As much as I like blues and jazz and all that good stuff, I’m still a sucker for good pop or pop-rock music. After all, pop constitutes much of what I grew up on before I even discovered those other genres. Wikipedia in its typical … Continue reading Tres Songs – Pop, Glorious Pop
Just wanted to acknowledge the recent passing of guitarist Ed King, the only non-Southerner in the great Lynryd Skynyrd. If you dig these guys, check out the Showtime documentary, If I Leave Here Tomorrow. Is there any irony in the fact that this band that … Continue reading My Top Ten Live Albums
Back in spring of 1995, my equally music-besotted sister was visiting from Philly. We watched Saturday Night Live and saw a new group called the Dave Matthews Band. The instrumentation was unusual – acoustic guitar, violin, sax, drums, bass. They were almost like a modern-day … Continue reading Featured Album – Under the Table and Dreaming – Dave Matthews Band
The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a National guitar I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the civil war I’m going to Graceland Graceland In Memphis Tennessee I’m going to Graceland NOTE: This post is a companion to my previous … Continue reading A Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon Sixpack
Hello darkness my old friend I’ve come to talk to you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence I’ve said this before and … Continue reading Book Review – Paul Simon: The Life
Way back in 1965, Miles Davis was playing with his second great quintet which consisted of Miles on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor sax, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums. Each of these guys were outstanding A-list players. … Continue reading Featured Album – The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 – Miles Davis
Time for another New Music Revue wherein Music Enthusiast stops hoping for a resurgence of blues-rock bands like Cream and looks beyond the end of his own nose. This time, without really trying, I think I came up with an unusually eclectic mix. See for … Continue reading New Music Revue – 9.7.18
