Music Diary, Vol. -15
For the rationale behind this mad effort, explanations here . The full series of Music Diary posts are here . The full playlist is above, also here . Week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023 Lyric: Funkadelic, "Can You Get to That" Song: Strong Elliott Smith vibes in this exquisite breath of a tune by Bowerbirds. Album: The Buckingham/Nicks sound was fully formed on this iconic 1973 debut , which still sounds fresh yet remarkably never had an official digital release (not even on CD). I used to own it on vinyl; it’s on a YouTube playlist in the comments below. Lyric: Judy Garland (Noël Coward), "If Love Were All" Song: It’s not just Cosima’s lush voice—an expressive contralto warble that evokes Jeff Buckley doing Sade—that bowls me over; it’s also the songcraft. From her great 2021 EP THE FUN IS HERE?, this is the yearny track I keep circling back to. Album: It's not exactly BUCKINGHAM NICKS, but this early duet record by Jim & Ingrid Croce does map a bitters
