80's Babies

Artist: 80's Babies

Album: Sonic Music
Release: 5/18/2010

One my boys put me up on  this. I was impressed from the first trak on. I would best describe this as Murs  meets The Roots. This very soulful hip-hop that can very easily be accompanied by a live band at a show. This is definitely not the run of the mill sheeeit that you hear on he radio. See for yourself:

80's Babies

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Nightwish and Within Temptation

Ok, I am totally cheating here and lumping two bands into one review.  Why? Cause I can.  And cause they are essentially the same band doing the same kind of music.  Both of them have female singers who can and do trade verses with a male vocalist in the band.  Both are similar to what Evanescence used to be, but if they were juiced on steroids.  Both are foreign.  Both write pretty damn good songs.  I like to listen to them when I run.  I like lamp.  Oh, and both female lead singers are easy on the eyes.  So that's kinda nice.

Nightwish "Bye Bye Beautiful"

Within Temptation "The Howling"

Can you dig it?

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Anders Osborne "Got Your Heart"

Do you like Jack Johnson?  I don't.  This guy is better.   And it's nice to hear a unique voice every once in awhile.  Although the creepy beard should really go.   "Got Your Heart" 

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Trombone Shorty "Something Beautiful"

Don't worry.  I will get back to rockin' it out in a few minutes.  But first, a shout out to an awesome musician from Nawlin's.  Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (who may have one of the best non hip-hop nicknames I have heard in quite some time) is a trumpet and trombone musician who has toured with the likes of Lenny Kravitz (feat. in this song) and performed with U2 and Green Day.  If you like a lot of jazz mixed with some hip-hop doused with some funk and soul then you will love this cat.  Good stuff.  Here is an in-store performance of his......."Something Beautiful"

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Midnight to Twelve

Another unknown band that I stumbled upon on Itunes is called Midnight to Twelve.  Solid rock and roll.  I see women loving this band. I see them opening for Nickelback.  I see them being the better part of the concert.  I see you pressing the following links....."Good Morning Again" and "How Bad".   I see them getting in a fight with Nickelback.  I see Shaft coyly smiling knowing that Chad Kroeger got punched in the face.  Ahhh....dare to dream.... 

Did you like it?  Lemme know.....shaft@stereogasm.com

Shaman's Harvest "Devil's Gift"

Shaman's Harvest is a metal band out of Jefferson City, Mo that I stumbled upon while downloading some music from Itunes.  It seems that I was going through a bit of rock phase---which you will most certainly see coming from a flurry of posts today.  Anyway, this particular band stuck out to me.  I dig the southern feel to their song "Devil's Gift".   Jump in your pick-up and take a listen........

What do you think??

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