I haven't heard a new song for a while that has affected me as much as "Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967". Putting aside being a parochial John Mayer fan for a moment, if you are a student of music and songwriting this song should be in your textbook. Its from the latest John Mayer album "Born and Raised". There are many great tracks on this album and tomorrow I may just as easily have a new favourite. Today it is 'Walt Grace' especially because to listen closely and study this song you can learn so much about good songwriting. Walt Grace is home-made submarine pilot. He's a fictional character Mayer created who against the odds and mocking of his friends and family, designs and builds a submarine in his basement to travel under the sea to Japan.
I received a message from someone who follows this blog asking me what I thought was the best "love song" of all time? Wow that's a really subjective question and as with everything to do with music also a question of taste. But when I thought about it, something still worth looking into. So how do you evaluate what makes a great love song and let alone even pick which is the greatest love song? Where do I start. Should it be based on popularity, sales? I can pretty much tell you straight out what a shit love song is. If its been on Grey's Anatomy that's a dead give away! Then what about music genre or decade even. Importantly, should a love song generate mostly "happy" or mostly a "sad" feelings to make it great? Something glowingly happy like Stevie Wonder's "You are the Sunshine of My Life" Or sad and heartbroken leading to the point of anger and destruction in "Somebody Kill Me" from 'The Wedding Singer' movie?
Check out these new mad looking Neon strings from DR Strings. The girl is Traci Alderich from the band Kore in Florida. Check out their rad music video too.
DR Strings are excellent, even the uncoated strings I have tried last twice as long as the D'Addarios I have. Next lot of strings I try will be the coated DR strings.
The band... not so good. I think they may have had famous Birdemic director, James Nguyen film their video clip too.
