Money Mark — Change is Coming

Author: tracysigler | Posted: March 26th, 2008 | | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Money Mark -- Change is Coming

  • Artist: Money Mark
  • Title: Change is Coming
  • Year: 2001
  • Format: CD
  • Rating (1-10): 9
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: No idea

All right, I’m going to have to pull back to a low rating of 9 on this one. Change is Coming by Money Mark is still awesome, just not quite so much as the earlier records. Still, I’ve probably played in its entirety at least 100 times. Overall it’s more instrumental and jazzy than his masterpiece, Push the Button. The packaging is almost as interesting as the music. I didn’t include all the artwork, but it revolves around origami swans made from different paper currencies and then set on fire. Check out the folding, and burning, directions printed on the disk itself.

The sad thing about Change is Coming is it’s the last Money Mark record I got. There have been two more full length releases and it’s ridiculous that I don’t have them, yet. Somebody help me out!

Check out “Another Day to Love You” from Change is Coming at Jango.com.

As an added bonus today, I’ve included a video with Mr. Mark from an interview that was on the Sundance Channel where he explains his relationship with the Beastie Boys and his creative process.


Buddy Guy — Sweet Tea

Author: tracysigler | Posted: August 13th, 2006 | | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Buddy Guy -- Sweet Tea

  • Artist: Buddy Guy
  • Title: Sweet Tea
  • Year: 2001
  • Format: CD
  • Rating (1-10): 9
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 2006 -I can’t remember where, even though it was this year, because I done got old.
  • Keeper: Yes

Today is a “G” day. Actually, yesterday was, but it was also my 93rd birthday and I was feeling too tired and feeble to post. The artist for the day is one of my faves, Buddy Guy; the album is “Sweet Tea.” And it’s oh so apropos because the first song is Junior Kimbrough’s “Done Got Old.” Just an acoustic guitar and Buddy’s, I mean Mr. Guy’s voice. The rest of this album is slamming, with some unexpected production values that make it all the more hea-vay. It’s almost like Rage/Audioslave is playing backup. Awesome.

Well I done got old
Can’t do the things I used to do
‘Cause I’ma ol-old ma-an

Well I done got old
Well I done got old
I can’t do the things I used to do
‘Cause I done got old

Remember the day baby
Done past and gone
That I could love you
Most all night long
But now things have changed
An’ I done got old
I can’t do the things I used to do
‘Cause I’m an o-old man

I can’t look, like used to
I can’t walk, like used to
I can’t lu-uv, like used to
An’ now things done changed
An’ I done got old
I can’t do the things I used to do
Because I’ma o-old man

I’ma o-old man
I’ma o-old man
I’ma o-old man
An’ I’m not the same
I’m a very old man