I didn’t have the slightest idea that today was Bob Dylan’s 80th until I read the news today oh boy. So I am woefully unprepared but Christian pulled together a nice list and tribute. And then something interesting arrived. I am no longer a Rolling … Continue reading On Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday – A Treasure Trove of Rolling Stone Stuff
I’ve always liked Three Dog Night but entirely as a band I hear on the radio. Prior to doing this post, I couldn’t name one single album of theirs nor was I 100% certain I could name six tunes I dug. But I could and … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Three Dog Night
I‘ve been blogging long enough now that I’ve pumped out a lot of tunes. The ones I like best wind up on massive Spotify playlists. I’m still enjoying the shit out o them so why shouldn’t you? So herewith, we open the freaking vault and … Continue reading Six from the Vault – Volume Five
With the news that Guns ‘n Roses are going out on tour, the time seemed appropriate for a listen to their monster 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction.Β First a little GNR history courtesy of Wikipedia (if such is even needed). Stay tuned near the end for … Continue reading Featured Album – Appetite for Destruction – Guns ‘n Roses
I’ve been following the Musicophile blog almost since my first post in late 2015. And he was one of the first to come over here and comment on my first jazz posts way back when. His blog is actually called “musicophilesblog β From Keith Jarrett … Continue reading Reblog – The βBestβ Keith Jarrett Solo Album? The Legendary Sun Bear Concerts
Wherein I take six songs by a band and present them for your delectation. As always, these are not necessarily THE six but just ones that I dig and come to mind. As always with bands that have a bunch of good songs, the Spotify … Continue reading A Six-Pack of the Doobie Brothers
Wherein I take the original, throw in a couple of covers, see what happens. I am a fan of radical reinvention when I can find it.Β This is not a post about the Velvet Underground. But suffice it to say that they became one of … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed
I often do six-packs of established artists or new music. But then I have all these songs I know of or hear where I just want to feature that one song. Or let’s just say I have a potpourri of songs I like, wanted to … Continue reading The Random Five
Note – I originally published this post five years ago. I’m re-posting because The Who have come out with not only a box set of this album but have also posted a documentary on YouTube which you can see here. It debuted yesterday. Kudos to … Continue reading Featured Album – The Who Sell Out
Credit where credit is due dept: Recently, fellow blogger Cincinnati Babyhead did a post on the ABB’s “Ramblin’ Man.” We got to talking about this, that, and the other thing and then he asked me for recommendations on later ABB stuff. I listened to some … Continue reading A Six-Pack of the Allman Brothers Band
