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Jean-Philippe Rameau (French, 1683-1764). Rameau gets it: classical music should be bold, bright, fresh, hopeful, and non-sleep-inducing. Just as Shakespeare could turn a phrase, Rameau could turn a note. [Audio; 1 hour, 12 minutes].

Irish band The Cranberries in an acoustic performance. Sadly, the singer Dolores O’Riordan is dead now. She drowned due to alcohol intoxication in January 2018. [Video; duration is 19 minutes].

Alex once asked (paraphrasing) “how can Wagner be a musical genius when he only wrote one memorable piece of music (Ride of the Valkyries) and even that one isn’t exactly jaw-dropping?” Yes. He’s right. Most of the “musical geniuses” in history aren’t really geniuses. If you want Mozart and Beethoven, you can keep them. For […]

It’s a tragedy that one of the best, and most popular, songs of the 20th century (Unchained Melody, which was popularized by two White gentile singers) was written by two Jews. Oh, well, what can you do? At least all the good versions of the song are sung by White gentiles. It’s sad that nearly […]

A very good album, surprisingly enough. [Video/audio].

(Disclaimer: this post has nothing to do with White nationalism per se). I’m always interested in what Zappa has to say about music. Now, I may not always agree with what he says, but, I’m still interested in what he says, re: music. Note the mention of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and MTV. I give […]

This 1949 song is famous and has been recorded by countless famous people. But Johnny Cash’s version, posted here, is probably the best version. [Video].

Good rock concert. Yes, the lead singer of the Ramones was a Jew, but the main songwriter (Dee Dee Ramone, real name Douglas Colvin) was a gentile. So it all evens out, doesn’t it? [Video, duration is 26 minutes]

As Lovey Howell from Gilligan’s Island: “How does one become a Snoop Dogg, anyway? Does one become a dog first and then a snoop second, or can one become a snoop first before becoming a dog later? Really, it’s all terribly confusing…” Her husband, Thurston Howell III: “You’re overthinking it, Lovey. Just be a good […]

King Crimson, “Epitaph” — sung by ELP’s Greg Lake — (1969) [Video].