). I'm sure this song will be played on tonight's session.

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Keith Jarrett Trio - My Funny Valentine

Song: My Funny Valentine
Artist: Keith Jarrett Trio
Album: Still Live
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2000

An excelent interpretation. That's how we could descibe this live session from one of the most important Jazz [wiki] songs ever. Paraphrasing a Wiki article about this track [link]: "My Funny Valentine is a jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. Nearly every jazz musician has performed this song at one time or another". That's quite much!

[Excuse me for not putting inside this post the embedded video, but it was disabled (by request)].

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Ok Go - Here It Goes Again

Song: Here It Goes Again
Artist: Ok Go
Album: Oh No
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 2005

New videoclip, new stage, new choreography. After an awesome video (they even did a special OK Go Dances With You(tube) Contest) they have done it again! But this time is even more difficult, so... What would be next? They'll do another contest?

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Eric Prydz - Call On Me

Song: Call On Me
Artist: Eric Prydz
Album: Call On Me
Genre: Electronic, Dance
Year: 2004

When you wake up after a long night party you use to be completely worn out... but sometimes you are in the mood to continue partying. That's what has happened to me today, and after realizing that it has been a long time since I have not posted any electro song, I've made my choice.

This is not only one of the best Club songs [wiki] ever... it has also one of the sexiest videos ever made! It had such an impact [wiki article] on every field that it has become nowadays a cult song. I has even some aerobics DVD's [ official | MinistryOfSound | Amazon ].

As it would be expected, there are a lot of spoofs too [ spoof1 | spoof2 | spoof3 ].

[ Peter: I think this is one of your favourite vids, isn't it? XD ]

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Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution

Song: Do The Evolution
Artist: Pearl Jam
Album: Yield
Genre: Rock
Year: 1998

After restyling the blog, I thought it would be appropiate to post something about changes. And can you think about a better choice than this one? This song is just incredible! Everything's perfect: tempo & rythm (perfect for what they want to explain [wiki link]), lyrics [link], video (created by Todd McFarlane [wiki])... if you want to let go off adrenaline: play this song, close your eyes and simply enjoy.

[Luison, that's for you ;-) ]

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Kid Koala - Drunk Trompet

Song: Drunk Trompet
Artist: Kid Koala
Album: Carpal Tunner Syndrome
Genre: Electronic, Ambient
Year: 2000

I don't know quite much about scratching [wiki] but I love the sounds this guy is able to make... 'till the point where it could be considered as a new reinvented song.

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