Day 13: Fave artist

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist


Well well well....this isn't too tough. I have two all-time favorite artists though: Lauryn Hill (aka L Boogie) and John Legend. 




 So you see, my girl Lauryn has kind of fallen off.  I liked the fugees when I was little, then she released The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill which probably got played 1,000 times on my panasonic no-skip cd player. Actually, TMLH takes up half of my top 25 most played on my ipod. Then.... she went into her rasta stage...married Ziggy Marley, had some kids and eventually released Lauryn Hill: Unplugged. I absolutely LOVED this album. It's pretty raw, very deep, kind of political and very emotional- and did I mention all acoustic. I don't know what it is but acoustic guitars make me cry, all the time, always, never fail. I feel like when I was growing up and I didn't have words to put to my feelings (and we all know I was very mature and over-dramatic for my age), Lauryn Hill said it for me.  I sang along. Cried. Healed (from high school and college break ups and the general woes of teenage-dom).  If you really know me well, you know that when I am listening to Lauryn Hill, mentioning her in my facebook statuses, etc then I am sad or upset. Her music is my go-to.

So, after that explanation and how LH bring back memories of things past....I will move onto my explanation of why John Legend has come into the mix.  Although there is a bit of sadness connected to Mr. Legend's music for me (ex: "Another Again"), he is more upbeat. Better memories. Happier times. The first song of his that I heard was "Save Room", like everyone else in America, but I went on to find his older album Get Lifted and fell in love with that. I then purchased Once and Again and have rounded out my collection with Evolver. I love his voice and find his music to be very soothing.  I love that he plays piano in a lot of his songs and I love the emotion he brings to his tracks. BONUS: he is still producing albums, unlike Lauryn Hill at the moment, so that is where I justify having 2 favorite artists. 






Sharing Time.....


here are my favorite songs of each artist


John Legend- "Ordinary People", Once and Again

Lauryn Hill- "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind", Lauryn Hill: Unplugged