https://www.forgottenfavorite.com A somewhat nostalgic look at rediscovered classics. The only rule is that each recording be at least ten years old. This is our comfort music. Brought to you by Pel, raven + crow studio, and friends. http://www.forgottenfavorite.com http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/wp-content/themes/forgottenfavorite/images/favicon.png Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:36:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/rudderless/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/rudderless/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2016 01:53:24 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1211

The albums you listen to in your first car hold a sacred place in your heart. It’s a Shame About Ray by the Lemonheads will forever remind me of my navy blue Chevy Corsica name Grover, driving through the valley (Cuyahoga Valley National Park—not, like, THE Valley San Fernando) and my high school crew. When […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/rudderless/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/ages-of-you/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/ages-of-you/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:04:24 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1185

There were any number of bands I loved with painful intensity in high school, many of them only worthy of that love when viewed with nostalgic hindsight (see also: The Connells). But R.E.M. was special. The band filled a rare cultural space, in that everyone knew them and approved of them after 1991, when Out […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/ages-of-you/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/flute-loop/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/flute-loop/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2016 23:28:51 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1179

A few things to note about me: • The only song I can karaoke is “Paul Revere”. • I’ve had a crush on Adam Horovitz as far back as I can remember. • My best friend Josh and I have text conversations comprised solely of Beastie Boys‘ lyrics. • I risked my life in middle […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/flute-loop/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/carry-the-zero/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/carry-the-zero/#respond Tue, 31 May 2016 18:34:17 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1169

In 1999 I was in my final year at Hiram College. 120 Minutes was still on MTV and Cleveland’s only alternative station on the FM dial—“107.9 The End”—lost it’s funding and was replaced by a top 40 station. In 1999 there were no music streaming sites (hell, we still went to the library to do […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/carry-the-zero/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/lonely-teardrops/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/lonely-teardrops/#respond Mon, 16 May 2016 14:00:23 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1154

The year was 1958. And while songs like “All I have To Do Is Dream,” “Tequila,” “Great Balls of Fire” and “Peggy Sue” were topping the charts, a man by the name of Jackie Wilson released “Lonely Teardrops.” Written by Berry Gordy (of Motown fame), along with his sister Gwen and fellow songwriter Billy Davis, […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/lonely-teardrops/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/oxford-comma/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/oxford-comma/#respond Tue, 10 May 2016 00:12:46 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1140

There’s a distinct chance that we’re bending the rules here at Forgotten Favorite—okay, rule given that our one and only guideline is that songs be at least ten years old—but we’re close at the very worst and, damn the consequences, this is too sadly serendipitous. As I mentioned over at our studio’s web journal, this […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/oxford-comma/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/peach-plum-pear/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/peach-plum-pear/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:51:22 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1108

A couple weekends back, my wife Katie + I were lucky enough to catch one of my longtime favorites, Joanna Newsom, at Los Angeles’ beautiful Orpheum Theatre. Before her set and just after Robin Pecknold (formerly of Fleet Foxes) opened by debuting some exciting new solo material, we got to talking with a friend and fellow fan […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/peach-plum-pear/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/drive/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/drive/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:06:59 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1127

There’s something deeply cathartic about “Drive.” It’s all neon surface and street lights glinting off of glass and chrome, with Rick Ocasek’s deep baritone flatly intoning a series of questions about life, the universe, teenage angst, literalized existential loneliness and maybe, just maybe, the deep neurosis behind whatever compelled a 5 foot ten super model […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/drive/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/box-of-rain/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/box-of-rain/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:18:13 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1118

Well, it’s fair to say, with the exception of the January guest post by our friend, Mary—for which we’re eternally grateful—the proverbial halls of Forgotten Favorite have rung pretty hollow in the not-so-new year. We’re here to change that though, starting now. First off, I am likely one of the least qualified people around to […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/box-of-rain/feed/ 0 https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/nick-of-time/ https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/nick-of-time/#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:10:10 +0000 http://www.forgottenfavorite.com/?p=1093

Sometimes you can hear a song hundreds of times, pay no attention to the lyrics, but still enjoy it. There’s just something about the pitch, rhythm and instrumentation that draws you in. Perhaps even hearing the song years after its debut takes you back to a moment—or moments—in your life when you felt completely at […]]]> https://www.forgottenfavorite.com/nick-of-time/feed/ 0