Musicians are fascinating. Bands are so complicated. One great rock band, Queensryche, has fascinated me for decades now. But my interest is not just because I like many of their songs, dig the players, and appreciate their talents at doing … Read the rest
hard rock
Big Nights Big Riffs: The Best of 80’s Hard Rock
So much is trampled by visuals. Take music for instance. It’s supposed to be about music, which is sound, not how you look. But popular music is tied to how you look, and how you look determines how you are … Read the rest
File Under Cheesy
I love this song even though the Spyz listed it on their album as File Under Cheesy.
Yeah it’s poppy but it’s catchy and has a fat beat. I find myself humming it and quoting lyrics 28 years later. … Read the rest
Just Do For Others Like You Want Done Back To You
… I’ll Never Get Enough
Great band from the 80’s-90’s – Faith No More. This was the debut track from their biggest selling LP:
Hardened Roots
I grew up in the cheese metal era, which was a few eras after the funk era. Funk is my dominant listening mode but as you know I indulge in all sorts of other sounds. I just love music and … Read the rest
That’s How You Do It
Ozzy and his classic “Blizzard of Oz” band did a little set for music TV show in Rochester NY in 1981. This is how it’s done – 4 dudes rocking it. The band was one of the best hard rock … Read the rest
The Curious Case of W. Axl Rose
It’s been 4 1/2 years, seemingly the right time to revisit something you might have dismissed, you know, 4 1/2 years ago. I dismissed this Axl Rose character, thinking for some unspecified reason that he was no longer the powerfully-voiced … Read the rest