Heartbeat, a great jam from WAR in 1975:
I got most of the WAR collection on my Pono and wow, oh yeah, one of my favorite bands of all time.
rock
got to get it hard and loud
When Jeff Was A Boy
Welcome To New Orleans
Great but short concert from The Meters in 1980 with some cool interview clips.
Still Ain’t Got What I Want
Power of music.
… Read the restWater Works
Witness the awesome power of music. Tissue please.
… Read the restFor You There Is No Fear
Give It A Chance
Outstanding song from the late 70’s that stayed unreleased until the late 90’s.
It’s George Clinton’s son Tracey Lewis, aka TreyLewd and his first band, the Flastic Brain Flam. It’s a monster song that just keeps going and going. Greatness.… Read the rest
So Wrapped Up In A Daze
Take A Ride
We Will See What The Digital Age Has In Store For Us
Records, record stores, record sales … it’s all gone.
It’s up to the young musicians to try an’ figure it out.
There’s no money in it. There’s no record companies.
It’s free! You can download it. Nobody gets paid, so … Read the rest
Another Good Funk Doc
This one is from the BBC, circa 2014. It’s hard to summarize something as huge and outstanding as funk in 1 hour, but they give it a shot. Lots of good footage and interviews here:
I Won’t Be Hasty Girl
Living In The Fastlane
Cool combo of Joe Walsh and Billy Gibbons doing one of Joe’s classics, getting ready for the weekend.
Have fun, go fast when appropriate, but not too fast.
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Wherever We Go
Outstanding Nilsson song to help you along your way:
One of the original Hollywood Vampires, Harry Nilsson.
Start All Over Again
The music of the late great Peter Tosh helped get me through a tough 2015. Great writing, and such a strong voice for change. Beloved as a great man. Murdered in his own home by a guy he was putting … Read the rest
It’s Hard To Take Risks With A Pessimist
Great song from one of the few modern bands that really does it for me – it’s Menomena (like the muppets song) with Wet & Rusting:
We Don’t Have Time To Fool Around
Killer song from Junie Morrison featuring OP colleague Sugarfoot Bonner, from the often overlooked (and long out of print) 5 album released in 1981.
This song has been burning up my PonoPlayer… ok Junie is on heavy rotation my whole … Read the rest
Use Me Up
Great version by Ike & Tina.