"Faithfully"

November , 4, 2011

"Faithfully"

Journey

performed by the IUP Legend Marching Band

Other information:


The "Legend" regularly performs music by some of rock's greatest artists, including Journey, Phil Collins, and Billy Joel. 

"In Other Words"

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

"In Other Words"

Ben Kweller

Other information:


By the time he was nine, Ben Kweller had written 
a dozen (12) original songs.

"Adagio for Strings"

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

"Adagio for Strings, Op. 11"

Samuel Barber
performed by Leonard Slatkin & the BBC Orchestra,
September 15, 2011

Other information:
Barber's Adagio was performed at the funerals of 
President Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, and 
Princess Grace of Monaco.

"Good Enough"

Friday, October 28, 2011

"Good Enough"

Cyndi Lauper

Other information:


Cyndi Lauper proved she to her record label that she 
could write songs when her original song, 
"Time After Time," went to #1 in 1984.

"Explosive"

Thursday, October 27, 2011

"Explosive"

Bond

Other information:


The group consists of all classically-trained musicians who loved their music but did not have an "orchestra" job in mind.

"Does Anybody Really Know...?"

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"

Chicago

Other information:


Chicago was forced to change their name for fear of a lawsuit by the Chicago Transit Authority.

"The Luckiest"

Tuesday, October 24, 2011

"The Luckiest"

Ben Folds

Other information:


While known as a pianist, Ben Folds started out
as a drummer.

"The End"

Monday, October 24, 2011

"The End"

In Elegance

Other information:


The band is from Belfast, Ireland and formed in
January of 2011.

"Lick the Rainbow"

Friday, October 21, 2011

"Lick the Rainbow"

Mord Fustang

Other information:


Mord claims to turn off the sound to a video game to get inspiration for his own melodies.

Converting Post Titles

Hey everyone!

After looking around at various blogs and designs, it dawned on me that searching the posts by song title, rather than date, might prove more effective. As you can see, I am in the process of converting all post titles to song names, and I should have that done by the end of the week.

As an aside, one of the blogs in the roll, The Music Future, came up with a really great post about an Irish band, In Elegance. They have a really great rock sound with a neat approach to their instrumental setup (watch and listen to the bass guitar in their video, "Waiting"). I personally recommend their song, "The End". In fact, I think that will be Friday's listening.

Off to post before the college kids come in!

"Sonic Arboretum"

Thursday, October 20, 2011 

 

"Sonic Arboretum"

Andrew Bird & Ian Schneller

Other information:

Andrew Bird's first violin was a Cracker Jack box

with a ruler attached to it.

"Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, #12"

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Frederic Chopin

performed by Prof. Andre Watts

Other information:

At age 26, Andre Watts was the youngest person ever

to receive an honorary doctorate from Yale University.

"Valerie"

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Steve Winwood

Other information:

Steve Winwood was the keyboardist on the song,
"Gimme Some Lovin' " by the Spencer Davis Group.

"Asleep"

Monday, October 17, 2011

Maggie Eckford

 

Other information:

Maggie's song "For What It's Worth" recently landed in 

an iPad commerical in Japan. 

"Wake Me Up When September Ends"

Friday, October 14, 2011

Friday By Request

Nicholas Deschler

"Wake Me Up When September Ends"

Green Day

Other information:


Green Day is a punk rock band that currently enjoys success on Broadway with a stage adaptation of their music, 
"American Idiot".

"Bridge"

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Neil Couvillion

"Bridge"

Other information:

Music for Neil began as a therapeutic escape after his father's untimely death when Neil was 12.

" 'Round Midnight "

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

" 'Round Midnight "

Thelonious Monk

Other information:


Thelonious Monk was born on October 10, 1917, 
and is the second-most recorded
jazz artist in history.

"Sidewinder"

Friday, October 7, 2011

Friday By Request

Joe Tonelli

"Sidewinder"


Avenged Sevenfold

Other information:


A "sidewinder" is a type of 
venomous snake.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

"Hometown Glory"

Adele

Other information:


As of the typing of this, Adele has cancelled seven tour dates beginning Friday, Oct. 7th in Atlantic City due to a 
hemorrhage in her vocal chords.


For more information see below:
Adele cancels US dates due to vocal hemorrhage

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

"Motownphilly"

Other information:


Based on record sales, Boyz II Men is the most successful 
R&B group of all-time.
Originally a quartet, the group now consists of
three of the original four members.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

"Gonna Get Over You"

Sara Bareilles

Other Information:


Sara Bareilles attended UCLA where she was a member of an a cappella group named, Awaken A Cappella.

Monday, October 3, 2011

"Caffeine"

Brandt Brauer Frick

Other information:

This German trio boasts an acoustic form of dance music 

created with live instruments.

Listening Journal Blog Is Live!

Welcome to Mr. Du Beau's Listening Journal Blog. This is where you can post songs you would like to hear for Friday listenings. Please adhere to the standard rules for selecting songs, and remember to not comment negatively on someone else's posts.

Have fun!

Mr. Du Beau