So what is this all about? Well, you know how you might meet somebody and they might ask what you enjoy listening to? And me, I’d always say, Oh, you know, classic rock, blues, jazz, good pop, soul, some classical. Then I might mention a … Continue reading My Musical Journey in 35 Songs (Part 1)
From time to time I like to feature a tune and see how other artists represent it. Today it’s Simon and Garfunkel’s “America.” Stephen Holden, in reviewing Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits in 1972, wrote, “‘America’…was Simon’s next major step forward. It is three and a half … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – America
A while back I wrote about Jeff Beck’s Blow by Blow album at which time I said: “But nothing really prepared the rock world for Blow by Blow which was basically a full-on jazz-fusion album. (Produced by none other than the estimable Mr. George Martin, whose … Continue reading Featured Album – Wired – Jeff Beck
Bond – “Do You Expect Me to Talk?” Goldfinger – “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.” I can still remember my father taking me to an early Bond movie. Maybe I was 10, 12 or so. I was overwhelmed by how cool the … Continue reading Bondage – The Best Bond Songs
I’ve been blogging now since late 2015. I’ve posted quite a few songs, some of them pretty good. Since they tend to get lost in the shuffle as the years roll by, I like to go into the vault sometimes, dust them off and bring … Continue reading My Back Pages – Six from the Vault – Volume 8
“Ron Carter is the most important bassist in the history of jazz. He’s also the most recorded with over 2200 recordings. Ron was part of Miles Davis’ 1960s quintet which featured Miles on the trumpet, George Coleman then Wayne Shorter on sax, Herbie Hancock on … Continue reading In Concert – Bass legend Ron Carter
A short while back I did a post on what I believed to be Great Debut Albums. Feel free to check that one out if you’re so inclined. Today’s album -Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced. Note – I did a series on Hendrix a while back, … Continue reading Great Debut Album – Are You Experienced – Jimi Hendrix
Every once in a while, Music Enthusiast gets off his incessant blues/classic rock kick, sticks his head out, and sees what’s out there in new music. Here are a few tracks that I hope you will dig. Of the Mononegatives, their site – or maybe … Continue reading New Music Revue – 9.16.22
There are a lot of people, not a few of whom are Steely Dan fans, who think that the Dan brought in studio guitarist because Walter Becker was not up to the task of playing their challenging charts. I am here to tell you that … Continue reading Mr. Steely and Mr. Dan – A Collection of Walter Becker Solos
“I don’t play a lot of fancy guitar,” John Lee Hooker once said. “I don’t want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks.” “When I was a child,” said Carlos Santana, “he was the first circus I wanted to run … Continue reading John Lee Hooker
Music Enthusiast - At the junction of rock, blues, R&B, jazz, pop,and soul 