A "stream of consciousness" observation on music and how we relate to it. How we purchase, listen to and enjoy music is changing. What does it mean to be a music fan in a world where every song, performance and video is literally at your fingertips? I hope to be a guide to this new world of musical experience. Featuring tunes and comments about artists, old and new in nearly every genre.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Song of the Day aka World's Slowest Radio Station
World's Slowest Radio Station or WSRS (KSRS east of the Mississippi) is a feature wherein I try to hip you to a cool track that I'm currently listening to, or heard recently on the radio, or which seems particularly timely. Kinda like a free form radio station like WABX back in the heyday of FM Radio. Today's Song of the Day is by Englands Specials, sometimes known as Specials AKA. A band formed in 1977 led by Terry Hall and Jerry Dammers. Their music is known as "ska" which was basically to Jamaican Reggae what the early American Rock N Roll was to authentic down home Blues Music. It was an ethnically based music played by English kid's barely out of their teens. They had a lot of hits in the UK. Probably the best known on these shores was "Message To You Rudy." This is one of their later tracks, "Dawning of a New Era." They still tour today under the leadership of Terry Hall. A little blast of energy and attitude on a sleepy Thursday morning!
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