In late 1967, The Who released their third studio album The Who Sell Out, an album I profiled a while back. At that time I noted that “This album was not a smash success, certainly not as much as the band and especially Townshend wanted. … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – I Can See For Miles
Note – If you’re expecting me to post “I’d Love to Change the World,” or whatever it’s called, look elsewhere. I fucking hate that song and it’s not at all representative of the TYA I know and love.Β You likely all know Ten Years After … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Ten Years After
On July 28, 1973, a concert featuring The Band, The Grateful Dead, and The Allman Brothers Band was held at Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway outside of Watkins Glen, NY. This one-day concertΒ – which attracted 600,000 people, “long held the Guinness Book of World … Continue reading Summer Jam at Watkins Glen – July 28, 1973 – A Retrospective
Gather ’round kids. Time once again to hear some new music. Today I’ve got a nice collection of stuff for your dining and dancing pleasure. Let’s get to it.Β I found the tune “Fall Back” by a band called Mint up on Spotify. They proclaim … Continue reading New Music Revue – 6.14.22
“And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love You make.” Last night my son and I saw the soon-to-be 80-year-old (in ten days) ex-Beatle, ex-Wings guy Sir Paul McCartney play a 2:40 minute show in his 65th year of performing … Continue reading Paul McCartney at Fenway Park – June 7, 2022 – A Splendid Time is Guaranteed for All
Truthfully, I’ve never been a big fan of the post-punk non-bluesy British rock scene. Too cold by half for me both musically and vocally. (Thinking Smiths here as well.) But even though I wasn’t a particularly big fan, on a recent visit, my chiropractor and … Continue reading A Six-pack of The Cure
Sirius XM has a channel called Deep Tracks. All in all, it’s one of the better channels on a service that I largely think could be vastly improved. (Note to Sirius – it’s a good channel but please note that sometimes there’s a reason a … Continue reading Overlooked Gems – A New Series
Usually, when I do a “One Song/Three Versions” post I start with the original. Well, in this case, good luck with all that. Nobody seems to know who wrote it but we do know the oldest known recording (September 1933). According to Wikipedia, it was … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – House of the Rising Sun
The boy and I went to see the Who for the second time last night. The first time he knew some of their stuff but there were a fair number he didn’t know. This time we had the setlist which, of course, they modified. Anyway…. … Continue reading Concert Review – The Who Hits Back!
Wikipedia: “Heart is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Seattle, Washington, as The Army. Two years later they changed their name to Hocus Pocus. The year following they changed their name to White Heart, and eventually changed the name a final time to … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Heart
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