What...you've never heard of Cat Power? An Indie musician, Cat Power is really Chan Marshall, who has an interesting...errr...a unique singing style.
And in a post from several days ago, on the topic of "Fidelity vs. Convenience," Seth opined, "A backstage pass at a Cat Power concert is ten times higher fidelity than a ripped MP3." Why would he mention Cat Power in this context? Why not U2, or Petty, or most anyone else? I found this oddly humourous and cool, but also just...odd. One must conclude that Seth really digs Cat Power. The post itself is a really good one "about the trade off between delivering extraordinary experiences (which he calls fidelity) and doing it in a way that's cheap and easy (convenience)." I don't necessarily subscribe to the Bill Gross 'it's got to be 10 times better' in order for a customer to switch to that product or service, but twice as good is a nice start.
In any event, last Saturday I blogged about seven songs I really like and suggest that you sample or buy. So let's add an eighth song to the playlist, from Cat Power of course. The song "He War" has been on my iPod for quite some time. It's oddly jarring, but quite memorable...a lot like the songs the cool cats at my college radio station listened to. Needless to say, I wasn't a cool cat (something about playing "Billy Don't Be A Hero" on my radio show got me permanently banned). The most memorable thing about "Cat Power" is this repetive riff one hears over and over throughout the song.
So, check out my original seven songs. And give Cat Power a play as well. Click the song title to sample or purchase "He War."
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