Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Who are these Legends anyway?

There's a whole lot of legends in music. Sometimes an artist has created an amazing body of work and other times just merely hanging around long enough and being a survivor will earn you the tag.

Here's a couple I reckon have earned the tag legitimately.

We've got Bob Dylan's 2006 album Modern Times for $15. It's the special tour edition with a hardbound case and DVD. It features some really strong tracks including Nettie Moore and the driving blues track Someday Baby which was used in an iPod commercial a few years back.



We've got Bruce Springsteen's Greatest Hits for $10. As well as the oft-misunderstood and co-opted Born In The USA, he also had another good 'Born' song. No, Brooce's "Born" franchises doesn't feature Matt Damon, but it does include the momentous Born To Run. Here's Springsteen's version...



The Clash were a whole other thing to the attitude of The Sex Pistols. A kind of thoughtful response and evocation of that time in England. We have "The Story Of The Clash" Volume 1  ($10).
28 tracks over 2CDs including Train In Vain, Should I Stay Or Should I Go, and London Calling.
This Is A Video Of  This Is Radio Clash.