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Now Normal Chronicles or: Seeds Before Harvest

03 Friday Jul 2020

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Tomorrow is July 4th but I’m taking it off. And, I see nothing on today’s release roster that I want to talk about, so I looked to tomorrow and tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of Brother Cane’s second album, Seeds. I have this on CD and, truthfully, I haven’t listened to it in probably 25 years. Again, truthfully, I totally forgot about it. I do remember that I really loved this song more than the tune that was probably more popular from them, “Got No Shame.” I just found a recent version from Brother Cane to highlight. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Come and see me. Can’t you see me? It’s so easy to believe in you. I believed in you. Your intention, my addiction. Fear no evil. You’ll be safe in here, I was saved in here. And fools shine on where fools shine on.” – “And Fools Shine On” (Johnson/Frederiksen)

Now Normal Chronicles or: Into the Great Wide What!?

02 Thursday Jul 2020

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Can you believe that today is the 29th anniversary of Tom Petty’s Into the Great Wide Open album? I can’t. I still think of it as “new” Tom Petty. Wow. Okay, well this isn’t the greatest version but I like how they did it. Enjoy!

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Scorp out!

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“The papers said Ed always played from the heart. He got an agent and a roadie named Bart. They made a record and it went in the charts. The sky was the limit. His leather jacket had chains that would jingle. They both met movie stars, partied and mingled. Their A&R man said, ‘I don’t hear a single.’ The future was wide open.” – “Into the Great Wide Open” (Petty/Lynne)

Now Normal Chronicles or: You Pulled the Trigger

30 Tuesday Jun 2020

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Today is the 43rd anniversary of the KISS album that sits at #2 on my list. #2 but in reality it’s probably #1, Love Gun. It was my first KISS album. It was the one that was fresh (other than Alive II and the solo albums) when I discovered the band that I call my favorite of all time and that I have formulated an entire podcast, along with two of my cousins, around. I will be getting into this album more in the weeks and months ahead when we discuss it on the podcast. I’ll tell you more about that podcast later, too. Incidentally, it is also the 43rd anniversary of KISS putting their blood in the ink at the Marvel Comics printing plant. This was a “sleeper” on the album and when I was a kid, I rarely listened to it, but as I got older, I realized that this was pretty much the epitome of Gene, outside of “God of Thunder” (which oddly enough, he didn’t write, Paul did). I really love this tune and it seems this is the second time they did it live, so Paul says. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I’m almost human, can’t help feeling strange. The moon is out, I think I’m gonna change. You’re so smooth and tender, a living, breathing dream. I’ve got to have you, baby, I’m listening for your scream. (I’m almost human) I’m almost a man.” – “Almost Human” (Simmons)

Now Normal Chronicles or: Skipping Ahead

29 Monday Jun 2020

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Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of one of my favorite albums from Queen, The Game. The first song I ever heard from Queen was “Another One Bites the Dust.” We didn’t have a lot of choices for rock music in 1980, so it was awesome. I hadn’t gotten into being a musician at the time but that bassline was undeniable as it still is. The whole album is groovy. So is this instrumental. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Steve walks warily down the street with the brim pulled way down low. Ain’t no sound but the sound of his feet. Machine guns ready to go.” – “Another One Bite the Dust” (Deacon)

Sounds Like Saturday or: The End of the Matter

27 Saturday Jun 2020

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Today is the 31st anniversary of Don Henley’s The End of the Innocence album. I remember when it came out. I remember when the title track was first released that I knew that was Bruce Hornsby playing the piano, he just has that style. This album is #389 on the RS list and I like it. I used to do this song with my old, departed friend, Noel Livengood. I picked this version, well because the dude has a righteous beard. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I’m learning to live without you now. But I miss you sometimes. The more I know, the less I understand. All the things I thought I knew, I’m learning again. I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the heart of the matter but my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter but I think it’s about forgiveness. Forgiveness. Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore.” – “Heart of the Matter” (Campbell/Henley/Souther)

Now Normal Chronicles or: Not So Bad

26 Friday Jun 2020

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Today is the 31st anniversary of the very first CD I ever purchased. That is the self-titled debut (one of only two) from Bad English. I purchased it, along with my first ever CD player at a Wal-Mart in Orlando, Florida. It was the 26th of December and my family, including my brother, and my girlfriend at the time took two vehicles down and spent a week in Walt Disney World. Par for the course with my family, at the time, we didn’t have a “plan.” It’s the worst-ever time to go to Disney (the week between Christmas and New Year’s) and we had no reservations. We drove around until my dad was able to find a cheap motel that had two rooms next to each other. The next day, I went into a Peaches and purchased KISS’ Music From ‘The Elder’  and Hotter Than Hell. That started a good collection.

Anywhat! Bad English was a supergroup. Basically a mix of The Babys and Journey with Deen Castronovo and Ricky Phillps filling out the band. I liked it. It was sugary pop rock and I’m okay with that. There were a few really good songs on there. This one, written by Diane Warren (who wrote/co-wrote a lot of music in this era) was the biggest hit for the band and you can still hear it often on 80s radio channels. This is a decent version of it, too! Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Sometimes I want to give up, I want to give in, I want to quit the fight. And then I see you, baby. And everything’s alright, everything’s alright.” – “When I See You Smile” (Warren)

Screwy For Sure or: A Reliance of Tears

24 Wednesday Jun 2020

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So, I’m backdating this for yesterday, but full disclosure, I am writing this on Thursday. The internet in our house was out yesterday from around 245p and didn’t come back on until around 10p. Yeah, that’s time to get a blog post in but I had everything else I had to get to that I missed while the ‘net was down. Anywhat! I am still drawing from Thursday for this post because, frankly, there wasn’t anything I wanted to talk about from Wednesday. So, “tomorrow” will be the 38th anniversary of Peter Criss’ second true solo album, Let Me Rock You. I will be completely honest with you, here… I’ve never heard anything from this album. But, it has a lot of guest writers (duh) and guest players. I mean Gene wrote a song for this – and Peter had been gone for a few years at this point. Vini Poncia produced it, but he did Peter’s 1978 KISS “solo album,” Dynasty and Unmasked. That’s important because Vini had a bit to do with Peter leaving the band because his playing wasn’t up to par and Vini kind of pushed him out and had Anton Fig in his place. This song is performed by the man (one of them) that actually wrote the song and it’s a bit different from what is on the album. And, yes, that is Vincent Cusano, aka Vinnie Vincent. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“A master of the beat, you got my number in your hands. A killer on the streets. you got your, your action plan. But somewhere in your heart, there must be a place for me, ’cause, sweetheart, I think I see.” – “Tears” (Cusano/Mitchell)

Now Normal Chronicles or: All By Myself?

23 Tuesday Jun 2020

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Today is the 34th anniversary of Peter Cetera’s second solo album (the first after he left Chicago), Solitude/Solitaire and I know most people hate that sugary, super-sensitive pop stuff that Cetera did alongside Stephen Foster. I like it because I like sugary and super-sensitive pop stuffs. I also like crapola, cheesy, feel-good movies from the mid-80s and this falls under both of those categories! This was in Karate Kid Part II but I don’t think I needed to tell you that. Not a bad cover here. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I am a man who will fight for your honor. I’ll be the hero you’re dreaming of. We’ll live forever, knowing together that we did it all for the glory of love.” – “Glory of Love” (Cetera/Foster/Nini)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Take Me Home, or Don’t

20 Saturday Jun 2020

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Well, today is the 157th anniversary of my birth state, West Virginia. I have so many great memories of that state from around 1971 (when I can remember things) until around 2012 (the last time I was there). I moved to WSNC on 6/21/1986 (so can you guess what tomorrow’s blog post will be about? You may be right, but you may be wrong). I went back often from ’86 to about ’92 or so. Then for holidays until 2008. After that, I went back maybe twice. It’s not that I dislike WV. I have no problems telling people that I am from there, originally. I am not ashamed of it. But, Facebook has allowed me to see my friends from up there as often as I like and my family that is still there is on Facebook and many come down here a few times a year (when we’re not in C-19 Lockdown). I hate driving and well, that’s three and a half hours that I could be doing something else, honestly. So, for today’s song, I dedicate it to my friends, family and the state I was born in and had so many wonderful memories of and that’s good enough for me.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Almost heaven, West Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees. Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze.” – “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (Danoff/Danoff/Denver)

Now Normal Chronicles or: Infatuation

19 Friday Jun 2020

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Yesterday was the 36th anniversary of Rod Stewart’s Camouflage album. I like it. I like Rod much better in the 80s than in the 70s but that’s just me. I know it. And, that’s okay. This was the big hit and the video was awesome as well. This band — it looks like they’re in a hotel or something — does a really good version. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Heartbeats silly like a big bass drum. Losing all equilibrium. It’s so hard in the middle of the week. Maybe this woman’s just all I need. Oh no, not again. It hurts so good I don’t understand. Infatuation.” – “Infatuation” (Stewart/Hitchings/Robinson)