Hi, my name is Captain Obvious. The concept of Smoothed Out Sundays makes so much sense to me because, well, Sunday’s always been that kind of day for me. When I was a kid, nothing in my house got started on Sunday before noon. Even after noon, the family was moving at a very leisurely pace-when I was younger, it was catching a noon service at church, then either heading to the park to watch the softball team my grandfather […]
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Smoothed-Out Sundays: "Easy"
Generally, people think of Lionel Richie as the purveyor of a different kind of smooth…the kind that veers dangerously close to “oily”. 1977’s “Easy” comes from a time when Richie (and the Commodores, the group he was a co-lead singer, pianist and saxophonist for) had not yet crossed over into Lite-FM territory (with songs like “Three Times a Lady” and “Oh No”). It’s mellow, but it’s still funky. It’s got a killer guitar solo, a melody that’s singable without being […]
Smoothed Out Sundays: A Double Shot of Simply Red
First off, I admire Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall because he can sing his ass off. For a quarter century, he’s been one of the most soulful voices to come out of the U.K.-an area that has no shortage of great soul singers (George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone, Annie Lennox, Alison Moyet). Second, I admire Mick because he manages to score hot chicks despite the fact that he is NOT aging very well (and he wasn’t that much of a […]
Smoothed Out Sundays: "Her Town Too"
There’s something about Sundays that brings out the mellow in me, and it’s been that way since I was a kid. When I was growing up, on Sundays no one would even get out of bed until 11 AM or noon (except for ADD-addled me and my insomniac grandfather). The entire day usually went at a pretty leisurely pace-sports on TV, religious music on the stereo. Even now, on Sundays, I tend to sleep late, go out for brunch instead […]