I hardly needed to Google whether Kris Kristofferson was a big Leonard Cohen fan, but I did, and he was.
Talking Heads really went in a different direction without David Byrne.
I can't understand one word they sing in this, so it's just a cool instrumental psych album to me. There's a song that's just the same chord for 20 minutes.
Cabaret to rap to funk to disco to jazz to Broadway to country to flamenco to music hall to tribal to comedy. This album has everything.
Great riffs, great melodies, punk woodwinds. More punk bands need woodwinds.
A modern soul record with satisfying, familiar arrangements and interesting chord choices.
1997 - The first Gran Turismo game is released. It is called Gran Turismo.
1998 - The fourth Cardigans album is released. It is also called Gran Turismo. The decision to call the album this has no connection to the game.
1999 - The second Gran Turismo game is released. It is called Gran Turismo 2. The developers make the mischievous choice to include the song My Favorite Game from the album that used the title they used for their game first as the opening track in their second game.
2000 - I ... read more
Decent melodies over obvious chord progressions. I wish these songs dared to be more than 3 minutes long.
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