ALBUM OF THE MONTH: red hot chili peppers, stadium arcadium – sa libro ko, ito sigurong double CD na ito ang pinakamagandang ginawa ng chili peppers, ever. unang dinig mo pa lang mai-in love ka na agad sa mga kanta. there is a genius in the simplicity of the songs at masarap itong patugtugin habang overspeeding ka sa mga freeway ng southern california. hindi siguro ito aksidente kasi taga rito sa los angeles ang mga members ng chili peppers. ang carrier single sa CD ay dani california at ang galing ng pagkagawa ng video. di ako nagtataka kasi ang director pala nito ay si tony kaye, ang gumawa ng isa sa paborito kong pelikula ni edward norton na “American History X” (useless trivia: the word “fuck” is spoken 205 times throughout the film). ang video ng dani california ay pagpapakita ng evolution ng rock music. nagsimula ang Chili Peppers looking like elvis then they morph into the beatles, hendrix, david bowie, alice cooper, etc. packingsheet kick-ass talaga.

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mga bagong bili na mga CD. baka kako magustuhan nyo rin.

Morph the Cat, By: Donald Fagen – nakakapagtaka na ito pa lang ang third album ni donald fagen. we know him of course as the other half of Steely Dan. this is actually fagen’s first in 13 years and it’s especially poignant becuase the songs are about growing old and about death. pero hindi siya morbid – impak, mapapasayaw ka pa nga because my main man fagen: he’s got the groove. ibang klase talaga ang musika nina becker at fagen – quirky, funny, dark and always off center. e.g., here’s fagen talking to soul legend ray charles in a song called “what i do“:

I say “Ray, why do girls treat you nice that way?”
He said it’s not what I know
what I think or say

It’s what I do

steely dan will be touring this summer with michael mcdonald. pupunta sila sa verizon ampitheatre sa july 17. this is just 15 minutes away from where we live. sana mapanood namin sila ni jet.

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etong mga nakaraang dalawang buwan, nakalublob ako sa musika at buhay ni bob dylan. pinanood ko yung bagong obra ni scorsese na “no direction home” – film biography ito tungkol sa buhay ni dylan simula nang umalis siya sa minnesota hanggang sa pag switch niya sa electric nung 1966. ibinili rin ako ni jet ng “chronicles, volume 1” sa isang book sale, na siyang naging bedside book ko lately. eto ang autobiography ni dylan na ginawa niya (siyempre, saan ka ba naman nakakita ng autobiography na gawa ng ibang tao – gago).

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“born To run” is an exceptional song. ginawa ito ni springsteen nung 1974 kasama ang e-street band and it took them six months to record. six months to record just one song? packingsheet! kilala kasing obsessive compulsive perfectionist si the boss at kung ano anong mga special effects ang nilagay niya sa kantang ito – mayroong mga overdubs ng acoustic guitars, boses pa yata ng mga kabayong naglalampungan at kung ano ano pang mga instrumento. in fact, ang kantang ito ay classic example ng “wall of sound” style na ginawang popular ni phil spector. springsteen’s legendary dedication to his craft paid off dahil “born to run” is probably one of the best rock songs of all time. a masterpiece that still sounds fresh today as it was when it first came out exactly 30 years ago this year. besides the excellent production of the song, it’s the lyrics that really hits you. how can you fail with lines like this

Together Wendy we’ll live with the sadness
I’ll love you with all the madness in my soul

pag sinabi mo ito siguro sa gelpren mo eh baka bigla ka niyang ayain mag sex.

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