#gonna watch live performances (that I can find to watch) with the Kozmic Blues Band with renewed interest :')

[musicrunsthroughmysoul]

Speaking of Gabriel Mekler: I was today years old when I realized that HE'S THE SAME GUY WHO WAS IN JANIS JOPLIN'S KOZMIC BLUES BAND (he was the keyboardist) and also co-wrote "Kozmic Blues" with Janis.

I don't care if I sound insane - I'm going to confess this, anyway: around the three and a half minute mark, the combination of the bassline, guitar solo, and crunchy-as-FUCK rhythm guitar (to say the least; the drums and organ are remarkable, too) makes me want to cry. I don't even understand why, except to suggest "It's so good that I could cry over it."

In a way (and this is going to sound so fucked up, especially coming from me), maybe we're lucky that Liver Favela (the lead vocalist and drummer on this track...oh, also, she co-wrote this song with Gabriel Mekler) and Birtha were only together for two albums, because if they had stayed together and released any more music than the two albums that we were blessed with, I don't think I could imagine the world that followed...or, I'm not sure I'd want to imagine a world where any more of their music was ignored. That's what I mean to say. (So hopefully that sounds less fucked up, actually, maybe...)

[musicrunsthroughmysoul]

Oooh I was tagged by @ericsohns to talk about some fave music...thank you for the tag, Mikki! 😊

your favorite album(s): (I could have a kinda endless list not to mention EPs and such so I’m choosing my favorite albums and/or fave albums by some of my favorite artists/bands...not in order, except for the first two)

Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again, Mama! by Janis Joplin

Break Out by The Pointer Sisters

Vs. by Pearl Jam

Little Queen by Heart

Telling Stories by Tracy Chapman

Pressure Cookin’ by LaBelle

Sister Dynamite by Alice Bag

Oh, the Places I Have Been... by More AM Than FM

Built to Perform by Phantom Blue

The Woods by Sleater-Kinney

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper

Pines by A Fine Frenzy

your favorite music genre(s):

Probably classic rock since it spans several decades. LOL But right now especially I’ve been big on punk rock!!

your favorite song(s): (Fun fact: this is pretty much in order, because I’m a weirdo who never organizes anything at all except for my favorite things, such as music and songs.)

“Free Fallin’“ by Tom Petty

“King of Pain” by The Police

“I Miss You” by Blink-182

“Rhiannon” by Fleetwood Mac

“Daughter” by Pearl Jam

“Crash Into Me” by Dave Matthews Band

most listened to artists:

...I mean, it kind of changes, especially when I find a new band I love (most recently that’s been SLEATER-KINNEY!), but I know I’ve probably spent AT LEAST a collective year listening to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, hence how you can tell that they’re my favorite band.

an album that’s important to you:

I’m not going to choose just one...because most recently (2018), I think the album(s) that changed me the most and have been most influential on me were Off the Ground and Oh, the Places I Have Been... by More AM Than FM.

a song that’s important to you:

“Learning to Fly” by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

what makes you like a song:

I’m really interested in lyrics (which I’m sure everyone I’ve subjected to reading my lyric analyses has figured out, LMAO), so most of the time if the lyrics are good - unique/interesting, or thoughtful - then I’ll end up liking the song.

your favorite instrument to hear in a song:

PIANO except that I’m a sucker for a GREAT fuckin’ combination of piano and guitar, too *coughs* Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell are my favorite musicians *coughs*

a song to dance to:

All right, well, since I’ve been listening to punk rock a lot, and since I got to watch them do a livestreamed set tonight, I’m gonna say “Chubby & Tubby” by The Black Tones!!! A little over a year ago now I got to dance my heart out to them with my best friend as I occasionally accidentally stepped on his toe and we swung our hair into each other’s faces...LOL IT WAS SO MUCH FUN and god damn I miss seeing that band live SO MUCH. PANDEMIC HURRY UP I HAVE LIVE SHOWS I’M MISSING AS DO THE MUSICIANS AND VENUE STAFF. 😭

a song from your childhood:

“Complicated” by Avril Lavigne

a song that reminds you of love:

“Keepin’ Me Alive” by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (the purest love song TPATH has...💕)

a song you love lyrically:

I’m gonna choose a recent fave, and that’d be “Monday Mourning” by Black Ends 💗

Now to tag some lovely folks, but don’t feel obligated to do this if you don’t want to (or if you’ve already done this like recently)!: @supercoloursupervision, @buddyhollyscurls, @astoppedclock, @aredhel-of-doylkien, @niterunner, @ina-gartens-weave, @astarkey, @betweentimeand42, @soundsof71