I've heard said or written that good or very good is the enemy of the best. That may be true in some cases. But, my question to the saying is...why don't we appreciate the good or very good? It's not bad or horrible....so if something is good doesn't it deserve...
Music Review 5: Peculiar Image-Vertical Glory
by MHill | May 26, 2012 | Music Reviews
For about ten years, there has been a growing genre of Christian Hip-Hop that has come on the popular music scene. I must admit I have not listened to a lot of it. But like any fledging genre, some of it is worth listening to, some of it is not and there are some...
Music Review 4: Incognito-Surreal
by MHill | Apr 7, 2012 | Music Reviews
For those who known me personally know that Incognito has been one of the bands I have listened to consistently over the past 20 years. (Pat Metheny Group is the other band.) They are my favorite band and everytime I have played their music for someone, people have...
Music Review 3: Fred Hammond’s God, Love, and Romance
by MHill | Mar 12, 2012 | Black History Month, Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, What is Love?, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I read from an interview prior to Fred Hammond's latest release, God, Love, and Romance that he was unsure how his fans would receive it. Well, I believe his fans should not worry about that at all and he will pick up some new fans from this excellent CD. Hammond...
Marion’s Favorite Things II
by MHill | Jun 29, 2011 | Music Reviews
I've been reading a lot of top 10 lists lately and I decided I want to do one of my own. My other major hobby besides reading and writing....is listening to music. So I was thinking of the Top 10 Songs that I have listened to the most of my life. Here we go: 1) Did We...
Music Review 2: Bill Withers
by MHill | Feb 15, 2011 | Music Reviews
"Your love its like a chunk of gold, hard to get and hard to hold" (The Same Love That Made Me Laugh) "Grandma's hands soothed a local unwed mother Grandma's hands used to ache and swell Grandma's hands used to lift her face and tell her Baby, Grandma...
Music Review I:Sade
by MHill | Aug 30, 2010 | Music Reviews
There has been no one like Sade on the pop music scene in the last 25 years. With hits like Smooth Operator, Your Love is King, The Sweetest Taboo, Love is Stronger than Pride, Paradise, No Ordinary Love, Cherish the Day, By Your Side, and her most recent hit,...