From: musicdish@gmail.com   
      
   Bongo Boy Records releases an double cd album that captures the moment of   
   independent music that were on the 1st Grammy Awards® ballot. The album   
   titled The 60th FYC Album by Various Artists is digitally released today.   
   Physical albums are available during Grammy® Weekend in New York City and the   
   World.   
   This album includes music that was indeed on the 1st voting ballot.   
      
   Album Available at: https://bongoboyrecords.com/the60thfyc/   
   Download at CDBABY: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/the60thfycalbum   
   iTunes, Amazon, MyMusic, KKBox and many others Worldwide including Asia.   
      
   M U S I C * R E V I E W   
   by The Grouch   
      
   Hej America!   
   The other day my friends at Bongo Boy sent me a preview copy of a new double   
   album they are releasing. The name of the album is The 60th FYC Album and   
   features talented Independent Artists were on the 1st Grammy Awards® ballot   
   and is releasing THE 60th    
   FYC album(cd). Talented, indeed, as I scroll through the roster of names on   
   the track list I see some of my personal favorites.   
      
   DISC 1   
   1. Paula Boggs Band - Benediction 4:07 - Man, you have to dig the bass that   
   starts off this track. One would have to be totally devoid of soul to not feel   
   the groove. The piano that comes in is excellent. Paula's band proves that a   
   band can be laid back    
   and still rock! Lest you think the only thing that rocks are the musicians   
   playing instruments, I would be delinquent in my role as a music critic if I   
   did not mention that Paula has a God-given gift with her voice! In other   
   words, she blows my mind.   
      
   2. Acoustic Radio - Better Man 3:54 - Next up is Acoustic Radio. This is a   
   County jam that really reminds me of the old Allman Brothers' Band. For those   
   of you have dismissed Country as being the lame music of ‘fly over states',   
   listen to this song and    
   tell me the man cannot sing and the guitar does not rock! Rock it does! Lest   
   we forget, Rock and Roll is, in its essence, a blending of the blues which   
   came from Africa and was changed into the blues in North America and Country   
   which is connected to    
   connected to the immigrants from Scotland and Ireland who settled in   
   Appalachia. The combination of these two genres gave birth to a form of music   
   that changed the world. Coming from the Country side of Rock and Roll,   
   Acoustic Radio greatly contributes    
   to the canon of music we all enjoy.   
      
   3. Elise Lebec - Queen of Light 4:36 - Man, I dig that percussion that starts   
   off the track, before what sounds like a violin comes in with the melody. The   
   focus, for me anyway, is on Elise's beautiful voice. Naturally, the players   
   with her play as well    
   as she sings, and I am a sucker for strings played well, but I just cannot get   
   past that voice. Simply put, I feel like I have heard an angel backed by a   
   smoking rhythm section with a violin player who can make the instrument talk.   
   My only complaint is    
   that at just over four and one-half minutes, the song ends too soon.   
      
   4. Martha Reich - The River 4:38 - This track starts with some beautiful   
   keyboard work which is accentuated by some very nice strings. Martha's voice   
   is nothing short of sublime. I am not really sure what genre of music this is,   
   so I will simply call in "   
   beautifully played moving music" In other words, if my dentist played Martha's   
   music it would ease my sense of dread each time I visit him. This truly is a   
   very beautiful song.   
      
   5. Donna Scott - Carnival 4:31 - Oh yeah, I dig the funky into that leads off   
   with some wicked percussion. Then a jazz piano kicks in and I realize that   
   this is essentially a Jazz piece. Now, in full disclosure, I usually loath   
   Jazz. The reason is simple    
   envy. I am an old Punk rock drummer and as such have difficulty counting   
   beyond four. I cannot put my finger on it, but I am able to see what Donna and   
   her wicked rhythm section is doing. I am actually able to follow this track   
   and I find myself grooving    
   to it. By the end of the song I have the big goofy grin I get when I really   
   like something. When you add Donna's great voice over the band of massive   
   players who are without a doubt enjoying themselves, you end up with a very   
   special song.   
      
   6. Big Bone Daddy - All My Time 5:10 - Big Bone Daddy is one of my all time   
   favorite Bongo Boy artists and I am very happy this song is included on this   
   album. You MUST listen to this track. Each time I listen to this track, which   
   is often, I swear it is    
   a cover, but for the life of me I cannot place it. I am reminded of Procol   
   Harum, but I am also reminded of the first music I ever really spent time   
   listening to, that is Motown. Having been raised in Detroit, this was the   
   music that was in the water.    
   Everything out of Detroit has been touched by Motown (Yes, even Nugent lists   
   Motown as a major influence.) and this track would fit right in. I swear this   
   song should have been, (if it wasn't,) in the movie The Big Chill. Excellent   
   work guys. I am    
   emotionally moved each time I listen to this track.   
      
   7. Murat Ses - No No More 3:52 - Now, for something completely different. This   
   track is a heavy synth track. Murat Ses is nothing if not energetic. This   
   track is sure to get the dancers and ravers up and moving. She has a good   
   voice and the song does    
   groove. I particularly enjoy the sections of the song in which the bass is   
   accentuated.   
      
   8. Maryann - Hips, Lips & Eyes 3:13 - Good God, I dig Country with a sense of   
   humor. The song starts out with a Country vibe, before going into a Jerry Lee   
   Lewis type of 50s Rock and Roll. The old-school horns in the background   
   totally rock! Man, I hope    
   those cats are wearing fedoras and shades. The thing that gets me are the   
   lyrics. Ok, ok, Maryann does indeed sing well, in fact the song would suck if   
   she didn't, but what I really like is this is an old-time seduction manual. I   
   want to hang with    
   Maryann!   
      
   9. Laura Ainsworth - The Man I Love Is Gone 4:18 - Man, oh man, what a voice!!   
   Where does Bongo Boy find all of these fantastic female vocalists. This is a   
   Jazz/Blues track that just demands to be played in a smoky underground club at   
   3:00 AM. But, wait    
   there is more, the horn man is incredible. This is such a subtle groove, the   
   drummer is using brushes, yes brushes! Talk about laid back intensity, this   
   track is blisteringly cool in a 40s pre-Rock and Roll sort of way. Excellent   
   work!!   
      
      
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