Tag Archives: Alexi Murdoch
Well, dear, sweet, gentle reader, I apologize for my absence the last couple of days. I was on vacation and did not have much time to write. Before you go getting all jealous, I was not at some exotic locale sipping fruity beverages with crazy names and umbrellas impeding my drinking ability; nor was I finding myself in some serene, remote, mountainous setting.
I was, in fact, at home dealing with the issues of owning a home and in my case, a ninety five year old home. Yes, the home is indeed older than I. It is also a lovely home that needed a little repair. I use the term “little” loosely as I had to replace the upstairs AC and the hot water heater. And, to be fair, I did not have to do it myself but I did have to avail myself to the schedule of the valiant workers who brought tidings of cool air and hot water.
I’d like to give a gratuitous plug and a big shout out to Aire Serve Heating and Air Conditioning of Fort Worth and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing for their solid work and expertise.
With all of that being said, today’s Mixed Tape Monday theme is Home!
Enjoy and welcome back to the time waste that is my bog!
Song: Sweet Home Alabama (I’m sure you all saw that one coming)
Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Album: Second Helping
Song: Home
Artist: Alexi Murdoch
Album: Time Without Consequence
Song: On My Way Back Home
Artist: Band of Horses
Album: Infinite Arms
Song: Taking Your Home
Artist: Don Henley
Album: Inside Job
Song: My Father’s House
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Nebraska
Song: Home
Artist: Foo Fighters
Album: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Song: What Is Home
Artist: The Black Crowes
Album: Before the Frost…
Song: Heading Home
Artist: Donavon Frankenreiter
Album: Donavon Frankenreiter
Song: Long Way Home From Anywhere
Artist: Bruce Robison
Album: Long Way Home From Anywhere
Song: House of Valparaiso
Artist: Calexico
Album: Carried To Dust
Song: Goin Home
Artist: Dan Auerbach
Album: Keep It Hid
Song: Give a Man a Home
Artist: Ben Harper
Album: Fight For Your Mind
Song: Home
Artist: Eli Young Band
Album: Jet Black and Jealous
Song: This House Is a Circus
Artist: Arctic Monkeys
Album: Favourite Worst Nightmare
Song: Quiet Houses
Artist: Fleet Foxes
Album: Fleet Foxes
Song: My Lady’s House
Artist: Iron & Wine
Album: Woman King (EP)
Song: Charlemagne’s Home Town
Artist: James McMurtry
Album: Childish Things
Song: House of Stone
Artist: Mudcrutch
Album: Mudcrutch
Song: Life In a Glass House
Artist: Radiohead
Album: Amnesiac
Song: I’m Coming Home
Artist: Robert Earl Keen
Album: Gringo Honeymoon
Great music awaits!
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Welcome to another installment of Mixed Tape Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend and remembered to call, visit, or at least think about your dear old mom.
Today’s topic is Colors:
Song: Orange Sky
Artist: Alexi Murdoch
Album: Time Without Consequence
Song: Back In Black
Artist: AC/DC
Album: Back In Black
Song: Blue Sky
Artist: The Allman Brothers Band
Album: Eat A Peach
Song: Black Tambourine
Artist: Beck
Album: Guero
Song: Brown Eyed Blues
Artist: Ben Harper
Album: Diamonds On the Inside
Song: Gary Indiana Blues
Artist: Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Album: Riviera
Song: Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
Artist: The Black Crowes
Album: The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
Song: Big Blue Sea
Artist: Bob Schneider
Album: Songs Sung and Played on Guitar at the Same Time
Song: Black Cowboys
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Devils & Dust
Song: Red Dust
Artist: Calexico & Iron & Wine
Album: In the Reins
Song: YellowBlues
Artists: Charlie Robison
Album: Beautiful Day
Song: Soldier Blue
Artist: The Cult
Album: Sonic Temple
Song: Green Light Girl
Artist: Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack
Album: Welcome
Song: The Deepest Blues Are Black
Artist: Foo Fighters
Album: In Your Honor
Song: Whitewash
Artist: Gin Blossoms
Album: Congratulations…I’m Sorry
Song: Mr. Brownstone
Artist: Guns ’N’ Roses
Album: Appetite for Destruction
Song: Dress Blues
Artist: Jason Isbell
Album: Sirens of the Ditch
Song: Yellow
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Parachutes
Song: Far Away Blues
Artist: Joe Purdy
Album: Julie Blue
Song: Pink House
Artist: John Mellencamp
Album: Uh Huh
Read, review, and respond.
Great music awaits!
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Rachel Fuller is the long time, significant other, heterosexual life partner of Pete Townshend from the legendary rock band The Who. Several years ago, she released an album that was not as well received, critically and commercially, as she had hoped and was looking for a way to connect to a wider audience. Thus “In the Attic” was born.
It started with a web cam in the home studio (always a risky proposition) with her and some folks talking about music and occasionally playing some tunes. In 2006-2007 when The Who decided to tour again (Exactly how many farewell tours have they pulled off?), Rachel got the idea to take a traveling studio to the various festivals The Who played and invite other artists, who played the festivals, to come in and chat, perform a song or two and stream it over the miracle of the World Wide Web. This worked well for the European leg of the tour and had gained quite a following. As The Who made plans to tour North America, a new plan was needed as the logistics and expense of shipping and traveling in the studio were apparently prohibitive.
Once in the U.S., Rachel decided to go to local small clubs that had an intimate feel, 250 person max capacity, and have a variety of artists that she and Pete were fans of, both up and coming and established, perform a song or two with her and Pete. Which brings me to the real point of this blog, this live series of shows is captured and packaged on two CD’s and one DVD , I paid $15 at Best Buy, and you should own it. The set list for both the DVD and CD’s is comprised of shows from “The Hotel Café” and “Joe’s” Pub. The list of artists is as follows:
- Tenacious D
- Joe Purdy (and his dad Dave on one song)
- Ben Harper
- Alexi Murdoch
- Amos Lee
- Rachel Yamagata
- Jimmy Fallon (yes, Jimmy Fallon of moderate SNL fame)
- Lou Reed
The fascinating part of the DVD is being able to see the star struck eyes of the performers as they play with the great Pete Townshend. At one point in his performance, Amos Lee, “dudes” Pete, Ben Harper is wide eyed and pointing at Pete as they arrange for a duet, and as Joe Purdy and his father, Dave, are preparing to play, Pete fixes Dave’s mic stand and Joe looks on in awe and comments “Hey dad, Pete Townshend is fixing your mic”. What a moment that must have been for father and son.
The performances are acoustic and raw, with little or no production value and capture the intimacy of the moment for each artist. Pete also takes the stage on occasion and performs some of his own material and songs from The Who.
This collection is well worth the investment of time and money.
Great music awaits!
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Over time, there have many great musical artists and from each artist comes an assortment of songs that become an album. In theory the sum of an album should be equal or greater than its parts (songs). If only this were true. Today, with streaming audio, and the ability to buy/download single songs, the allure and importance of the album has waned. Artists might release several EP’s before they release a full length album.
Growing up, I had to roll the dice and hope that each album I saved for would be as good as the song I heard on the radio. Sadly, that was not always the case. Domo arigato Mr. Roboto!
However, some artists do indeed get it right and below is a list of 25 albums you might not know but you should own. This collection does not include live albums or greatest hits.
Also, I do not include any type of review for the below artists/albums. This is in an effort to allow you to form you own opinion, keep the blog reading to an acceptable time, and selfishly save me time writing the blog itself.
Twenty Five albums you should own! (In no particular order):
Artist |
Album |
Alexi Murdoch |
Time Without Consequences |
Animal Liberation Orchestra |
Fly Between Falls |
Arcade Fire |
Funeral |
Ben Harper |
Welcome to the Cruel World |
The Black Keys |
Attack and Release |
Citizen Cope |
The Clarence Greenwood Recordings |
Chris Whitley |
Living with the Law |
The Dead Weather |
Horehound |
Drive-By Truckers |
Brighter Than Creation’s Dark |
Elliott Smith |
From a Basement on the Hill |
Sonic Youth |
Daydream Nation |
Jason Isbell |
Sirens of the Ditch |
Jeffrey Foucault |
Stripping Cane |
John Butler Trio |
Sunrise Over Sea |
Joseph Arthur |
Come To Where I’m From |
My Morning Jacket |
The Tennessee Fire |
A Perfect Circle |
Mer De Noms |
The Raconteurs |
Broken Boy Soldiers |
Slaid Cleaves |
Broke Down |
Tom Petty |
She’s the One |
The Tragically Hip |
Fully Completely |
Joe Purdy |
Only Four Seasons |
Son Volt |
Trace |
Neko Case |
Middle Cyclone |
Iron & Wine |
Our Endless Numbered Days |
Great music awaits!
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Alexi Murdoch is a singer/songwriter who self published his 2003 EP “Four Songs” which ironically, had four songs on it. “Four Songs” became the number one selling record in the history of indie online music store CD Baby (A great place to find awesome music). In 2006 he released his debut album “Time Without Consequence”. In 2009, in a rare display of accessibility, he toured the Unite States. It certainly appears that Mr. Murdoch is pacing his musical output.
Like other indie artists, Alexi Murdoch’s music has found its way on the silver screen and into the homes of millions due to the miracle of the World Wide Web and television. You might have heard his songs on Dawson’s Creek, The O.C., House M.D., Prison Break, Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs, Everwood, and Without A Trace. Not a bad list for a dude with one album. His song “Orange Sky” was featured in the move Garden State but did not make the soundtrack.
Alexi Murdoch’s delicate songwriting, folk/pop sensibility, and hushed, intimate vocals have endured him to his fans and have the music labels clamoring to sign him. His reluctance to sign with any label does not appear to be hurting his ability to make a living as a musician. He has performed at SXSW and the Sundance Film Festival.
Alexi Murdoch Discography
- Four Songs (EP)
- Time Without Consequence
Top 5 Alexi Murdoch Songs according to Butler (Albums listed on right):
- Breathe (Time Without Consequence)
- It’s Only Fear (Four Songs)
- Wait (Time Without Consequence)
- All My Days (Time Without Consequence)
- Orange Sky (Time Without Consequence)
Check out Alexi Murdoch and let me know what you think.
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Alexi Murdoch’s music is available is available on iTunes, record stores and www.aleximurdoch.com .
Great music awaits!
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