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\nthe first is “fidgety feet” by steve rashid and the woodside avenue all-stars.\u00c2\u00a0 to be honest with you, this was a cd i had planned to weed out of the library’s collection.\u00c2\u00a0 the circulation statistics weren’t great and there was something about the cover art that i found rather disturbing.\u00c2\u00a0 but i happened to glance at the back cover and saw the list of songs and was intrigued enough to give it a listen.\u00c2\u00a0 if you like jazz standards (“it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”, “i’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter,” etc.) and would like to have them on a kid-friendly album, then this is one you’ll enjoy.\u00c2\u00a0 we listened to this one several times in the car before i felt the need to switch to something different.\u00c2\u00a0 (samples can be heard here<\/a>, album can be purchased here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n
the second is “family photograph” by the dreyer family band<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 this album got a lot of really great reviews awhile back, but every time i listened to it, i just didn’t get it.\u00c2\u00a0 i kept wanting to like it, but i didn’t have the patience to really listen to it.\u00c2\u00a0 again, this one finally got some play-time in my car and i finally understand the appeal.\u00c2\u00a0 you know how some bands sort of have a lot of songs that sort of sound the same?\u00c2\u00a0 this is not one of those bands.\u00c2\u00a0 this album has different styles that range from funk to bluegrass to early radio to piano ballad…. and they’re all done surprisingly well.\u00c2\u00a0 but the real gem here is the lyrics.\u00c2\u00a0 one of my favorites is this funkalicious song all about the noises in a city that keep a baby awake “you know it’s loud when you turn on the dryer to drown out the sound of the roto-tiller…”, but i also really appreciated the lyrics of “peace and love” (“what you think about becomes you so let’s think about love”).\u00c2\u00a0 there are still a few songs on the album that just sort of float past my ears and a couple that i still find myself skipping over (“cutie baby” is cute the first time or two, but then feels a bit manic after awhile), but it’s definitely an album worth giving a few listens to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" sometimes it takes a few listens before i really start to like a particular cd and that was the case with both of these albums. maybe i liked one or two songs on the first spin, but the more i … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.zooglobble.com\/images\/FamlyPhotograph.jpg\" "\\"dreyer")
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