"A great song mutates, makes quantum leaps, turns up again like the prodigal son. It crosses genres. Could be punk rock, ragtime, folk-rock, or zydeco, and can be played in a lot of different styles, multiple styles... A great song is the sum of all things." - Bob Dylan
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Peace Train - 10,000 Maniacs
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Scorpio Rising - 10,000 Maniacs
3:14
The Wishing Chair, 1985
Written by Natalie Merchant and John Lombardo
This week is all about 1985!
This band's success is entirely, 100% due to Natalie Merchant's voice. The jangling guitars and high, thin rhythm section are competent enough, but nothing that a thousand other alt-rock bands can do. Merchant's voice is a powerful instrument, though, and on tracks like this — punchy and aggressive, raw-sounding, with abstruse lyrics that come in short phrases —the band really shines.
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