My dad’s taste in music never fails to confuse me. If you want to talk to a guy with eclectic taste, he’s your man. For this week’s installment of Dad Rock Tuesday, he bestowed upon me Al Green’s 1972 release, I’m Still In Love With You.
Now, I’m going to ask you to do one thing. Look at that cover. Now look at it again. Are you dying of laughter yet? No? Look at it one more time. How could I take anything with a cover like that seriously? It slowed me down a little at first, but then I let Al Green’s beautiful, smooth, emotive voice wash over me, and that ridiculous picture was forgotten almost immediately.
Listening to music like this is a little weird to me. It’s so far outside of the range of what’s usually playing on my iPod that I can’t help but be inclined to dislike it a bit at first. However, I made myself open up to this stuff, and found that there’s nothing to dislike about the work of Al Green. It’s genuinely catchy, even if it’s for different reasons than my treasured indie pop. Mr. Green has one hell of a voice, reaching pitch-perfect highs that I didn’t think were humanly possible. Believe it or not, the kids today would have no problem describing this stuff as “chill,” or “really chill,” which is another thing that I often look for in music.
So maybe my dad’s taste isn’t all that confusing. I’ll give him credit. He listens to music that sounds good, and doesn’t force stuff that doesn’t. I can definitely learn from that.
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