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søndag den 21. august 2011

The White Stripes - Blue Orchid


This is a live performance by the alternative/blues rock band The White Stripes doing their song "Blue Orchid" live. The performance is from the Rock am Ring in 2007.
The song was originally released on the band's album "Get Behind Me Satan" from 2005, "Blue Orchid" was released as the first single from the album the same year. It's a great song and it's always great to watch Meg and Jack on stage. What they do on stage is truly unique and can't be matched by anyone.

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søndag den 19. juni 2011

Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry


This is a live performance by the Danish alternative band "Kashmir" playing their 2003 single "Surfing The Warm Industry". The song is off the band's "Zitilites" album.
It's a great performance of a great song. The song also had a really good music video. Click here to check it out. It's an animated video that tells the story of the song which is that a woman gets a job in a corporation and gets to the top by having sex with her bosses, only to then blow up the top floor at a party because she was a terrorist. It's a really great video and really worth checking out.

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søndag den 13. marts 2011

Beck - Loser


This is a live performance from 2003 by alternative rock artist Beck. The song is from Beck's 1993 album "Mellow Gold", but it was originally released on Beck's own independent record label on 12" vinyl. The song gained massive air play on modern rock station and Beck was picked up for a much bigger contract with Geffen Records who also re-released the single. It did very well and reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Beck's first mainstream successful hit.
The song came to be as Beck moved back to his home-town of Los Angeles. He was broke and needed to take low-income jobs to survive financially. He still performed in coffee houses and such and to check if the audience was listening he would make up ridiculous lyrics while playing in and open tuning. This is how the song "Loser" eventually came to be.
It's a very good song and a very good performance by Beck as well. He is improvising and having fun with the tune and finally getting a big crowd who is listening.

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søndag den 27. februar 2011

G. Love & Special Sauce - Cold Beverage


This is the music video to the 1994 single "Cold Beverage" by the band "G. Love & Special Sauce". The band is an alternative hip-hop group from Philadelphia. They are known for their laid back and sloppy blues style that dates back to old school R&B.
The single is from the band's first album which was a self-titled album.
It's a very good song with spoken word lyrics and that very laid back style. It sounds a lot like Red Hot Chili Peppers, but more laid back. Both groups are influenced by both funk, R&B and some hip-hop influence.
A very good song that oughta lift one's spirits.

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