The Daily Deep Cut

Curtis Mayfield “So In Love”

By Douglas Newman
January 19th, 2009

While Curits Mayfield is best known for his political and social commentary in songs like “We Got To Have Peace” “We the People Who Are Darker than Blue” and “Power to the People,” he was also a master at composing love songs that will melt your heart. And there’s no better example of this than “So In Love.”

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Album List

Oh Nine! Musical Highlights of the Year to Come: January-February

By Douglas Newman
January 19th, 2009

In what will become a regular feature, I present some of the highlights of what’s to come in the months to follow. So prime those credit cards, as these are musical offerings you’ll want to partake in.

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The Daily Deep Cut

Mott the Hoople “At the Crossroads”

By Douglas Newman
January 16th, 2009

Although I’ve been familiar with “All the Young Dudes” since childhood, I was first introduced to the depth of the Mott the Hoople catalog via Alejandro Escovedo’s stunning cover of the band’s 1973 song “I Wish I Was Your Mother.”

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Brass Trax

The Smooth and Funky Fusion
of Bobbi Humphrey

By Rick Sawyer
January 16th, 2009

Jazz fusion has long had a bad rap in critical circles, but Bobbi Humphrey’s funky flute will always stand as an argument for this disparaged form.

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Album Review

Former Jayhawks Mark Olson and Gary Louris Reunite with Ready for the Flood

By JBev
January 14th, 2009

Time erodes most things, but the chemistry between two songwriters is usually impervious to even a large span of years gone by. That maxim proves true in the case of Mark Olson and Gary Louris, the two leading lights of the Jayhawks who recently reunited to record Ready for the Flood.

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The Daily Deep Cut

Dire Straits “Love Over Gold”

By Douglas Newman
January 14th, 2009

Mark Knopfler has a Springsteen-esque ambition about him, one that infuses his epic songs with a sense of high drama and emotion. It’s a brave way to approach pop music, one that only the best artists can achieve. Indeed, there’s a mighty fine line between the Boss and Meat Loaf.

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Vinyl Vault

The First Kick from Kate Bush

By JBev
January 14th, 2009

Nineteen years old and armed with a piercing, operatic voice and a truly eclectic songwriting style, Bush’s debut album, 1978’s The Kick Inside, featured the smash single “Wuthering Heights” and twelve other examples of her unique talent. But, now that the novelty has worn off, how does the album hold up to a song-by-song review?

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The Daily Deep Cut

Jackson Browne “Song for Adam”

By Douglas Newman
January 13th, 2009

A criminally underrated songwriter who’s too often relegated to the “sensitive California” scene of Laurel Canyon, Browne released his solo debut in 1972 as a fully formed 23 year-old sensation.

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