Some best kept musical secrets
By some of the posts about music in the past few weeks, you might assume that i’m a bit of a music snob, but i actually have a huge range of musical tastes, from Stevie Wonder to System of a Down. However, I think it’s a bit sad that we just accept what Radio 1 says is the best music out there: there is better stuff out there than the James Morrisons of this world.
A positive outcome of this .com era is that the rise of itunes and music downloads has made a greater variety of music; no longer are we restricted to the stock of HMV, which is great. b+Below are a number of artists who have (probably for the best) not been consumed by the Radio 1 machine, overplayed and doomed to annoy us with catchiness until the end of time.
Also, if anyone wishes to share their own best kept musical secrets, feel free to do so.)
Ane Brun – Melodic Norweigen songstress proves that Skandinavia isn’t all about masked death metal Anti-Christ’s (Everyone sing “Hard Rock Hallelujah!!”)
Nick Harper – Virtuoso guitarist, skilled showman (I’ve seen him twice and he’s just great) and an ego befitting any rock star. It’s real marmite music, but I like marmite. I think the best discription of him is something like a “hyperactive Jeff Buckley.”
Regina Spektor – A big star in America but as far as I know, not so here in the U.K. I think she’s a rare case of truly originality, with great lyrics and melodies.
Frank Turner – The guy who introduced me to Frank Tunrer said the song below is like the “anthem for him and his friends” and I can see why. Honest British musicianship.
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