HOW MUSICAL TASTES HAVE CHANGED!

 

Well, Adele's "21" has just been confirmed as the best selling album of 2011, having sold over 5.28 million copies in the U.S. alone.

I don't know about you, but no matter how many times I listen to her hit songs "Rolling In The Deep" or "Someone Like You" above, I just can't bring myself to be enthusiastic about them.  To me, they are just so-so songs.  Perhaps, it's my fault!  The music-buying millions can't be wrong.

Now, listen to Diane Birch's "Nothing But A Miracle", the lead single or "Fools" from her 2009 album "Bible Belt" which only peaked at No. 87 in the US Billboard 200 back in 2009.  Probably, I'm weird, but I prefer Birch's music about a million times more!

I never cease to be amazed by her voice, musicality and song-writing talent; so much so that I don't get tired of listening to her even after repeated plays!

 

If you bear with me ..., please listen to Donald Fagen's "On The Dunes" from his second solo album "Kamakiriad" released in 1993.  In my opinion, this is about the coolest song I've ever heard.  Though this is one of the most under-rated albums, at least, the album peaked at No. 10 in the US Billboard 200 back in 1993.

So, just imagine - if Fagen's "On The Dunes" is a million times cooler than Birch's "Nothing But A Miracle"; and Birch's song is a million times cooler than Adele's top selling "Rolling In The Deep"; then, where does it leave today's music in the ears of music critics?  Ok, maybe it's just me and my one solitary opinion ...

 

So, if you have the stomach for it, here is one more gem from Fagen's album. Enjoy!