Entries from September 2007

September 30, 2007

Weekend Wisdom - brought to you by George Harrison…

Umm, do yourself a favor and download this brilliant compilation of George Harrison’s Beatles output over here at Never Get Out of the Boat!  What more wisdom could you need this weekend?  You have all the albums already but you never pulled all the George songs and arranged them in chronological order like Willard did.  [...]

September 28, 2007

Blog Jammin’: Van Halen Returns and So Does the Antic!

Well, the first show of the long-anticipated Van Halen reunion tour started last night in Charlotte, NC and God said “It was good”! The reports on Wolfgang have been positive too, although it would be that much cooler with Mikey in the reunion. The setlist looks amazing and the boys are in [...]

September 28, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 7 Question 2- Beatles

What uncle does Paul McCartney sing about on Ram?

September 28, 2007

Rock Trivia: FIRST QUESTION of Round 7!: Heavy Metal

What was the name of Def Leppard’s first major release?

September 27, 2007

Lights Out Today

Catching up at work today! But enjoy some UFO…

September 24, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Answers to Baffling Questions

So, RT’s gonna be starting its seventh round later in the week after a short hiatus. But in the meantime, here’s some answers to some of the more befuddling question of Round 6. And a big congrats to Sue on being the first person to whose name does not start with an ‘M’ [...]

September 21, 2007

Blog Jammin’: Please See Cashier for Details

Well, excuse me if I’ve been a little slow at blogging this past week. I just got a new 160 gig iPod and I’ve been relentlessly adding music to it… and photos. I’ve got 40 gigs filled so far. That was the full storage capacity of my old one. [...]

September 20, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 31- Rock General 2

What instrument does Jim Capaldi play?

September 20, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 40- Heavy Metal

What Alice Cooper LP is shaped like a student’s desk?

September 19, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 39- Roots of Rock

Who recorded “Atlantis” in 1969?

September 18, 2007

The Case for (Phil) Collins: Michael McDonald-era Doobies Edition

That’s right! From all the guilty lists that you all posted, I chose one from Dave’s to be the next Case for Collins entry today. This one just spoke to me especially since Michael McDonald has made somewhat of a comeback in popularity, although much of it seems to be for irony’s sake; [...]

September 18, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 39- Rock General 1

In what year did Bob Marley die?

September 18, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 38- Newms Question

Who plays pedal steel guitar on CSN’s “Teach Your Children”?

September 17, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 37- Art Rock

Name the Gang of Four’s debut album.

September 17, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 36- Album Titles

Scoop (1983)

September 15, 2007

Weekend Wisdom - brought to you by a fortune cookie…

There is something seeing and there is something being seen.

*I thought this pic was pretty hilarious and apropos

September 14, 2007

Dig This!: The Action - Understanding Love

All right now. I’ve got a seriously deep cut here from an equally deep band. I have recently over the past several months, fallen in love with the self-titled album by a short-lived band from the late-60’s called Mighty Baby. They are sometimes described as sort of the Grateful Dead or Buffalo [...]

September 13, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 5 Question 35- Roots of Rock

To what film did Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd contribute money?

September 13, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 34- Art Rock

What was The Slits first album (1979)?

September 12, 2007

Sh*t L*sts: Guilty Style

All right…coming off of that first edition of The Case for (Phil) Collins, I’ve been thinking a lot about what people consider ‘guilty pleasures’. I have a hard time using the word ‘guilty’ when it comes to appreciating music. It’s either pleasurable to you in some way or it’s not. So, I [...]

September 12, 2007

Blog Jammin’: Happy Jew Year!

Shana Tova to all my Jewish peoples out there! Here’s a little YouTube something with a face you might recognize in it. To everyone else, Happy Wednesday, September 12th! Here’s some stuff for you…

Big Frances gig at Southpaw this Saturday night!
Be sure to check out our friend, Stephanie Skaff’s Make Me One [...]

September 12, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 33- Rock General 2

Who recorded an 8:05 minute version of “Roll Over Beethoven”?

September 12, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 32- Song Titles

Rocky Mountain Way (1973)

September 11, 2007

Dig This!: R.I.P. Joe Zawinul

Well, I just found out that jazz keyboardist/composer/legend Joe Zawinul passed away at the age of 75 earlier today. Joe is best known for pioneering the use of electric pianos in jazz music, along with Herbie Hancock, and was instrumental in the creation of jazz fusion. He played on Miles Davis’ classic fusion [...]

September 11, 2007

Never Forget 9/11/01

I found a few old pics that I took a few hours after the attacks, from the Promenade.  My thoughts are with those lives that were lost that day and their loved ones.  One day, may all beings live in happiness and peace…

Where were you?

September 11, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 5 Question 31- Non-Pressman

Since tomorrow is Neil Peart’s birthday… What was the first Rush album after Neil Peart joined the band as drummer and principal songwriter?

September 10, 2007

LET’S GO BENGALS!


September 10, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 30- Album Titles

Pieces of Eight (197
(*Picture is Infinite Eight by David Friedman, not that one, but this one.)

September 10, 2007

Jam Bloggin’: Heaven and Hell and Alice Cooper at Jones Beach

Honestly who gives a fuck about the VMA’s, Mo and I got to see a great hard-rockin’ show Saturday night with KT and Michael at beautiful Nikon Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, Long Island. It was a double bill featuring Dio with Black Sabbath (currently touring as Heaven & Hell, probably because of Sharon [...]

September 9, 2007

Rock Trivia: Round 6 Question 29- Beatles

What album introduced the sitar to Beatle audiences?