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make great music.
SET: 01
Opening
today’s program is Hoobastank with the title track of their December 2003 album
“The Reason”. This song is a personal favorite of mine in lyric, music and in
the passion in which it is delivered. It’s truly a great song of emotional
healing. The album went double platinum in the US alone selling 2.3 million
copies which is a testament on how good the album is. Incidentally, Hoobastank
will be on tour from October to December 2018 for the 15th
anniversary of their album “The Reason” so this is a great time to play the
song and check out this band if you don’t know them already. Great stuff.
Next
up is Sydney Australia’s “The Fixators” with “Rust” taken from their January
2014 album “Colorblind”
Rust
is a wonderful Pop rock song about looking back in time…a very well produced
sound, full of hooks to send the approval meters into gold territory…it has
that summers end feel to it as well, that makes it especially likable as we
pass through the days of September looking back with a farewell to summer. A
very pleasant and enjoyable song.
Seattle
Washington band “Ivan & Alyosha” follow with “Be Your Man” taken from their
2013 album “All the Time We Had”. Another, up beat, feel good, energy booster
kind of song that harnesses the youthful excitement boys show when interested
in girls. Love this tune. There’s a good video of the song on YouTube that
deserves a million more hits so please do check it out…Ivan & Alyosha – Be
Your Man
Closing
the set is Yusuf Cat Stevens with “See What Love Did to Me” taken from his 2017
album “The Laughing Apple”
The
Laughing Apple brings Yusuf's career full circle, as it reunites him with
producer Paul Samwell-Smith and guitarist Alun Davies who were prominent
collaborators on the 1970's multi-platinum, Tea for the Tillerman.
“See
What Love Did to Me” is the wonderful result of Yusuf's search for spiritual
meaning put to music that expands the fantastic creative expressions of the
Tillerman days. This song is very catchy AND one listen is not enough. I love
this tune.
And
so we offer, a set of passion, longing and love to pick your spirits up, on the
Minstral Show.
SET: 02
Black-heath
Australia band “Wheat Fields” kicks off our second set with “Let’s Play” taken
from their 2013 Album “Saturnalia”… “Let’s Play” is a laid back psychedelic
tune that puts the mind at ease and releases the listener into an expanding
universe of mello…I love the state of mind this song leaves me with. It’s
really Good stuff.
From
Sweden, the Greek Theater follow with “Still Lost at Sea” taken from their 2017
album “Broken Circle”. “Still Lost at Sea” reminds me of the infectious Pop sounds
of the 60’s…songs such as “How Can I Be Sure” by The Young Rascals, “You Showed
Me” by The Turtles and “You didn’t have to be so nice” by the lovin spoonful come
to mind when I hear this song. In fact, I’m convinced that if this song was on
the radio back then it would have gone multi platinum for sure…it’s certainly a
pleasant and refreshing sound amongst all the noise that passes as pop today…good
laid back sounds.
Saintseneca
from Columbus Ohio follow with “Beast in the Garden” from their August 31st
2018 release “Pillar of Na”. I love the harmonic sounds in this song, the old
and new folk instrument’s and the way the vocals blend with them. It certainly
caught my attention the moment the album dropped a few days ago. “Beast in the
Garden”
Marqui
Adora from Miami Florida follow with their 2008 single “Catch the Sun”. Here’s
an upbeat feel good tune that celebrates our youth, through the time and life
we spent together with friends…a time when it felt that we could reach out and
catch the sun and live forever. If you love singing, this is a good one to sing
to.
Marqui
Adora have put out some excellent music in the past and certainly deserve mucho
radio play…a band I feel that is very underrated.
And
so, “Let’s Play” while we’re “Still Out at Sea”, but beware, “The Beast in the
Garden”, while trying to “Catch the Sun”, on the Minstral Show.
SET: 03
“Travel
Mind Syndrome” from Athens Greece start our final set with “Breeze of Light”
taken from their 2010 Album “East Action to Saint Friday”.
“Breeze
of Light” is a song that recalls the memories of a past love that sparks a
beacon of light to guide the way for that special person to return. Very
positive energy by Travel Mind Syndrome.
“The
Nada’s” follow with “Feel Like Home” taken from their 2008 album “Ghosts Inside
these Halls”.
"Feel
Like Home" is about embracing the familiar while away from home in a
strange place. A good connecting song when on the road.
The
song is also used as the community anthem for the Des Moines, Iowa "Do
More" campaign… What a great choice of songs for a community program. Very
positive with a big thumbs up
Houndmouth
follows with their 2015 single “Sedona”.
The
song refers to “Sedona Arizona” a little town that played host to more than 60
Hollywood movies through the 1920’s to the 1970’s including the first big movie
filmed there called “Stagecoach” produced by John Ford. It’s a great little
tune that tells the story of the rise and fall of the movie industry there.
Sedona!
Chris
de Burgh closes today’s program with “Big City Sunday’s taken from his 2014
album “The Hands of Man”. A fantastic album by the way if you haven’t heard it.
“Big
City Sunday’s” is a song written with passion with the emotional connection to
home. We always feel a little alone when far away and in that loneliness our
thoughts often turn to youthful days of home, the place where everything’s ok,
the place we live forever.
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And
so a set of deep connecting music with thoughts of friends we will live forever
with, in the places we call home, on the Minstral Show.
See
you next week everybody.
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