Highway 61 Revisited

The sixth album of folk-rock artist Bob Dylan released by Columbia in 1965.  Considered to be one of the greatest records of all time, Dylan recorded the entire thing in six days.  The whole thing is brilliantly done and includes famous guitarist Mike Bloomfield.  Chart-topper "Like a Rolling Stone" is only one of the reasons why this album is outstanding.  "Desolation Row" was an all-acoustic track but only became that way because of a last minute decision by Dylan himself.




(photo: Daniel Kramer)

Read All About It

I was watching a clip on YouTube of an act on Britain's Got Talent. The act was a group of shadow dancers and their performance was amazing - it moved the judges and audience to tears. The song they danced to was "Read All About It" by Emeli Sandé and I fell in love with it. I love the lyrics and the way she sings it is beautiful. I highly recommend watching the video of the dancers as well, as the video adds to the effect of the song.

My favorite albums (old ones)

I know for some of you it may be depressing to think that these albums are now considered "old", but may I remind you that I was born in the '90s so they're old to me! Here's the list of my favorite "old" albums:

1. Nightout - Ellen Foley
2. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
4. Abbey Road - The Beatles
5. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
6. Who's Next - The Who
7. Hotel California - The Eagles
8. The Band - The Band
9. Let It Be - The Beatles
10. At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
11. Tommy - The Who
12. Parallel Lines - Blondie
13. Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
14. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
15. Heart Like A Wheel - Linda Ronstadt
16. A New World Record - ELO
17. The Definitive Collection - ABBA
18. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
19. Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
20. Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
21. Late for the Sky - Jackson Browne
22. The Eagles - The Eagles
23. Synchronicity - The Police
24. Tres Hombres - ZZ Top
25. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Mamas and the Papas

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I am not a fan of Taylor Swift at all, but I am in love with this song! I think it's so catchy and upbeat - it's exactly the music I love a lot. This is a single off of her album 'Red' which was released this past October and landed on pretty much every chart.

Awesome mix tape

I have this book called The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha.  The book was created based on his website 1000awesomethings.com and the book is an award winner.  In the book one of his awesome things is "Finding a mix tape given to you by an old boyfriend or girlfriend."  In the awesome thing he includes a list of songs that "depending on your time frame," may be on the ancient mix tape:

1. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
2. Extreme - More Than Words
3. Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
4. UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You
5. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
6. Meatloaf - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
7. Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
8. Bob Marley - I This Love
9. Boyz II Men - End of the Road
10. Jewel - You Were Meant for Me
11. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
12. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
13. The Bangles - Eternal Flame
14. Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately
15. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live
16. Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses
17. Guns N' Roses - November Rain
18. Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
19. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
20. Mr. Big - To Be with You

(Pasricha, 2010, p. 35-36)