When I found out friend and colleague Harold Waisel was going to a Metallica concert, I said, Hey man, I’m not a big Metallica fan but I like ’em. And that show would make a great guest post for my blog. He agreed and sent … Continue reading Concert Review – Metallica – Foxboro, Mass, May 19, 2017
If you’re under a certain age, I don’t know, say 45, the name Sade (Shah-DAY) may be fairly well unknown to you. But in her heyday, essentially the Eighties/early Nineties. she was every bit as big as Adele is today. Her story…. Helen Folasade Adu … Continue reading Sade
Back when I did my Beatles series, I believe I mentioned in there somewhere that they would pop up now and again on these pages, randomly. (Most Beatles videos have been pulled from the Internet so my series is now a mishmash of live stuff and … Continue reading Random Beatles stuff
Blow by Blow signaled a new creative peak for Beck, and it proved to be a difficult act to follow. It is a testament to the power of effective collaboration and, given the circumstances, Beck clearly rose to the occasion. In addition to being a … Continue reading Featured Album – Blow by Blow – Jeff Beck
“You know what foldin’ chairs are for,” drawled Bob Weir as they hit the stage (at Monterey). “They’re for folding up and dancin’ on.” It revealed a fundamentally different philosophy of performance. The Dead really were a dance band. “We were there to play,” he … Continue reading Grateful Dead (final) – I Know You Rider Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large. You know what I mean? You can go out and follow the Grateful Dead around. And you have your war stories. … Continue reading Grateful Dead (3) – The Hippie Temptation
(pictured: The Neville Brothers) When I do a longer series, I like to take a break in the middle. Hence this side trip from San Francisco to The Big Easy. In the meantime, if you want your Dead fix, I’ll cheat a little bit and … Continue reading Tres Songs – New Orleans Gumbo
