Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The 11 Best Song By Glenn Frey on Lead Vocals

In high school, I bought a four pack of CDs from Costco, featuring four of the Eagles best albums.  The set included The Eagles, Desperado, The Long Run and Hotel California.  Costco had been packaging four packs of CDs like this for some iconic artists like Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin.  It was a great doorway drug for a young kid, discovering a classic artist for the first time.  I purchased the Eagles because I was growing up in a small town where country music was the mainstream while I preferred rock music. I believed it was a nice alternative to have in my car in case someone found one of my Depeche Mode or Cure CDs lying around.  What instantly struck me about the Eagles was their flawless ability to teeter back and forth between two lead singers with strong success.  Both of them had similar styles that blended into beautiful melodies and harmonies.  Only the Grateful Dead and Fleetwood Mac can brag about having multiple lead singers.  But when Weir sang over Garcia or Buckingham over Nicks, there were distinct differences in the songs.  The Henley-Frey combo was a needle in a haystack.  A perfect union that has forever ended. Glenn Frey's legacy is unmatched except only by his brother in arms, Don Henley. RIP Glenn...Take it easy... Here are the 11 Best Songs Sung By Glenn Frey:
  1. Take It Easy (The Eagles - The Eagles)
  2. Lyin' Eyes (The Eagles - One Of These Nights)
  3. Tequila Sunrise (The Eagles - Desperado)
  4. Already Gone (The Eagles - On the Border)
  5. Don't Give Up (No Fun Aloud)
  6. You Belong To The City (Miami Vice Soundtrack)
  7. New Kid In Town (The Eagles - Hotel California)
  8. Outlaw Man (The Eagles - Desperado)
  9. Somebody (The Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden)
  10. The Allnighter (The Allnighter)
  11. King Of Hollywood with Don Henley (The Eagles - The Long Run)

Monday, January 11, 2016

The 111 Best Dreams By David Bowie

Legends are rare.  Legends who endure are even rarer. Legends who can defy death are the rarest of all.  Bowie's absence will leave a hole in all our hearts but his music will live on in our souls.  Bowie shared his dreams with us: dreams of tomorrow, dreams of the unknown. His dreams will live on in all of us. This list encompasses the majority of Bowie's solo career.  I did not include Tin Machine, Black Star, New Day or his guest spot/team-ups.  I also avoided the live albums.  This list was hard enough with just his main releases.  I will update this list through-out the day as I re-visit Bowie's amazing dreams. Here are the 111 Best Songs By David Bowie:
  1. Suffragette City (Ziggy Stardust)
  2. Life on Mars? (Hunky Dory)
  3. Modern Love (Let's Dance)
  4. Ziggy Stardust (Ziggy Stardust)
  5. Rebel Rebel (Diamond Dogs)
  6. Moonage Daydream (Ziggy Stardust)
  7. China Girl (Let's Dance)
  8. The Man Who Sold the World (The Man Who Sold the World)
  9. Young Americans (Young Americans)
  10. Changes (Hunky Dory)
  11. Hang On To Yourself (Ziggy Stardust)
  12. Space Oddity (Space Oddity)
  13. Golden Years (Station To Station)
  14. Five Years (Ziggy Stardust)
  15. Andy Warhol (Hunky Dory)
  16. Song For Bob Dylan (Hunky Dory)
  17. The Width of a Circle (The Man Who Sold the World)
  18. Neighborhood Threat (Tonight)
  19. Bang Bang  (Never Let Me Down)
  20. Jean Genie (Aladdin Sane)
  21. Blue Jean (Tonight)
  22. Sound and Vision (Low)
  23. DJ (Lodger)
  24. John, I'm Only Dancing (Ziggy Stardust)
  25. 1984 (Diamond Dogs)
  26. Cracked Actor (Aladdin Sane)
  27. Starman (Ziggy Stardust)
  28. Let's Dance  (Let's Dance)
  29. Watch That Man (Aladdin Sane)
  30. Queen Bitch (Hunky Dory)
  31. Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy Stardust Deluxe Edition)
  32. Be My Wife (Low)
  33. Rock N Roll Suicide (Ziggy Stardust)
  34. Loving The Alien (Tonight)
  35. Fascination (Young Americans)
  36. Star (Ziggy Stardust)
  37. Heroes (Heroes)
  38. Let's Spend the Night Together (Aladdin Sane)
  39. Soul Love (Ziggy Stardust)
  40. All The Young Dudes (Aladdin Sane 30th Anniversary)
  41. Cat People (Let's Dance)
  42. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (Scary Monsters)
  43. She's Got Medals (David Bowie)
  44. Diamond Dogs (Diamond Dogs)
  45. New York's In Love (Never Let Me Down)
  46. I'm Afraid of Americans (Earthling)
  47. Afraid (Heathen)
  48. Lady Stardust (Ziggy Stardust)
  49. Kooks (Hunky Dory)
  50. Black Country Rock (The Man Who Sold the World)
  51. Fame (Young Americans)
  52. Criminal World (Let's Dance)
  53. The Supermen (Hunky Dory Special Edition)
  54. Sunday (Heathen)
  55. Janine (Space Oddity)
  56. Secret Life of Arabia (Heroes)
  57. Strangers When We Meet (Outside)
  58. Growing Up (Diamond Dogs 30th Anniversary)
  59. Time Will Crawl (Never Let Me Down)
  60. Reality (Reality)
  61. The Bewlay Brothers (Hunky Dory)
  62. Drive In Saturday (Aladdin Sane)
  63. Oh! You Pretty Things (Hunky Dory)
  64. It's Hard To Be A Saint In City (Sound and Vision)
  65. Day-In Day-Out (Never Let Me Down)
  66. Breaking Glass (Low)
  67. Jump They Say (Black Tie White Noise)
  68. Time (Aladdin Sane)
  69. Panic In Detroit (Aladdin Sane)
  70. Seven (Hours...)
  71. Big Brother (Diamond Dogs)
  72. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly (Space Oddity)
  73. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere? (Pin-Ups)
  74. Rock N Roll With Me (Diamond Dogs)
  75. Cygnet Committee (Space Oddity)
  76. Tonight (Tonight)
  77. It Ain't Easy (Ziggy Stardust)
  78. You've Been Around (Black Tie White Noise)
  79. Letter To Hermione (Space Oddity)
  80. Slow Burn (Heathen)
  81. The Prettiest Star (7-inch version)
  82. Seven Years In Tibet (Earthling)
  83. I'm Deranged (Outside)
  84. Because You're Young (Scary Monsters)
  85. Always Crashing in the Same Car (Low)
  86. Little Wonder (Earthling)
  87. Outside (Outside)
  88. Beat of Your Drum (Never Let Me Down)
  89. The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (Hours...)
  90. Look Back in Anger (Lodger)
  91. Slip Away (Heathen)
  92. TVC15 (Station To Station)
  93. Teenage Wildlife (Scary Monsters)
  94. Black Out (Heroes)
  95. Bring Me The Disco King (Reality)
  96. New Killer Star (Reality)
  97. Johnny I'm Only Dancing, Again (7-inch)
  98. Pallas Athena (Black Tie White Noise)
  99. Quicksand (Hunky Dory)
  100. Station To Station (Station To Station)
  101. Fantastic Voyage (Lodger)
  102. Tumble and Twirl (Tonight)
  103. Uncle Arthur (David Bowie)
  104. Thursday's Child (Hours...)
  105. Magic Dance (Labyrinth)
  106. Wild Is the Wind (Station To Station)
  107. Dodo (Diamond Dogs Expanded Edition)
  108. Wild Eyed Boy From Free Cloud (Space Oddity B-Side)
  109. Bombers (Hunky Dory Special Edition)
  110. Don't Look Down (Tonight)
  111. When I Live My Dream (David Bowie)