This clip really took me back. I wasn’t at this particular show, but plenty like it. It was 1990-era and a little crossover genre of funk-rap-rock was being invented. We were so ready for the future.
To see a black … Read the rest
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It’s All Designed To Take Us To The Sky
He is truly free from the need to be free… .Eddie Hazel & Funkadelic
Also must share a decent cover of this Funkadelic classic. Note that most artists don’t cover Funkadelic…. kinda easy to fail at that.… Read the rest
Lively Isleys
Isley Brothers live for TV 1973 doing their rendition of Summer Breeze.
Enjoy.
Stick around for the guitar solo.
… Unknown Group From Liverpool
… When The Morning Comes
An amazing rock song done right will always captivate:
I’ll have to check out some more of this classic rock show. That was solid stuff.
That is not an easy song to cover. They needed a big tight band, 2 … Read the rest
Nothing Compares
Great rendition by Nikka Costa, RIP Prince Rogers Nelson
… Time For Makin Whoopie
… Man Doing Machine
This track was originally composed with a drum machine on overdrive. Great programming.
Look at this bad mother rocking it out on drums. Stick around for the end!
… Read the restHere To Gardenia
Whatchu want?
… Read the restI Say Gayageum
I mean goddamn, listen to this lady who’s modified her ancient Japanese instrument to play modern tunes through an amplifier. Pretty cool. What an amazing sound, somewhere between a guitar and a harp.
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Cover From Another Mother
Deep Ohio Getdown
Here’s a nice groove by The Brooks bringing some Ohio Players to the Montreal jazz scene.
… Read the restAnother Magical Music Moment
Here’s a 12 year old ripping Bat Out of Hell on the piano, from memory. Rock on children, rock on.
Great composition from Jim Steinman and Meatloaf.
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More Than More Than Words
Forgot to post this one from last month — thank you Jack Black and Jimmy Fallon for recreating this moment of MTV history:
Comfortably Numb
Eddie and the Pearl Jam boys are still rockin in the free world, and have added a new cover to their repertoire. In case anyone is still trippin balls!
… Read the restSoul Divine
Amp Fiddler managed to launch a successful solo career after many years with the P-Funk Mob. His records take that P-Funk groove and give it a touch more soul/R&B and let Amp get his strut on. Here’s a nice … Read the rest
Put Me In A Spin
Living For The Live
There’s a lot going on in this clip. It’s pretty good.
Ray Charles + Stevie Wonder, doing one of Stevie’s funk songs, with neither of their bands, for an awards show. It looks like the late 80’s with plastic keyboards … Read the rest