And in the end, the love you take
is equal to the love you make
Sheer ridiculousness. Who knew Lennon was such an animal!?! He seemed to always be the bookish, sensitive, intellectual, not the rock-n-roll lunatic who wailed that ditty before one of the Beatles' most timeless lyrics ever.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Neil Young On His Genius, Life
This interview was one of the more revealing pieces I've seen. What a thinker, what a great soul, and yes what a genius. Check out the whole piece from the Charlie Rose show if you can.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Beatles 101
When this came up on the iPod shuffle running in Central Park this morning, I kicked it into overdrive. Positively cooking. Need to give McCartney credit for his chops on the 4 string, the way he makes the bass the lead on this song.
Just thinking of what it must have been like to hear this on the radio in the early 60's makes my head spin......
Just thinking of what it must have been like to hear this on the radio in the early 60's makes my head spin......
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Scare Easy
"I don't scare easy
Don't fall apart when I'm under the gun
You can break my heart, and I ain't gonna run
I don't scare easy, for noone"
Have you picked up the Mudcrutch album yet? If you look at my iTunes player this song is at the top of my list, 27 plays and counting. I just can't get enough. A hit is a hit, and I knew this on the very first listen. In typical Tom Petty fashion it's a hard hitting, anthemic rouser that will have you throwing your hands up in the air and singing along once the essence of the track makes its way through you.
The guitars here kill me. Listen closely and you'll get it. The drive, the achieved effect of the layering during the chorus. The solo by Mike Campbell, perfectly described by someone on YT as "criminally underrated". The flawless groove established by the bass player: who is this guy and how the F did this guy not make it into The Heartbreakers??!
And then of course there's TP's lyrical magic, rendering this simple yarn about resolve that even the mightiest of men can dig deep on.
If you love great music, you're out of your mind if you don't have this record.
Don't fall apart when I'm under the gun
You can break my heart, and I ain't gonna run
I don't scare easy, for noone"
Have you picked up the Mudcrutch album yet? If you look at my iTunes player this song is at the top of my list, 27 plays and counting. I just can't get enough. A hit is a hit, and I knew this on the very first listen. In typical Tom Petty fashion it's a hard hitting, anthemic rouser that will have you throwing your hands up in the air and singing along once the essence of the track makes its way through you.
The guitars here kill me. Listen closely and you'll get it. The drive, the achieved effect of the layering during the chorus. The solo by Mike Campbell, perfectly described by someone on YT as "criminally underrated". The flawless groove established by the bass player: who is this guy and how the F did this guy not make it into The Heartbreakers??!
And then of course there's TP's lyrical magic, rendering this simple yarn about resolve that even the mightiest of men can dig deep on.
If you love great music, you're out of your mind if you don't have this record.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
My Morning Jacket
"I'm Amazed"....at how good this F'n song is.
MMJ's been on constant repeat lately and I'm really starting to enjoy the varied delights of their new album.
MMJ's been on constant repeat lately and I'm really starting to enjoy the varied delights of their new album.
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