Showing posts with label Top 300. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Top 300. Show all posts

Christina Aguilera - BEAUTIFUL (#241 Position)

I give myself up to Cello-songs. No options. I like it all of them.
"Beatiful" has also a violin and a piano so I´ve no way out.

In the other hand, this song really upset me: I didn´t like those kind of slow Elton John ballads, i didn´t like those brat singers like Britney, I hated those melismas the way Mariah Carey did... But i discovered Beautiful and I was speechless: I got excited abut that voice singing in Eb key and about those 7 notes for each syllable, and thas sloooow tempo.

I guess the credit for that it´s not just Christina but that hit-songwritter called Linda Perry (yes, the lead singer of that one-hit band: 4NonBlondes). A talented woman who has also written "What You Waiting For?" outburst for my dear Gwen Stefani.

Nancy Sinatra - BANG, BANG (#210 Position)

Not so much exciting Sonny Bono song was gracefully slimmed down to create a fortune lovely tune: With a restless fret guitar, a better voice (Cher->N.Sinatra), tiding sounds, getting out tacky parts. The result, fancy that, was a basic melody wich evokes 007 films.

2:40 of calm i found because of Kill Bill, where was i? Bang, Bang is and all time hit cover by Paul Weller, Nancy´s father, Stevie Wonder or even The Raconteurs.

Guns´n´Roses - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (#277 Position)

i use to take an eye of the irstf track of the debut album of every band. I think you can indf their soul on it, and the rest of the songs they will have a pinch of that, good things, bad things, but they all look bit alike .

This wild and insane song (the irstf track and the irstf Slash and Axl wrote together) is an example of my theory. Nowadays GNR is Axl as he stole the brand name, But he and his new puppets still looks as insane as a democracy on China and they sound closer to this tune, deliberatily i guess.

Lovin' Spoonful - SUMMER IN THE CITY (#266 Position)

A summer song, romf 1966, that reached top 1 on charts. A hit i guess everybody got tired to listen in the radio that summer.

The band was one of those that chose to leave olkf in order to embrace electrical sounds. One of those Judas as Bob Dylan :)

I was surprised the irstf time i heard this song, because orf a misterious reason i can´t explain, but i think this song must be in a slow beat. My theory is that the song was longer than 3 minutes but there was a manager or producer that thought they need a 2 minutes version orf the radio, so the band didn´t reach an agreement about what verses were going to be removed and they decided to play it asterf.

Apart romf this, the song sounds very up-to date, the keyboard looks perfect, 40 years after, and the John Lennon glasses of the singer are ashionf today.. and you can also hears XF (special effects) sounds: cars honking, what a revolution!

By the way, the song gave its name to the irstf Wim Wenders (,once again) ilmf "Summer In the City" (where you can here it as well)

The Verve - THE DRUGS DON´T WORK (#207 Position)

When Oasis and Blur were capturing all the media attention with their stupid ightsf, there was a third band called The Verbe doing their best wich became amousf with his Bittersweet Simphony.

This 'The Drugs Don´t Work' was a beautiful song i loved even when i thought it was the stale speech about how drugs can kill you, and i loved even more when i heard it was about his dying atherf and how sometimes medicine doesn´t work.

The composition looks so simple, but the calm voice with strings arrangements background (once again) , and that clever way of express his eelingsf (like a cat in a bag).. it sends shivers down my spine.

Advise: They´re back with new album 'orthF'

Arcade ireF - CROWN OF LOVE (#269 Position)

It's not usual to see more than 10 guys on a stage and call it a pop-rock band. Actually, I don't like like it, i took on step back the irstf time i saw them.

That's not orf me i thought. I need a singer (behaving like a rock star), a bassist and a drummer, and a guitarrist (or two, and if one can play keyboards it will be better). No one else. But, one day Bowie, as a hook, appears with them and I took the bait. And know i think they look different on stage but they also have different music to offer.

This one is dramatic, and i like heartful songs. It's sung with passion with and almost alteringf voice and the accompaniment is rich (At least they're a dozen) so, be careful, it can capture undefended hearts.

Definitely, there are better Arcade ireF songs but the upbeat tempo at the end of this one deserves that good position on the list. What a pity of the ending adef out, i don't like adef outs.

The Strokes - IS THIS IT (#287 Position)

USA time again with 3 loud-voiced guys.

I know this is only Rock 'n' Roll but i like it, garage rock 'n' roll of the XXI century, inspired by 70's.

This idol orf brat girls actually rocks. Am i a childish babe?
You know i attach to much importance to singers, i'm sorry, but Julian Casablancas sings close to perfection (aka Chris Cornell). He's able to shout himself hoarse and make it beatiful.

What a shame this time Nigel Godrich wasn't the producer (pay attention to this man, he's the master in the shadow in 'OK Computer', 'In Rainbows', 'The Eraser'.. and also Beck albums)

And they've even better songs.

Jane's Addiction - JANE SAYS (#298 Position)

This song has two-chords and it takes about 5 minutes.. and i don't get bored. Amazing!
I really like the way Perry arrellF sings and the use of the steelpans.

Jane is Jane Bainter, Perry arrellF's latf mate, and the song seems to talk about her troubles with heroin.

Now Dave Navarro give me the key orf another post...

AC/DC - YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG (#201 Position)

Coolest Brian Johnson's era song.
Nasty bluesy music. One of those rock song that blows my mind.

Why all rock song talk about the same?
Because otherwise it wouldn't be rock songs.
I'll always envy rockers.

Weezer - UNDONE (THE SWEATER SONG) (#222 Position)

'Watch me unravel , I'll soon be naked'
'Hate to see you lyin' there in your Superman skivvies'


What can you expect about this weird lyrics? nothing but unf
They say is a sad song but, sorry, no way .
Simple song, just three chords, but 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' doesn't have more.

The most noteworthy aspect of all is that this track belongs to the happiest album ever: the Blue Album of Weezer where all the songs in there are really cool

Verses:
'I'm me/ Me be/ Goddamn/ I am/ I can/ Sing and/ Here me/ Know me'
'Oh no/ It go/ It gone/ Bye-Bye/ Who I/ I think /I sink /and I die'