For those of you who are new to my MidNight Gems series. Welcome to this nightly trip on which we will uncover & recover some amazing songs & covers.
Last week we had a wonderful piano session. Going back to the early days of my Midnight Gems Session. When I was thinking about about early days I heard a song from one of my Childhood favorites and I realized I never played anything by them in these sessions. Or at least I don´t remember doing so.
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I used to love Dire Straights when I was little, and I forgot I did but this song brought it all back. Their songs are still such gems, and the best thing you don´t hear them all the time anymore.
Not sure if this is my absolute favorite, but it´s definitely a top 3 song and a long one.
Dire Straits - Private Investigations
They are no Dire Straits, but what an epic track is this! I don´t think I need to explain why, and it´s not just that piano, lol.
Jacob Lee - Demons
Yes I played them last week and they are back again, maybe it´s the long song feeling. Maybe it´s just because like Dire Straits they make those awesome songs.
HAEVN & Neco Novellas - Trade It For The Night (Live in Carré)
Okay not another long song, but yet another gem. A Belgium Gem, A gem that has been around since 2009 and I never heard of him till I came across this song this week.
And I already planned to listen more from the King Of Nowhere while writing this weekend.
The Bony King Of Nowhere - Are You Still Alive (De Toots Sessies)
While we are on the subject of true Gems look what I found, this was my find of the week. I am not a huge 3 Doors Down fan, and I recognized the voice but I was like ....... seriously this song...those guys???
3 doors Down - She Don´t Want The World
By the way, have you noticed, not a girl singer so far....
Did you also notice I said was the find of the week, because I found a song that trumped it.....by miles.
Great lyrics and Bombastic built up, yup yours truly is hooked!
I know what they are, they are awesome but who are these guys???
They are probably the first good thing coming from Jacksonville and these guys have been here for 23 years, but not in my ears.
Shinedown - Special
This intro has that same mysterious feel as Private Investigations, a very different song with a very similar feel
Badflower - The Jester
Every story needs a good villain, and so does this trip. This is a band I knew before and I only clicked on their song back then due to the band name. I think they fit pretty prefect in this set tonight, before going out with a bang!
Yes, they sound like Linkin Park, but I can use some of that with Chester gone.
Villain of the Story - Peace of Mind
I promised you a bang and I will deliver you a bang, not hitting you in the face, but on the ears with these guys.
Yes, guys again, I made it, I made an all-guy show and still filled it with crazy gems.
There is a bit of an SOAD feel in this one if you would ask me, Dear Reader. But as you don´t ask let me tell you.
Thanks for fading in, now let's take one more hit before we fade out!
Nothing More - Fade In / Fade Out
Youtube Playlist.
All these gems were added to this week´s YouTube playlist.
All Midnight Gems Playlist can be found here
Spotify Playlist:
The Spotify playlist might not capture the whole show but is meant to represent it as well as Spotify makes it possible:
Riddle Me This
Guess What, my riddle was almost too easy ...but not this time. This time no one got it, while the answer is up in the air.
What the fluff is Midnight Gems?
Somewhere lost in time, trying to escape out of the rabbit hole back into the rat race there is a vacuum..... that´s the place where midnight gems are found.
My Midnight Gems will try to uncover & recover those beautiful songs that nobody ever noticed or might have been forgotten.
Who the fluff am I?
Being a former DJ playing about everything and having an uncompleted study of radio journalism. I have been wanting to do this for years...Thought about it many nights and guess now it´s time to finally take it to the streets.
Hope you enjoyed this well-known wave of fantastic music and that you still feel like joining me on the next Midnight Gems Session coming soon.
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