Marvelous Musical Moments
Music is one of best inventions man has ever created. Its an intangible tangible created by the hands of man to push/pull, punish/reward, enlighten/dumb down the listener at any moment in life.
Through my life I’ve listened to a super amount music. The following are those very special moments that only I can cherish. They are the way a guitar gets licked, a falsetto lands on the beat, a trumpet gets blown. They are the moments that make me smile….
Frankie Ruiz – Una Canita Al Aire. What would a life be without those small moments when all you do is work work work. At the 3:15 mark the Cuatro guitar kicks in for a majestic solo that brings infinite smiles 
to those bland days of life…
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now. A song about just enjoying life and not giving a fruck. At the 3:08 mark, the indelible Freddie Mercury with his eternal voices does a lot of la la la’s that absolutely brings the house down. Pure bliss….
Nas – Life’s A Bitch. Nas and AZ brings an incredible set of verses over an equally smooth Gap Band sampled beat. This song is about the trials of a young life and it’s bleak out look. At the 2:42 mark, Nas’s father Olu Dara brings this masterpiece to a close with one of the illest trumpet solo’s I have heard ever ever ever. Get me a blunt stat!
Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe – Canto A Borinquen. An ode to his home Puerto Rico, Hector sings one for the ages. It’s the beginning of the second verse at the 1:05 mark. Hector begins to sing as Yomo Toro’s cuatro guitar is on fire in this crescendo of sound that absolutely sends chills ever time I hear it. Happy times!
Cannibal Ox – A B-Boy’s Alpha. El Producto on the beat. The beat is hard as fuck. There is continuous organ key playing throughout the entire song. Vast Aire and Vordul each spit a magnificent verse followed by a volley of scratching. The dj goes in with the scratching and sample drops until this one small moment at the 3:30 mark where the drum track resets itself and the chaos of the dj stops and the drums set back in, the organ is heard loud and clear as if angels are decending on you. It’s absolute charm…..
Ra Ra Riot – Can You Tell. Such a beautiful band. At the .58 mark the lead singer’s deliver on those ever so precious “Oh baby baby please” are so awesome. I would love to be in his shoes singing that one..Smiles
And that will be all for this installment. More to come when the moment is right, until then good night!
