(Pictured – Ron Carter) Sometimes as a blogger you either have no particular post in mind or perhaps some other one entirely. And then something comes your way that compels you to write a post. Such an occasion happened today when Rolling Stone – a … Continue reading A Selection of Great Bassists
Almost fifty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix remains a pivotal and influential figure not only in rock music but it would seem in jazz as well. Let’s listen to a few covers, shall we?ย First up, the tune “Third Stone from the Sun” originally … Continue reading Jazz Covers of Jimi Hendrix Tunes
I mentioned in my previous prog post that many of that genre’s songs run 20 – 30 minutes and so I purposely avoided those so I could have a wider selection. My intention all along was to pick one long-form song for the follow-up post. … Continue reading Another Bit of Prog – Part 2
Funny but if you write enough posts you forget half the stuff you wrote. It turns out I did my first bit of prog post just about a year ago. Time for another one. It’s difficult to find prog-rock songs that aren’t 30 minutes long … Continue reading Another Bit of Prog – Part One
Radiohead are one of those bands that seem to have staked out their own unique territory. We all know them but it’s really hard to describe their sound. Rock? Sure. But with Thom Yorke’s keening falsetto I almost want to invent a genre called haunting … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Radiohead
Credit here to fellow blogger Melody Calls who reminded me of late ’70s era, Santana, by posting about the fine album Moonflower. It reminded me that I spent a fair amount of time listening to some of those albums and Borboletta in particular. Borboletta actually … Continue reading Featured Album – Borboletta – Santana
I was and am a pretty massive Police fan. I did a series on them a while back and said this: “The Police are number ten on my all-time list ofย favorite bands. Canโt believe I never saw โem. Well, saw Sting a couple of years … Continue reading A Six-pack of Sting
I wrote in this piece that was published 3 1/2 years ago that drummer Jimmy Cobb – last of a generation of great jazzmen – was still out there doing it. Alas, his journey came to an end on May 24, 2020, at the ripe … Continue reading Featured Album – Kind of Blue – Miles Davis (re-post)
As always, my six-packs aren’t meant to say “these are the best six.” In fact, ZZ Top has so many tunes I dig I could easily have done another six. The Spotify list is locked and loaded with these tunes and plenty more. ZZ Top … Continue reading Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers – A Six-pack of ZZ Top
Just wanted to here acknowledge the passing of Astrid Kircherr who is HUGE in Beatles’ lore. Among other things she is responsible for the Beatles’ haircut and early (pre-Ringo) pictures of them in Hamburg, Germany. You can read about her (and Klaus Voorman) here. If … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Moody Blues
