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Music

Songs that Strike a Chord

January 15, 2010

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ~ Confucius

This quote was courtesy of @DrewTek, a studio rat with a serious colada addiction.  Seeing this flitter across Twitter, it got me thinking about the music in my life.  Everyone has different albums which define major periods of their life (hell they [...]

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Beyond the Sea (2004)

October 18, 2009

The theme continues as I dive into crooner films.  Listening to "The Sound of the Strip" I frequently heard songs sung by Bobby Darin.  I had a passing familiarity with the name, but really didn’t know anything about the man.  His songs were always filled with personality from ad-libs during the song to his little [...]

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Rat Pack on the mind

October 15, 2009

A while back I mentioned a radio station that streamed old school Vegas style music and ever since I’ve been on a crooner kick.  To keep me company on the road, I picked up a bunch of Rat Pack albums for my iPod.  I can’t get enough of their Live In St. Louis album [...]

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Music Unobscured

September 26, 2009

My musical tastes are varied to say the least.  On my iPod you’ll find KRS-One nestled next to Rammstein, Johnny Cash rubbing elbows with Cole Porter, and David Bowie hand in hand with Ruben Blades.  I prefer not to isolate myself like some folks do, refusing to go outside their comfort zone because of some [...]

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