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The Black Keys – Gold on the Ceiling – El Camino (2011)

You might not know it but The Black Keys have been making music for 10 years; they are on their 7th album; and only over the past 2 albums have they become arguably one of the biggest bands in rock. Now it’s true, fame changes people in certain ways, but I have to believe Patrick from the Black Keys is pretty much the same dude he was 10 years ago, and if given the opportunity back then to say a band like Nickelback was killing rock n roll, he probably would have taken it. The only difference now is that he said it in Rolling Stone Magazine and the entire music world was listening…including Nickelback. Find out what the Nickelback guys think about it when I chat with them In Sixty, March 15th, 9pm on MuchMore.

AC/DC –Moneytalks-The Razor’s Edge (1990)

The more popular a band, the more hated them become, and it would seem that no band has faced that dichotomy more than Nickelback. I’d argue however that because we live in a world so influenced by social media, when every single person in the world with a computer can publish an opinion, that the “I hate Nickleback” campaign has been greatly exaggerated. Remember, It wasn’t too long ago that AC/DC were the most hated band in the world…a title AC/DC politely thanked Nickelback for taking away from them according to Chad Kroger. Check out a new episode of In Sixty, March 15th, 9pm.

Sidney York – Dick & Jane – Apocalyptic Radio Cynic (2011)

Thanks in part to high school honors jazz band, a love of classical music, a love of Opera, and a flight attendant…..I can introduce you to Sidney York. Sidney York is not one person, it’s actually a band fronted by 3 women whose talents as musicians are pretty amazing. At any given moment you can see Sheryl Reinhardt, Krista Wodelet, or Brandi Sidoryk singing, playing piano, ukulele, oboe or bassoon….and it translates into some pretty unique pop music. All 3 are classical trained musicians and one of them actually is a flight attendant: the one thing that serendipitously brought them all together. This is one of my favorite new finds in a long time.

Bonnie Raitt –I Can’t Make You Love Me – Luck of the Draw (1991)

In 1991 I was listening to Bell Biv Devoe, The Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J, so if I’m being honest, my young musical mind wasn’t that interested in any Bonnie Raitt songs I was hearing on the radio. That being said, over the years I have certainly come to appreciate her place in music, the longevity, and her amazing tales of the music industry, but her music never really connected with me. Recently however I have become a little obsessed with a Bon Iver cover of a song she made famous called “I Can’t Make you Love Me” which caused me to go back and listen to her 1991 version to see what I was missing.

enjoy,
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