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Years ago, I read a review of Labelle saying she hits people on the head with her voice when she sings.

The Upsides - Context New York rockers with a jangly guitar banger and some cracking vocals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcfot3zsC9Y&list=OLAK5uy_nVY0636rl7om3NItvW0s8iruYH0ZdDMEc&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/4OyS7mLLiSse5ggLueRM8c?si=b3bd59ef4f044cf1

Be still my heart, waiting for Tim's #1 Greatest Song Of 1974. :popcorn:

YUNGBLUD - I Was Made For Lovin’ You Kiss cover from The Fall Guy movie OS. This dude can really sing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaD55NqPJA0 https://open.spotify.com/track/55ikcenXPbQdzCnO1sOuYg?si=4d581100084f4501

Dua Lipa - These Walls It’s not supposed to hurt this much If these walls could talk They'd tell us to break up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txxkp-mf1Eo https://open.spotify.com/track/7b6sWLSnbZhSIeqNGrJ4py?si=30ff887a1cb349ed

The Cliffords - Sleeping With Ghosts Five piece Alt Rock band from Cork, Ireland, that reminds me vaguely of either The Motels and/or The Pretenders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8NO7a-JHRg https://open.spotify.com/track/4hWhhqRAQ8R4sEEefmh0Qc?si=4fc9fbb7c5cb494b

It is to see they are not broken or cracked, which can't be determined until the carton is opened and looked at (providing it is not clear like Eggland's Best, which is what I buy).

Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to occupy the entire Top 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. https://twitter.com/TheSwiftSociety/status/1784992812968075573

It gets better, they beat out Metallica, AC/DC and Jane's Addiction. How did that happen? Well, the category that year was actually Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental, (they later split it into two categories, Hard Rock and Metal). I think they won for two reasons, 1)...

I would say too progressive and/or too eclectic. They are definitely an acquired taste. I am still amazed that a band fronted by a flute player could have been that successful in the 70s.

Ray Bull - Dead In Wisconsin Ray Bull is an alternative rock duo based in Bushwick Brooklyn that has developed a cult following similar to I Don't Know How But They Found Me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlb014gzQko https://open.spotify.com/track/3DuaRqJ8B3R8V8HuXYGLpt?si=960a097c9c2c4461

Jordan Dean - The Way The World Is A fun jangly bop with a killer bass line from this Cleveland OH indie rocker. Power Pop with a Garage Rock sensibility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEstdXqy8bQ https://open.spotify.com/track/38V0MvPDK5sg8Nk3PswSgh?si=d747cfb389944332

Funky and really ahead of its time. Here is a remix that reimagines the song by incorporating the 80s soul/funk sensibility of Prince and others that didn't really exist in 1974. Stevie Wonder - Boogie On Reggae Woman 1974 (Luke the Knife Re-Rub) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGLHEkSqBxc

The Strifes - Sun Is Up Southampton UK Indie Rock band with a straight-ahead guitar banger. Edited to say, I have received some comments from friends that this has an Arctic Monkeys vibe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkPUq_UtGTQ&list=OLAK5uy_kC8r0un32RdXw7yHzHizqHrlOIFhHsBfc&index=1...

Lava La Rue - Humanity Do-do, do-do, do-do-do Do-do,do-do, do-do-do So many humans And where's the humanity? Do-do, do-do, do-do-do Do-do, do-do, do-do-do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbl4K_VpMI8 https://open.spotify.com/track/7IjLwKOvFCNxy59yZ5sVRb?si=96201dc1571a401c