Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ Album Music Suggestion

Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ Album Music Suggestion

Out of all the songs on Madonna’s new album (released June 14, 2019), “Madame X,” the only ones I can recommend for any Gen Xer who’d like to have a new work out song would be “I Don’t Search I Find” and the official remixes of “Medellin” (pronounced “med-uh-zeen”).

“I Don’t Search I Find” is very reminiscent of Madonna’s 1990s song “Rescue Me.”

madonna_MadameX You can listen to the entire “Madame X” album (Deluxe Version) on Madonna’s official You Tube account here, and probably on Spotify.

Many professional music reviewers have given this album a high rating, in spite of the fact they’re also saying some of the songs on it are terrible (see this example or this example), while one or two reviews have been very negative across the board (such as this one or this one).

My personal take on this album:
Aside from “I Don’t Search I Find” and the official “Medellin” remixes, the other songs on this album range from mid-tempo, to strange, to so-so average and dull, to, I am sorry to say, un-listen-able.

Continue reading “Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ Album Music Suggestion”

Annie Lennox Releases New EP (2019)

Annie Lennox Releases New EP

Annie Lennox Drops Surprise Piano EP ‘Lepidoptera’

Excerpts:

5/24/2019 by Keith Caulfield

…Annie Lennox has consistently surprised listeners with twists and turns in her storied music career, and her latest release is no exception.

Lepidoptera, which was surprise-released on Friday (May 24), is a four-song piano instrumental EP, performed by Lennox alone.

Continue reading “Annie Lennox Releases New EP (2019)”

Billie Eilish Music Suggestion

Billie Eilish Music Suggestion

If you’re Gen X and have paid any attention to music the last few years, you should be aware that the majority of music made today by anyone under the age of 40 is terrible.

However, every so often, there are some exceptions. This is one of those times.

Billie Eilish, last I heard, was only seventeen years old. She released an album, in March of this year, entitled “When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”

Continue reading “Billie Eilish Music Suggestion”

Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson Music Suggestion for Gen X

This song – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart – was released in late 2018.

It has a strong, memorable melody, which is one thing I look for in a good pop, dance, or rock song.

Continue reading “Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson Music Suggestion for Gen X”

Huey Lewis and The News Prep First Album of New Songs in 18 Years (2019) – Update: New Song Released

Huey Lewis and The News Prep First Album of New Songs in 18 Years (2019) – Update: New Song Released

(Post updated below October 2019)

I am hoping that the band does not attempt to emulate the current sound of rock or pop, because most of it is dreadful.

I hope that Huey Lewis and the News stick to the 1980s sound on this upcoming album.

Huey Lewis and The News Prep First Album of New Songs in 18 Years

Excerpts:

by Andy Greene, January 2019

Huey Lewis & The News have inked a deal with BMG to record their first album of original songs since 2001’s Plan B. “We’re very excited about our new album, and honestly feel that it’s among our best work – we cannot wait to get it out to fans!” Lewis said in a statement. “We’re equally excited to be with BMG, whose reputation as a ‘music-first’ label precedes them admirably.”

Continue reading “Huey Lewis and The News Prep First Album of New Songs in 18 Years (2019) – Update: New Song Released”

Three Prince Albums Released On Vinyl For The First Time (2019)

Three Prince Albums Released On Vinyl For The First Time (2019)

The LPs, all released in the mid-2000s, will come out on Sony’s Legacy Recordings in February.

Three Prince albums—Musicology, 3121 and Planet Earth—are being released on vinyl for the first time.

Earlier this summer, the late icon’s estate struck a deal with Sony Music to reissue 35 albums recorded between 1978 and 2015.

The latest batch features three LPs originally released in the mid-2000s. They’ll hit the shelves on February 8th, 2019, through Sony’s Legacy Recordings.

3121, the first Prince album to hit the Billboard No.1 since 1989, came out in 2004, while Musicology, which includes the two Grammy Award-winning tracks “Musicology” and “Call My Name,” landed in 2006.

Continue reading “Three Prince Albums Released On Vinyl For The First Time (2019)”

Axl Rose of Guns N Roses Releases First New Song in a Decade – “Rock The Rock”

Axl Rose of Guns N Roses Releases First New Song in a Decade – “Rock The Rock”

Axl Rose, front man for the 1980s band Guns N Roses has released a new song called “Rock the Rock” for a new Looney Tunes cartoon show.

Watch Animated Axl Rose Sing A New Song With Bugs Bunny

Yes, Rose has a new solo track called “Rock The Rock,” his first new song in more than 10 years, and it debuts in the context of the Looney Tunes reboot launching this year on the streaming service Boomerang. According to YouTube, it’s from a story in which “the gang teams up to stop an asteroid from destroying the Earth.”

Rose appears alongside Bugs and other Looney Tunes characters today in an animated “Rock The Rock” music video.

Axl Rose releases his first new song in a decade—via a Looney Tunes cartoon

Hear Axl Rose’s First New Song in 10 Years, ‘Rock the Rock’

by Daniel Kreps
Jan 2019

Guns N’ Roses singer’s first track since Chinese Democracy appears, along with Rose in cartoon form, on New Looney Tunes

Following weeks of speculation, Axl Rose has officially released “Rock the Rock,” his first new song in over a decade. The song, and Rose himself in cartoon form, appear in an episode of New Looney Tunes.

Continue reading “Axl Rose of Guns N Roses Releases First New Song in a Decade – “Rock The Rock””

A-Ha (1980s band) – Music Suggestions

A-Ha (1980s band) – Music Suggestions

A-Ha had a very creative, and one of the very first animated, music videos in the 1980s: “Take On Me.” You can watch and listen to the official video here on You Tube.

Before I ever saw photos of the band – I had no idea what they looked like – I was a huge fan; they were one of my favorite bands from the time I was about 15 to the time to age 17 (I still am fond of them to this day).

 I had no idea what the band members looked like until I went to the mall and bought a .33 vinyl of their album “Hunting High and Low,” which, other than “Take On Me,” had some other catchy songs on it – and of course, their photos were on the cover, which gave me an idea of what they looked like, though I had no idea who was who on the cover.

Another really good song on that same album, that I’m afraid got overlooked, was “The Sun Always Shines on TV” (link to that on You Tube, audio only).

Continue reading “A-Ha (1980s band) – Music Suggestions”

Johnny Lee – Music Suggestion

The song “Lookin’ For Love” was a huge, and I mean huge, country music hit back in the day (listen to the song here on You Tube, audio only).

The song was released in 1980 and was featured in the movie “Urban Cowboy.” You can read more about the song here on Wikipedia.

My mother listened to country music incessantly, at home on the stereo, and any time she drove me to piano lessons, grocery shopping, and so on, which is how I was exposed to this song and other country songs.

Even if you don’t like country music, this is one of those country songs you may like… the entire genre is not bad.

You can also listen to this song in the embedded video below; if the song is ever removed (on the particular You Tube account(s)), please visit You Tube’s home page and search for the band’s / singer’s name and song title to perhaps find copies of them:

Watch / Listen to Johnny Lee, “Lookin’ For Love”

Use Link Below to Purchase This Music From Amazon's Site

Buy this song in digital format from Amazon’s site here:

“Lookin’ For Love” (Re-Recorded In Stereo) by Johnny Lee via Amazon’s site

notesLineSmall

Melissa Manchester – Music Suggestions

Singer Melissa Manchester had a few hit songs in the early 1980s.

Manchester is probably best remembered for the song “Don’t Cry Out Loud” (link to that song on You Tube, audio only), but I remember her for the song “No One Can Love You More than Me” (link to that song on You Tube audio only), which was so good, I ran out and bought her album “Emergency” on cassette.

That song was played on the radio quite a bit on Top 40 radio stations in the early 1980s.

As it turns out, that album had another really good song on it entitled, “I Don’t Care What People Say” (link to that on You Tube).

Continue reading “Melissa Manchester – Music Suggestions”

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started