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Sounds Like Saturday or: Jar of Flies

25 Saturday Jan 2020

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Today is the 26th anniversary of what I consider to be Alice In Chains’ most melodic album, the EP Jar Of Flies. I like Dirt better, overall, but this does have some fantastic tunes. It’s Mike Inez’s first album with the band after Mike Starr’s dismissal for drug use, which I think is a bit hypocritical considering Layne Staley was known to be an abuser of substance as well and eventually died from an overdose. But, they were in solid form on this. This band may or may not be an AIC cover band but they do several covers of them so… enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“It’s alright, there comes a time. Got no patience to search for peace of mind. Layin’ low, want to take it slow. No more hiding or disguising truths I’ve sold. Every day it’s something, hits me all so cold. Find me sittin’ by myself. No excuses, then I know.” – “No Excuses” (Cantrell)

Running Late or: You Animals!

23 Thursday Jan 2020

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I’m running late this evening so I’m going to talk about one of my favorite bands but not necessarily my favorite stuff they do. Today is the 43rd anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Animals album. I love everything about the album except the album. I really like hits and this is bereft of those. Some of the tunes were live staples, I understand, but, I just don’t do long, drawn-out prog stuff very well. But, I get it. This is a group of talented youngsters doing “Dogs” from the album. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need. You gotta sleep on your toes, and when you’re on the street. You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed. And then moving in silently, downwind and out of sight. You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking.” – “Dogs” (Waters/Gilmore)

Call Me a Fanner or: That First Time All Over Again

21 Tuesday Jan 2020

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My friend Doug Davis (yes, that Doug Davis) has like 356 side musical projects. One of them is this thing called Fanner. According to their Facebook page, the influences for this project are Peter Gabriel, Steven Wilson, Elbow, Radiohead, Pink Floyd. I don’t know much about Elbow, but the rest I can at least say that I like. Gabriel and Floyd are some of my faves. I told Doug that if I were in the market (or in the mood) to get back into music, this would be the kind of project I’d be interested in doing. 

I was sitting at home and was thinking about how I should pick up a guitar again. Then I thought to myself, well the only thing keeping me from doing it… well, is not doing it. So, I put down my computer, went upstairs and picked up my Mexican Stratocaster that I haven’t touched in probably a year or more. I plugged it into my Line6 amp and dialed through some presets. I didn’t really get anything out of it other than some sore fingers, but it felt good having a guitar in my hand again.

Do I want to do anything musically leaning? Well, not really anything out like gigs or anything but I’d love to make some music again. I miss doing it for myself. I don’t really have the outlet or time for anything, but I’d still like to pluck around a bit more. I need to make time in my week for that. Just 10-15 minutes or so. Kind of like exercise. Except, it’s not really like exercise, but it would be like musical exercise.

So, I had a good time doing absolutely nothing but doing it musically. In honor of this, I am including the video from Fanner/Doug Davis, directed by Jack Pennington at Green Sneakers Media.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“This is completely a solo project, and I have no plans or intentions to play any live shows, but I’ve been enjoying having friends help me out here and there, in the studio.” – Fanner

Sounds Like Saturday or: Cuts

18 Saturday Jan 2020

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Today is the 37th anniversary of Bryan Adams’ third album, Cuts Like a Knife. Even though it was his third album this album put him into the mainstream. The first thing I ever heard from him was “This Time” from this album. “Straight From the Heart” was also on there and then there’s the title track. This band does a good job of it, albeit in soundcheck. And, hey, there’s a chick bass player, so that’s cool.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“There’s times I’ve been mistaken, there’s times I thought I’d been misunderstood – ooh yeah. So wait a minute darlin’, can’t you see we did the best we could ooh we could? This wouldn’t be the first time things have gone astray. Now you’ve thrown it all away. Now it cuts like a knife.” – “Cuts Like a Knife” (Adams/Vallance)

Sounds Like Saturday or: The New Guy

11 Saturday Jan 2020

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Yesterday we found out that we lost one of the most prolific, and in my opinion, greatest drummers in rock or otherwise, Neil Peart of Rush. I have always had a respect for Rush and he has always been one of my favorite drummers, even if I’d never say I was a “fan” of the band. Drums have always been the one instrument that can really “wow” me if they’re done right and he did it right, every time. And, he was more than just a drummer, he wrote most of the lyrics for Rush songs and incorporated a lot of musical styles in his repertoire.  Here’s Neil in action. Rest in peace, New Guy. Oh yeah, f*** cancer!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Too much attention and hoopla doesn’t agree with my temperament.” – Neil Peart

Funky Lipps or: Mouth to Mouth

07 Tuesday Jan 2020

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Today is the 40th anniversary of… well, no it isn’t. One site I use to get my music history/releases said today was the anniversary of Mouth to Mouth, the album from Lipps, Inc., which is only really an EP and has the song “Funkytown,” probably the only hit the group had. Turns out, it’s not, but I spent time looking for it and then realized it was wrong. Anyway, this young lady does a good job. So, enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Gotta make a move to a town that’s right for me. Town to keep me movin’, keep me groovin’ with some energy.” – “Funkytown” (Greenwood)

Sounds Like Friday? or: Yeah, Because…

03 Friday Jan 2020

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I’m moving the Sounds Like Saturday to Friday this week only (I hope) and doing Friend Friday on Saturday because I was busy today and want to make sure I dedicate time for the FF thing.

Sunday is the 46th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. and as most know I’m not a huge Boss fan. But, there are moments that I really dig. A few years back VSS did a whole Summer of Bruce thing and I did “I’m on Fire” (from Born in the USA), “If I Should Fall Behind” (from Lucky Town), “Because the Night” (from whatever that’s from) and my favorite from Greetings… “Spirit in the Night.” Here’s Bruce, himself, doing it from 2013. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Crazy Janey and her mission man were back in the alley tradin’ hands. ‘long came Wild Billy with his friend G-man all duded up for Saturday night. Well Billy slammed on his coaster brakes and said anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake? It’s about a mile down on the dark side of route eighty-eight. I got a bottle of rose so let’s try it. We’ll pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe and I’ll take you all out to where the gypsy angels go. They’re built like light.” – “Spirit in the Night” (Springsteen)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Nice Beard

28 Saturday Dec 2019

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Today is the 48th anniversary of America’s self-titled debut album. I picked this version of this song (which wasn’t originally included with the album) because this dude has a righteous beard. And, he sings nicely. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“On the first part of the journey, I was looking at all the life. There were plants and birds and rocks and things. There was sand and hills and rings. The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz and the sky with no clouds. The heat was hot and the ground was dry but the air was full of sound.” – “A Horse With No Name” (Bunnell)

That After Christmas Glow or: Hangover Remedy

26 Thursday Dec 2019

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I’ve never had a “real” hangover, being one of the results of alcohol use, much to the chagrin of my friends. But, I always seem to have a holiday hangover. I know I listened to way too much holiday music. I hate most Christmas music and we shot one after the other after the other after the other on Tuesday and then some on Wednesday. It was ringing in my head and it was rough, so I need to get to something a lot happier (or at least not Christmas) and I figured some darker, more depressing music would be in order. Tomorrow is the 52nd anniversary of Leonard Cohen’s Songs of Leonard Cohen. So here’s Rufus Wainwright’s cover of “So Long, Marianne.” Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“We met when we were almost young, deep in the green lilac park. You held on to me like I was a crucifix as we went kneeling through the dark. Oh so long, Marianne, it’s time that we began to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.” – “So Long, Marianne” (Cohen)

Sounds Like Saturday or: I Want to Know What Well Is

07 Saturday Dec 2019

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Continuing my tour of all things feeling like crap, and making up for lost time, “today” is Saturday and it has been the hardest of the sick days. Overnight, I got maybe 30 minutes of sleep and even that wasn’t in a row. The BCPF thinks that it’s tracheal bronchitis and because I refuse to go to “urgent care,” we’ll see how I feel on Monday. But, today is the 32nd anniversary of Foreigner’s Agent Provocateur album. This guy, Juan, demonstrates how Axl Rose would have sung this song. He held it together until the very end, too. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I’m gonna take a little time. A little time to look around me. I’ve got nowhere left to hide. It looks like love has finally found me. In my life, there’s been heartache and pain. I don’t know if I can face it again. Can’t stop now, I’ve traveled so far to change this lonely life.” – “I Want to Know What Love Is” (Jones)