In re: MOG, and Anne Briggs


It's kinda crass to criticize something free, but I've grown weary of Pandora--sound quality's not very good and, in particular, the music library's very limited--unless you constantly tweak your stations, you get frequent repeats of songs. Ergo, I bit the bullet and paid the $4/month for MOG, which is quite amazing. Very good fidelity and a fantasticly broad collection--even with my obscuro tastes they have probably 80% of the albums I searched for, plus a ton of live stuff, rarities, etc.
Which (rather randomly) brings me to my current obsession, the 60s English folk singer Anne Briggs. She sings traditional (and traditional-sounding original) stuff, largely a capella, though she's also a good guitarist. Known (if at all) for writing the Led Zep song "Baby I'm Gonna Leave You" (conveniently stolen by Jimmy Page). Now a capella folk music may not be a genre you crave, but this stuff is incredible--haunting, funny, etc. Can't stop listening.
Enjoy your Sunday, y'all.
loomisjohnson
I've been with MOG since they first launced and LOVE it! I am right now listening to Steely Dan "Citizen Steely Dan" on MOG. Excellent sound quality and selection. I'll have to listen to some Anne Briggs.
Thanks for the tip, LJ. I'll give it a go. I'll pass on one vente, double decaf, soy mocha caramel macchiotto w a shot and I'll be ahead a buck two eighty. Stay cool everyone, esp our Colorado and DC area friends.
"Baby I'm gonna leave you" was written in the late 50's by Anne Bredon, an American from Berkeley Ca. Born 1930.

Ken