I’ve been blogging now for about five years and by my count, I’ve posted … well, a lot of songs. Some of them I posted a while back, some are so old your mother should know. But I listen to some of these while driving … Continue reading Six From The Vault – Volume 3
“We were into fun, sex, death, and money when everybody was into peace and love. We wanted to see what was next. It turned out we were next, and we drove a stake through the heart of the Love Generation.” Alice Cooper on their adventures … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Alice Cooper
I did the backpack thing around Europe a number of years back with my friend Steve. (Still friends – texted him yesterday). In London, I wandered into a pub where there was this big guy at the piano surrounded by dozens of people all singing … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – You’ll Never Walk Alone
Every once in a great while, the great lumbering beast known as Music Enthusiast slouches out of his cave, cranks up his (or its) gramophone, and actually listens to some new tunes. A few tasty ones came his way recently which he and his hard-working … Continue reading New Music Revue – 11.13.20
Fuck you, asshole! And take your loathsome progeny with you. Spotify link
“I don’t spend my time perfecting the past, I live for the future ’cause I know it won’t last.” Newspaper Pane If the last album you heard by Elvis Costello kicked off with him sounding like the angry young man, know that he is now … Continue reading Featured Album – Hey Clockface – Elvis Costello
I wrote about Robben Ford a couple of years ago when I went to see him at a small club. In that post, I said this, “Robben Ford is an ace guitarist from California who hit the scene back in the late ’60s playing with … Continue reading Featured Album – Talk to Your Daughter – Robben Ford
Every once in a while the Music Enthusiast likes to get out of the past and back to the future. He semi-randomly does New Music Revues featuring a bunch of new artists and every once in a great while does a Song of the Week. … Continue reading Song of the Week – Escapism – William Jacobsen
Pictured – Bobbie Gentry walking across the Tallahatchie Bridge before it collapsed (later rebuilt). Sure, I know what you’re saying. What the fuck?! In five years this guy has barely acknowledged country music much less done a whole post on it. (Well I did do … Continue reading The Music Enthusiast’s Favorite Country Songs
“Probably my favorite guitarist of all time. You can’t think of a time when he really ripped off a hot solo but he just plays perfectly.” – Peter Buck. When asked what he thought of Cropper Keith Richards said, “Perfect, man.” Wikipedia: Steven Lee Cropper … Continue reading Steve Cropper – Journeyman
