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Showing posts with label Cowboy Junkies. Show all posts

The(Musical) Science Of Sleep


I love music. I love to sleep. So why not combine these two loves of mine into one short blog post I thought. The following blurb is the result of that thought as it has come to life. And yes, it's been a really slow weekend.

I once reccomended an album to a friend using the phrase "it's such a great record to sleep to"...she thought I didn't like the album at all. Just the opposite actually. Like I said, I love to sleep, so finding a perfect album to doze off to is sort of a science. It has to be mellow of course(dreamy is a nice bonus quality if you can find it) and it needs to be good from start to finish. I mean you can't be seconds away from drifting off when all of a sudden the third track pops up and it's awfulness startles you right out of your impending sleep. That would be tragic. Consistency is a must.

I have assembled what I believe to be my Top 3 All Time Greatest Records To Sleep Too...yes, a prestigious list to be certain. So without further ado, here you are(songs you can listen to are to the right of the album titles.) Sweet dreams.

Beth Orton - "Central Reservation" - *Pass In Time MP3

Chris Issak - "Forever Blue" -
*The End Of Everything MP3

Cowboy Junies - "Trinity Sessions" -
*Walking After Midnight MP3

The Cowboy Junkies - 'Trinity Revisited'


The Junkies celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'The Trinity Sessopms' (simply one of the most gorgeous records ever produced in my opinion) with this revisiting. Recorded in the same church, the same track listing with reworked songs...including guest vocals by Vic Chestnutt, Ryan Adams, and Natalie Merchant...a great bookend to the seminal 'Sessions'

eMoonRevisited_SongForElvis_.mp3

Junkies-WalkingAfterMidnight.mp3