Wednesday, March 1, 2017

SiriusXM highlights LVII

Wednesday afternoon highlights:

'60s On 6
  • Come On Down To My Boat-Every Mother's Son (This one-hit wonder group combined a swirling instrumental track with sing-along, clap-along vocals that were ideal for 1967.)
Bluegrass Junction
  • Hard Cry Moon-Donna Ulisse (If you like the way Alison Krauss emotes in her music, you'll likely enjoy "Hard Cry Moon.")
Chill
  • Morphine-Slushii (Ethereal, airy vocals and production values.)
The Coffee House
  • My Sweet Lord-Yim Yames (A thoughtful cover of the George Harrison tune that takes its time.  The tune sounds as though it was recorded in a tunnel, which makes the lyrics sink in all the more.)
The Groove
  • You Get The Best From Me (Say Say Say)-Alicia Myers (The tune would segue well with Evelyn "Champagne" King's "Love Come Down.")
Love
  • Sailing-Christopher Cross ("Sailing" holds up well, in my opinion.  It has one of the best orchestral openings of any pop tune and conveys the sensation of sailing soothingly.)
Real Jazz
  • Harvest For The World-Dave Stryker (A straight ahead piece with a bounce for guitar, organ, vibraphone, and drums.)
  • Summertime-Miles Davis (A haunting arrangement of the Gershwin tune.)
SiriusXMU
  • Extraordinary Machine-Fiona Apple (Apple showcases her full vocal range effectively in this well-written tribute to individualism and thick skin.)
Soul Town
  • Welcome To The Club-Blue Magic (The lead vocals remind me of an uptempo Stylistics tune.)
Symphony Hall
  • Claude Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antiques (Intimately, tenderly played piano.  I wish I knew who performed this rendition.)