When people mention Led Zeppelin poaching other people’s music, is this the kind of thing they’re talking about?
http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/You+Need+Loving/3LHjxS?src=5
(from 1966, credited to Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott)
Led Zeppelin: Men Of Steal
20 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in General Posts Tags: Led Zeppelin, Small Faces, You Need Loving
David Lee Roth Tells the Real Story of the Brown M&Ms
15 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
There was a logic behind Van Halen’s legendary brown M&Ms contract rider, not just egocentric rock star posturing (who, Dave?). I like the way he makes trashing a dressing room sound just like typing a memo. Even better I like the way he works “bosoms” into an explanation of contract riders. I wish more throwbacks like him were still around.
Of all the customer music reviews I’ve recently read on Amazon…
13 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
in General Posts, On a Lighter Note
…this is surely the most thought-provoking, even if not one of the most “helpful”. I especially love how he titled it “Good Luck”:
Van Halen Vocabulary
13 Feb 2012 2 Comments
Reprinted from Paste magazine (Feb. 8, 2012):
As David Lee Roth reunites with his old band, we look back at some of the most-used words in Van Halen singles from 1972 to 1985.
So true about the Sammy era, too. Take a look at song titles of singles alone: “Love Walks In”, “When It’s Love”, “Why Can’t This Be Love” also “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You”.
Grammy notes…
13 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
I only watched about half of the Grammy Award telecast (Penguin game, yo) but I had a few thoughts to share…
I had fun watching DJ David Guetta pretending to twiddle some knobs on stage with Chris Brown.
http://www.vevo.com/watch/david-guetta/i-can-only-imagine-54th-grammys-on-cbs/GB28K1220005
Might be bad business to say so but most DJs lack something as “performers”, even if they happen to be among the hottest producers in the world. Now Deadmau5, with the crazee light-up mouse head–different story! If only his music were more…musical.
In what I thought was an upset given Nicki Minaj’s greater exposure in 2010 (you can take that two ways) Bon Iver won Best New Artist. Accepting the Grammy, Justin Vernon said, “It’s really hard to accept this award”. I think I know what he meant: past winners include Christopher Cross, Debby Boone, Starland Vocal Band, Milli Vanilli and the Swingle Sisters.
Sad and nostalgic to see Glen Campbell do his thing, probably for the last time. Sadder still to see the “polite applause” from some of the younger (and may I say less gifted) artists in the room. Campbell is a giant, a legend, not only as an interpreter of great songs (many written by Jimmy Webb) but as a superb session musician before he ever stepped out as a solo artist. A member of a legendary studio session band known as the L.A. Wrecking Crew who recorded a list of hits too lengthy to name here, and briefly one of the Beach Boys (as a replacement for Brian Wilson, no less) Campbell has announced his impending retirement from the music business due to Alzheimer’s.
Although it appeared to take a few minutes for his voice to warm up, I found Paul McCartney a welcome finale, performing some truly timeless music to end the show. He did the “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End” medley from the end of Abbey Road and, for me at least, it seemed to be a reminder of where the bar for excellence is set.
How To Keep It Real
10 Feb 2012 2 Comments
Do I sound hopelessly old-fashioned when I say I flinched at reading the phrase “baby cosmetics”?
Jay-Z and Beyoncé
Every Moment Has A Song 