Over the last year Virginia Beach composer/songwriter/musician Blake Belletto has been releasing some of the most captivating psychedelic/experimental music you’ll hear anywhere on the planet.
His album “The Cowboy” which was released last Fall is still in regular rotation here at CMM headquarters and today he’s unveiled a new album titled “What Makes A Man?”.
Blake shares some of his favorite songs in this weeks edition of “Five For Friday” but first check out the new album below.
Captain Beefheart – live at the Beat Club 1972
I’ve watched this Beat Club tape at least 100 times. Don changed my life—I really haven’t felt the same since I first found his music. I fell in love with the albums Lick My Decals Off, Baby and Clear Spot. I’d put him right next to Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Neil, etc., in the greatest songwriters of all time category.
Neil Young – Words (Between the Lines of Age)
I feel very spiritually connected, in a certain sense, to Neil. Him and I share the same birthday too. Not many people on this earth have put their emotions into songwriting and performing like he has. His music, lyrics, and voice are hauntingly beautiful, and a lot of the time they bring me to tears because I relate to him so much.
Here’s the classic “Words (Between the Lines of Age)” from the film Harvest Time, which shows the making of one of his many amazing works, Harvest. I’d definitely suggest checking it out if you haven’t seen it. I’m really glad I got to see it in theaters at the Naro in Norfolk—even with all the loud baby boomers who wouldn’t keep their voices down.
Suicide – “Dominic Christ”
This is my favorite Suicide song—it makes me want to dance and go berserk. God bless Suicide.
James Brown – “Hell” into “Papa Don’t Take No Mess”
There is only one James Brown. He was absolutely the real deal—an American legend and a master of the art of the loop.
Miles Davis – live in Berlin 1973
Miles took it out to the very edge. He didn’t wait for the muse to come to him—he went straight to the edge of the cliff, as far as you can take it. Pure creativity, pure intuition. He was tapping into something divine and primitive, not intellectual. It’s feel, right to the core.
