Regarding the reference by Doxa to "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", it's considered one of the best Western movies ever made, up there with "The Searchers" and "The Wild Bunch". I've watched these three many a time. A somewhat overlooked film of Sergio Leone's Westerns is "Once Upon A Time In The West".
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Here's a link I sent to a friend of mine who's a hard core Grateful Dead fan related to Taylor Swift as the new Grateful Dead. He said he understood. The Dead became a brand. I have, from those olden days of cubicle life, a couple of Jerry Garcia ties still hanging in the closet.
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Really? Oh, man...sigh. Had a Keurig. Not a great coffee maker even with grinding my own beans and the fill it yourself K basket, whatever it's called. It died never to be considered again. Am now using the pour over Chemex coffee maker. Fresh ground beans, hot water poured over same and a smooth cup of java. Recommend getting the permanent filter basket. And this is not a paid ad.
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Wow! Burton's been there. Go back and check out the early recordings of Ricky Nelson. Some great playing on them by Burton. He's also on Gram Parson's Grievous Angel album and some early Emmylou Harris if I remember right. Proud to say I own one of his James Burton standard telecasters. It's my primary electric guitar named The Black Pearl by my daughter because of its color.
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While riding along the musical roads I came across this. No idea if it's been here before, but here it is. I swear that sometime during the song they swap their bodies back and forth they're so similar.
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What a great interview with Mister Schwarzenegger. I've enjoyed a number of his movies, Terminator and T2 faves, along with Total Recall. Pumping Iron is still a great watch. Many of us were fans. Your choices will vary. Still think Conan The Barbarian is one of the worst movies ever made. The American Library Association poster they did featuring him as Conan The Librarian was and is still
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I've already made arrangements with my almost middle aged son to present the new Stones album as a gift and remembrance to his children of their grandfather. He can explain how much I dug the band but I was ultimately Out Of Time.
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Has anybody else seen the clips of Ronnie and others at the Jeff Beck tribute at Royal Albert Hall this month? He's on fire, IMHO. Ronnie made me think how the Stones could spark themselves and their audience by covering various soul, r&b and other songs during their shows. I pictured Mick singing, along with a subtle backup, People Get Ready. Would love to see the Stones once again rock
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Wow. What a day. One icon celebrates a birthday, another passes. Like Cindy C, I got into the Ike & Tina revue stuff, preferring it to her later stuff. RIP Miss Tina.
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Did I miss his name? Tom Jones should be on this list of aging music stars. He's still cuttin' it. Check out his gig at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville earlier this month. It's up on Dime.
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Happy birthday, Zimmy. I'll be cranking up Bringing It All Back Home (my fave) on the old Victrola shortly.
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No idea if this has shown up here before, but what a cool cover. Enjoy.
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An interesting read from some time ago that popped up on a music site today. You may, like me, wonder about some of it, but what tales he tells.
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John Barleycorn Must Die is my favorite Traffic song. Lots of cover versions but the original is still best. My favorite Winwood song is Can't Find My Way Home. Back in the day there were a number of days when I could say that. May he rock on.
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So, World On Fire, hmm...opening song for a new James Bond movie? Closing song for a Conan The Barbarian or Marvel movie? A song for apocalyptic dystopian times? A call to arms? Something you've heard once and perhaps enough? It makes you wonder.
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One of, if not his best. Classic as can be. I still play it.
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Free Bird? God how I hate this song. There's a few others on the list also equally hated. I agree, this is an album you'll play once or twice and let it be, no pun intended regarding the song list.
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One of my fave performers. He was rock'n'roll. I remember my son as a toddler and around 5 or 6 years old still dancing to Little Richard's hits album along with jumpin' up and down on the couch to the hits. I daresay Little Richard laid the foundation for Chuck B and others.
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I'm gonna start coloring my hair like that.
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He just passed. What a great entertainer and humanitarian. The clip below is a group of music folks singing his signature song, Day-O, for him at the USA For Africa session. Harry Belafonte: Singer and civil rights activist dies aged 96
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What a good read. I still dig his stuff with Rockpile and his early solo stuff. He and Dave Edmunds also worked together with covers of Everly Brothers songs one of their efforts which, IMHO, is pretty cool.
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I've enjoyed much of his music from the 1960s onward. Some of his latest albums - Praise and Blame, Spirit In The Room, Long Lost Suitcase, Surrounded By Time - are well worth discovering.
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I love the Stones "Stripped" but, it's only them doing things mostly acoustically for a change, IMHO. I'd like to hear what they can do with songs in terms of rearrangement, beats, perhaps added sounds, etc. For example, check out these versions of Stones songs.
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I am sure there's an U2 thread here this could be added to, but I am too lazy to look. I really like their revamping/remaking of songs on Songs Of Surrender, it renewed my interest in the band. It made me think how the Stones could remake a number of their songs, perhaps spark some new sense of creativity for themselves, rather than regurgitating what they think they/we want to hear as a Sto
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He and Hal David gave the world some beautiful music. Their songs will go on forever and have been and will be performed by many. He and Elvis Costello did work together. His works are worth checking out. RIP, Mr. Bacharach.
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A fascinating look at the history of the Monkees, the music biz, creativity and what have you related to all. One has to wonder what tales can be told of many other bands and performers such as the ones this site is named after. [500songs.com]
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A nice read on a really great album. I played the living hell out of it when the album was first released. Still have it. Still listen to it.
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Came across this. Historical, yes. Cool as can be, even more yes. Made me think how much I'd love to see the Stones do a blues revue like this without all the stage trappings and such. We long time fans would go apesh*t over it. Enjoy.
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The clip with the Mills Brothers is very nice. Any idea of what brand/model of guitar being played in the clip is? It's a great looking guitar. Regarding Dean, if you haven't seen it, check out "Dean Martin: King Of Cool", a documentary put together by his daughter. It shows a whole different side of Martin along with a good retrospective of his career.
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Wow! I got tix for Marty Stuart and his band in Scottsdale, AZ, on April 28th, but this is one I may have to consider also. What a lineup so far. The Stones should join in.
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