Monday, June 27, 2011

Keep An Eye On Summer

"Keep An Eye On Summer" by The Beach Boys manages, amazingly, to cram four key changes into a 2:25 song: Gb to Bb to Db, (moving up the Gb major triad) BACK to Gb, and finally finishing in G. If this wasn't enough to prove the work superior to lesser songs with standard I-vi-ii-V chord progressions, couple this insane structure with the rich, incredibly complex vocal harmony arrangement and it's easy to understand what made Brian Wilson such an effing genius.
-Oxman

Monday, June 20, 2011

Out in the Fields

Nifty modulation propelled by the synth part.
One of the Rambo movies totally should have used this tune. I'm a huge Thin Lizzy/Phil Lynott fan, and loved Gary Moore's work with them. This is good for what it is. Was really sad about Moore's recent passing. One of the best

-Kevin Jones

Monday, June 13, 2011

Tuesday Afternoon

The Moody Blues change keys when they get funky.
-Kristen

Monday, June 6, 2011

On Broadway

The Drifters are such an underrated group.
Half step between each verse.
-Tony