Her name is Melody Gardot. I was initially introduced to her music when one of her songs was featured in the soundtrack of something I was watching. Of course, my first reaction was, “Is this the case of a ‘one song wonder’ or is there more?” I started searching and there was more… much more. “She’s the goods!”, as a friend of mine would say. In my humble estimation her songs/compositions have a strong sense …
… with no moving parts… one to start your day with… … and another to end your day (perhaps with a glass of wine.)
… was really good. Those who turned up to experience it had a good time. Those who didn’t… too bad, they missed a good show. This one meant a lot to me on many fronts. It was my last performance with Suicide Lounge… for a while at least. For Tale End… well, to make a long story short… I have sold exclusive rights to the show to a more than worthy company. So, both are …
BTW… today’s Da Count is below this post. So, click the image for a bigger version.
click here for pt. 1 Anyway, my love affair with music through the medium of vinyl just intensified with age. By the time I was 12 I owned the original box set of Jesus Christ Superstar. (Look, this was a pretty big deal… at least I thought so when I was 12.) Now you have to understand that the edgiest musical I had heard up till this point was West Side Story… so this was …
… who wore out the grooves on the record with repeated playing. Some of you are blinking blankly after reading that. Oh forgive me… remember those black disks of vinyl that you played on something called a phonograph? Yes, those curiosities from… what? No, it’s just a nasty rumor that Nero was playing one while Rome burned… or that it was popular during the black plague. Anyway, as a child I recall the first EP …
