Bath Time Lessoning
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The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Let’s Eat GrandmaI, Gemini(Transgressive; 2016) [before I’ve said a word] “I really like this part of the music, Daddy. I really like the voices. What is this called?” [“You aren’t going to believe it, but this is a group of two young women who
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The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Stevie WonderSongs in the Key of Life(Motown; 1976) [“Tonight I’m playing you one of mama’s very favorite albums, and it’s one of mine, too.”] “Who is it?” [“This is Stevie Wonder, and he’s one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time.”] “Well,
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The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. “You always pick the best music for bath time, Dad.” [“Well, that’s very nice of you to say. I try hard to pick things that you’ll find interesting. But if I played something that you didn’t like, it would be okay for you
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The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Photograph: Peggy Harper Paul SimonOver the Bridge of Time: A Paul Simon Retrospective (1961-2011)(Sony Legacy; 2013) ["So, what kind of music do you feel like hearing tonight?"] "Well, Paul Simon," The Girl says. ["OK, whatever you say." "The Sound of
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The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Photograph: Tony Levin King CrimsonRadical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind(DGM, 2016) [during percussion-only intro to "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 1"] "This is cool music, Papa!" [during choppy guitar transition] "I really like the music, Papa! I like the way
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The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. Kacey MusgravesPageant Material(Mercury Nashville; 2015) If visceral responses at times convey as much as verbal cues, and sometimes more, then tonight's soak, by turns rowdy and mellow, provides further confirmation that Kacey Musgraves is the real thing. Transcribed Observed Nov. 27, 2015.
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The Girl's continuing journey through music, with The Dad taking notes. YesRelayer(Atlantic; 1974) The Girl has basked to Berg, cavorted to Cecil Taylor, and washed to Willie Nelson. So tonight, we went deep. One-word verdict on Relayer by Yes: "Happy." Transcribed Nov. 25, 2015. ========== The above text was the first post in a series
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