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
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
Word just came when I was writing this post that one of the great giants of rock and roll – Little Richard – has died. Good article here in Rolling Stone. Only one left from that era is Jerry Lee Lewis. Little Richard “He seemed … Continue reading Stevie Ray Vaughan โ (Part Two) – Let’s Dance
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)
