Song of the Day - August 22, 2005

I discovered the band B.A.L.L. last week while putting together my TV Party playlist. I never heard of them before, but that is what makes Rhapsody great; the ability to discovery new music. Well, B.A.L.L. is not so new, this track is from 1988, but that doesn't matter, only the music matters. The track "If I Breakdown" resembles its title. The music starts ominously with heavily distorted bass, a foreshadowing of the impending breakdown. There is a chaotic chorus of "doot doot doo..." or something like that, which serves to distract your thoughts, while the music moves forward, gaining intensity with pleading vocals, and a bipolar guitar solo of assorted distortion, erupting in burst of energy. Click here to listen.