What am I listening to now?

It's winter out there.  Winter elicits thoughts of bar music, warm nights in front of the fire, maybe a concert or two.  At the moment, I'm leaning toward the classics with a little bit of newer stuff.
As with most of my playlists, this is pretty athematic.  But, I tend to listen to things I find interesting - not necessarily current.

1. Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen.  It's got a great energy and typical interesting lyrics.  Nobody - nobody works harder at a concert than The Boss.
2. Crazy on you.  Heart.  Saw them on TV not long ago.  The Wilson sisters look sort of like suburban ladies of a certain age, but they Still sound great.
3. Smuggler's Blues - Glen Frey(Eagles).  Shades of Miami and Don Johnson, 1985.  
4. Sweet Child o' Mine - Sheryl Crow.  I love the GnR version too.  
5. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne.  ... was I unwise, to keep them open for so long???
6. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix.  What more can be said?
7. Wonder - Natalie Merchant.  I think this was her first hit after 10,000 Maniacs.  Great lyrics.
8. Don't look back - Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger.  All sorts of stories about Jagger being smashed, crashing the recording session.  Who knows if it's true or not?
9. Can't find my way home - Blind Faith.  Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton - two of the best artists from any decade.  Winwood has a haunting quality to his voice.
10. Teenage Wasteland - The Who. One of the best, from one of the very best rock groups ever.

10 songs

I listen to a fair amount of music. Some of it's new, some old, lots of different genres.  I've come to realize that good music can be from any genre, any era.  What lasts for me are good lyrics, good melody, maybe a good beat, and sometimes (now) a really memorable video.
My road trip mix tapes will have everything from Taylor Swift and Shakira to Bob Wills and the Stones, so here's a sampling of songs that have rolled into my iPod over the past few weeks.
1. Darrell Scott - Out among the stars - gospel chorus and great lyric. He's a great writer of Americana
2. Sometimes - Sound of Guns - alt rock from Liverpool.
3. Merry Go Round - Kasey Musgraves. If you haven't heard her, make a point to do so, and *listen* to the lyrics!
4. The Gael - Albannach.  Outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes. Pipe and drum, but very different from the staid regimental music.
5. Stripes - Brandy Clark - exciting young country singer, not exactly formula
6. Some nights - Fun. - these guys remind me a lot of a alt rock OCMS.  Good energy.
7. Demons - Imagine Dragons - just really good, solid rock
8. Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead.  Some things don't need to improve with age.
9. Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men.  There's just something compelling about them.
10. Waltz of the 13 Moons - Playing on the Planet. OK, unabashed plug - this is my friend Lisa's band. Right now all the tracks on their new album are available for free. Hopefully a few of you will circle back around later and buy some stuff.  Listen to this and "13 Moons"- much more uptempo feel.

A little harder (rock) set list

I suspect I scared off a lot of people talking about Americana as a musical genre.  So for those who need their music loud and electric, here you go.  A good soundtrack for a hard workout.

Again, these are songs I like, often for obscure reasons.


Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses

Sometimes - Sound of Guns

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

Bad Reputation - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

Wake Up - Rage Against the Machine

Barracuda - Heart

Layla - Derek and the Dominos

Baba O'Reilly - The Who

Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones