Back when I was initially taking guitar lessons (20 B.C. or so), I wanted to learn all the three-chord rock n’ roll I could stand. My guitar teacher had other ideas. He wanted me to learn about Barney Kessel, Joe Pass, and all those jazz … Continue reading Quintette du Hot Club de France
Mick Fleetwood summed up the atmosphere, not just at Klook’s Kleek but all over London thus, “Ah, Swinging London – if one could only re-create that lost, heady air of freedom and opportunity that was sweeping over sleepy, stuffy London town during the mid-sixties.” If … Continue reading Featured Album – Undead – Ten Years After
“I don’t think I ever really wished for fame. I just – music, just does it for me.” – Gregg Allman Anyone who has followed this blog for more than five minutes knows of my love for the Allman Brothers Band. I’ve long since done … Continue reading Gregg Allman – Not Gonna Let ‘Em Catch Me
(Pictured: Cosmic Coronas) Lest you (or even I) think that the Music Enthusiast dwells entirely in the past, wistfully longing for the days when he could just “crank some Foghat,” think again. Every once in a while he comes out of his bubble, seeking new … Continue reading Tres Songs – New Music Revue
Apologies for overdosing you on posts but I’ve got a lot of great stuff to get to this month. Some new tunes (promise) in a couple of days. But I love this album so much I can’t hold back on it any more … Prog-rock … Continue reading Featured Album – Time and a Word – Yes
When I found out friend and colleague Harold Waisel was going to a Metallica concert, I said, Hey man, I’m not a big Metallica fan but I like ’em. And that show would make a great guest post for my blog. He agreed and sent … Continue reading Concert Review – Metallica – Foxboro, Mass, May 19, 2017
If you’re under a certain age, I don’t know, say 45, the name Sade (Shah-DAY) may be fairly well unknown to you. But in her heyday, essentially the Eighties/early Nineties. she was every bit as big as Adele is today. Her story…. Helen Folasade Adu … Continue reading Sade
