I just read this article [link] about Sia, who's written a bunch of hits lately -- maybe something about her? Or like, which of these four did she not write? Titanium, Diamonds, Wild Ones, Roar (A: Roar) You could do something similar with Dr. Luke, or others mentioned in the article?
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Ooh, a new Sia album I didn't know about!
Thanks, Cowgirl. Very helpful!
Oops, the Sia album I didn't have is Healing Is Difficult. But it's not a new release, just the 10th anniversary edition.
So no new Sia albums.
I just read this article [link]= about Sia, who's written a bunch of hits lately -- maybe something about her?
She's really quite an interesting artist. And, near as I can tell, loves playing dress-up:
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I have a music question that's probably overly broad, but I'm not sure of a better way to phrase it.
I was checking out this music map [link] , and I realized I don't really know much about the Blues (musically speaking, anyway). I like the sample the map used. Does anyone have suggestions on a) more like that or b) seminal blues albums I should check out, please? At the moment I think I'm more into instrumental than anything with lyrics, if that helps narrow it down. Thanks!
You could start with this just to sample a little more.
I don't know a lot of purely instrumental blues, but even the recordings with vocals are going to have long instrumental (i.e. guitar) stretches in them. Robert Johnson, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King are all good places to start.
This would be a good starting point.
OK, thanks! I'll check those links out.
Does anyone have suggestions on a) more like that or b) seminal blues albums I should check out, please?
The R.Crumb blues stuff that Tom links is the original, on-78s blues (mostly Delta blues) that is at the core of that music.
But Blues as a genre is very wide and deep. Rhino did a good series of blues compilations tracking regional variations, and development on specific instruments (guitar, harmonica (aka, Blues Harp)), various periods and sub genres.
The Blues tradition in Texas is different from Memphis or the West Coast. Chicago Blues has several variants.
Bessie Smith is practically a genre unto herself but there are a lot of early women's blues from the 20s and 30s that have a distinct, jazzier feel from Delta Blues.
Anyway, Rhino Blues Masters comps:
A personal favorite, Jump Blues.