Ain’t no doubt about it, we were doubly blessed Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed Ain’t no doubt about it, baby got to go and shout it Ain’t no doubt about it, we were doubly blessed Cause we were barely seventeen … Continue reading A Song I Love – Paradise By the Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
“That’s the one for my tombstone. Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?” – David Byrne In 1980, the Talking Heads continued pushing the new frontier of New Wave/avant-garde/world music with the release of Remain in Light, the last of their collaborations with Brian … Continue reading Same As It Ever Was – Talking Heads (2 of 2)
I will here quote liberally from Wikipedia: “New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock. New wave moved away from blues and rock and roll sounds to create rock music (early new wave) or pop music (later) that incorporated disco, mod, and electronic music. Although it incorporates much … Continue reading The Name of This Band is Talking Heads (1 of 2)
“A great riff is something you know instinctively. It has energy and attitude and sex.” – Jimmy Page. Within the past few months and days, I’ve had conversations with Christian and CB, (Zep albums) and Aphoristic (“Kashmir”) so I felt inspired to put together a … Continue reading Does Anybody Remember Laughter? – A LedZep Six-Pack
The Music Enthusiast enjoys a good jazz tune more than every now and again. Herewith a random selection of tunes for your dining and dancing pleasure. (Pictured above: John Jorgenson.) I first wrote about Herbie Hancock – wow – a couple of years ago. The … Continue reading We Are Overdue For Some Freaking Jazz
One of the earliest pieces I ever did was on Rod Stewart. But other than the tune “Handbags and Gladrags,” I didn’t specifically feature either of his first two albums, The Rod Stewart Album or Gasoline Alley. I got together with an old friend I hadn’t seen … Continue reading Featured Albums – The Rod Stewart Album/Gasoline Alley
An occasional post wherein I crawl out of my cave, realize no new Beatles album is forthcoming and check out some new tunes. I tend to try to go outside my comfort zone, at least somewhat. There are six tunes here so if you don’t … Continue reading New Music Revue – 7.1.18
