The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded

Episode 5 (Mother's Day Edition)

The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded

Episode 4 [Safe For All]

I'm a bit behind on posting these and I had other songs picked out, but this one just came up on shuffle and I couldn't resist including it now.
Steve Reich is the most influential composer you've (probably) never heard of. His compositions, particularly his early work with tape loops, laid the technical and structural foundation for electronic music. This piece, "Cello Counterpoint" is one of his later works. My copy is DRM protected, so I'm posting a video:

The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded


Episode 3 [Safe For All]

For this week's song let's look to one of the greatest albums ever recorded, Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. There are many songs I could choose from this recording, but today I'm inspired to select the song that begins the album: I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.