“News from up the street, she’s people I’d like to meet.” – Dan Hicks Wherein I mention a few random things that have been floating around in my head or of which I’ve become aware, of greater or lesser import. The first two are of … Continue reading News from Up the Street
The lunatic is on the grass.ย The lunatic is on the grass.ย Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.ย Got to keep the loonies on the path.ย The lunatic is in the hall.ย The lunatics are in my hall.ย The paper holds their folded faces … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Brain Damage – Pink Floyd
Above, one of the few pictures of the band in their brief tenure as a five-piece (L-R, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright).ย It would be impossible to adequately sum up the remaining 20-30 years of Floyd in one post so … Continue reading Pink Floyd (Final of 4) – Have Become Comfortably Numb
This is the third post of my Floyd series. First one here. This will serve double-duty as part three of the series as well as my thoughts on a masterpiece.ย In March of 1973, Pink Floyd released what was to be their crowning achievement, Dark … Continue reading Pink Floyd (3) – The Dark Side of the Moon
The story of Floyd in the 1967-68 timeframe is as much about transition in personnel as it was the evolution of their sound. At the beginning of the year, the band was comprised of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. This was … Continue reading Pink Floyd (2) – Which One’s Pink?
The date of the above picture is somewhere in the late 1964 – early 1965 time period. The band may have been known as the Tea Set at this point but changed their name because of a conflict with another group. Clearly visible on the … Continue reading Pink Floyd (1) – Careful With That Axe, Eugene
“But I said “Look here brother Who you jiving with that cosmik debris? —Zappa Ordinarily this is called “Cool Stuff I Heard and Saw This Week.” But I feel the need to blog about a couple of rock deaths, so, nothing cool about that. I … Continue reading Cosmik Debris – Stuff I Heard and Saw This Week (3/13/16)
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there’s a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky. Shine on you crazy diamond. I think everybody knows that this song is about Syd Barrett, the … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Shine On You Crazy Diamond
So in my last postย I listed my top ten rock songs. But in the same vein as my top ten albums and corresponding albums that didn’t quite make it, I wanted to list songs here that are great but missed it by that much. I’ve … Continue reading My Favorite Rock Songs (2) – The rest
Let me state up front that I am a Pink Floyd fan. They have several great albums and one day I will do a post about their masterpiece, Dark Side of the Moon. As to The Wall,ย I’ve always liked but never loved it. With few … Continue reading Movie Review – Roger Waters The Wall
