Hiya! My name's Terry J. Aman and breaking format a bit, my 16th episode of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, titled "Angels Would Fall," is an artist focused episode about Melissa Etheridge.

Yup, my Apple Music collection features six LPs by this artist, including her self-titled release, "Brave and Crazy," "Never Enough," "Yes I Am," "Your Little Secret" and "Breakdown."

I open with a discussion of my first encounters with this artist, her music video for "Similar Features" and buying her self-titled LP release.

In "Title Track," I talk about the music video I recorded and sent to my now husband in the early days of our relationship, recording myself walking the residential streets of Minot, and my emotional connection to the song "Angels Would Fall." I share a clip of that video to VideoFuzzy's Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/videofuzzy.

I then talk about her "Yes We Are" tour with the Indigo Girls, which I missed hearing about by days when they were through my part of the world. Instead, I was able to check out her performance at the Fort Lauderdale War Memorial Auditorium on Jan. 21, 2025, posted to YouTube by the Skip Roper Sings account. You can check that out here for as long as it is posted: https://bit.ly/3MUZ9lq

Finally, I talk about some of the themes she explores in her discography, including sensuality, openness and commitment.

Also, this episode marks my second-ever entry in VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack: The Video! which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/NpO-5nIjXbo Enjoy!

As always, any "music" or "singing" anyone thought they heard in this tiny indie podcast I can assure you that it wasn't. Any low-bar karaoke attempts are nothing more than simple sketch reference included for illustrative purposes to prompt listeners to track down and explore commercially available music through officially licensed sources and is by no means meant to infringe on anyone's copyright, licensing or distribution agreements. Go forth, buy songs and support the artists you love.

And for more, please add, subscribe and follow me wherever you get your podcasts, or contact me through the link above or by emailing tjaman1970@yahoo.com. Happy listening!

Hi! I'm your host Terry J. Aman and in VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack episode 16: Angels Would Fall, I celebrate artist Melissa Etheridge and her five full LPs and change in my collection. I talk a bit about her contribution to my dating life with my now husband, and react to a concert she gave earlier this year in Florida I found posted on YouTube. Just ... what a fantastic performance. For all that and so much more, check out VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack wherever you get your podcasts.

Hiya! My name's Terry J. Aman and in this, my 15th episode of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack titled "Everybody Knows," I celebrate three years of this project and artists in my collection beginning with the letter L.

First, in a bit of an update, I share my review of Guadalajaran artist and DJ Benjamin Koll's release of "Dance Love Dream" https://bit.ly/4627Hys which he was hard at work completing when I met with him this summer. It came together beautifully, and is the topic of my first ever "VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack .. The Video! Ep. 1: Benjamin Koll's Dance Love Dream" at https://youtu.be/Ho7lQ9IIUas -- enjoy!

My Title Track for this one, "Everybody Knows," I lift from a spirited and delightful conversation with Shreveport, La., teacher John Allen, friend from my theater days in Minot and friend of the pod, appearing in ep. 6 to chat with me about Ed Sheeran. This time we explore the work of Leonard Cohen through the lens of "Hallelujah" (referenced at SNL cold open https://youtu.be/BG-_ZDrypec?si=nz0uTkbquwKRVzLq ), as well as "Closing Time," "Anthem," "The Future," "First We Take Manhattan," "Who By Fire," "Tower of Song" and closing with "Everybody Knows."

Quick show so far, as of this episode, I've not chatted about all of them, but I've covered nearly 2,400 songs by some 350 artists, which is astonishing to me as I've still got more than half of the alphabet to cover -- looking forward to it!

In other Influences, artists with full LPs in my collection, I chat about Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Letters to Cleo, Lennon, Leah Andreone, Loreena McKennitt, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Linda M. Smith, Lisa Loeb, Live, Ludovico Einaudi, Lorie Line and Loom.

In Breakouts, artists with multiple songs in my collection, I chat about Lizzo, my Denver DJ friend Drew Brady's EP release Life After Earth, Laura Branigan, Les Paul, Linkin Park, Lorde and Lauren Christy.

Under Sparks, artists with one song in my collection, I talk about LBLVNC & Stephen Geisler's cover of "No Time to Die," Lo-Fang, Lou Reed, Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne, Laura Love, Lucinda Williams, Ludacris, LeVel, Liz Phair and Lily Allen.

As always, any "music" or "singing" anyone thought they heard in this tiny indie podcast I can assure you that it wasn't. Any low-bar karaoke attempts are nothing more than simple sketch reference included for illustrative purposes to prompt listeners to track down and explore commercially available music through officially licensed sources and is by no means meant to infringe on anyone's copyright, licensing or distribution agreements. Go forth, buy songs and support the artists you love.

And for more, please add, subscribe and follow me wherever you get your podcasts, or contact me through the link above or by emailing tjaman1970@yahoo.com. Happy listening!