Insomnia hits 38 on Roots Music Jazz Chart
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Insomnia is the CD pick of the Week
Marilyn amazes us all in her ability to stand before hundreds of people a night and sing with such a calm strength and deep emotion that it feels like she is only singing to you. That being said, everyone does have a fear in life, and somewhere along the way, Marilyn was affected, not by stage fright, but an insane fear of opossum. Here her husband and supportive family help her overcome this devastating obstacle.
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The fine art of singing background vocals is a rarely noted craft. Had a session last night with the legendary Tommy Lepson and Dusty Rhodes and it was something of a lesson in this arcane art. Listening to them find the EXACT phrasing in the lead vocal track, and then discussing whether to match it or straighten out the rhythm in order to more fully feature the lead was intensely interesting. I can sing and I have had to put down bg vox on Chaise Lounge recordings. I struggle with this. I struggle with matching pitches, phrasings and vibratos. It was nice to have some old-school guys in the studio who come by those skills via years of singing and a high degree of natural talent.
Last night Chaise Lounge was featured on a radio show called “Everything Old Is New Again” on WBAI in New York. I am amazed at how thrilling it was. When everything is available all the time on YouTube or on some web-based archive… it is amazing how exciting it is to hear something that is only on…now! I was able to tune in via internet radio. The fact that I was dropping in on a New York station from afar didn’t lessen the impact of the experience at all. They played 43 Good Excuses and I was wowed. Part of the thrill, I think, was the idea that any number of random people could have been listening to this. In New York, or on the internet. There is something just so “un-targeted” about this. The difference between listening to live radio and ,say, Pandora is a lot. As perfectly tailored as Pandora is to your current listening needs, there is an awful sense of being manipulated while listening. Even to tracks that you have selected. Sirius Radio is similar to me. The closer I can get to dialing in exactly what one wants, the less chance there is of finding something really great, really surprising. So here’s to old fashioned terrestrial radio. Huzzah
Tonight is the night for The “Everything Old is New Again” radio show, where Chaise Lounge is the pick of the week. First 5 fans to tell me what time Chaise Lounge is played and what tune(s), gets an autographed Insomnia Poster. I think you can get this station on the tuneinradio app, online at www.wbai.org Good luck.
