Sunday Morning Coming Down
What do you get when you tie Sunday morning and alternative rock together, in a Web search or in real life? It may be your fate to get some words and phrases such as "The Velvet Underground" and "ska" thrown your way.
The questions are: What is appropriate for "alternative seekers" on a Sunday morning? What is comfortable for those same listeners? Discussions with rock aficionados in the past have uncovered some interesting theories on this subject. Many among the classic-rock set feel they can live best with bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who and The Allman Brothers Band on Saturday night, but must have The Moody Blues or great folk rock such as Joni Mitchell on Sunday morning. It’s a headache thing, really.
A quick trip to www.last.fm brought up a California group called No Doubt that even includes the phrase "Sunday Morning" in its music. According to this Web site (the social music revolution) No Doubt compares favourably to Jewel, Sheryl Crow, Pink and Alanis Morissette. Not all bad, but maybe a bit too soft for many alternative listeners.
At blogcritics.org, visitors may find references to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Woodstock ‘94 and Nine Inch Nails. Perhaps that’s a bit closer to the coffee and Red Bull type of music you are looking for.
In closing, let’s look at www.bartoy.blogspot.com for some "Sunday morning coffee with Uncle Tupelo." Maybe that’s more to your taste. No matter where you travel for your morning after music, don’t let the music die just because it’s not Saturday night.
Tags: indie music, music, Sunday Morning Coming Down, independent music, indie
April 30th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I think that what you choose to listen to on a Sunday morning is totally up to where you want to be that day. If you are wanting to be in a more spiritual place then looking for something that is more down to earth and peace is what you may really want.
But that is not going to be the case for everyone who listens to music. It really does depend on who you are referring to, where they are spiritually, and what they feel comfortable with as well.
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 am
The group seems to have a taste for their name because it has a catchy title. When I first read about this group I thought that they were a song title of Maroon 5. Being a Maroon 5 fan I got excited and read it more. I’m sad to hear that they aren’t anywhere near to Maroon 5 but I’m happy to find out that their music is close to Red Hot Chili Peppers because I am their fan also.