“The most original guitar player ever.” – Rod Stewart In his autobiography, Nick Mason recalls the during 1967 Pink Floyd had wanted to recruit Beck to be its guitarist after the departure of Syd Barrett but “None of us had the nerve to ask him.” … Continue reading Jeff Beck – Part 2 – Chameleon
There’s a certain amount of fuck you-ness to everything Jeff does – Joe Perry. Slash – I said he was the Pablo Picasso of the guitar. Beck said he was more like the Jackson Pollock. If you ask me who the best guitarist is (or … Continue reading Jeff Beck – The Jackson Pollock of Guitar (Part 1)
Will this (movie) simply be a remake of Let It Be, using the original title of the album, with everything McCartney objected to removed? – Random Internet commenter “John walked into the room one day and said, ‘I’m leaving the Beatles.’ And he said, ‘It’s … Continue reading The Beatles Present Let It Be, the Enhanced Album
Wikipedia: “New Wave is a broad music genre that encompasses numerous pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself, but may be viewed retrospectively as a more … Continue reading I’m Tense and Nervous and I Can’t Relax – A Six-Pack of New Wave
“I’m really into old David Bowie stuff for what it was, I’m really into Led Zeppelin or whatever. But I’m not going to have a band that tries to sound like that because it’s been done. I never liked the Beatles. If you’re going to … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Nine Inch Nails
Wherein I spin a couple of new tunes for your dining and dancing pleasure….. Early last year I did a post on Graham Parker. In that post, I mentioned that Parker had secured a major record deal with Phonogram records after Brinsley Schwarz manager Dave … Continue reading New Music Revue – 9/27/21
Back in the ’70s, the No Nukes movement was alive and well (and yours truly even attended some protests.) I did not go to this concert but I remember the event well. And my first experience of the E Street Band was in this timeframe, … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen – The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts To Be Released
(Pictured – ME’s Music Vault) Wherein I periodically send our team into the vault to find tunes that ME has featured over the years and which he (and his minions) would not like the world to completely forget …. Fleetwood Mac is a band I … Continue reading From the Vault – Vol 7
I always liked Thin Lizzy but when they were popular I would not have told you they were one of my favorite bands. Now that I go back and listen, I say to myself, what the fuck was I thinking? I enjoyed them on the … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Thin Lizzy
“This is a story of drug abuse” – Chrissie Hynde Reckless – Marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences – Irresponsible That’s the dictionary definition of the word. And I guess that that word pretty much sums up Chrissie Hynde’s life, at least through … Continue reading Book Review – Reckless: My Life as a Pretender – Chrissie Hynde
