tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68239232024-03-23T14:49:08.888-04:00Savage DistortionA home for unfinished dreams, delusions of grandeur, and musings on a planet gone wild.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.comBlogger1695125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-69035733201995488302014-09-30T17:07:00.002-04:002014-09-30T17:07:39.797-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kKaytvN9kAFjHUIFxriWz5WK8FUoyU6vFAUYLJWXM4ZKzF-6UrsVnAbKk4xrt1Wfb2Ozy61L2gi8MtfyrI6660OCaufmnmRbl_nxhuHJoFocPeZ1dKQti06djX6qGd67RIO7/s1600/Marc-Bolan-marc-bolan-30398441-330-178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kKaytvN9kAFjHUIFxriWz5WK8FUoyU6vFAUYLJWXM4ZKzF-6UrsVnAbKk4xrt1Wfb2Ozy61L2gi8MtfyrI6660OCaufmnmRbl_nxhuHJoFocPeZ1dKQti06djX6qGd67RIO7/s1600/Marc-Bolan-marc-bolan-30398441-330-178.jpg" height="172" width="320" /></a><b>MARC</b><br />
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At some point in '83 or '84 Pat Wilson came home with a copy of The Slider. It pretty much changed everything. Within a short amount of time I owned the trilogy that marked the zenith of T. Rex/Marc Bolan: Electric Warrior, The Slider, Tanx.<br />
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Electric Warrior is probably the more well known, containing the hits 'Get It On (Bang A Gong)', and 'Jeepster', and it is well worth owning. As with most great records, the hits drag you in, but it is other songs that keep you coming back, and Electric Warrior is no exception containing such timeless tracks as 'Girl', 'Cosmic Dancer', 'Mambo Sun', 'Planet Queen', and 'Life's A Gas'.</div>
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My favorite will always be The Slider. The title track, 'Ballrooms of Mars', 'Spaceball Ricochet', 'Rabbit Fighter', and the oft covered 'Telegram Sam' combine to make this record a must have, and a constant companion.</div>
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Tanx comes off as a sign of the decline that followed, but don't be discouraged, it pleases well enough with a killer pace starting with the lead-off track 'Tenemant Lady', straight through to the closer 'Left Hand Luke'. 'Life Is Strange', 'Rapids', 'Electric Slim and the Factory Hen' fill out an enormously pleasing record.</div>
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Today would have been Marc's 67th birthday, so bang a gong and get your T. Rex on.</div>
Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-15209256784109861362011-01-29T04:20:00.002-05:002011-01-29T05:26:29.077-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiO8zKUrdmSP7g9NQU_kcG6Ry_QhGDbyFkDNw8-Ma-r0TA4A6GH8dA6-oiVJJfI72Dbrvfvo7zsfyD2U4MwhbH4YCpgqKpIcfaRubF9hBrShxnMTxxuahUVRyr3ZdCIWJZe2C/s1600/IMG_1267.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567552205129620898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiO8zKUrdmSP7g9NQU_kcG6Ry_QhGDbyFkDNw8-Ma-r0TA4A6GH8dA6-oiVJJfI72Dbrvfvo7zsfyD2U4MwhbH4YCpgqKpIcfaRubF9hBrShxnMTxxuahUVRyr3ZdCIWJZe2C/s320/IMG_1267.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong>HOW YA BEEN</strong></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Okay, to catch up, I found work at Burger World, the Legal Diva is now a Pickle Person, much has changed, but so little has changed. American politics is still fucked despite the tide of positivity that Obama surfed into the White House. Rock and Roll from the 70's is still far superior to it's current facsimile, and the Jets can still be counted upon for a let-down. Granted the recent let-downs have been much more satisfying - thanks Rex.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Rex and Obama. Tragic greatness. They both have achieved so much, certainly much more than their predecessors, but have fallen just short of the mark. So close they could taste it. Of course they're both still in the game, but it's sort of 'back to the drawing board' for both of them. The upside is that they both are currently enjoying favorable approval ratings, and some real momentum. Obama's recent recovery of his popularity as opposed to Rex's steady stream of 'atta boy's is the only basic difference between their positions. They both have to go back and convince their teams that the dream can be reality, that if everyone stays committed, continues to believe, then this time they can really do it........again. One more time into the breach.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I gotta say, of the two, I have more faith in Rex's ability to pull it off. Mr. Obama and Mr. Ryan both face old and devious rivals. They both fight evil. The Devil is in their respective divisions, and as of late he's been a consistently favored winner. To the Coach and the President's considerable credit, they both have had decisive victories against their intimidating enemies, but in the end, I think Rex has a better team than Obama does.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But I digress.......</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So, yeah, I basically quit the Internet a while back. About a year and a half. I oversocialnetworked. Many people have obsessive responses to this new social phenomenon. My own began to have a negative effect on my psyche. It got to where I was more concerned about Papa Robbie's response to a fleeting inconsequential remark about Joe Walsh than I was about enjoying the ability to write about Joe Walsh and have people I've never met read what I wrote, and even, sometimes, respond positively, and engage in discourse about Joe Walsh and Joe Walsh related topics.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Of course I have only myself to blame. Early on in my BlogLife I took to comment baiting. I posted outlandish and idiotically provocative sentiments for the expressed purpose of causing a ruckus. I got what I paid for.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I've learned something, I hope, about myself, and I think the process has improved me. Humility is not sincere when it is slathered in sarcasm, and a rampant unchecked ego is a friend to no one.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Having said that, I still think that I'm right, and 'Funk 49' - despite being a reference to a supposed fragrance, is a bit funky, certainly for a white dude from Ohio.</div>Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-62303661974027273562009-10-01T09:58:00.002-04:002009-10-01T10:03:40.779-04:00<strong>YAY JETS!</strong><br /><br />3-0! Hurray for Rex Ryan. <br /><br />Beware all opposing teams, we kill.......<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.roman1930.com/NY_Jets_Helm.jpg" />Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-19636613039053627352009-10-01T09:53:00.001-04:002009-10-01T09:58:05.681-04:00<strong>HEY CONGRESS, FUCK YOU</strong><br /><br />I hope they all die horrible painful and expensive deaths.<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Godfather_Death.jpg/350px-Godfather_Death.jpg" />Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-10774359013553856112009-08-12T18:53:00.000-04:002009-08-12T18:54:33.645-04:00105 Concerts<br /><br />01: Atlanta Rhythm Section (Steppenwolf was on the bill, but they bailed and we got The Mushroom Band as the opening act. Early 79? Ike Hall, West Point, NY. First exposure to the smell of weed.<br /><br />02: Nazareth/Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, summer 79, Capitol Center, Md.<br /><br />03: Kiss, summer 79? Dynasty Tour, MSG, NYC.<br /><br />04: Kansas, 79? Ike Hall, West Point, NY.<br /><br />05: Boston, fall 79, Schwetzingen Sports Arena, West Germany.<br /><br />06: Rainbow, fall 79, Schwetzingen Sports Arena, West Germany. Gram Bonnet line-up.<br /><br />07: Van Halen, summer 80, Boston Gardens, Boston, Mass. Dave had multiple injuries, arm in a cast, great stories.<br /><br />08: Alice Cooper, 1981, Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.<br /><br />09: The Pretenders, 1981, Ike Hall, WP, NY. Original pre-death line-up.<br /><br />10: Joan Jett/David Johanssen, 1981, Ike Hall, WP, NY. One of the best ever.<br /><br />11: Rainbow/Scorpions, 1982, MSG, NYC. Scorps blew away pathetic headlining Rainbow.<br /><br />12: B52's, 1983, Ike Hall, WP, NY.<br /><br />13: J. Geils Band, 1983, Ike Hall, WP, NY<br /><br />14: Ozzy, 1983, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY<br /><br />15: Krokus/Blackfoot, 1984, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY<br /><br />16: Kiss/Accept, 1984, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY<br /><br />17: Motley Crue/Ratt, 1984, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY<br /><br />18: Aerosmith, 1984, Orange County Fair, NY<br /><br />19: Wesley Willis & The Fiasco<br /><br />20: The Ramones,1984, Univ. of MD<br /><br />21: The Ramones, 1984, The Bayou, Washington DC. Got Tossed out by a jar-head for doing the pogo about half-way through.<br /><br />22: U2, 1985, Capitol Center, MD The best ever? Maybe.<br /><br />23: Yes, 1984, Hartford CT<br /><br />24: Rush, 1986, Baltimore Md<br /><br />25: Peter Gabriel, 1986, Capitol Center<br /><br />26: Al DiMeola, 1985, U of M<br /><br />27: Patrick Moraz & Bill Bruford, 1985, U of M<br /><br />29: Iron Maiden/Coney Hatch, 1984, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY<br /><br />30: REO Speedwagon, 1982, Nassau Colliseum, NY<br /><br />31: Judas Priest, 1984, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY<br /><br />32: Marillion, 1986, The Roxy, NYC<br /><br />33: Hot Tuna/Foghat, 1987?, The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY. Bloody awful. The drummer was the only original Foghat member, and Hot Tuna was a poor substitution for the initial headliner, Nazareth, who cancelled.<br /><br />34: Georgia Satellites, 1987?, The Chance, Poghkeepsie, NY. One of the best ever.<br /><br />35: Dylan/the Grateful Dead/ Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. RFK, DC. Great fun.<br /><br />36: Grateful Dead, 1988, MSG, NYC. Great show, heavy trip, we got Terrapin.<br /><br />37: Grateful Dead, 1988, Brendan Byrne Arena, Medowlands, East Rutherford NJ. Watched first set without acid. Big Mistake, found some during drums, just in time.<br /><br />38: REM/10,000 Maniacs, 1987, Radio City, NYC. Great Show.<br /><br />39: Stevie Ray Vaughn, 1988, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. Months before he died. Absolutely amazed.<br /><br />40: John Lee Hooker, 1987?, Philadelphia, PA. Life Changing Event.<br /><br />41: Rolling Stones/Living Colour, 1989, Shea Stadium, Queens, NY. Clapton showed up.<br /><br />42: Rolling Stones/Living Colour, 1989, JFK Stadium?, Philadelphia. Drove down and back same night. It rained. Totally worth it.<br /><br />43: REM, 1989, Brendan Byrne Arena, Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ<br /><br />45: Keith Richards/Replacements, 1989, Brendan Byrne Arena, Meadowlands, East Rutheford, NJ. Keith's birthday. Great show. Replacements were awful (expected); instead of finishing 'Can't Hardly Wait', which they started and aborted multiple times, they moved on to a rousing 'Happy Birthday' to Keith. If i could have hung out backstage at any concert I've ever seen, this was the one.<br /><br />46: Kix, 1984, The Bayou, Washington DC. One of the best ever.<br /><br />47: Kix, 1986?, Hammerjacks, Baltimore, MD.<br /><br />48: Robin Trower, 1986?, Hammerjacks, Baltimore, MD<br /><br />49: Frehley's Comet, 1986?, Hammerjack's, Baltimore, MD<br /><br />50: The Ramones, 1988, Bedford, NY. A very short show, slightly over an hor, during which they went through 35 songs.<br /><br />51: Metallica, 1990?, The Continental Airlines Arena (formerly the Brendan Byrne Arena), Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ. Great show, though I didn't know any of the songs, excepting their cover of Queen's 'Stone Cold Crazy'.<br /><br />52: The Cramps, 1990, the Academy, NYC. My first crowd surfing.<br /><br />53: Red Hot Chili Peppers/Dead Milkmen, The New Roxy (Studio 54), NYC. Killer show.<br /><br />54: Fishbone, 1995, The Wetlands, NYC. Amazed.<br />55: Lollapalooza, 1990? (the first one), Waterloo Village, NJ. Missed The Boredoms. Caught Henry Rollins, The Butthole Surfers, Nine Inch Nails, Ice T & Body Count, Souxie and the Banshees, and Jane's Addiction. I took a nap during Living Colour, having seen them twice w/ the Stones earlier that year.<br /><br />56: The Buzzcocks, 1991?, New Rochelle, NY<br /><br />57: Red Kross, 19??, Joey Ramone's Rock and Roll Summer Nights,someplace on St. Mark's, NYC. I remeber the show, and hanging out with the Two Pats, but not much else. That may have been the night I helped a legless Joey Ramone to his feet at the bar.<br /><br />58: Gene Loves Jezebel, 1992, The Limelight, NYC<br /><br />59: Lenny Kravitz, 199?, Roseland, NYC<br /><br />60: Aerosmith/Guns & Roses, 1988, Orange County Fair, NY. Axl claimed to be ill, only putting in half of a set, forcing the band to fill in with a rather pleasant blues jam and some punk cover with Duff singing. Aerosmith was great, as usual.<br /><br />61: Aerosmith, 1993, Albany, NY. Still astounding the third time in ten years.<br /><br />62: AC/DC, 1993?, Albany, NY. <br /><br />63: The Reverand Horton Heat, 1994?, the Limelight, NYC. Got religion.<br /><br />64: Smashing Pumpkins, 1994, Albany, NY. The most negative show ever.<br /><br />65: Pink Floyd, 1994, Yankee Stadium, NYC. The first, and best, of the 'All Drug Olympics'. Weed, beer, mushrooms, acid, cocaine, and hydrocodone. In that order I think, the mushrooms got eaten about an hour out of the city, the acid was dropped as we parked the car, the hydrocodone was saved for the long drive back to Albany to sooth the effects of being stuck in an enclosed space for three hours on a brain full of hallucinogens. The show was good too.<br /><br />66: Lollapalooza III?, 1994, Saratoga Springs, NY. It was the one Nirvana was supposed to headline before Kurt bailed, leaving the uber popular but oh so depressing Smashing Pumpkins to fill the slot. Nick Cave was good, and so was George Clinton's P-Funk All Stars. The Breeders were apauling, triggering pre-recorded loops to make-up for that fact that only Kim Deal and the drummer had any actual musical ability. A joke.<br /><br />67: Ramones, 1995, May Day, Albany, NY. My first Ramones show w/ out Dee Dee. Not Bad, not great.<br /><br />68: UFO, 1995, the Limelight, NYC. God smiled on me, gave Schenker the desire to get back with UFO and tour the 'Strangers In the Night' set. This show meant more to me than any other show, except maybe the first Kiss concert in 79. A dream come true, fifteen years in the making.<br /><br />69: Bowie, 1995, Roseland, NYC. Best sounding show ever.<br /><br />70: U2, 2001, MSG, NYC. The first show @ MSG after 9/11. Very emotional, but the band was a bit off. I think they came straight from the plane or something. They certainly tried. The most expensive show ever @ $145.00<br /><br />71: Alice Cooper, Halloween 2001, Roseland, NYC. Great.<br /><br />72: Alice Cooper, Halloween 2002, The Beacon, NYC. Better.<br /><br />73: Alice Cooper, Halloween, 2003, The Beacon, NYC. The best?<br /><br />74: Alice Cooper, Halloween 2004, The Beacon, NYC. The best?<br /><br />75: Alice Coope/Cheap Trick, October 2005, PNC Center, NJ. Cheap Trick suffered from poor sound.<br /><br />76: Tool, 2001, MSG, NYC. Decent. Great sound. Boring band.<br /><br />77: Patti Smith, 199?, Summer Stage, Central Park, NYC.<br /><br />78: Devo, 2004, Summer Stage, Central Park, NYC. Mind blowing.<br /><br />79: Lucinda Williams, 2004, Summer Stage, Central Park, NYC. I got shussed.<br /><br />80: Beastie Boys, 2008, Summer Stage, Central Park, NYC<br /><br />81: Music Midtown Day 1, 2006?, ATL, GA. Lou Reed, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Keith Urban<br /><br />82: Music Midtown Day 2, 2006?, ATL, GA. John Fogarty, some random country, a bit fuzzy on that day<br /><br />83: Music Midtown Day 3 2006?, ATL, GA. Joan Jett, Def Leppard (horrid), Devo<br /><br />84: Amsterjam, 2007?, Randall's Island, NYC. Worked for Figo who played one of the alternate stages, saw L.L. Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Foo Fighters, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers who proved beyond a shadow of a doubt (all puns intended) that they are the greatest working Americain Rock band, and just might be the greatest Americain Rock band ever, and a contender for the world title.<br /><br />85: Disco Biscuits, 2008, some hippy fest upstate. Whatever. Snoop Dogg played the first night. He's the man. His band was great.<br />86: Luna, 2007?, Bowery Ballroom, NYC. Last Luna show(s).<br /><br />87: Bad Brains, 2000, ????, NYC. Amazing.<br /><br />88: Wilco, 2007?, Radio City. Fred took me. I got it. American music.<br /><br />89: Wilco, 2008, McCarren Pool, Williamsburg, NYC. Not the best sound, too much cement. Beer lines out of control. No weed.<br /><br />90: Kings of Leon/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 2007?, Radio City. I dug BRMC, they have a cool dark vibe. KOL are lost on me.<br /><br />91: Some Hippy Fest, 2007?, Randall's Island, NYC. Dave Mathews, Bare Naked Ladies, Mike Doughty. A hot dusty day.<br /><br />92: Lollapalooza 5?, 1995?, Randall's Island, NYC. It was the Soundgarden/Metallica bill, the last of the original Paloozas. Soundgarden was good.<br /><br />93: Kiss, 1996?, Continental Airlines Arena, Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ. The first leg of the big reunion tour, a New Years show. Magical, though I detected some supporting tracks beefing up the sound, but hell, Ace was back, the make-up was back, and I was happy to be fifteen again.<br /><br />94: David Bowie, 2005?, Jone's Beach, NY. Fun show. He had that huge choir/cult act open, what were they called?<br /><br />95: The Johnson Family, 1996?, Knitting Factory, NYC. Interesting semi-religious family act, great players, great singers, and great songs.<br /><br />96: All Tomorrow's Parties Day 1, 2008, Monticello, NY. Meat Puppets, Built to Spill, Thurston Moore, Bardo Pond.<br /><br />97: All Tomorrow's Parties Day 2, 2008, Monticello, NY. Shellac, Polvo, Om, Fuck Buttons, The Drones, Les Savy Fav. Les Savy Fav was the best act of the whole festival.<br /><br />98: All Tomorrow's Parties Day 3, 2008, Monticello, NY. Dinosaur Jr, My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai, Yo La Tengo, Mercury Rev, Bob Mould, Spectrum. I loved Bob Mould, as his set contained the most familiar material of the whole weekend, and well, I just love Bob, but I got real drunk, and by the time I settled into check out Dinosaur Jr I was having trouble maintaining. J. Mascis had a wall of Marshalls surrounding a giant Marshall stack at least nine feet tall. It was sooooooooo loud. Louder than anything I had ever witnessed. Abusively loud. So much so that I went to find a place to get some horizontal time. When I woke, My Bloody Valentine was wrapping up their set. I went in and was immediately struck by three things: My Bloody Valentine were even louder than Dinosaur Jr, the sound coming from the stage was a wall of noise, a feedback binge that went on for at least twenty minutes, and I had managed to grow old enough to question the necessity of such ridiculous and obviously damaging.<br /><br />99: Neil Young, 2008, Radio City, NYC. An immensely satisfying show, long, long overdue.<br /><br />100: Fleetwood Mac, 2009, MSG, NYC. A great show, super high energy. Totally stunned.<br /><br />101: Deep Purple/Thin Lizzy, 2007?, The Beacon, NYC. Deep Purple was great, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, and Ian Pace rounded out by Don Airey in place of John Lord, and the excellent and much more melodic Steve Morse in Blackmore’s spot. Thin Lizzy was a bit disappointing, how could it not be without Phil or Brain Downey. Shred King John Sykes, who only played on one Lizzy record (the last one) handled the vocals, and Mark ‘The Animal’ Mendoza, of Twisted Sister, ably handled the bass, but it was simply lacking magic, and Sykes was way louder than longtime Lizzy guitar whiz Scott Gorham.<br /><br />102: Little Feat, 1988?, somewhere in Connecticut. The late eighties Lowell George-less line-up.<br /><br />103: Robert Cray/Treat Her Right, 1988?, Lake Componce, CT. Cray was/is great, and so was Treat Her Right, a three-piece of guitar, tenor guitar, and cocktail drum that would later morph into Morphine (I told you, all puns intended).<br /><br />104: Scorpions, 2008, The Beacon, NYC. Man those sextagenerian Krauts can Rock the shit out of theater.<br /><br />105: Iron Maiden, 2008, MSG, NYC. Maiden has not lost a step in 25 years.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-29286642414457506162009-08-02T10:01:00.002-04:002009-08-02T10:35:35.487-04:001317!<br /><br />A while back, when <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Charlton</span> was in town, we went by Generation Records, ostensibly to find the new <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mawell</span> release - they didn't have it. You can't just go buy a new record in NYC anymore. At any rate, we picked up a record while we were there, of course.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/talking-heads/6-1.jpg" /><br /><br />Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues. (1983)<br /><br />A must have that I shamefully had never owned. Packed full of classics, I'm glad to remedy the offense.<br /><br />Then, a couple of weeks later when Tony Alva hit town, we went back to Generation Records. <br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Triumph_Just_a_Game.jpg" /><br /><br />Triumph - Just a Game (1979)<br /><br />The Canadian power Trio's third record, featuring 'Lay It On The Line'.<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Montrose-Warner.jpg" /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Montrose</span> - Warner Bros. Presents (1975)<br /><br />Ronnie's self <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">monikered</span> band's third release, their first post Sammy Hagar record.<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/CatStevens-TeaForTheTillerman.jpg" /><br /><br />Cat Stevens - Tea for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tillerman</span> (1970)<br /><br />Yet another classic that I should have already had in the collection.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.spiralvinyl.com/image.php?id=12347516" /><br /><br />Billie Holiday - <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Embraceable</span> You (1957-59)<br /><br />We needed some Billie. We got a double <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">LP's</span> worth.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.sanjose72.com/myworld/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/gipsy_kings_-_gipsy_kings_frente.jpg" /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gyspy</span> Kings - Gypsy Kings (1988)<br /><br />Gotta love this one, total chops all around.<br /><br /><img src="http://dardj05.wrzuta.pl/sr/f/3TqyyoKrFAO/falco_3" /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Falco</span> - 3<br /><br />The <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">LP</span> featuring 'Rock Me <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Amadeus</span>'. Those following along may remember that our 12" of 'Rock Me <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Amadeus</span>' is warped.<br /><br /><img src="http://images.bluebeat.com/an/0/4/8/0/2/l20840.jpg" /><br /><br />Electric Light Orchestra - II<br /><br />My <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">ELO</span> collection is now 'complete' - in the sense that I have all I'm interested in. I don't have or want the first or last record, or the 'Xanadu' soundtrack.<br /><br />All in all, a great haul.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-56962662861565719282009-07-06T15:34:00.004-04:002009-07-06T16:45:54.910-04:00<strong>1309!</strong><br /><br />I am pleased to announce that The Legal Diva broke 1300 on the last vinyl haul she pulled down in Chuck-Town last week. This load features more brand new 180 gram reissues*. Papa Robbie was on hand for the event, his guiding hand is evident and appreciated. There are, of course, selections that are purely Legal Diva. She has expanded my horizons as well as my collection. It's a great time to be in love, and in love with vinyl.<br /><br /><br />*The Chronic<br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Dr.DreTheChronic.jpg" width="300" height="300" /><br /><br /><br />The Lady Sings the Blues<br /><br /><img src="http://www.songlyricscollection.com/lyrics/d/diana-ross/lady-sing-the-blues/lady-sing-the-blues.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />*2Pac - GH<br /><br /><img src="http://shurankhai.com/2pac/images/stories/o8tqqe.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />*Raising Hell<br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/ivan1087/SHkv6ll_KXI/AAAAAAAACvA/_Lt5HALKVIc/samples%20run%20dmc%20raising%20hell%20large.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br />*Motor Booty Affair<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u4kgY6TURDdFq-XhVPw4TR8DnayOCy67mptwdQyZtA2XF3YzsAARs4ldhdJDn96OIC7XuCZhrbH9W1eJiYjLlGfR7Hd3dEiab7AdXMTSBJv4r4Wi_G8SmBuQE-S7koxA3nHI/s400/FRONT.jpeg" /><br /><br />Welcome to the Real World<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Welcome_to_the_Real_World_CD_cover.JPG" /><br /><br />*Booty's Rubber Band - Ahh....The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!<br /><br /><img src="http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/171/171710_1_f.jpg" width="800" height="800" /><br /><br /><br />Kenny - What About Me<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/What_About_Me_-_Kenny_Rogers.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Luther - Power of Love<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c0/Luther_Vandross_-_Power_Of_Love_album_cover.jpg" />Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-77814469660519120132009-06-27T13:18:00.003-04:002009-06-27T14:53:41.363-04:00<strong>THAT REPRESENT MAN</strong><br /><br /><img src="http://students.ou.edu/W/Matthew.R.Winkler-1/muddy_waters.jpg" /><br /><br />Near as I can tell it comes from Muddy. The boastful first person narrative set to song. Muddy told you he was a Man, then he told you how to spell it.<br /><br />"Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five<br />My mother said I was gonna be the greatest man alive"<br /><br />"I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn<br />That represents man"<br /><br />He also told you he was a Hoochie Coochie Man, then he defined it for you.<br /><br />"The gypsy woman told my mother<br />Before I was born<br />You got a boy child's comin'<br />He's gonna be a son of a gun<br />He gonna make pretty women's<br />Jump and shout<br />Then the world wanna know<br />What this all about<br />But you know I'm him<br />Everybody knows I'm him<br />Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man<br />Everybody knows I'm him"<br /><br />After the Beatles, John Lennon was lauded for the brave artistry of his naked first person approach to the song.<br /><br />"I don't believe in magic<br />I don't believe in I-ching<br />I don't believe in Bible<br />I don't believe in Tarot<br />I don't believe in Hitler<br />I don't believe in Jesus<br />I don't believe in Kennedy<br />I don't believe in Buddha<br />I don't believe in Mantra<br />I don't believe in Gita<br />I don't believe in Yoga<br />I don't believe in Kings<br />I don't believe in Elvis<br />I don't believe in Zimmerman<br />I don't believe in Beatles<br />I just believe in me...<br />Yoko and me<br />And that reality"<br /><br /><img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/stars/beatles/houses/john_lennon.jpg" /><br /><br />Today, we hear the first person proclamation of superiority in Hip Hop fairly pervasively. Every MC <em>has</em> to mack in a compelling manner. If not, the artist will get eaten alive by the fierce competitive nature of the game. De La Soul's positive vibrations may have been honorable, but in the end it didn't serve them very well. P.M. Dawn anyone? Graciousness and intelligence just can't stand up the the muscle of a Microphone Fiend with Lyrics of Fury.<br /><br /><img src="http://slangrap.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/followtheleader.jpg" /><br /><br />"I was a fiend before I became a teen<br />I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream<br />Music orientated so when hip-hop was originated<br />Fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated<br />'Cause I grabbed the mic and try to say 'yes yall'!<br />They tried to take it, and say that I'm too small<br />Cool, cause I don't get upset<br />I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug, then I jet"<br /><br />For the generation between Lennon and Run DMC, however, it was Bon Scott who felt compelled to list his many vice related virtues. Scott's braggadocio of badness, perfectly supported by the super tight and sleazy boogie woogie of the band (AC/DC) was the jagged edge that poked a hole in the bag of 70's rock bands stuck in a self-conscious trend of journalistic commentary and observation. Rock was pretentious. Even the Punks, who's self proclaimed raison d'etre was to be the thorn in the side of the pretentious self-indulgent Rock establishment, were pretentious in so doing.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.metalexpressradio.com/images/news/images/bon%20scott.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Bon Scott was not pretentious. On occasion he would write subjectively, or, even actually in the third person, but mostly it was Bon on Bon, like Muddy, like Jay-Z, Bon was a boaster, and he made you love him for his arrogance.<br /><br />"I'm dirty, mean and mighty unclean<br />I'm a wanted man<br />Public enemy number one<br />Understand?<br />So lock up your daughter<br />Lock up your wife<br />Lock up your back door<br />And run for your life<br />The man is back in town<br />So don't you mess me 'round<br /><br />I'm T.N.T.<br />I'm Dynamite"<br /><br />Ain't that a man?<br /><br />Surely there have been other noteworthy practitioners of the Boast, Ted Nugent and Kiss come to mind, but not nearly on the scale of Muddy, Bon, and two decades of MCs.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-91940785362954890702009-06-27T12:14:00.002-04:002009-06-27T12:40:43.601-04:00<strong>JACKSON'S REACTION TO THE DEATH OF JACKSON</strong><br /><br />Michael died on Thursday. It's now Saturday, and my two most frequented television channels - MSNBC and VH1 Classic - are both still in round the clock MJ programming mode. I can only watch the Thriller video so many times. My interest in this event waned about mid-day on Friday. So what's my recourse? <br /><br />My extensive Rock DVD collection has been my refuge. Last night I watched my 'Old Grey Whistle Test' DVD, and this morning I slapped in AC/DC's 'Family Jewels', a collection of their videos from 1976 through 19991.<br /><br /><img src="http://i43.tower.com/images/mm107011742/old-grey-whistle-test-bob-marley-dvd-cover-art.jpg" /><img src="http://www.rediscovermusic.com/images/large/ACD8843K-l.jpg" /><br /><br />Later I'll probably watch 'Kissology Volume 1', and maybe 'The History of Iron Maiden Part 1: The Early Years', and there's always 'Running Down a Dream', the four hour Tom Petty movie.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://tokyo5.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/kissology_vol1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61N42D28D7L.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://chroniclebooks.com/images/items/0811862/0811862011/0811862011_large.jpg" /><br /><br />I accept the fact that Michael Jackson was an entertainer of unparalleled talent and acclaim, but c'mon people, can we move on now?Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-37384167314232934532009-06-26T10:08:00.002-04:002009-06-26T10:24:21.095-04:00<strong>VINYL, NEW AND USED</strong><br /><br />The surprising news of Michael Jackson's death will have it's impact upon the record collection. The Legal Diva and I do not have a copy of either 'Off the Wall' or 'Thriller', two records that have never hit the bargain bins, and now it is assured that they never will. Folks just don't sell off their old MJ records. <br /><br />BUT<br /><br />I'm quite sure all of Michael's catalog will be re-released on vinyl, like these recent purchases were:<br /><br />The Chronic - Dr. Dre<br /><br /><img src="http://dkpresents.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/dr-dre-the-chronic.jpg" /><br /><br />Sign of the Times - Prince<br /><br /><img src="http://dkpresents.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/prince_sign_o_times.jpg" /><br /><br />The Harder They Come - Original Movie Soundtrack<br /><br /><img src="http://gypsyfirechicklet.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/jimmy-cliff.jpg" /><br /><br />While we were at it, we scored a number of used records including:<br /><br />Super Session - Bloomfield/Kooper/Stills<br /><br /><img src="http://www.connollyco.com/discography/stephen_stills/super_hi.jpg" /><br /><br />Amazing Grace - Aretha Franklin<br /><br /><img src="http://musicangle.com/upload_images/PhotoGallery/ArethaFranklinAmazingGrace.jpg" /><br /><br />Vinyl is alive and well, long live vinyl, rest in peace Michael.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-85752240689216702302009-06-05T09:33:00.003-04:002009-06-05T10:32:16.287-04:00<strong>THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF NEW OLD VINYL</strong><br /><br />And so the collection grows:<br /><br />David Bowie - Never Let Me Down<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Never-Let-Me-Down.jpg" /><br />The album that launched the spectacle of crap that was the Glass Spider Tour marks the height of David Bowie's mid-eighties dive into commercial mediocrity, but, alas, it's Bowie, and it's vinyl, and it cost me two bucks.<br /><br />Dreams - Dreams<br /><br />(No Image Available)<br /><br />Jazz-Rock or Fusion based band Dreams introduced drummer Billy Cobham to the world. I have yet to give this 'live in the studio' LP a listen, but I'm quite sure it has it's merits.<br /><br />Jethro Tull - This Was<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1d/Jethro_Tull_-_This_Was_fron_cover.jpg" /><br /><br />Tull's debut features 'A Song for Jeffery', and I'm quite sure plenty of standard Tull weirdness.<br /><br />Johnnie Taylor - Eargasm<br /><br /><img src="http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/j/johnnie-taylor/album-eargasm.jpg" /><br /><br />Disco pioneer Johnnie Taylor delivers classics such as 'Disco Lady' on this 1976 Columbia release.<br /><br />The Band - Rock of Ages (Volume 2)<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/BandE.jpg" /><br /><br />The follow up to the double live Volume 1, Volume 2 features more live classics from The Band including 'The Weight' and 'The Shape I'm In'.<br /><br />Macy Gray - Sexual Revolution (12" remixes)<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Macy_Gray_-_Sexual_Revolution_%28CD_1%29.jpg" /><br /><br />Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Laughter<br /><br /><img height="300" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Hahabhead.jpg" width="300" /><br /><br />The fifth release by the legendary London based band that created the blue-print for such acts as The Squeeze and Madness, finds Ian and the lads cracking it up in the studio, having a laugh, and delivering another fine record with tongue firmly planted in cheek.<br /><br />Triumph - Stages<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Triumph_Stages.jpg" /><br /><br />A double live record by Toronto's second favorite power trio.<br /><br />Yes - Yessongs<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Yessongs_front_cover.jpg" /><br /><br />A triple live record by English Prog masters proves yet again that whatever anybody else can do, Yes can do it longer.<br /><br />Santana - Santana<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Santana_album_1969.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bay Area's Guitar God's debut featuring 'Evil Ways' among other notable Latin fused blues jams.<br /><br />Steve Miller - Fly Like an Eagle<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c0/Steve_Miller_Band_Fly_Like_an_Eagle.jpg" /><br /><br />This record plus 'Book of Dreams' equals Steve's Greatest Hits. You know all these songs, we all do.<br /><br />J. Geils Band - Best Of<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/J._Geils_Band_-_Best_of_the_J._Geils_Band.jpg" /><br /><br />The first of two 'Best Of's released at the end of the 70's, this one includes 'House Party', and 'Musta Got Lost'.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lines_(Don%27t_Don%27t_Do_It)">Grandmaster and Melle Mel - White Lines (12")</a><br /><br />What can you say........"Don't Do It!"Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-54156157484309514502009-05-16T22:40:00.005-04:002009-05-18T11:14:02.895-04:00<strong>THE LEGAL DIVA'S VINYL HAUL</strong><br /><br /><br /><br />My Lady went vinyl shopping. She's amazing. This is what she got:<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Stadium <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Arcadium</span> - Red Hot Chili Peppers</span><br /><br /><img src="http://perufreaks.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/195798773_e4ce191608_o.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />This unbelievable vinyl package of a well loved and oft blogged about record consists of 4 discs - eight sides of the most fantastic Rock music to be released since the turn of the millennium.......and then some. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Frusciante</span> is a genius, and a Rock Star, two things lacking in modern music. The choice to issue 4 discs (4 180 gram vinyl discs) says a lot about the respect that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Chilis</span> have for music, and their fans. You will not be able to hear this album in any superior medium or format. It is simply the best sounding release, uh........ever. Really. The packaging is beautiful and of the highest quality. I simply can't go too far in hurling superlatives at this release. I love it. I'm in awe of it. Everyone should buy it.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Like a Virgin - Madonna</span><br /><br /><p><img src="http://www.blogdalu.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/madonna-like-a-virgin.jpg" /></p><p><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rufus Featuring <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Chaka</span> Khan - Rufus Featuring <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Chaka</span> Khan</span></p><p><img src="http://jonolivermusic.com/images/album_covers/rufusfeatchaka350.jpg" /></p><p><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Touch - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Eurythmics</span></span></p><p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg381u5CJadGjR6zp1PDd2nTyjKlxTQlOuGdPMdcUjnWdpjCQimXPESwH2rDIDql2jJiWToS0daWd_HImXLxAiAycMWs6gJ_ISfzKOqeW0ptte1g0OX6H8qFyAyxx0KGI4bo2Iq/s400/eurythmics" /></p><p><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Live and Uncensored - Millie Jackson</span></p><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X7EK2qUtuQg/SSfdP4Oc0gI/AAAAAAAACGs/RdCKrVp7XLE/s320/Millie+Jackson+-+Live+and+Uncensored+-+Front.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">All the Great Hits - Diana Ross</span><br /><p><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Pd5JSygGL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" /></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Anthology - Diana Ross and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Supremes</span></span></p><p><img src="http://www.e-profession.com/images/supremes_anthology.jpg" /></p><p><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Promise - Sade</span></p><br /><img src="http://www.plong.com/MusicCatalog/S/Sade%20-%20Promise/Sade%20-%20Promise.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Best Of - Dinah Washington</span><br /><p><img src="http://www.ipl.org/div/detjazz/images/DiWa.gif" /></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Greatest Hits - Commodores</span></p><img src="http://www.cifras.com.br/arquivos/capas_albums/capas/0007782,the-commodores-greatest-hits.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">First Take - Roberta Flack</span><br /><br /><img src="http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/r/roberta-flack/album-first-take.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway - Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway</span><br /><br /><img src="http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/r/roberta-flack/album-roberta-flack-donny-hathaway.jpg" /><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">*Seven and the Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran<br /></span><br /><img src="http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/duranduran/album/seven_and_the_ragged_tiger.jpg" /></p>* <span style="font-size:85%;">We already have this one....the new copy needs a good home.</span>Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-17810248398642650562009-04-24T01:16:00.003-04:002009-04-24T01:45:41.541-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ptPDmVUQwXSXO6ezWJWBF5yyEaFt1FFfvAzVPkKcF9Qf2WeW4HXWW6vgx7chk5i-aOU7tIqGb-YLNwVfjptLDzxN8NYUdCsaVLShrS_t_uEbUxk7ftBX4xYyi89P4ywW3NXP/s1600-h/IMG_3719.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328129315633525634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ptPDmVUQwXSXO6ezWJWBF5yyEaFt1FFfvAzVPkKcF9Qf2WeW4HXWW6vgx7chk5i-aOU7tIqGb-YLNwVfjptLDzxN8NYUdCsaVLShrS_t_uEbUxk7ftBX4xYyi89P4ywW3NXP/s320/IMG_3719.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>GET HELP @ TRASH BAR</strong><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>It's always cool to see a band play stuff you recorded, and doubly so when you genuinely enjoy the material. It was such an occasion tonight at <a href="http://www.thetrashbar.com/">Trash Bar</a> when <a href="http://www.gethelpmusic.com/">Get Help</a> took the stage. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul3WWsYudhSMRGEa_8TSzV0SVLL-sl0EyXltgHXrH9y93SDU-5c9xFgQG7SS1MzQ__nDwKNdj5921e2weAgeaPDM8NkAcRzhJYwkNGN6d-vk3IAKjWPn81U2RIN9xAVoXiaFK/s1600-h/IMG_3707.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328129314592155346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul3WWsYudhSMRGEa_8TSzV0SVLL-sl0EyXltgHXrH9y93SDU-5c9xFgQG7SS1MzQ__nDwKNdj5921e2weAgeaPDM8NkAcRzhJYwkNGN6d-vk3IAKjWPn81U2RIN9xAVoXiaFK/s320/IMG_3707.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Chris and I spent a few months about a year ago helping Mike and Tony with their <a href="http://www.midriffrecords.com/catalogue/">record</a>. That process was about as smooth as it gets. The guys had pretty much worked out what they were going to do ahead of time, so there wasn't much dicking around, and as I said, I dug the tunes, so it was a pleasure to work those sessions.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>For the live show Tony and Mike were joined by a rhythm section, a bare bones no b.s. unit of bass and drums that provided a solid foundation while Mike and Tony played guitar and sang - Mike played keys as well on a couple of songs.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuBK6eX-63SHVMkCF7E1J1X82jp1zLYNYW9KzTcqjFSEDVdbX3SY6ShfQgN5IpGHmM7SjSkf-YTHzy8XIXEd5Qm2QL6e3F_jzQu7zLbs7XeDoIWoRwR2yuB3ALlLl1uf33BOk/s1600-h/IMG_3704.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328129310097322946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuBK6eX-63SHVMkCF7E1J1X82jp1zLYNYW9KzTcqjFSEDVdbX3SY6ShfQgN5IpGHmM7SjSkf-YTHzy8XIXEd5Qm2QL6e3F_jzQu7zLbs7XeDoIWoRwR2yuB3ALlLl1uf33BOk/s320/IMG_3704.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>There was a decent crowd for the 8pm slot, and the sound at Trash has improved somewhat since we were last there - TEDSTOCK, and like that event of a few years past, Mike was suffering from an infirmity that caused him some difficulty when he sang. Again, much like TEDSTOCK, he rose to the occasion and delivered an impassioned performance.</div><br /><br /><div>If you don't have Get Help's new album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/End-New-Country-Get-Help/dp/B001ESN252">'The End of the New Country'</a>, you should buy it, and if you haven't seen Get Help live, you should fix that too.</div></div></div>Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-49199620360189942562009-04-23T07:43:00.002-04:002009-04-23T08:09:01.656-04:00<strong>NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON</strong><br /><br />Tonight @ 8pm @ <a href="http://www.thetrashbar.com/">Trash Bar</a> I will finally <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=276999175">Get Help</a>.<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEAme5XC1S0oztaZFkxL7KeepVurKQUmBEuNB3aR0jlWCFCc7T0_lIiSyrx3RC5wdrsgTRMVbpTUmQFdx3k5MyMtP_62TsitAxOvr7CWvvDEqX4nErxXQ3hkwlqxksews_hCjgA/s400/GetHelp_cover.jpg" /><br /><br />Check the <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94395874">NPR</a> write-up, or the <a href="http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=487911">Absolute Punk</a> review in which Smoke and Mirrors actually gets a nod.<br /><br />At any rate, I like Get Help, and I'll be there.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-65620042581162091772009-04-17T09:34:00.002-04:002009-04-17T09:49:46.903-04:00<strong>MADDEN RETIRES, JACKSON SIGHS</strong><br /><br /><img src="http://lloydvance.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/john_madden.jpg" /><br /><br />With so few competent commentators broadcasting these days, it's with a sad heart that I wish John Madden a happy retirement. I'll miss his total lack of bullshit, his enthusiasm for a great tackle, and his deft hand at highlighting the subtleties of the battle at the line of scrimmage.<br /><br />John, you gave great game, from the sidelines in Oakland to the various broadcasting booths in stadiums across the land. A true one of a kind, and a class act, you and your bus will be missed.<br /><br />Maybe Al Davis will have a moment of clarity and offer John his old job back.<br /><br />Wouldn't that be something?Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-49136817889990981062009-04-16T08:00:00.002-04:002009-04-16T08:04:55.101-04:00<strong>THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FIGO</span> TOUR 2009</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><img src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/26/l_77979fda351f4d439bfa5380257aa043.jpg" /><br /><br />I'm off the tour for a spell, but the Drunken Fool has started a <a href="http://figomusic.wordpress.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Figo</span> Tour Blog</a> so y'all can follow along as the boys head down the east coast deep into the heart of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">dixie</span>......Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-12368469230785474312009-04-10T09:48:00.005-04:002009-04-10T11:45:15.162-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: FIGO TOUR 2009 (Part Three - Home Again)<br /><br /></span><img src="http://figomusic.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/img_0380.jpg?w=300&h=225" alt="*****" title="*****" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34" height="225" width="300" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Phew! That shit ain't fuckin' easy. Why couldn't this have happened when I was young and more resilient? Every day that passed brought me more evidence of the sage prophecies of one Lemmy Kilmeitser:</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a name="6"><span style="font-family:arial;">"Another town another place,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another girl, another face,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another truck, another race,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm eating junk, feeling bad,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another night, I'm going mad,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My woman's leaving, I feel sad,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But I just love the life I lead,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another beer is what I need,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another gig my ears bleed,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We Are The Road Crew</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another town I've left behind,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another drink completely blind,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another hotel I can't find,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another backstage pass for you,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another tube of super glue,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another border to get through,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm driving like a maniac,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Driving my way to hell and back,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another room a case to pack,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We Are The Road Crew</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another hotel we can burn,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another screw, another turn,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another Europe map to learn,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another truck stop on the way,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another game I learn to play,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another word I learn to say,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another bloody customs post,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another fucking foreign coast,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Another set of scars to boast,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We Are The Road Crew"</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I can now claim to 98% of that. Leave off the bits about the girl and the map of Europe.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> I am beat up, but I am also grateful for the chance to live the dream.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After Chicago, it all got blurry, so I'll have to catch you all up.<br /><br />Following Chicago we were scheduled for two dates in Canada, the first in Toronto followed by a second the following night in Montreal.<br /><br />Canadian laws prohibit foreign DJs from performing in their clubs and bars without a visa, but, as in our case, they make exception for acts playing in theaters as part of a tour package. We were waiting for such documentation to arrive before our border crossing. Chicago came and went, and we were still waiting. The night after our second performance at </span></a><a href="http://www.metrochicago.com/">The Metro</a>, we packed up and hit the road. Lodgings on the cheap were in order, so we figured we'd stay the night in a random Super 8 in Indiana on our way to Toronto via the Detroit/Windsor border crossing.<br /><br />At one with the Alice Cooper coming out of the iPod, Indiana got left behind and I finally pulled over somewhere in the middle of Michigan at 4am. Psyche! It was actually 5am, as we had crossed into Eastern Standard Time.<br /><br />After a few hours sleep, we crawled back in the van, still without papers. We dallied in Michigan while we waited. If evening came without our documents, we would just have to play 'tourists' at the border. We stopped in Ann Arbor at a Whole Foods for an expensive but necessary healthy meal. Still no word. Detroit and the border were an hour away.<br /><br />I have been to Detroit many times. I have spent a total of five weeks at the Marriott in the GM building, so I know the lay of the land, and I parked us downtown where I knew we could kill time if we had to, but as we ordered the first round of Heineken at the Detroiter, the paperwork came through. Now we needed access to a printer. Fortunately the Final Four was in town and the Marriott was a madhouse, so nobody noticed as we strolled in and used the business center to print our all important document. Paul took the time to 'priceline' us serious digs in Toronto for the same rate as the Super 8. Sweet.<br /><br />Now all we had to do was cross the Bridge to Canada and talk to the Border Cops.<br /><br />If we could find the fucker.<br /><br />Detroit is a third world city. It's literally bombed out like a war zone. Our combined search for gas and the Damn Bridge to Canada (detour hell) took over an hour. We finally hit the booth at the border around 5pm, burnt out and stupid from road lag. The lady asked us what type of venue we were playing - the paperwork had all the info, but she was asking us, and we stuttered out some incomprehensible babble and it was off to the holding pen while somebody called The Phoenix in Toronto to ask them if they were a theater or a club. It took about seven minutes, but it was a long seven minutes of introspection and reflection upon past crimes. Finally, they called us up, handed back our documents and sent us on our way.<br /><br />Canada is like another fucking country or some shit.<br /><br /><br /></span><a name="6"><img alt="http://www.geocities.com/ron8318/roadtrip2004/rt_manitoba_highway_2.jpg" src="http://www.geocities.com/ron8318/roadtrip2004/rt_manitoba_highway_2.jpg" /><br /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a name="6"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Ontario rolled out under us as we sped through the snow. Oh yeah, it was fucking snowing. Did I mention the fucking snow, in April. Ontario looks much like Indiana, with snow. We made it to Toronto around 9pm, checked into the nice digs at the Hyatt, and just made it to a nice Indian restaurant - </span></a><a href="http://aroma.sites.toronto.com/">Aroma</a> - before they closed. Fantastic byriani, and the always refreshing Kingfisher capped a long day.<br /><br />Oh yeah, the gig. <a href="http://www.libertygroup.com/phoenix/phoenix.html">The Phoenix</a> was a cool old ballroom style theater with a great balcony for the boys to set up in and hang the Figo banner from.<br /><br />The opening act, Telepathe, left the tour after Chicago, and the lighter load allowed Figo to play their first set from the stage for the first time, and I'm happy to report that it has remained that way even after support act <a href="http://www.myspace.com/crocodilescrocodilescrocodiles">The Crocodiles</a> joined in Boston.<br /><br />It kept snowing.<br /><br /></span><a name="6"><img src="http://figomusic.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/img_0360.jpg?w=225&h=300" alt="Toronto" title="Toronto" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27" height="300" width="225" /><br /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a name="6"><span style="font-family:arial;">(Figo @ Social, Toronto)<br /><br />The boys played an after party in Toronto at the Social, so it was a late night followed by an early morning. Another long drive to Montreal loomed........in the snow.<br /><br />Montreal is nice. Very euro, but the French they speak isn't French. Not Really. We played the </span></a><a href="http://www.theatretelus.com/Affiche-Current-events/">Theatre Telus</a>, a very modern affair. Interesting show. Lots of bonding among the various camps on the tour, things are jelling, folks are hanging out, all very nice.<br /><br />Another border crossing was in store for the next day. I woke the lads early for our trek to Boston. A little nervous about re-entry, we made sure to consume all of our little presents we got at the after party in Toronto. Clean in conscience, they barely looked at our passports as we crossed into New York. We made a left at Albany and made it to the House of Blues in Boston, located next to Fenway Park, just in time for game day. I hate baseball. I had to park the van clear across Kenmore Square near my brother's old Frat House on Beacon Street, and feed the meter every two hours. I had an Italian sausage, bough vinyl at Nuggets - where my life in vinyl began, watched Figo and The Crocodiles perform on the massive stage at the House of Blues, watched some Eddie Izzard in the van, then picked up the lads and we went to the after party at some sushi/dance club in Boston. We had a good time hanging out with the various members of Ladytron and the Faint who were spinning at the club, and then we hit the road at 2:30am - homeward bound.<br /><br /></span><a name="6"><img src="http://figomusic.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/img_0381.jpg?w=300&h=225" alt="The place where Ted's record collecting began." title="The place where Ted's record collecting began." class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-33" height="225" width="300" /><br />(Parag and myself in front of Nuggets)<br /><br /><img src="http://figomusic.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/img_0388.jpg?w=300&h=225" alt="The Crowd" title="The Crowd" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35" height="225" width="300" /><br />(The crowd @ House of Blues during Figo set)<br /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a name="6"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></a></span><a name="6"><img src="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v187/the_plot/7INCH.jpg" /><br />(the Crocodiles)<br /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a name="6"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I got home in time to see the Legal Diva off to work.<br /><br />Just lucky I suppose.<br /></span></a></span>Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-7796894289259414772009-04-04T17:09:00.004-04:002009-04-04T17:21:09.254-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl32ncUAHCA5IOcFEH-0OV2h3vij2fTh2QkIRkPpCl_mcCdv3VuRRYsllDaMDVdVIZG4G5jVuIf_eNPyeLjbLpmPEadxWbwua8tG0Gbupm60aqs8mNNeJ5IHH0g-J5uZF79WiD/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl32ncUAHCA5IOcFEH-0OV2h3vij2fTh2QkIRkPpCl_mcCdv3VuRRYsllDaMDVdVIZG4G5jVuIf_eNPyeLjbLpmPEadxWbwua8tG0Gbupm60aqs8mNNeJ5IHH0g-J5uZF79WiD/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320948143315427330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: FIGO TOUR 2009 (Part Two)</span><br /><br />In Chicago for another day, we have an early all ages show tonight at The Metro. The Lovely Missus Daly, The Drunken Fool's better half joined us last night. She is originally from these parts and we met her parents for lunch at <a href="http://www.ribs.com/">Carson's</a> famous rib joint. The ribs were fantastic, but I was bowled over by the gratain potatoes. I'm gonna have to learn the recipe.<br /><br />Tonight we're going to catch my friend <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/?id=theatres/chicago/mainstage/cast">Joe Canale</a> who preforms with The Second City comedy troupe before we hit the road and get well into Indiana before finding a Super 8 for the night on our way to Toronto.<br /><br />Stay tuned......Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-2057133569291328872009-04-03T18:28:00.002-04:002009-04-03T18:53:32.835-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.myspace.com/figonyc"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FIGO</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> TOUR 2009</span><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.figomusic.com/images/figoHeader.gif" src="http://www.figomusic.com/images/figoHeader.gif" /><br /><br />Entry One:<br /><br />So, I'm sorry that I've been so lax about posting, but I've eaten up over 1,500 miles in the past three days - 'Been ten thousand miles, been in fifteen states'.<br /><br /><img alt="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/Faintpicture.jpg" src="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/Faintpicture.jpg" /><br />(The Faint)<br /><br />First night of the tour in support of <a href="http://ladytron.nettwerk.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ladytron</span></a> and The <a href="http://www.thefaint.com/">Faint</a> was in Milwaukee. We played the Turner theater. Kinda cool, weird slanted stage. The crowd was great, all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Lavernes</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Shirleys</span> with their hipster boyfriends. We got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">miracled</span>, and just in time because my stomach was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">kaflooey</span>, but a kindly angel provided the proper herbal remedy and I was right as rain for the after party.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="http://www.treblezine.com/feature_extras/FriFeb61448012009.jpg" src="http://www.treblezine.com/feature_extras/FriFeb61448012009.jpg" /><br />(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ladytron</span>)<br /><br />The next night we did a drive by on Minneapolis. We played an early all ages show at First Avenue - yep, the famous club of stage humping diminutive musical genius fame - 'do you want him, or do you want me, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">cuz</span> I want you, baby baby baby, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">aaaaaa</span> (hump stage, piss off Morris Day) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">aaaaaaah</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">waaaaant</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">yoooouuuuu</span>!'<br /><br />It was cool.<br /><br />Were doing all Super 8's on the tour, because <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Figo</span> will have nothing but the highest standard <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">accommodations</span>.<br /><br />Tonight and tomorrow we're at The Metro in Chicago, then it's off to Toronto. They speak Canadian there.<br /><br />Ta ta for now.......Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-71978683195866057492009-03-26T10:41:00.002-04:002009-03-26T10:44:37.127-04:00<strong>IT HAPPENED</strong><br /><br /><img src="http://images.appleinsider.com/product-red-ipod-mock2.gif" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(not the actual iPod)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br />Thanks to The Drunken Fool and Figo. It's already full of Metal.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-77540528887560403242009-03-21T09:15:00.003-04:002009-03-21T10:21:42.857-04:00<strong>FLEETWOOD MAC @ MSG</strong><br /><br />Wow. I really wasn't expecting a high energy, balls out, Rock show, but that's what Fleetwood Mac delivered on Thursday night.<br /><br />As Lyndsey Buckhingham told us from the stage after the first four numbers, they were out to have a good time, and it showed.<br /><br />Despite the lack of Christine McVie, and most of her material (Lyndsey and Stevie did manage a version of 'Say You Love Me'), The Mac had no trouble delivering a <a href="http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/fleetwood-mac/2009/madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-73d6c625.html">crowd pleasing, hit packed set</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac">Fleetwood Mac's career</a> is one based on silver linings, and the mixed blessing here is that not having Christine and her songs means digging out some numbers that wouldn't otherwise have seen the light of the stage.<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Stevie_Nicks_and_Lindsey_Buckingham.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Stevie and Lyndsey each pulled out a solo number. The band covered Stevie's 'Stand Back', and Lyndsey's 'Go Insane', both of which I could have done without, but were very well received by the crowd.<br /><br /><br /><br />I was rewarded with a dusting off of the ancient 'Oh Well' - a classic from the Peter Green years most Americans have no knowledge of, and the title track to their 1979 follow-up to 'Rumors', one of the most baffling records from a decade of baffling material, 'Tusk'.<br /><br /><br /><br />Is it me, or did anyone understand 'Tusk'? All I remember was it hit the bargain bins quick, had a gorilla on the cover, and there was a video with the UCLA Marching band. None of it made any sense, or dollars. Again, that's how I remember it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Well that song fucking ROCKS in a live situation, specially THAT live situation.<br /><br /><br /><br />'Oh Well' followed a little later in the set, and to my chagrin it happened as I was headed to find the head, and by the time I got back to my seat they were wrapping it up. I heard it, though. It sounded like I was missing something real good.<br /><br /><br /><br />All night long I was watching Mick and John. Stevie and Lyndsey get all the glory, and that is as it should be, ....sort of, but the thing to always remember while you're listening to or watching a performance by Fleetwood Mac is the name. FLEETWOOD MAC. John McVie (Mac), and Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood), these are the guys. It's Their band. And to their credit, they have always laid their stamp on the band. Whether during the initial Peter Green era, with Bob Welch, with Lyndsey and Stevie, or in between, those two blokes kept the groove going. It's their groove, their band, and they are THE RHYTHM SECTION.<br /><br /><br /><p><img src="http://pro.corbis.com/images/PN013301.jpg?size=67&uid=%7B58803675-27E2-4505-8BD8-6562B080CD69%7D" /></p><p><br />Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "Hey man, mister know it all Jackson, we just like the songs, y'know, like 'Rhiannon' and 'Dreams', like 'Don't Stop'."</p><br />Well I dig that. What you need to do is go listen to those songs, and listen to the RHYTHM, then look at the cover, and read the name. It will say 'Fleetwood Mac'.<br /><br />Well, okay, look in the column titled 'artist'.<br /><br /><br /><br />AND!<br /><br /><br /><br />These guys are ancient. In their 60's. Even Stevie and Lyndsey. I swear I was routing for Mick's heart not to give out as much as for his great style and power, and rhythm. It didn't and he kept it up all night, and as the night progressed, the music got more intense, Lyndsey went insane on his cool little custom guitar, and they just started jamming the hell out of the songs. 'Don't Stop' became a directive as well as a title. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was like Neil and Crazy Horse. I swear it. Big time.<br /><br /><br /><br />Man, I was blown away.<br /><br /><br /><br />Okay, so what have we learned? That Fleetwood Mac Rocks!<br /><br /><br /><br />*I will say this: not as much as the 'Scorpions', but more than Iron Maiden. Yep, I said it. Fleetwood rocked harder than Maiden, not as often, but when they rocked out, well, they left Maiden behind.<br /><br /><br /><br />Just sayin'.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*Based upon concerts I've seen this year (footnote concept stolen from mathdude).</span>Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-44392505337702117472009-03-14T12:15:00.004-04:002009-03-14T12:38:08.122-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNyVMyzbv6cR-RdRCi77VRcxo_S88csbihvG-AUOL5pzbbU_ewlyTnPaujYTBdBgvLagRBKy6AgBAH4JmmIJORoAPu_z3IyTdFcPqI5RvQG9G3JtAZ2qRoJ4A3j4jyDs2dqew/s1600-h/onthebeach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313083516416944818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNyVMyzbv6cR-RdRCi77VRcxo_S88csbihvG-AUOL5pzbbU_ewlyTnPaujYTBdBgvLagRBKy6AgBAH4JmmIJORoAPu_z3IyTdFcPqI5RvQG9G3JtAZ2qRoJ4A3j4jyDs2dqew/s320/onthebeach.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>SHOPPING LIST</strong><br /><br /><div><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The recent inventory of the vinyl collection - my one true obsession - has resulted in a list of records that are needed, wheather as replacements for lost or stolen albums, or just plain glaring ommisions.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Accept – Balls to the Wall<br /><br />A-Ha – Hunting High & Low<br /><br />Anvil – Hard n Heavy, Metal on Metal<br /><br />April Wine – Harder…Faster<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl41wKV9zc9P40iq_w5HVScuwKaBKuH_vFhLw30OpM4AWIBhpedAErU7ThwOw-RSwg7L1HsdMhkiiKy2w9zjBLxgLzA4GsHWLi_98ZlC_7zjlFv2-PCVbWuryPZ6T0jrSg-ns/s1600-h/Black_Sabbath_debut_album.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313079562602741842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl41wKV9zc9P40iq_w5HVScuwKaBKuH_vFhLw30OpM4AWIBhpedAErU7ThwOw-RSwg7L1HsdMhkiiKy2w9zjBLxgLzA4GsHWLi_98ZlC_7zjlFv2-PCVbWuryPZ6T0jrSg-ns/s320/Black_Sabbath_debut_album.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />B52s – Bouncing Off the Satellites<br /><br />The Band – Music From Big Pink, The Band<br /><br />Bauhaus – In the Flat Field, Mask<br /><br />The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour<br /><br />Beastie Boys – License to Ill, Check Your Head<br /><br />Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjffs86TRXX5v4qeBqUR_AB66HOp-tketbsokW2UJkuWFIhvlTvOUi5_RFA2MsuLmmQwK3XopFyHm4H4gz5nrbR20BM-gN8fkrF1si1N3LLvaa31LdRNIJj4R5TaKzocFl63Dh/s1600-h/Beelzebubba.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313079557078413602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjffs86TRXX5v4qeBqUR_AB66HOp-tketbsokW2UJkuWFIhvlTvOUi5_RFA2MsuLmmQwK3XopFyHm4H4gz5nrbR20BM-gN8fkrF1si1N3LLvaa31LdRNIJj4R5TaKzocFl63Dh/s320/Beelzebubba.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jackson Browne – Running on Empty, Lawyers in Love<br /><br />The Clash – Combat Rock<br /><br />Dead Milkmen – Beelzabubba<br /><br />Deep Purple – Machine Head<br /><br />The Doobie Brothers – The Captain and Me<br /><br />Duran Duran – Rio<br /><br />Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan<br /><br />Brian Eno – Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy<br /><br />Fishbone – Fishbone, Truth and Soul, The Reality of My Surroundings<br /><br />Marvin Gaye – Here, My Dear<br /><br />Genesis – Nursery Cryme<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgwlJIK4ZDOuXAxONh9n7yWIGhuucAVk_b_PirtlZuKr315XB-mSkOuLz5NDjgdORT9lWZ_Q8ib2q-KKkB3iOKjGkK21SFYBGFDFeBD3TMhmCwhuY_34v_UJbSkGTABw4-HTt/s1600-h/barkatthemoon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313079558543129922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgwlJIK4ZDOuXAxONh9n7yWIGhuucAVk_b_PirtlZuKr315XB-mSkOuLz5NDjgdORT9lWZ_Q8ib2q-KKkB3iOKjGkK21SFYBGFDFeBD3TMhmCwhuY_34v_UJbSkGTABw4-HTt/s320/barkatthemoon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Al Green – Let’s Stay Together, Greatest Hits<br /><br />Hanoi Rocks – Oriental Beat<br /><br />George Harrison – All Things Must Pass, Greatest Hits, Concert for Bangladesh<br /><br />Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced, Axis Bold as Love, Electric Ladyland<br /><br />Husker Du – Warehouse: Songs and Stories, New Day Rising, Zen Arcade<br /><br />Michael Jackson – Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad<br /><br />Joan Jett – Bad Reputation<br /><br />King Crimson – Red<br /><br />Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy<br /><br />Phil Lynott – Solo in Soho<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lBjt1rTnjNXy8i9cHW1zcn28B836XFDBvegJ76rwMXMa66C2QkdCILkJIXyJWstENOzpPMgFJm9SozFfBYmsGIa6BOM_GNC3MlMtsxOPXMXDZSXQQWAZqL0S_-jbQERVZpwM/s1600-h/bangladesh.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313079552833745442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lBjt1rTnjNXy8i9cHW1zcn28B836XFDBvegJ76rwMXMa66C2QkdCILkJIXyJWstENOzpPMgFJm9SozFfBYmsGIa6BOM_GNC3MlMtsxOPXMXDZSXQQWAZqL0S_-jbQERVZpwM/s320/bangladesh.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tina Marie – The Ultimate Collection, It Must Be Magic, Sapphire<br /><br />Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush – Live, Strange Universe, World Anthem, Mahogany Rush IV<br /><br />John Mellencamp – Uh Huh, Lonesome Jubilee<br /><br />Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle, Living in the USA<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr8VvzYlru1AdigJTuCCkwsma15pbnln3MVCwBkzYqkHRckU-PagG_ZYeTk9zVhp8PuW-y5y0dq7PNVtC01i8_t8z9VvyxnsT6WOrmk5iodF3AUxkb7_mq8B1f_wt1f3I38-k/s1600-h/Bad_reputation_-_joan_jett%252C_1981.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313079543542808530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr8VvzYlru1AdigJTuCCkwsma15pbnln3MVCwBkzYqkHRckU-PagG_ZYeTk9zVhp8PuW-y5y0dq7PNVtC01i8_t8z9VvyxnsT6WOrmk5iodF3AUxkb7_mq8B1f_wt1f3I38-k/s320/Bad_reputation_-_joan_jett%252C_1981.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Motorhead – Motorhead, On Parole<br /><br />Mott the Hoople – Wildlife<br /><br />Ozzy Osbourne – Bark at the Moon<br /><br />Joe Perry – Let the Music Do the Talking<br /><br />Pink Floyd – Saucer Full of Secrets, Atom Heart Mother, Piper at the Gates of Dawn<br /><br />The Police – Outlandos D’Amour, Regatta de Blanc, Zenyatta Mondatta<br /><br />Iggy Pop – The Idiot, Lust for Life, Live TV Eye<br /><br />Queensryche – Queensryche (EP)<br /><br />The Replacements – Let it Be, Hootenanny<br /><br />Dianna Ross – Mahogany<br /><br />The Rolling Stones – Undercover<br /><br />Rush – A Farewell to Kings, Signals<br /><br />Sade – Promise, Stronger Than Pride, Love Deluxe, Lovers Rock<br /><br />Spinal Tap – Break Like the Wind<br /><br />Starz – Coliseum Rock<br /><br />Talking Heads – Speaking in Tongues<br />Thin Lizzy – Vagabonds of the Western World, Fighting<br /><br />Peter Tosh – Legalize It<br /><br />Tygers of Pan Tang – Spellbound<br /><br />Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood, Soul to Soul<br /><br />Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground, Loaded<br /><br />Wings (Paul McCartney and the) – Red Rose Speedway<br /><br />Bill Withers – Just as I Am, Still Bill<br /><br />Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life, Fullfillingness’ First Finale, Music of My Mind<br /><br />X – Wild Gift<br /><br />Neil Young – Live Rust, On the Beach, Harvest Moon<br /><br /><br />Explorations: </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Diana Washington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Motown, Stax, Phil Spector</div></div></div></div></div></div>Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-25412831183287068452009-03-13T13:52:00.003-04:002009-03-13T14:18:46.303-04:00<strong>LEFSETZ GETS A SEVEN INCH PLATFORM BOOT IN THE ASS</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong><img src="http://tokyo5.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/gene_simmons.jpg" /></strong><br /><br /><br />Anyone who has read this blog for a few years may remeber how much I hate Bob fucking Lefsetz, the weasel who thinks he knows everything about the music industry but has done nothing but promote piracy.<br /><br />Ever since he pissed me (and Flea) off over his stance on the piracy of Stadium Arcadium I have chosen a policy of completely ignoring him so as not to give him any higher of an udeserved profile than he already has, BUT....<br /><br />Tony Alva sent me this, and I had to share. It's just so fucking awesome. The following is a response from Gene Simmons on a Lefsetz post. Basically it's the Lefsetz post with Gene's responses in all caps.<br /><br />> From: Gene Simmons><br />Subject: Re: Gene Simmons><br />Date: March 12, 2009 3:25:07 PM EDT (CA)><br />To: Telma.Costa@umusic.com><br />Cc: Bob Lefsetz><br /><br />Telma,<br />I'm cc-ing whoever this Lefsetz guy is.<br />Post on cover of SIMMONS RECORDS.COM.<br />And, if you can find a foto of this bozo, put it up there as well.<br />Begin forwarded message:><br /><br />From: Bob Lefsetz ><br /><br />(Gene)Before we start this review of my Keynote Speech at CMS from a guy who's blog was forwarded to me, I'm going to take the liberty of telling everyone I'm going to comment as we go along.><br /><br />(Gene)First, the name LEFSETZ. I would tell him to his face. That name's gotta go. It blows. If this guy was in a band and wanted to sign with us, he'd have to change his name. Or, sign with someone else. Otherwise, have no clue who this fellow is or what he does. ><br /><br />Let's see.....<br />(Lefsetz) "Imagine you're stranded on a desert island and you stumble upon a member of the opposite sex. You're thrilled! You're gonna have someone to talk to, you're gonna make love until the Coast Guard finally figures out your ship sank and rescues you.<br /><br />And this person may not be a beauty queen, but hey, he or she is all right. At least that's what you think at first. Maybe you even have sex and forget your plight for a moment or two. But then, even though you're exhausted, your partner just won't give up. Insists on having sex every hour, being coddled, all the while telling you how fucking hot they are. It would almost be enough to get you to jump back into the water and swim to your death.<br /><br />That's what listening to Gene Simmons is like."> > THANK YOU.<br /><br />"He's not a dumb dude."> > THANK YOU.<br /><br />"But it's a full time commercial."> > CORRECT.<br /><br />"And why? Doesn't he have enough money?"> > WELL, RESPECTFULLY, IT'S NOT UP TO THIS AMATEUR TO DETERMINE IF I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. I'LL LET HIM KNOW IF AND WHEN I DO. UNTIL THAT TIME, IT'S BEST TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR OWN MONEY.<br /><br />"Isn't this like an ex-President buying time on television to give us his opinion on the budget? Running for an office he can't be elected to? Hey Gene, you were a star once, can you let it go? Can you stop trying to convince us that not only is your music great, but that KISS is the biggest act in the world?"> > NO.<br /><br />"I mean if we really want to get down to it, don't we have to give credit to Bob Ezrin?"> > YES. ALWAYS.<br /><br />"The producer of "Destroyer", containing the KISS klassics "Detroit Rock City", "Shout It Out Loud" and the band's biggest hit, "Beth"? Not only did Ezrin produce those tracks, HE CO-WROTE THEM! I'm thinking without Ezrin, KISS is a footnote."> > PERHAPS. > OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION, KISS STARTS THE SOUTH AMERICAN LEG OF THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR AT BUENOS AIRES STADIUM - 90,000 PEOPLE. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT A TICKET.<br /><br />"Ezrin went on to further greatness, producing one of the biggest albums of all time, Pink Floyd's "The Wall", as well as the critically lauded debut of Peter Gabriel. KISS? They took the makeup off and put it back on, reunited with the original members, kicked them out again and kept dunning us with endless product promotions."> > ALL OF THIS IS TRUE. AND YOUR POINT IS..."?<br /><br />"And that's what this "keynote" address at CMW was. A product promotion, for the latest iteration of Simmons Records."> > CORRECT.> I HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA AND I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN SIMMONS RECORDS. TO DO OTHERWISE AT CMW, WOULD BE STUPID. I KNOW HE'S NOT INFERRING I'M STUPID. QUITE THE CONTRARY.<br /><br />"Just because you're a big musical act, that doesn't mean you're a decent executive, that you can run a record company."> > SAYS WHO. YOU? AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MAKE THESE ASSESSMENTS. WHAT'S YOUR QUALIFICATION, IN FACT, FOR SAYING ANYTHING...<br /><br />"That's like saying a great football coach has to have been a star quarterback. They're different skills. One that Mr. Simmons has yet to master. Sure, he made that demo tape with Van Halen, but the band ended up on WARNER BROTHERS!"> > THIS MORON DOESN'T KNOW DETAILS AND BEHAVES AS IF HE DOES. FACT ONE: AFTER SEEING THE BAND AT THE STARWOOD CLUB IN LA IN 1977, I SIGNED VAN HALEN TO MY PRODUCTION COMPANY, "MAN OF 1,000 FACES" AND PRODUCED THEIR 24 TRACK DEMO, 15 SONG DEMO AT ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS. KISS WAS GOING OUT ON TOUR, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP VAN HALEN TIED UP, SO I LET THEM SHOP THEIR OWN DEAL, WITHOUT INSISTING I KEEP A SLICE. > WHAT HIS POINT ABOUT ALL THIS, IS BEYOND ME.> ><br /><br />"Truly, it was relentless. Gene with that bizarre hairdo sponsored by Brillo"> > NOW, NOW...NO NEED TO BE JEALOUS, BABY.> JUST BECAUSE I REMEMBER YOUR MOMMY BACKSTAGE AND THEN AT THE HOTEL IS NO REASON TO BE ENVIOUS OF MY GOOD LOOKS.> ><br /><br />"maintaining that 360 deals are good for artists and that Canada can be the new Ireland."> > CORRECT. I "DO" BELIEVE CANADA POSSESSES ALL THAT.> ><br /><br />"U2 came from Ireland, what does that country possess that Canada does not? Isn't that like saying Mutt Lange came from Rhodesia, therefore Lithuania should be able to produce the best record producer on the planet?"> > NO. NOT REALLY. AND, I'M NOT SURE ANYONE READING THIS HAS A CLUE WHAT THE RHODESIA/LITHUANIA THING MEANS. > ><br /><br />"Really, it didn't have to be 2009, it could have been 1009. With a huckster up on stage, trying to convince us to buy from him".> > NOPE. NEVER SAID YOU SHOULD BUY FROM ME. DON'T LIE, HONEY.> ><br /><br />"Sure, there's salesmanship involved in becoming a successful musical act, but that's not ninety percent of the equation."> > SAYS WHO, BITCH. YOU? AND, WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR BAND. AND WHAT'S YOUR QUALIFICATION FOR SAYING OR DOING ANYTHING?><br /><br />"But with KISS, it is! The music is just the vehicle to make money. I don't excoriate this, I just don't REVERE IT!"> > NO PROBLEM. GO FIND ANOTHER BAND.> ><br /><br />"Gene showed a five minute promotional film that was such an assault, the guy in front of me put his hands over his ears."> > I THINK YOU MISUNDERSTOOD. THAT WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND. AND YOU WERE TALKING TOO LOUD. SHE WANTED TO SEE AND HEAR GENE SIMMONS. NOT YOU.> ><br /><br />"Didn't Pete Townshend sing "A Little Is Enough"? Obviously, Gene's never heard that track, otherwise he would stop telling us how great he is and let us come to our own conclusion."> > NO. I WON'T STOP TELLING YOU HOW GREAT I AM. FIND SOMEONE ELSE FOR THAT.><br /><br />"It was sad."> > NO, IT WASN'T. EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME AND EVERYONE ENJOYED THEMSELVES.> ><br /><br />"Although Gene paid lip service to the Internet, it was like he wanted to jet back to the seventies, when the label was king, when record companies were flush with cash that they'd blow on a bunch of new acts."> > THAT'S TRUE. I WANT RECORD COMPANIES TO BECOME POWERFUL AND FLUSH WITH MONEY AGAIN. I WANT BANDS TO REALIZE THAT ANY ENTITY THAT GIVES THEM MONEY (ADVANCES) AND NEVER FORCES THEM TO PAY THE RECORD COMPANY BACK, WHEN AND IF THEIR RECORD BOMBS (AND THEY ALMOST ALWAYS DO), IS THEIR BEST FRIEND. I KNOW OF NO OTHER BUSINESS THAT GIVES YOU MONEY AND NEVER ASKS FOR IT BACK. EVEN YOUR MOM WILL WANT YOU TO PAY BACK HER LOAN.> ><br /><br />"Those days are through. Shit, imagine trying to get money from Simmons' company. That'd be like sucking quarters from a parking meter. Gene's notorious for not parting with his own money. Shit, I'm stunned he doesn't require new acts to pay HIM to be signed!"> > THIS IS A SMALL PERSON, WHO'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING, NEVER BEEN IN A BAND AND DOESN'T KNOW HOW THE RECORD INDUSTRY WORKS. HE DOESN'T KNOW ME AND I DON'T KNOW HIM. AND HE WOULDN'T KNOW, IN EITHER CASE IF I "DO" OR "DON'T" PART WITH MY MONEY. AND IN ANY CASE, IT WOULDN'T BE HIS BUSINESS, OR MY GARBAGE COLLECTOR'S.> ><br /><br />"I only went because the last couple of times Gene's spoken he has said some truly heinous things, blasting the audience, that he told us today to respect, for stealing his music. I figured he'd come out with a few clunkers that would crack you up.> > But all I got was a damn advertisement."> > THAT'S CORRECT.> I AM ADVERTISING SIMMONS RECORDS. THAT'S WHY I'M UP HERE TALKING ABOUT IT. THIS GUY IS A GENIUS.> AND I STILL CONSIDER FREE DOWNLOADS AND FILE SHARING STEALING. AND I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR MUSIC...AND FOR ANYTHING. IF A BAND WANTS TO GIVE AWAY THEIR STUFF FOR FREE...I HAVE NO PROBLEM. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, HOW DOES THE RECORD COMPANY, WHICH PAID GOOD MONEY UP FRONT, GET ITS MONEY BACK, IF THE MUSIC IS FREE"?> ><br /><br />"I know Gene loves that I'm writing this."> > SURE. I LOVE ANYONE WHO TALKS ABOUT ME.> ><br /><br />"Almost to the point where I considered not writing about his speech at all. But I've got to. Because in order for music to ascend to its rightful position at the top of popular culture's leader board,"> > (I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS LEADER OF POPULAR CULTURE TO TELL ME HOW TO POSITION THINGS).> ><br /><br />"it's got to be more about its intrinsic value than the sell."> > YES, AND NO. IT "SHOULD" BE ABOUT MUSIC, BUT IT'S ALSO GOT TO BE ABOUT BUSINESS. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, IT WAS NEVER JUST CALLED "MUSIC." IT WAS, AND STILL IS CALLED THE "MUSIC BUSINESS."> ><br /><br />"It's got to be more about music than showmanship. It's got to be more about creativity than expediency."> > NO. HES GOT IT ALMOST RIGHT. IT'S GOT TO BE ABOUT BOTH.> ><br /><br />"KISS had a gimmick. It's served the band well. A gimmick can get you noticed, but soon thereafter it becomes about the music. KISS took off its makeup and few cared."> > HE'S RIGHT. ABOUT 10 MILLION.> ><br /><br />"The Beatles gave up their suits, messed with their hair, even gave up playing live and the band got bigger and bigger."> > I LOVE THE ANALOGY. KISS AND THE BEATLES. THANKS.> ><br /><br />"The problem is, Gene Simmons thinks there's a handbook."> > YES. MY HANDBOOK.> ><br /><br />"Listening to him is like watching a bad version of "Glengarry Glen Ross"."> > NO. NOT REALLY. I DIDN'T LIKE THAT FILM MUCH. I'M MUCH MORE FASCINATED BY ME.> ><br /><br />"It's like going to a training session for Kirby vacuum salesmen. It's always interesting to hear how another person made it, but if you want to be successful in the future, you're better off ignoring everything Gene Simmons has to say."> > THIS STATEMENT MADE BY A GUY WHO'S STILL LIVING IN HIS MOTHER'S BASEMENT.> ><br /><br />"Unless, of course, you love money more than music."> > ACTUALLY, I LOVE BOTH MONEY AND MUSIC.> ><br /><br />"But since you're reading this, I doubt that..."> > GOOD LUCK TO THIS GUY.> WE LOVE HEARING THE GOOD AND THE BAD.> > AND WE HOPE YOU GET OUT OF MOM'S BASEMENT SOON.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/Gene_Simmons.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />I love you Gene, from the bottom of my heart. I have given you a lot of money over the years and for the most part it was always worth it - except maybe the mid 80's era, but I didn't buy those albums anyway, so I thank you for the music, the shows, the entertainment, the merchandise, and now for sticking a good one to Lefsetz. What an ass.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-43339759349859439302009-03-12T16:48:00.002-04:002009-03-12T17:04:44.066-04:00<strong>RECORD RELEASE PARTY</strong><br /><br />Saturday night, at <a href="http://www.spsounds.com/">Southpaw</a> (125 5th ave, Brooklyn), <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=28707936">Himalaya</a> is proudly hosting their record release party.<br /><br />It's a great record, recorded at Smoke and Mirrors over the better part of the past year. I believe it captures the essence of this great local band.<br /><br />Formerly Philadelphia residents, <a href="http://www.himalayamusic.com/">Himalaya</a> moved to NYC and has been playing shows here, as well as in Philly and Washington DC.<br /><br />Their blend of guitars and voices over a pulsing rhythm is at times reminiscent of classic rock like the Rolling Stones and more the modern space rock of Spiritualized.<br /><br />Come join me and the band celebrate the fruits of their labors this Saturday. You won't be disappointed.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6823923.post-71177906478168840542009-03-10T10:24:00.005-04:002009-03-10T11:39:01.622-04:00<strong>MORE NEW OLD VINYL</strong><br /><br />The Drunken Fool and I went Vinyl shopping the other day. Here's my latest haul:<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">XTC </span>- 'Skylarking' and 'Black Sea'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Xtcsl2.jpg" /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/XTC_-_Black_Sea_album_cover.jpg" /><br /><br />It turns out that I already had 'Skylarking' so it goes to The Drunken Fool.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Culture Club</span> - 'Kissing to be Clever'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/CultureClubKissingtoBeClever.jpg" /><br /><br />I know Tony Alva will mock this purchase, but I also know it will get pulled out during parties.<br /><br />Bob Marley & the Wailers - 'Kaya' and 'Live!'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/BobMarley-Kaya.jpg" /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/BobMarley-Live%21.jpg" /><br /><br />I'm closing in on a complete Bob Marley collection, just a few more to go.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">10,000 Maniacs</span> - 'In My Tribe'<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/10%2C000ManiacsInMyTribe.jpg" /><br /><br />The legal Diva is a big fan, but I like this record too.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Jimmy Cliff</span> - 'Reggae Nights' (12" single)<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOgoyYjcJAlaju1HSvqBesP36uKf83Xc0G2iHV16fpaf668lmdH11UdepoWr12PmT0T7BOisDMEbxjS5kfO-vQ1MBIUZbqzVa2tNYmrc5hK1Lt9ubxYB0fkwAFUN5GQyHHJqN/s320/Capa.JPG" /><br /><br />More party music.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Barry White</span> - 'Just Another Way to Say I Love You'<br /><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tGiH%2BKL3L._SL500_AA280_.jpg" /><br /><br />Barry is too smooth, this is our third Barry LP.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Falco</span> - 'Rock Me Amadeus' (12" single)<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Amadeus_.jpg" /><br /><br />I'm very disappointed, this copy I bought is warped beyond playability. I'll have to get another copy.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Edgar Winter Group</span> - 'Shock Treatment'<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/The_Edgar_Winter_Group_-_Shock_Treatment.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />This album kicks ass, as do all the Edgar Winter/Rick Derringer albums from that era.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland</span> - 'Showdown'<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhwOJ528yPZakEuI5MVragn22TdPqyKcmTB0yz5UvfR1UhQGwnHmZTdB2puJ7zcnfEN4nGOfhs_NXIv95YIX2wtJ_oRY7SPUz3Jr9gLmr5atVYx1DJQ83RKGGIqaGjdoo7dbW/s320/Albert+Collins,+Robert+Cray,+Johnny+Copeland+-+Showdown+(1985).jpg" /><br /><br />An Electric Blues must have. I owned it in the 80's. I'm so glad I found a replacement copy.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">City Boy</span> - 'Heads Are Rolling'<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyn1k-xEM4VXpERXEDTofUfdVh9lOzT15o-S3WfVcZIF19Rln7rBnRG31xeFcYFGwPWufbOieaixPGbjKiacAvKQhCdhNQTC8wLMisC0NnR0scEQZRHr-Qvavz14IknZf0rcD/s400/Front.jpg" /><br /><br />The sixth release from this way under rated Canadian band.<br /><br />Steve Vai - 'Flexable'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/SteveVaiFlex-Able.jpg" /><br /><br />Another 80's staple I used to own and needed to replace.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">U.K.</span> - 'U.K.'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/UK-UK.jpg" /><br /><br />The debut from the Alan Holdsworth led Pop/Prog outfit featuring Eddie Jobson, Bill Bruford and John Wetton.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Bon Jovi</span> - '7800° Fahrenheit'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/Bon_Jovi_7800_Fahrenheit.jpg" /><br /><br />Hey, at 2 bucks I couldn't resist.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Squeeze</span> - 'Argybargy' and 'East Side Story'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/Argybargy.jpg" /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/East_side_story_album.jpg" /><br /><br />Shut up, I like The Squeeze, okay?<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Little Feat</span> - 'Sailin' Shoes'<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Little_Feat_-_Sailin%27_Shoes.jpg" /><br /><br />I used to think that 'Waiting for Columbus' was all I'd need, but, again, at 2 bucks, what the hey.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">The J. Geils Band</span> - 'Best Of Two'<br /><br /><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/35223.jpg" /><br /><br />Another great lost 70's band, they had an entire career of rockin' before 'Freeze Frame'.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Twisted Sister</span> - 'Under the Blade'<br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Twister_Sister_-_Under_The_Blade.jpg" /><br /><br />Yet another replacement copy. This one is great for a laugh.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Van McCoy</span> - 'Disco Baby'<br /><br /><img src="http://blog.tilos.hu/filter/10_75-Van-McCoy.jpg" /><br /><br />Gotta have 'The Hustle'. "Do it!"<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Santana</span> - 'Abraxas'<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/SantanaAbraxas.jpg" /><br /><br />A classic, might as well be considered a 'best of'.Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717556273714812442noreply@blogger.com5