Hi Gregg. Thank you so much for agreeing to this. So jumping right in … Q: Where do your affections lie; is it vinyl, CD, Radio, live gigs? A. Playing live is my passion. It’s the one thing I missed during the pandemic, although I was able to record some live performances for social media. […]
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NEIL ANDERSON … To fully understand the song you need to scrutinise the lyric. Now, there’s a lot of repetition, but the verses are: Tutti frutti, oh rootieTutti frutti, oh rootieTutti frutti, oh rootieTutti frutti, oh rootieTutti frutti, oh rootieA wop bop a loo bop a lop ba ba I got a gal, named Sue, […]
ROY TRUAX … This one… Turned 13 that year. Was ripe for something (anything really) that made-up for boring radio friendly noise polluting the airwaves. ’76 was a great year for… denim bell-bottoms. Starland Vocal Band, Dr. Hook, The Captain and Tennille and other glorified Holiday Inn circuit acts where inescapable!!! Not everything was utterly […]
John Howard Sr writes … Just off the top of my head, I can think of two reasons. First, Bill Haley was white. Many radio stations simply would not play songs by black artists, even if the songs were big hits. A large number of record producers and managers took advantage of this by having […]
Originally published here 2014 Steve Guttenberg writes: A couple of weeks ago Geoffrey Morrison and I wrote about listening to music from totally opposite perspectives. He started with “Music multitasking: How ‘background’ listening enhances life,” and I countered with “To listen to music or not: That is the question.” Apparently, we’re not done; on Wednesday […]
LELAND SHENFIELD … OK, A lot of these answers are individuals. Let’s try a BAND that plays one of the HIGHEST QUALITY and most DIFFICULT styles of music: Progressive Rock. Let’s talk: RUSH. Rush 1976. Double doublenecks. Crazy, I know, but needed for the songs that they used them on, because they are crazy. Rush […]
Thom Harmand writes … Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, and Michael Giles from King Crimson – The lineup (except for Fripp and lyricist Pete Sinfield) was in flux for awhile.: From Wilipedia: After their first US tour, King Crimson was in a state of flux with various line-up changes, thwarted tour plans, and difficulties in finding […]
Earl Dingman writes …. At the start (first and second record) Mike Nesmith had permission from Don Kirshner to produce his own songs and had the ability to use Peter Tork on guitar if he wanted him (but Nesmith was NOT allowed to play on his own songs). I suspect that Glen Campbell was the […]
Vincent St. Louis, Local musician, playing guitar & bass 47 years Ouch. I’m a big fan. But I gotta say, they are not masters of their instruments. It’s relatively simple to play their music, aside from the sound effects. And we know that they’re not the greatest vocalists. Dave has a unique throaty tone, Roger […]
ALEX DAVIES … On the whole, I would say no. When Jimi Hendrix was presented by Chas Chandler in England, it must have been an overwhelming experience. Before September 1966, Hendrix had spent most of his working life, broke and sleeping outside doorways etc. Then once in London, Jimi settled into more plush surroundings. Everything […]
TODD LOWERY (Arranged “The Complete Beatles” for publication at Hal Leonard LLC (1986)) “Blackbird” was written by and solely recorded by Paul McCartney. The acoustic guitar part is based on “Bourree in E Minor” by J.S. Bach. Other than his voice and his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, the only other sounds on the recording are […]
ORLANDO FIOL WRITES … I got on the Grateful Dead Bus around 1987, but hate being called a “touch head” just because In The Dark came out that year. Besides never playing the same setlists or solos in each song, I always loved the Dead because of how each player created their own universe where […]
VIOLET ZANN: There are many, but there’s one in particular that I recently discovered and I’d love to share. In 2012 Brian bought 121 acres of land that were about to be developed into building, and planted over 100,000 trees there with help from volunteers. It’s now a thriving woodland called “May’s Woods”. 15.4K viewsView […]
TODD BARTHOLOMEW writes … I think David MIchaels pretty much nailed it. Taste is subjective and a matter of opinion. There have been a lot of popular bands where I just don’t get the appeal or popularity. I don’t disparage them because I know how hard the artistic process can be. Tastes change and evolve […]
As human beings, music plays a fundamental role in our identity, culture, heritage and spiritual beliefs. It is a powerful medium which can affect us all deeply. Playing a musical instrument, being part of a choir or in a band, listening to music – these are all ways in which we can engage in music. […]
Laurence Wilson Vastly. Roger Waters was the chief songwriter for over a decade. He either collaborated on songs with Richard Wright or Dave Gilmour or wrote songs by himself, which he presented to the band. For instance Waters wrote most of the material on The Dark Side of the Moon and some of the writing […]
Muiris Mac Cartaine, Listens to a lot of Music writes … In the 60s Love, the 13th Floor Elevators, the Zombies, the Electric Prunes, the Sonics and the Left Banke have all released great albums and are relatively well known amongst the connoisseurs. How about another 60s band that were produced by George Martin that […]
Rocci Disopa, former Recording Engineer Without a doubt…”Synchronicity” by The Police. 1983’s LP by the English band ‘The Police’ was its zenith. The totally organized chaos that became the biggest Rock band in the world, had humble beginnings. Yet they somehow managed to put aside those huge egos and big frustrations, and record one dominant […]
Bob Smith writes … In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida . Anyone familiar with Iron Butterfly will recognize that as the bands most recognized song , clocking in at an astounding 17 minutes in it’s unedited form. But first things first. The early prog rock group Iron Butterfly formed in 1966 following the various band members stints in other groups […]
ROBIN MEADOWS … If you think the movie Freddie was charming you’re in for a treat. He was SO much more charming than he was portrayed as the other answers attest. His roadie said that the movie “never even got close to portraying Freddie the way he really was” and he wishes that they had […]
Michael Munson writes … This question is another example of mixed or confused meanings. The important thing to do with it, I think, is to point out the mixup, and “unmix” it for clarity. Blaine VanderShuit is exactly correct, that Cohen was using the idea of a secret chord metaphorically, in the song Hallelujah. The […]
Amy Christa Ernano, lifelong rock & roll fan, sometime singer Only one of Dylan’s 6 (known) children, Jakob, is a musician, and no, they have never collaborated on music. As far as I know, Jakob had a hard enough time distinguishing himself as a musician in his own right, as opposed to being “Bob Dylan’s […]
CHRIS GIESBRECHT suggests Harry Styles: “Do they let him write his own songs? They need to stop him from doing that. His first single as a solo artist made me angry at the whole concept of music. It was the most insipid, vapid, uninspired, cliche-riddled garbage I’ve ever heard. I know nothing about him or […]
Carl Mally writes … Watch the movie Beware of Mr. Baker. It tells about Ginger Baker the incredibly talented drummer for Cream. Everyone around was afraid of him or did not want to have anything to do with him because of his temper and nastiness. Another story that is supposed to become a movie soon […]