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John Lennon, #9 Dream
I was sneaking under a bus parked over a snowy muddy pit. I jostled a hinge holding the front of the truck to the freight, and it began to collapse on me. As it caved in on me, I genuinely thought I was going to die. This was the phrase that went through my mind,…
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Greatest Rock Vocalists #4, Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
Never mind the image of the Muppets and Gonzo up there, that’s just some funny picture I found, this post is dedicated to the golden pipes of the late great Freddie Mercury, the fourth greatest vocalist in rock and roll history. Possessing the voice of a fallen angel, rocking vociferously as he descends to the…
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Greatest Rock Vocalists #5, Janis Joplin, Piece of My Heart, To Love Somebody
Did you know “Piece of my Heart” was originally recorded by Aretha Franklin’s older sister Erma? I didn’t even know Erma existed and had a music career. Thanks Wikipedia. Well, we all know Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company’s classic version. The video I have below is the most hard rocking and…
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Paul Simon, Kodachrome, Coneheads Highlights!
I was sitting around in Portland, Maine yesterday with nothing better to do, when on came the “Coneheads” movie. I haven’t seen in quite sometime, but its one of those movies where you just have to sit through the whole thing. I was amazed at the parade of 90s comedy superstars appearing in one scene…
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Dire Straits, Money For Nothing
Brothers in Arms was one of my favorite albums growing up. I remember when my dad bought a CD Stereo system in 1989 (a huge awesome piece of audio tech in those days), he bought a boatload of CDs, and this Dire Straits classic was one of them. It was also right around the time…
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John Lennon, George Harrison, Oh My Love
When the Beatles split in 1970, it was mainly a split between John and Paul. It’s odd because George, Paul, and Ringo would have kept the group going, but because John wanted to end it, George and Ringo became as enthusiastic as John about kiboshing the whole affair. I suppose John had more good will…
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John Lennon, Mother, Live
I’m not ready to leave John’s 1972 concert just yet. Yesterday I posted about “Come Together,” and in the past I posted the live performance of “Cold Turkey.” Despite the fact that Yoko only released the inferior afternoon version of the show, as opposed to the superior evening version, there are still incredible worthwhile performances…
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John Lennon, Come Together, Live!
They say elephants never forget, and they also say fuck Yoko Ono. When John Lennon played Madison Square Garden Live in 1972, he played an afternoon show and an evening show. “Elephant’s Memory,” the backup band for John, claimed that the evening show was far superior, but upon releasing this concert in 1986, long after…
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Bob Marley, Pimper's Paradise
“Every need got an ego to feed.” If that’s not the lyric of a master, than nothing is. “Pimper’s Paradise,” from 1980’s Uprising LP, is one of Bob’s best songs. Anyone else obsessed with the way he sings “Well-ell aelll..?” How about the line, “Now she is blusing when there ain’t no blues…?” I’m not…