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
When I heard “Pride and Joy” on the radio, I said, Hallelujah! Stevie Ray Vaughan single-handedly brought guitar- and blues-oriented music back to the marketplace. He was just so good and so strong that he would not be denied. No one was interested in this … Continue reading Stevie Ray Vaughan – (Part Three) – The Sky is Crying
As an amateur blues guitarist, this is – for me – one of the most meaningful, important posts I have ever done. In 4 1/2 years of blogging, I’ve featured a few SRV tunes but never done a series. Why did I wait so long? … Continue reading Stevie Ray Vaughan – Floodin’ Down in Texas (Part One)
“Lifehouse became the pathetically titled Who’s Next. The album cover was, in my opinion, a joke in bad taste. On the front, we stood next to an obelisk against which we had been pissing. On the back, we were all pissed in a dressing room … Continue reading The Who – The Lifehouse Saga and Who’s Next (Part Two)
“The song ‘Pure and Easy’ was the fulcrum song for Lifehouse just as ‘Amazing Journey’ had been for Tommy.” There once was a note Pure and easy Playing so free Like a breath Rippling by “I knew there was a manic-depressive element to my personality, … Continue reading The Who – The Lifehouse Saga and Who’s Next (Part One)
In August of 1981, MTV was officially launched for good or for ill. “MTV’s effect was immediate in areas where the new music video channel was carried. Within two months,ย record storesย in areas where MTV was available were selling music that local radio stations were not … Continue reading Dire Straits – Hawaiian Noises – (Final of Two)
