Rants and Ravings of a Misguided Dreamer and Observer
Salutations™!! Today is a big day in Kisstory. In 1978, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley each released their solo albums as a means to satisfy egos. Within four years Ace and Peter were gone. In 1987, Crazy Nights was released which is possibly the slickest of all KISS albums. It’s a…
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Salutations™!! Today is the 30th anniversary of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II from Guns N Roses. That was a big deal. But a little insulting, too. They said that making a double album would have cost the consumer too much money. Instead, they released two full-sized albums (30 total songs). A…
Salutations™!! Greeting from back home after a long day yesterday. Today is the 39th anniversary of the last The Who album with John Entwistle on bass, It’s Hard. This was the big hit on the album and besides it being recorded in a big hall or theater, this version is really good. Enjoy! Until tomorrow,…
Salutations™!! Today is the 48th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On. It was known for its sexually charged lyrics, which seems tame in 2021, but in 1973 it was almost scandalous. I picked this, not just because of the song is well done, but I find it cool (pun very much intended) that…
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Salutations™!! Today is the 30th anniversary of Pearl Jam’s debut album Ten. Do you know why they named the album Ten? Yes, there are 10 songs on the album, but that’s not why. Before they were Pearl Jam, they went by Mookie Blaylock, named after a former NBA star. I don’t know why they had…
Salutations™!! Remember when I talked about doing the Vagabond Saints Society’s Rolling Stones show back in June? Well, the show was recorded via video from my pal Chad Nance (and his crew). This week, after they have been releasing a new video about once a week, or so and this week it was my turn….
Salutations™!! Today is the 50th anniversary of (in my opinion) The Who’s best album, Who’s Next. Lots of great tunes on this album but the biggest are probably, “Behind Blue Eyes,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and this one. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog channel…Scorp out! —“Don’t cry, don’t raise your eye. It’s only teenage wasteland.”…
Salutations™!! Today, 39 years ago, Don Henley released his debut solo album. It had decent stuff on it, but the main single, this one, was a fantastic song. This is a decent composite collaboration. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog channel…Scorp out! —“Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet? You know, the boys…
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Salutations™!! 30 years ago today, Metallica’s self-titled fifth album, also known as “The Black Album” was released. “Enter Sandman”, “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Wherever I May Roam”, and “Sad but True”, all of which have been considered to be among the band’s best-known songs are on this album. But, this album goes way beyond…
Salutations™!! Today is the 31st anniversary of Extreme’s Extreme II: Pornograffiti. And, while it was their second album, it ws the fist that I had heard of them. Nuno Bettencourt is one amazing guitarist. He is perhaps the fastest clean picker I’ve ever heard. It is aa bur sometimes but so clean a riff or…