Music

Jan 24 2023

SONGWRITERS ARE RARELY POETIC

By HumbleSky Music One Comment

Say songwriters are not poets and you'll get little pushback. Of course Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Lennon/McCartney and a few others have earned critical acclaim for "creating poetry." But, while great lyrics help make overall great music,…

Feb 18 2020

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IT’S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN

By HumbleSky Culture, Longevity, Music, Philosophy One Comment

Who knows why seemingly insignificant (at least in the moment) sensory experiences become associative triggers for the rest of our life? Why does a specific smell, sound, vision, taste or emotion immediately take us back to another place and time?…

Jan 28 2020

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WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE BOSS?

By HumbleSky Music, Philosophy One Comment

So I’m sitting by myself in a corner of this dimly lit, old-timey New York bar, on a maroon leather bench seat leaning against the wall with a bar-height, round oak table and three empty barstools between me and a…

Jan 14 2020

Love6

RESOLVE TO DISCOVER NEW MUSIC

By HumbleSky Music One Comment

Discover new music. How’s that for a simple sounding new year’s resolution? And to prove that contemporary music is alive and well, here are 10 brilliant songs and albums to sample, produced this past year. “Die Waiting” by Beck from…

Aug 13 2019

Love12

IS THIS THE DAY MY MUSIC DIED?

By HumbleSky Music 7 Comments

It all started with The Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, Buffalo Springfield and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Since the sixties I’ve been an obsessive consumer of music -- first on vinyl, then cassette and for the past 30 years on CD. My selective…

Jun 04 2019

Love24

TAKE NOTE TO ‘MIND THE GAP’

By HumbleSky Culture, Music 2 Comments

It’s comfortable, hanging out with an old friend -- you understand one another, speak the same language; and differences in age, culture and personality only make time together more entertaining and worth the while. Spending a month traveling the United…

Jan 29 2019

Love31

MUSIC TO MY EARS

By HumbleSky Music 6 Comments

What does today’s music have in common with all the best of previous generations? Plenty, if you give it a listen. You’ll experience equal or better musicianship, songwriting and creativity. For example, here is my A-Z list of favorite artists…

Aug 07 2018

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MUSIC PROVES ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION

By HumbleSky Music 4 Comments

There is proof that on rare occasions, an individual part can produce something equal to and sometimes even greater than the whole group, as it were. Here are 20 cases in point of addition by subtraction: Without The Drifters, Ben…

Jul 17 2018

Love33

FINDERS, WEEPERS: SWEET 16 LOSS CLASSICS

By HumbleSky Music 2 Comments

The classic songs of despair, depression, loss and occasionally hope should come with a warning label: “CAUTION: Repeat listening may cause melancholy.” Although, these classics could make for a great pity party mixtape. “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel “Why”…

Jul 03 2018

Love29

I COVER THE WATERFRONT

By HumbleSky Music 7 Comments

Another music list … This time it’s songs with water themes, of which there are a bunch. Something to whet everyone’s appetite: from seas to oceans, sloops, bridges, docks of bays, boardwalks and waterfronts: “Take Me to the River” by…

SONGWRITERS ARE RARELY POETIC

IT’S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE BOSS?

RESOLVE TO DISCOVER NEW MUSIC

IS THIS THE DAY MY MUSIC DIED?

TAKE NOTE TO ‘MIND THE GAP’

MUSIC TO MY EARS

MUSIC PROVES ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION

FINDERS, WEEPERS: SWEET 16 LOSS CLASSICS

I COVER THE WATERFRONT

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