Saturday, 24 September 2011
Making your move you come down as fast as lightnin' Crossing the stage and now you can feel the excitement
Double Hit – Canadian Rock
“Your Daddy Don’t Know” by Toronto (1982)
“Don’t it Make You Feel” by the Headpins (1982)
I saw Holly Woods, former leader singer of the Canadian Band ‘Toronto’ perform in this rural bar a few years ago. It is sometimes sad to see an act once they are past their prime. Although Holly was pretty good still and had most of the range of her voice, she expressed bitterness that Ann Wilson of Heart recorded “What About Love”, saying it was her song. I looked into this and the song was actually dropped from ‘Toronto’s third album “Get it on Credit” when it came out in the fall of ’82. Too bad Holly. Who knew Ann would make it a hit.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Watch your step as you make your way from the church into this world of sin. Picture an angel with a cigarette burnin’, with a long slow drag as she welcomes you in...
Music: What is it really? More importantly: What is it to you?
“National Steel” by Colin James (1997)
I think it is very difficult to define what music is. I am going to get a bit heavy in this blog but bear with me as I give you some thoughts and ideas so you can frame your own ideas – or conversely tell me I am full of crap. I was at this multimedia presentation the other day and the question was asked: What is music? (Thanks James!)
It seems pretty self-explanatory on the surface but the more I thought about it the deeper it got...
It is not a universal word to all cultures so let’s just stick with the English word for the time being. Let’s also make the assumption that music is unique to humans and like a tree in the forest to exist it has to be played out loud.
Saturday, 17 September 2011
Saturday in the Park........I think it was the fourth of July
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| Chicago - V |
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| Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run |
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| Buddy Guy - Can't Quit the Blues |
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| Elton John - Captain Fantastic |
Thursday, 15 September 2011
I'm driving in my car, I turn on the radio I'm pulling you close, you just say no You say you don't like it, but girl I know you're a liar 'Cause when we kiss Hmmm, fire
70's Pick of the Week
“Fire” by the Pointer Sisters (1979)
The idea of sister or brother groups is not new. The advantage of this arrangement can be stability. Have you ever heard the expression “You can choose your friends but you can’t choose family”? Well in some cases it works and others not so much. In the case of the Pointer sisters it gave them depth and versatility that saw them endure and reach great success.
Their parents, Reverend Elton and Sarah Pointer encouraged them as girls to listen and participate in gospel music. They told the girls that rock and roll and the blues was “the devils music”. This was not uncommon really. Secretly they sang songs when they were away from their parents until one day the youngest, June, brought home a copy of Elvis’ “All Shook Up”. Her mother had discovered the ‘B’ side of the album with “Crying in the Chapel” so let her pay it.
Monday, 12 September 2011
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine, any time night or day. Only trouble is, gee whiz, I’m dreamin’ my life away.
Sappy Song Department
“All I Have to Do is Dream” by The Everly Brothers (1958)
There is always a lot of discussion of the R&B contribution to music, but the Everlys brought their contribution from another angle – they may really have been the most successful country or maybe even hillbilly band to make their mark on rock. Like Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and not to forget Elvis, they had a country music that morphed into rockabilly and then quickly leapt into rock and Roll. The difference was that they were an inseparable duo from childhood – and made a contribution only a duo could make.
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Not that long ago...well at least it would seem...
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| B.B. King - Blues on the Bayou |
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| Dan Fogelberg - Phoenix |
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| Daniel Lanios - Acadie |
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| Neil Young - Everyone Knows this is Nowhere |
Saturday, 10 September 2011
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