The ability to keep a band together can depend on a lot of things. Sometimes it’s simply a lack of success that causes a group to break up, sometimes it’s a clash of personalities. Members may choose to go at it alone or perhaps form a completely new group. When I chose the song “Stuck …
I won my elementary school’s spelling bee when I was in 6th grade. In the next round, I faced off against all of the other winners in our school district, with my elementary school’s gymnasium acting as the battleground. After making it through a few words successfully, the last word I was asked to spell …
When I think about some of the greatest bands in rock and roll history, my list tends to be dominated by bands from England. It doesn’t seem that I am alone in this either, as I’ve had many conversations with colleagues and friends that generally come to a similar conclusion. One thing I find interesting …
Well, I’ve officially touched down in London, my first international trip since the pandemic. A lot of great memories came flooding back to me as I made my way through Heathrow Airport and hopped on the Tube to my hotel. The hotel is actually the same one I stayed at during my second trip out …
During my drive home from work the other day, the radio station I was listening to was taking requests for songs with cowbell in them. It’s hard not to immediately think of Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” when hearing something like that, forever reinforced in my mind by the the classic Saturday Night …
As they’re made to do, a headline caught my eye the other day titled The Led Zeppelin Song John Bonham Hated So Much That He Refused To Try. The article, basically a summary of John Paul Jones quotes on the subject from a book called John Bonham: A Thunder Of Drums, notes that John Bonham …
About five or six years into my career, I was fortunate enough to work on a number of Ray Charles records. This is when I learned how far back Quincy Jones’ musical career actually went, seeing him credited as the songwriter of “The Ray” on the 1957 album The Great Ray Charles. In doing some …
After having dinner with my buddy Dennis a couple of weeks ago, I got an email from him telling me to check out a couple of videos. He had read my post regarding songs that touch deeply, and the videos he sent were comprised of still images and audio from a recording session for a …
And cascading down the musical segues we go. When I was looking up the details for Devo’s song “Girl U Want” and typing out the post yesterday, I kept singing the song over and over in my head. Eventually, however, Aretha Franklin decided to commandeer the party and started singing, “What you want, baby, I …
While doing some paperwork and other things at work last week, I listened to the latest album by Viagra Boys, Cave World. Based on my first listen, I’m curious to give it another go this week or weekend and see if it’s something I get more into with multiple listens. During the initial listen, however, …