Rants and Ravings of a Misguided Dreamer and Observer
Salutations™!! Today is the 40th anniversary of the debut, self-titled album from Duran Duran. This launched a long career for these boys. I still argue that John Taylor is one of the most underrated pop-rock bassists there has ever been. This was one of the breakthrough songs from the Fab Five. You know I love…
Salutations™!! Yesterday was pretty much a usual Saturday for us. We got up and went to Underdog Records, had lunch at BLL Rotisserie Factory, came home listened to some records, went to check in with the Maw-In-Law and ate dinner. That’s it. Here’s the haul: Rush – A Farewell To Kings — So, with the exception of…
Salutations™!! Freddie Mercury hit the “Note Heard ‘Round the World” during his “day-oh” solo. That long note that he held excited the world. Now, Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran, to me is one of the great singers of our time. The whole band was amazing. However, during their Live Aid performance (in Philly), Simon…
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Salutations™!! Today is the 38th anniversary of Duran Duran’s debut album titled, well, Duran Duran. This is an all-girl D² tribute band called Joanne Joanne and they do a pretty impressive cover of this tune. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog channel… Scorp out! — “See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at midnight. Heads turning…
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Salutations™!! As you saw for the last two days, I spent almost 20 hours on the sidewalk in front of Underdog Records, camping out, watching the weather, hoping against hope that it didn’t rain, had my hands butter scrubbed, had a new restaurant stop and offer us samples of their shrimp and grits, was joined…
Salutations™!! You know I’ve been posting albums that correlate with release days and all that good stuff, right? Yeah. Well, a month or so ago I posted my Top 10 albums that had an impact on my life or some other superlative. One of those ten was Duran Duran’s Rio. Well, today is the 36th anniversary…
Salutations™!! So, the thing I want to say first is this: as much as I don’t mind the cold, sitting outside when the temperature drops to 41° and the wind comes barreling in at 3:45am in the morning and you’re in line for the Super Bowl of Records and Vinyl. That “ish” sucks like a…
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