1. Lenny Kravitz - Minister of Rock 'N Roll
2. Modest Mouse - Float On
3. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me
Out
4. RJD2 - Iced Lightning
5. The Moody Blues - How Is It (We Are Here)
6. The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon
7. RJD2 - Intro
8. Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
9. Brandy - Talk About Our Love
10. Play 'N Skillz - Freaks
11. R. Kelly - Happy People
12. Phoenix - Everything is Everything
13. My Bloody Valentine - Soon
14. Leftfield - Sun (P.I.L. song remix)
15. Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That
16. The Twilight Singers - Love
17. The Zombies - She's Not There
This is much more Rock than any recent collection of mine.
Kravitz, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, The Von Bondies, Phoenix and
The Twilight Singers. They represent the new sound of Rock, while The
Moody Blues and The Zombies are here for a '60s Brit Pop fix.
R&B takes a back seat this month. But there are new
singles from Brandy and R. Kelly. I am not ashamed to admit that I really
like R. Kelly. Say what you will about his personal problems but he
has the best voice in the business. I have a recent affinity for mid-80s
R&B. A perfect example of the age is Chaka Khan's "I Feel For
You," a huge hit from 1984.
Hall & Oates? Why not, it's harmless.
I recommend buying RJD2's new album "Since
We Last Spoke." RJD2 is a clever DJ and Producer with
heavy R&B and Rock influences.
Rock and R&B. The themes of this month's music picks
coincidentally.