quick and to the point.

a quick post about a band that i was introduced to today. the only album i could find was made in '03 so its a bit old but still probably one of the coolest i have heard in a while. very much reminds me of Brian Wilson's lost Smile tapes to an extent. maybe if he had more technology at his disposal. oh i haven't even told you the name of the band have i...... check them out.

The Books- the lemon of pink

it was the only one i could find on itunes but have discovered they have several records out. i can't get over this sound it is too cool.

the Mr.

so in the coming months, April to be specific, GH and i will head to the Taft Theater in Cincy to see one of our lyrical heroes. he has got to be one of the most honest and earnest singer songwriters i have ever come across and i have to once again thank my musical compadre for introducing us.

Mr. Ray LaMontagne has got to be one of my favorite songwriters of the generation. honestly i thought i would be able to describe better what the music evokes in me but i can't seem to fathom the perfect words. my only hope is that one day, some day, i will have the ability to be as honest and upright, and beautiful in my songwriting. if you have never heard any of these songs please go check them out. "I still care for you", "Empty", "Can i stay", and "Jolene" seem to be my favorite thus far, but that doesn't mean that listening to the albums over and over doesn't bring new favorites to mind.

if you need a night of relaxing music that may bring old memories to mind or help to create new memories, please i urge you to listen to the words of Ray LaMontagne. oh and i promise to keep you posted as to the concert, and hopefully get some good pics while we're there.

so for now i just thought i would pass this word along. i hope life finds you well on this sunny day, and that you find new music everyday.

bradley

clearest of heads, warmest of hearts....

in order to first explain a little, this is a mutual project between myself and my musical compadre GH Furnish. our task in this blog is to simply share our love of music with the masses. and to hopefully have that sharing come back at us two fold. through several different situational meetings we have sat for hours on end discussing music, politics, women, booze, etc...the conversation always begins and ends with music though. you see we not only love and obsess over music but recently have begun the process of sending our very own music into the cosmos, and although its been a long process, it is a process that we are committed to finishing. you see the only thing holding us back to the best of my beliefs is the fact that we are very overcritical of our art. you see we are surrounded by so many great artists, so many great singer-songwriters, we too want to be considered among the elite. at least thats my desire within the project, the most serious of tasks putting your songs out there. you have to learn to break down the walls that you build around yourself and let the world in, then i think your songwriting gets even better.





so hopefully through this blog we can share our musical influences with you the reader, or at the very least we can pass it along to each other to bridge the distance that our lives have put between all of us. does this make sense?











so maybe i should share some of my latest musical musings that i'm obsessing over. or the newest rather, even though most everything i hear is in some way "new" everytime i listen to it.







Ra Ra Riot check em out....because as of last tuesday i haven't stopped playing the song "Can You Tell" although i guess i have cause right now i'm listening to Rachmaninov, go figure. that's what i'm talking about though. so random yet so entertaining.

keep yourself close by cause i can already tell that this will be rants of epic proportions.

oh and if you don't know who this guy is, do some research cause he's probably one of my biggest influences.


sincerely,
bradley

Mum's the word

"My son calls another man daddy."  Hank Williams said that.  "Gonna start me a blog with Brad Burden."  I said that.

Future posts will include: stolen lyrics for personal use, reconsiderations, live experiences,

tie-ins, world music appreciation (and a lil translation. Hopefully), more, and more.

As a teaser, and to give you an idea of my flavors and fancies, the following is an example post:

I've been on a soul kick today.  Al Green,  Otis Redding, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Stevie Wonder, and Mayfield.  Al Green's "Let's stay together" is currently spinning on my record player.   "It ain't no fun to me" is about to finish up side two and I decided 2 secs ago that I'm gonna flip it again and replay side one.  

Some say R&B, some say Blues.  I personally don't care much for type and categories but I know these singers had/have soul.  Their voices make me curious as to how such is possible.  Makes me think I have soul and then I belt out "THE MAKINGSS OF YOUUU" and realize how much sexier my inner voice is.  But, that's why I love music.  It makes you think, dream, fall asleep happy, wake up ready. I can recite "aint nuttin but a G thang" if I want.  I may only do it alone in my car but I'm gangster, if only for a brief, road-raging moment.

GHFURNISH