One of the things I love about The Yule Logs is they're not afraid to tackle Hanukkah tunes. And Lord knows the world needs more rockin' Hanukkah tunes. "Latke Man" is off the band's latest holiday collection "You Ruined Christmas" (album preview here) and it's FREE at Bandcamp. Ain't that nice? This has got sort of a Rolling Stones rhythm and attitude. So dig in and get you some potato pancakes, my brother, and you too can be a "Latke Man".
One of the things I love about The Yule Logs is they're not afraid to tackle Hanukkah tunes. And Lord knows the world needs more rockin' Hanukkah tunes. "Latke Man" is off the band's latest holiday collection "You Ruined Christmas" (album preview here) and it's FREE at Bandcamp. Ain't that nice? This has got sort of a Rolling Stones rhythm and attitude. So dig in and get you some potato pancakes, my brother, and you too can be a "Latke Man".
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1. The Grinch - David Kelly 2. A Baby In A Manger - Terri G 3. Ethereal - Ojo En El Cielo 4. This Blessed Day - Steven Jackson 5. Learn How To Learn - Sean Filkins 6. We Three Kings - Kurt Tischer 7. Christmas Dream - John Keller 8. G.L.O.R.Y. - 8 9. Quarks - Under Linden 10. Wait - Gravity Tree 11. Holy King - Legend 12. Pheasant Dreams - Musophanic 13. GPS On Jesus - Frank McChristian 14. Christmas At The Citadel - Tinyfish 15. Blue Christmas - Jim Crean 16. On Newyear's Day - Murky Red DOWNLOAD FREE AT BANDCAMP In the past, Melodic Revolution has offered up their annual holiday album as a purchase, with the proceeds being donated to charity. This year, they decided to try something different. "The Spirit Of December" is free to download, but the label is trusting you to donate a little something--a can of food, a toy, a blanket, a bit of money--to a local charity in your area.
The music of Melodic Revolution is Progressive Rock and fusion, mostly, though they're also home to progressive jazz, blues and folk. They call it Melodic Rock. It's basically music that's descendent from classic acts like Yes and ELP, though that tree has many branches. Some of the music of Melodic Revolution hues closer to Jazz and some closer to Metal. "Holy King" by Legend has elements of Blackmore's Night AND Blackmore's Rainbow and stacks up as one of the highlights here. I've always liked the music of 8 and "G.L.O.R.Y." works for me. Kurt Tischer gives us a nice guitar performance on "We Three Kings" that's reminiscent of a metal ballad from one of the more theatrical bands of the genre. Jim Crean rock's "Blue Christmas" solid, and Murky Red close the set out in style with "On Newyear's Day". "The Spirit Of December" is worth checking out because there just isn't a lot of Christmas music of this type out there, so you might find something a little different. And different is good. Steve Miller has dropped a little present in everyone's stocking. Along with jazz guitarist Howard Alden, Steve has recorded a fun little bit of holiday cheer, "Jammin' Jingle Bells". The Steve Miller Band has appeared at a few of the Warren Haynes Christmas Jams in the past and, way back in 1989, they recorded "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for the "Christmas In The Northwest" series. "Jammin' Jingle Bells" is available by email request. Head to the Steve Miller web site. Check the crackling yule log video in the upper left and, just above that, click where it says "Download Jingle Bells mp3 audio here." That'll give you the email address and subject line to send. Moments later, your mp3 of "Jammin' Jingle Bells" will arrive. Anybody besides me remember The Krayolas? Back in the 70s, The Krayolas were hailed as the Tex-Mex Beatles. It's Root Rock meets Mexican border meats British Invasion. And if you think that sounds like a crazy stew, it is, but completely in a good way. The Krayolas have done three Christmas songs, so far as I know. The most recent was "Run Rudolph Run" which appears on the band's latest release, "Tipsy Topsy Turvy". "Christmas Time", as it happens, was a 1980 single release before appearing on the 2007 EP "Christmas Time And Other Cheer". "Tex-Mex Rudolph" was on that EP, too, though it's precise origin remains a mystery to me. Anyway, the important thing here is that The Krayolas are giving all three songs away as free downloads this year. It's a pretty good cross-section of Krayolas music, with my personal favorite being "Christmas Time". Head to The Krayolas web site and jump on these bad boys right away, lest they disappear up the chimney. I had posted this one in a "Singles" post the day before Thanksgiving. It appears Ben must have been feeling very thankful about things because, Thanksgiving Day, that little download arrow on the right turned active (I can promise you it was not when I posted it on the 23rd). This is a terrific soulful Christmas song and performance from Ben Reel. You know how virtually every Christmas song goes to the same two or three places, both thematically and musically? "This Christmas Time" goes somewhere else entirely. And it does it so well, it's truly a gem. You put this song into a mixtape at your next Christmas function, this will be the song that has everyone stopping in their reindeer tracks and looking up from their eggnog. But, for all we know, this is just a Thanksgiving weekend freebie. Get it before it's gone. And then pay Ben a visit at his web site and find out more about the man and his music. |
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