Reminiscing with Gregorian Music

When I first heard the Gregorian Chants back in the 1980s, it was a breath of fresh air to the Alternative music dominating the airwaves at the time. Despite sounding like it belonged in another century, the style was extremely haunting and relaxing. Fading of the 1980s But as the 80s gave way to the 90s, the previous generation of […]

Billy Joel – Two Generations of Songs

With songs like Uptown Girl and Tell Her About It from 1983, it was a bit difficult to imagine that Billy Joel was actually a product of the 1970s. Writing in a time when songs still had a story to tell and the loudest sound was the voice of the singer, I was surprised that he was able to make […]