tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69439592012-01-22T06:20:07.058-07:00music through my eyesLonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240445799480763432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943959.post-81537224997763855582012-01-07T16:26:00.001-07:002012-01-07T16:26:22.356-07:00

I don't like country.  I also don't like to start with a qualifier, let alone a negative one.  It must be said, though, I don't like country.  I don't like everything about it.  I don't like pedal slide being jammed into every available breath.  I don't like guys to singing to me about ranchin' and honky tonkin'.  Unless you are old and ugly, I don't want to hear it.  Do you know how to drive

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As a guitarist, I often pretend I am asked who I am influenced by. Plus, Rolling Stone just did one of those stupid 'top 100 guitarists' type lists. So, I want to briefly touch on who I dig, who I don't, and why. Billy Corgan is near the top for me. Never has anyone done so much with an E at the 7th fret. Just about every song from Gish and Siamese Dream can be learned if you put your hands

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I had to get this down in writing before the 'tour' started. Guns & Roses is touring. I have put the over/under on the tour cancellation within five shows. Point being, within five concerts, Axl's lateness will cause enough of a problem that the rest of the tour will be scratched.Here is how it goes, and has gone since 1994. Opening band goes on at 9. headliner should go one between 10 and

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It is Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary. Today, there is a movie, book, and soundtrack box set to celebrate the cause. Being as though they are my favorite band, I thought I would join the chorus.First, how I met them. The first time I saw them live, I was not a fan. I didn't know a single song. They were the opener on a 3 band bill. The video for 'Even Flow' was just breaking big on MTV, and the band

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Ok,So, I am working feverishly to figure out where the Pearl Jam festival will be this year. This is what they have given us so far. Ament has said it will be 'somewhere in the middle of the country'. He also said they would likely give the info out in April, and the show would be Labor Day weekend.So, what markets could that be? To me, it could only possibly be two markets: Denver or

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Amy Winehouse is 27. Do you know what that means? It means she is going to die! 27 is a very bad year for rock stars. Really bad. It is the age that gets them all. Who?Jimi HendrixJanis JoplinJim MorrisonKurt CobainShannon HoonBradley NowellBrian JonesPigPenRobert Johnsonreally, nothing good can happen here. I mean, look at the facts: young, talented, attractive, and over rated. She meets the

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So, you may have heard that Aerosmith needs a singer. Steven Tyler is out of a year because of: hip surgery, drug addiction, or his solo career. All of these are reasons he has given why he needs a year off. The rest of the band is not remotely tickled about this. See, apparently Steven decided not to tell his band any of this. Nope. He released all this info through press releases. Classy

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I had an epiphany last night at a CSN concert at Red Rocks. All the great rocks songs were written in the 60s about Patti Boyd/Harrison/Clapton. In the 70's it was Joni Mitchell. Then what happened?Where are the muses now?

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So, I was commenting to a friend how I am pretty much over concerts. How much I hate the entire concert industry. How I hate $40 parking, $7 beers, and $125 tickets. I still love the music, but it just isn't worth the trouble anymore. I go about once a year. I mean, I can't just stop all concerts. I live in the same town as Red Rocks. I got to see Van Morrison play Red Rocks. I mean...

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I am watching the new Iron Maiden rockumentary, Flight 666. It's awesome. Let's start with the disc set itself. It's onsale at present at Best Buy and Amazon for $12. I chose Best Buy, so I wouldn't have to wait in the mail, nor pay shipping. The Dvd set is laid out beatifully. It is a booklet style set. It opens to a beautiful and detailed 23 page booklet and two discs. The first one is

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So, there is a big rumor that Lindsay Lohan is going to play Stevie Nicks in an upcoming biopic. It's a pretty solid rumor. Know why? It came from Lindsay Lohan. Doesn't seem like a bad fit. They are both over-rated and under talented. They both love blow. They are both narcissists. Fine, whatever.Well, Stevie Nicks got wind of this and had a shit fit. Yeah, dig this quote:over my dead

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So, I get this in my e mail this morning from my good friend (and only reader) Jamie.From: Jamie [mailto: ******@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:57 AMTo: Lono [CK]Subject: Coldplay/Satrianihttp://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=402803&GT1=28102 What do you think the outcome of this will be? - JamieWell, great

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Well, sort of. On many levels, Spinal Tap doesn't exist. Yet, though mostly fictional, they do have two albums and a movie out. They are recording the prequel is 'This is Spinal Tap', and going on tour this spring. Again, sort of.They are touring, but not in character. See these guys? These are three incredibly good actors dressed up in character as Derek Smalls, Nigel Tufnel, and David St

Lonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240445799480763432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943959.post-89307714446816479822009-01-19T00:32:00.004-07:002009-02-18T13:03:10.397-07:00

Sorry I haven't written much, but neither has Shakespeare. Ok, I cribbed that line but it's still a great line.There has been a lot going on in the Pumpkins world lately. You may know I was the biggest Pumpkins fan alive. I say was because we had a falling out of sorts. I really didn't like Billy's solo album at all. It was a techno keyboard thingy. I understand he needs to grow and develop, but

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So, Joe Satriani is suing Coldplay for copy right infringement. Before I render my judgment on the issue, check out these clips. This one is a simple comparison of the main melodyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB9Pj9ZnswThis one is a much longer academic look. Warning, it’s 9 minutes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGGFJLpbu4&feature=relatedThis one is all in German. However, they actually layer

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Ok, I have a request for my Christmas picks. These are discs you can pick up for your friends, and remain their friends.Back to Black Amy Winehouse > this probably was released a year or more ago, but it is so good I want to make sure that everyone has a copy. BTW, if you wait until she is dead... you won't get credit for being cool or appreciating her from the beginning. That gives

Lonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240445799480763432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943959.post-22501624094535717382008-12-01T12:31:00.004-07:002008-12-02T18:58:13.009-07:00

Well,This one about says it all. I found this quote online.When Chinese Democracy came out last Sunday, I found at least 10 copies of it in the used bin at my local music store the next day. But my question is, how long will it be before I see the "deluxe box set edition" in the used bin?My thoughts? I don't know if I am going to buy it. If I do, I will wait a month or two to make sure he gets

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I am a fan of Soundgarden. I have been for years. By that, I mean way before you did. I know you had Superunknown, but I am talking about old school Soundgarden. Back then, Chris Cornell hardly sang. He mostly screamed. Seriously, just screamed. Five albums of screaming. This is they guy who wrote a full chorus that goes 'I want to fuck, fuck, fuck you. Fuck you'. Seriously, it's on '

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ok, downloaded the new Metallica disc tonight. Am listening to it now as I clean the garage and take a break from hurricane coverage. Quick thoughts > it is exactly how I expected it to be.That is a loaded statement, and comes with both good and bad. The good? It is produced by Rick Rubin, which is already really good news. In addition, it is already a million times better than St Anger. Of

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Being a seriously obsessed music fan all my life, I spent a good deal of energy acquiring forbidden music. Outtakes, demos, forgotten albums... all fair game. Often, the 'unreleased material' was really insightful. Since it wasn't released, they generally weren't fully produced. So, you get a raw cut of the song. This gives me more insight to the song writer, and how he/she thinks and build

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I have been a Doors fan all my life. I had every cassette, and read Sugarman's delightfully sensation book 'No one here gets out alive' before I had a driver's license. I had forgotten about the band, for the most part, over the years. Unlike the Dead, their music didn't grow on me with time. Then, last month, I picked up drummer John Densmore's book 'Riders on the Storm'. It was a decent

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Amy Winehouse is in the hospital again for collapsing. Odds are, she isn't going to live long. I would say there is a 65% chance she will be dead by the end of 2009. That being said, she has made an amazing soulful album 'Back in Black'. It will be regarded as a great disc in the annals of music. However, if she dies... she will be lionized as this generations Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin.

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Ok, my buddy Jamie brought up a great topic that we haven't touched on here. Under-rated guitarists. What is 'under-rated'? It sounds like pretension rock journalism speak, and it is. What under rated guitarists means to me is guitar players who never got their due in popular culture. An perfect example of this would be Jerry Garcia. The Grateful Dead were famous for a million things.

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Today, guitarist Robin Fink announced he was leaving Guns & Roses to tour with his old band, Nine Inch Nails. Axl said today he was "stunned". Really? Do you think maybe after fifteen years with no album or tour that a guitarist might need to pay rent or play guitar?This move makes it obvious to me, despite all other signs to the contrary, that nothing is imminent in the Guns & Roses camp.

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Like you, I am tired of waiting for Axl Rose’ Chinese Democracy. Fifteen years, and well over fifteen million dollars. I am waiting no more. I have most of the tracks, if not all of them in various stages of doneness. What comes now is a track by track reckoning of the new album. Some would say it isn’t fair to review and album that isn’t done. Well, I don’t think it is fair he stole the

Lonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240445799480763432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943959.post-66703658943364096322008-01-20T00:27:00.000-07:002008-01-28T13:24:50.316-07:00

I know I am a year or two late, but this fall I recently discovered Amy Winehouse. I heard her song 'back to black' and thought I was hearing some classic 50s black soul music. Then, I saw the radio was on a Clear Channel station... so I knew it wasn't too old. The idea of classic rock for these folks is Jack Johnson and Dave Matthews constitutes 'oldies'. Anyhow, I did some digging and found

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James,Holy shit. This song has overtaken my life. You put it on that mix, and I listen to it over and over again. This is really good songwriting. I mean, we knew Beck was clever and fun. We knew he could quasi rap sing dance whatever. He is a talented guy, we got. This song changes everything, though. This astonishment and passion for this song reminds me of the first time I heard G&Rs '

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Do you know what an earworm is? You do, but the phrase may be new to you. An 'earworm' is a song that gets stuck in your head and drives you crazy. As a life long suffered, it was gotten really bad lately. So bad, in fact, that I was able to diagnose and CURE it. I genuinely think I know the reason these songs get stuck in your head to play over and over. The cure? I will reveal that in a

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To clarify, I wasn't at the Zeppelin show in London. Also, I have never been to a Zeppelin show. So, what qualifies me to be the licensed audiologist on the re-union show? Precisely those statements above. I am not swain by emotion or spectacle. I am here to discuss the show the only way I have ever understood or experienced live Zeppelin music... through the power of illegal audience

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Robert Plant is back in the news with his amazing folk record with Alison Kraus. All the reviews are giving it 5 stars, and I have no reason to argue. Also, Zeppelin is back and playing at least one show this month. There is talk of a Zeppelin tour, but Plant keeps nixing that. According to the tabloids, he can't hit the high notes anymore, and they have had to reconfigure the songs. That

Lonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240445799480763432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943959.post-53800782607924667012007-10-01T12:02:00.000-06:002007-10-02T10:44:38.611-06:00

Saw my beloved Pumpkins last night. Well, allow me to rephrase that. I saw the Smashing Pumpkins last night. My beloved SP weren't anywhere to be found. I should preface that I am a HUGE SP fan. I have seen them many many times over the years. I even bought Billy's poetry book so I could meet the man. The Pumpkins are back together, but with a different band. The only hold outs from the original

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Good looking fellow, eh? Kind of a nutjob, though. He is a strict carnivore (a meatitarian) and hasn't eaten a single vegetable for almost 50 years. He lives in Australia, because he is convinced the end of the world is coming and only the Australian outback is the only safe place on the planet. He makes jewerly for a living and sells it online. He is also convinced that global warming is a media

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It's time to appreciate Paul Simon with everything I've got in my quiver. Really, I shouldn't even need all those caveats up there. In fact, you could pull any one of those words out and still have the effect I am going for. I threw 'America' in there because Paul McCartney is so good that an argument could be made for him. In a songwriting death match between the two, I would still take Simon.

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Ok, I now begin my long awaited Zeitgeist review. Why 'long awaited'? Because I regard myself as the greatest Pumpkins fan and expert of the intertubes. That being said, I am not impossibly pro-Billy and blind to criticism. If you don't believe that, read my just plain mean and terrible review of 'the Future Embrace'. So the Pumpkins are reunited. What does that mean, when only half the

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Ok, I have been watching Live Earth coverage almost non stop now for about 14 hours. The performances aired on Sundance were generally one to two songs per artist. I was very impressed by the sound quality. Most of the sets sounded perfectly mixed and off a concert DVD. That is no small accomplishment. Musically, though, most have fallen flat. The bands seem to be too stressed to let loose

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Good day, friends. You are in for a treat today. Know why? Because you almost got a full fives about flowers. Seriously. What is worse is that I love flowers and have a very green thumb. I could have, and nearly did, have articulate and versed answers to the following questions. Really, though, who cares? In the interest of full disclosure... this is what you won't be reading about here

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For some reason, I was thinking today about all the great whoppers I have heard regarding rock stars. There are some great ones, and I wanted to share them with you. Now, there are many many many. The ones I am sharing are stories actually relayed to me as complete truth and in all seriousness. Let's start with the most famous:Phil Collins was camping with friends. He saw some folks camping next

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Today we are gathered to pay homage to the Traveling Wilbury's... rock and roll's greatest supergroup. Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Jeff Lynne. Know what that is? The greatest rhythm section in the history of rock! Holy shit, how did that happen? It's a pretty cool story, as it came together organically (meaning, record company suits were not involved).

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I know it's not cool to say. I know that everyone who is cool lists her as a friend or influence. Normally, that carries a lot of sway with me (see my Joni Mitchell piece). Anyhow, everyone thinks she is cool. I have heard her music and she is a terrible terrible singer. Like, worse than Lou Reed. On top of that, she seems mostly famous for covers. While she might be as ugly as Joe Cocker, her

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What's is been, ten years? Sometime ago, the Allman Brothers fired singer/ guitarist Dickey Betts. When I say they Allman Brothers, I basically mean two people. The Allman Brothers are Dickey Betts and Greg Allman. Of course there are others in the band (like the fucking phenomenal Warren Haynes), but Dickey and Greg wrote and sing all the songs. In my experience (I have seen them near 20

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This summer, as every summer, the rock re-unions are adding up and cashing in. Being perhaps the biggest fan of rock on the planet, I want to set some ground rules about what constitutes an acceptable 'reunion'. Firstly, no replacing people who are alive and fine. This goes for the Cars, Journey, Styx, and to a different degree... Van Halen. Actually, Van Halen re-unions are their own unique

Lonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240445799480763432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943959.post-53619705747368437802007-04-12T08:55:00.000-06:002007-04-12T09:57:27.358-06:00

Slash's tattoo of slashWhy is Saul Hudson a rock god? Well, firstly because he had the good since to ditch the name 'Saul'. Seriously, a name like that is an impediment to the rockin'. Slash is a god to me because he wrote the best rock album in history, Appetite for Destruction. I am sure Izzy and Axl did some work, but the lion's share of Appetite is all Slash. How cool is that? What's

Lonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240445799480763432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943959.post-24747652537553951942007-04-05T23:38:00.000-06:002007-04-05T23:43:51.401-06:00

Well, for me anyway. I have greatly simplified the URL here. See, currently, if you wanted to tell someone about this site you would say Maybe I am Wrong. Blogspot. comLaborious, isn't it? I have finally simplified the bugger. The site is now 'Maybe I am Wrong. com' got it? I dropped the whole 'blogspot' piece. It it still hosted at blogspot, but for cosmetic purposes I shortened the

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We are here today to celebrate one of the great albums off all time, certainly Bob Dylan's greatest album... 1974's Blood on the Tracks. If you know me (or read me), you know I am usually yammering about 'early Dylan'. This is an important distinction for me. It is true, I am a fan of only 'early Dylan'. People then assume I mean acoustic Dylan, before he 'sold out' in 1965. Actually, that

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Last night I headed downtown to catch Lez Zeppelin. No typo there, Lez Zeppelin. What is that, you say? Well, it is exactly what you think... an all girl Led Zeppelin cover band. Needless to say, I am a HUGE fan of the Zep. I feel like Jimmy Page personally taught me to play guitar, because I learned everything from listening to the Zeppelin albums. Somehow, I have developed this weird

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You probably know now, Eddie Van Halen is in rehab. He won't say for what, just to 'better himself'. Ok, I already made my point on the whole rehab fad here. What this story does offer me is some closure on the Van Halen roller coaster of the last twenty or so years. I feel invested in this band, as 1984 was my first cassette. It was the first piece of music that I selected, purchased, and

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This month, they re-released DA Pennebaker's documentary following Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England. It captures a very young (23) Dylan at his peak. His peak of... Dylan. When not on stage, he seems to be a remarkably difficult person to deal with. Petulant is the word I am looking for. However, that could just be the editing, but I don't think it was. See, Dylan hated press and the patronizing

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I won't be the one to start this rumor, since it isn't even a rumor yet. However, the original drummer from Guns has been blathering to anyone who will listen that he has been talking reunion talk with Axl. Normally, I would dismiss such things out of hands. However, this seems freakishly inevitable if we look carefully at the details. Firstly, remember I wrote a couple of years ago that all

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You may have heard that Michael Jackson is looking to make a comeback. This is true. His initial recent plan was to do a residency show in Vegas, a la Celine Dion. Problem is, they offered him one tenth of what he was hoping for. I have some ideas for Michael's comeback. It is remarkably simple, and not different from what I would have suggested before the last molestation trial. My advice

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I should tell you why tonight's Police reunion thingy on the Grammy's is so important to me. You are probably reading this after it happened. Rumor is, they probably are doing 'Roxanne'. That would be a bummer, because they have so much better and complex music. Give me Synchronicity II, man. There will also likely be a tour that I can't afford to go to. You know, Clapton-like tickets (that means

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I have had a rough go of it lately, watching everyone sell their shit for commercials. In the last year I have heard Led Zeppelin, the Who, the Band, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, U2, and Aerosmith on product commercials. Sure, I expect people like Lenny Kravitz and the Black Eyed Peas on every commercial, as they are hacks. Now, however, Bob Dylan and Dennis Hopper are pimpin' for financial

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There are some things you should know about the great Kris Kristofferson. He was a captain in the Army. He was a helicopter pilot. He was a Rhode Scholar. He was a Golden Gloves boxer. He has children older than your parents. He was a wife younger than your sister. Mostly, you know him as the guy who wrote 'Me & Bobby McGee'... the ballad that propelled Janis Joplin's career, albeit

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I listen to a lot of music, and very rarely is character an issue for me. I mean, it is nice if a rock star is a good guy, but there aren't many. Dave Matthews seems like a decent guy, as does Paul Simon. By and large, though, most rock stars are assholes. That is ok, it is normal. I mean, what kind of person would you really be if you were rich for the age of 20 on? Imagine if you never

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You know Joni Mitchell from 'Big Yellow Taxi'. You know, 'they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot'. She is a great folk singer who is quite a weird chick also, but the great ones usually are. I was watching 'Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Soul', and you should Netflix it. Since it is Christmas, you really need download or buy 'River' from her. It is the best and most awesomg song

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Hey all,I am doing some site cleanup over the next month. It will be mostly transparent to you, unless you read older pieces (which I encourage you to do). See, only recently was I gifted with the ability to add pictures and delete spam comments. The spam comments got insane. If you read my Siamese Dream piece from a couple of years ago, you will see there was 45 comments. 42 of them were

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editors note - this is a re-work of something I wrote for my other site a few years ago.Was John Lennon an arsonist?Well of course not. But did you know that happy little ditty 'Norwegian Wood' is about torching a girl's place? Let's take a look. We start when our protagonist, we'll call him John, hooks up with a girl and goes home with herShe showed me her room, isn't it good, Norweigan Wood.

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At this point, I hope you have one concert in mind when I say that. Simon & Garfunkle live in Central Park. I know that everyone and their mother has played Central Park. I know it is like a Red Rocks of the East coast. However, when I say 'the Concert in Central Park', to me it is implied that we are talking about Simon & Garfunkle. I wanted to point out a couple of concerns I have about how

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"We aren't flamenco" guitarist Gabriela often declares during their live show. She is half of the most amazing guitar band I have ever seen, and I have seen them all. To paraphrase the Princess Bridge > Clapton, Page, Garcia? Simpletons! Beck, Buckingham, Corgan? Idiots! I say that to say this: You too need to discover the amazing and mind blowing acoustic guitar songs of Rodrigo y Gabriela

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I love Blues Traveler. I love John Popper's pop sense, it is amazing. Few craft great three and four minute rocks better than Popper. I mean, Goo Goo Dolls are decent... but most of that is pussy rock. Blues Traveler do great catchy songs, that don't seem like sell out swill, probably because they write their own songs. Don't assume every song you hear on the radio was written by the person

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I love rock and roll, more than anything. I love pure and good rock and roll, not packaged. I like great rock stars, bands who hate each other, the drug struggles. There is everything to like about the Black Crowes. They are family, their music is organic and real. They can't stand each other. Chris Robinson is clearly some kind of dick, which is important in being a rock star for some

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Reader, it is rare I am dazzled by new music. I am set in my ways now. I know who I like, and frankly we aren't hiring anyone new. The one phrase I am just can't stand anymore is "you gotta check out this new band". I don't care about your music, which is funny because music is my great passion. That being said, I hate to be the guy who tells you same. The good thing is that I know more

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Ok, I was watching Letterman tonight while doing chores. Jerry Lee Lewis was the musical guest, but I didn't care much. It's a shame, because the Killer pretty much invented rock and roll personally. However, he is super old and can't barely play the piano anymore. Plus, didn't he kill a wife (seriously)? That troubles me. Anyhow, we have a surprise sit in with Jerry Lee - Neil Young. I was

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As a rock site, it is encumbent on me to: 1. stop using works like 'Trimuverate' and 'Encumbant' and 2. talk about the most important songs in the history of rock There are three that I have in mind, and I will do a seperate piece on each. The three most important songs in rock are, in no order:1. the Weight the band2. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen3. Baba O'Reilly The Who4. Life's Been

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A study was just released on CNN from what I assume is the 'No Doy Funding Foundation' notes that teens who listen to sexy music tend to have sex. Read it here. This is obviously a concern. I mean, are you telling me that teenagers are all of the sudden horny? That is some serious reporting, Scoop Jackson. You know what music I listened to when I was a teenager? Metallica and Bob Dylan.

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I have had this track on my iPod for a while, but never thought I would get to see it with my eyes. SNL is notoriously difficult to license music through. Anyhow, if you love music... this is one of the most important and beautiful and perfect live performances of all time. In 1976, George Harrison joined Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live and they knock out this 'Here comes the sun' that makes

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Warning, danger. I know that you have worked very very hard at your craft all your life. I know that you, too, hope to benefit from all that work with some rock and roll lovin. I know you are thinking a few years of being signed sound great. I know that at least of taste of the rock and roll excess life would be a hoot.If you are a keyboard or piano player, though, your life is in danger. If

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I am thinking about Journey, and I know what you are going to say. Journey: buttrockers, hessians, 80's rock, Arena rock. These are all true. You hate to admit it, but you know every word to those songs too. When Journey comes on at the bar, don't act like you don't sing every word. I was raised on Journey, seriously... and against my will. My older brother and I shared a room growing up.

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I thought he had changed. I thought Axl got his shit together and decided to make ropck music for a living. I thought, since he is well into his 40's, that the petulant rock star behaviour was gone. I thought working 15 years on a single CD would mellow a guy. I was wrong. Axl Rose is still a monumental prick. He is showing up very late for concerts again, walking out on concerts again, and

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"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends thebeast with wrath, because he knows the time is short...Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of thebeast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred andsixty six."I left alone my mind was blankI needed time to think to get the memories from my mindWhat did I see can I believe that what I sawthat night was real and not just

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Big news, reader. By reader, I mean that quite literally. After doing some brief confirmation because I thought I was being pranked, now know that Toad the Wet Sprocket is back together for some live shows. This is the best news of the year! I can't begin to tell you how great or important this band is. Let me put it this way, I am more excited about this than I am the Smashing Pumpkins

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The new Pearl Jam disc is out. It has been out for a week, but I needed at least that long to digest it. There was too much hype about this record for me to zip through it. Everyone called it 'a return to form', 'the band's best record since Ten' yadda yadda yadda. I can't stand that talk for a couple of reasons. First off, I have been a life long fan of Pearl Jam. The first time I saw them

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You may have read a brief throw away piece I did a couple of months ago about the Sex Pistols, and how much I want john Lydon dead. Anyhow, I got this response today... and I think you should hear it yourself: Anonymous said... dude are you fucking retarded you obviously don't know what real music is if you think the pistols don't deserve to be in the hall. For the sake of losing your energy

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Ok, I got an advanced copy of the new Pearl Jam disc that comes out on May 2nd. After an advanced listen... here is the scoop._______ are back! With their new release, the band brings some focus and a classic touch to their 2004 release. Says lead singer "With this album, we really wanted to get back to our roots. We have learned so much, and there is all this great technology. In the end

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Ok, you know about Axl I am sure. I must have written about him too many times here. I pretend to hate him, I pretend to be disgusted, which I am. However, I can't turn away. I must know what is happening. See, the problem is this... he helped make the greatest rock record ever. EVER. Other problem is, he is the biggest waste of talent on the planet. anyhow, any Guns and Roses fan knows

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Tonight is the induction for the next class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Someone, accidentally, the Sex Pistols got invited. This was a grave error made by some prankster at the organization. The Pistols are the most taltentless and overrated bands in history. The Pistols are not famous for rock, or punk, or whatever. They are famous for swearing on British talk shows, and a bandmate

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See this guy?This guy is a big celebrity. This guy has a record deal. Kanye West invites this guy to his parties. This guy is Farnsworth Bentley. I knew that name before today, I am embarrased to. When you know as much about music as I do, you know that P Diddy has a guy in his employ that does nothing but follow P Diddy with an umbrella around. Farnswoth Bentley is P Diddy's umbrella guy. I

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ok, info has been circulating quite furiously since Christmas regarding the Pumpkins (the most influential band to me) re-uniting. You may remember last summer (2005) Billy put out a full page ad asking to re-unite the Smashing Pumpkins in the Chicago press. Why? Why would he do that and not just call them? Well, they probably hate him since he had been posting scathing (but honest) critiques

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I have this weird taste recently, Creed... and lot's of it. I don't understand it, and certainly can't intellectualize it. Of course, being the pompous ass that I am... I will try. I really like their music. Specifically there are a few songs which are just phenomenal terrific and great rock songs. Arms Wide Open, Higher, and My Sacrifice are the ones I can't stop digging. It is funny

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Apparently, the music touring industry is suffering because of higher ticket prices. Yup, the average ticket price keeps rising and it is driving away concert goers. Here is what they say:But even with fewer tickets sold, the box office saw a more than 10 percent increase in gross receipts over 2004's total of $2.8 billion, thanks to a rare perfect storm of several major acts hitting the road

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The New Year is upon us, so it is time to start playing a 'music integrity dead pool' of sorts. Remember when you saw Hootie in that Burger King commercial? Of course you do! Remember when you saw Lenny Kravitz pimping jeans? Yup! Remember when you saw Steven Tyler of Aerosmith in every other commerical that didn't feature Lenny Kravits or the Black Eyed Peas?Well, at least Steve Tyler has

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Good day. Because I can not get to all of you a with patented Lono Christmas Rock 2005® CD, I am going to let you in on a set list. I have been collecting and compiling Christmas rock for about five years now, and have it down to a satisfying and diverse 15 songs or so. So, let's begin.1. Happy Xmas, War is Over - John Lennon2. Wish I had a River - Joni Mitchell3. Feliz Navidad - Big Head Todd &

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So I saw the commerical last night, and a full page ad today. Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz together. I am not sure who I dislike the most. Hmmm... it is a tie. While both were really great and important musical influences on me, they both suck to a degree heretofor un-measurable. It isn't just the fact that either one will do a commerical for anything... but I do have a big problem with that.

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Last weekend I picked up an import copy of 'Aqualung Live'. I couldn't resist an opportunity to hear such an influential album live. I don't have too much a frame of reference for Live Tull. I saw them live in high school, which makes that almost 20 years ago. The show was ok and they quit early because Ian Anderson lost his voice. The only other reference for live Tull is their appearence

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the ladies treat me kindly, and furnish me with tape What the hell does that mean? No idea. I didn't take that lyric out of context either. That is the scope of the verse - No Direction Home was released Tuesday, roughly a week before the PBS screening of the much anticipated and thoroughly ballyhooed PBS running of the Marty Scorsese documentary about Bob Dylan's early public life. I bought

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Last month, the Grateful Dead released a concert DVD from Buffalo, NY 1989. The press line says “Arguably considered to be the Grateful Dead's best tour of their last 15 years of touring”. Now, I can speak to that… and I disagree. Though the band has spend a lot of time suckin’ over the years… mostly due to various serious drug addictions… I found the 1991 tour to be better. This tour was

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With this years release of ‘The Essential Iron Maiden’ you get what I call a casual fan’s Maiden box set. First off, some background. Iron Maiden hit the scene in 1980, and are the most influential metal band. There, I said it out load. Songwriter and bassist Steve Harris has led the band through a myriad of incarnations and line ups over the years. However, even after changing singers briefly (

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I went to see Iron Maiden tonight with a buddy. I'm an old school Maiden fan (from High school, almost 20 years ago). During the show, I realized pretty much everyone who is a Maiden fan is an 'old school' Iron Maiden fan. To be specific, the band hasn't done a great deal to interest me since Powerslave (especially after briefly replacing lead singer Bruce Dickenson). However, that may have been

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Ok, last night I was at the Crue here at Red Rocks. I know you have a lot of questions, and frankly you should. Your first question might be, what is the parking lot like? Was it 30 year old drop outs with pimp mustaches doing donuts in their bitchin' Cameros? Not really. Were breasts flashed? aplenty! Did they play ? Yes. With the exception of guitarist Mick Mars, the band looked terrific... and

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Terrible, just terrible. I’d rather go to bed early without dinner then ever suffer through this disc again. Adrian Belew is a very well respected guitar talent. He was in King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club... and many others. You’ll need to know that going in, perhaps from a google search on his name… because this record is mostly ambient keyboards and poorly placed drum

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Live 8 is coming tomorrow, July 2nd. Basically, it is the biggest rock concert in history... or at least since the original Live Aid. Bob Geldof and Bono have teamed up to raise awareness of the dire situation in Africa. Africa needs aid, money... and soon. Things are to fragile and dire there, it seems the whole thing could just implode any day now. The beauty of this whole thing, is the

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Billy has said for the last few years that he will never ever play a pumpkins song again, and will never reform the band. ever.he then postings on his site about how utterly horrible and talentless Darcy and Iha were (which is largely true). His new album came out this morning, and is a huge huge departure from any kind of guitar rock.so, here is where it gets strange. today, the day his new

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Musically, Siamese Dream is north on my compass. All things lead up to it or away from it, and no things are near equal. I have been a very seriously devoted fan of Billy Corgan's work since I heard a cassette copy of 'Gish', the Smashing Pumpkins first album. Anyhow, there is no point in me gushing about the Pumpkins or Siamese Dream... I did that here.Billy was on Letterman tonight promoting

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Before you buy the new Foo Fighters disc know that the geniuses at RCA have made it unplayable on iPods. I bought the set yesterday and was stoked to move it to my iPod and start listening. I have total confidence it is a terrific album. However, the asshats at RCA figured some anti-piracy trick and made it so you can't load the discs into iTunes. Good move, geniuses, alienating about 10

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I went to see the legendary Van Morrison tonight. Having long been a fan of Van, I knew I would never get to see him. See, Van is known for not touring. The reason is (or was) that he had horrible stage fright, and would only get onstage if he was drunk. Now, that seems like an awful generalization... but I have bourn witness. Not personally of course, because Van hasn't been to Colorado in 28

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I have been stewing on this piece for a few years now. I know what you think of Courtney Love, and I know what I think of Courtney Love. All that aside (and I know that is a nearly impossible request)... Hole's Celebrity Skin is a phenomenal rock album.I know Courtney is nuts, and every little adjective you want to attach to her. Whatever, most guys in rock are way bigger dicks than she is... and

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I have known about Ween forever. I haven't ever listened thoroughly, but have had Chocolate & Cheese (album art above) for years. Recently I got into a Ween kick, since I watched their 'Live in Chicago' DVD concert. Since then, I have acquired and been listening to also 'White Pepper' and 'Quebec' which has the most excellent rockin' song 'transdermal celebration' on it. What does that song mean?

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John PrineHey all,I am having a crisis of faith, of sorts. On some levels, everything I knew is wrong... yet on others I feel renewed. Here is the thing, I know that country music sucks. I know that dance music sucks. Both are horrible and have no place anywhere at anytime. With 33 years on earth, I was pretty sure of this. However, I have recently come into some AMAZING 'country' music. To me,

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 a review of Bruce Springsteen's 'Devils and Dust' without having heard a single note!2005 brings us a new Springsteen record for a new time. This isn't the Bruce that rocks the stadiums with bombast and righteousness. This isn't Bruce with a 27 piece 'E Street Band'. This is a somber and reflective Springsteen. He reminds us gently on this record that he still is America's greatest rock talent,

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I just watched the new White Stripes DVD. It having been several years since they have released anything... I was jonesing. I wanted to write just to say how disappointed I was in the thing. First off, the sound quality is terrible... just terrible. Remember that time in college when you taught your dog to burp on command? That is how it sounds. My beef with this is I know the band sounds

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