Soundtrack of My Life Meme

Well, you all know I have daughters. And you all know I love them more than anything. How do you know that? Well, I'm doing this silly meme (I don't even really know what they are). There will be no tags at the end!

Here’s how it works:
1. open your library (iTunes, winamp, media player, iPod)
2. put it on shuffle
3. press play
4. for every question, type the song that’s playing
5. new question — press the next button
6. don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool


opening credits: Sysyphus Part I by Pink Floyd

waking up: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel

first day at school: You Are My Sunshine by Norman Blake from the soundtrack of Oh Brother Where Art Thou

falling in love: Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do) by Rammstein (album Rosenrot)

breaking up: That's The Way by Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin III)

prom: Red by King Crimson (BTW I didn't go to any prom thing!)

life’s okay: Day of The Eagle by Robin Trower

mental breakdown: Can't Cry Anymore by Kansas

driving: In The Midnight Hour by The Commitments (from the same movie)

flashback: Pigs on The Wing by Pink Floyd

getting back together: Bring It On Home by Led Zeppelin

wedding: Say It Isn't So by The Outfield

birth of child: In The Lap of The Gods by The Alan Parsons Project

final battle: Death on Two Legs by Queen

death scene: Into Temptation by Crowded House

end credits: Pinball Wizard by The Who

So that's it. Looks pretty much like me, which is... weird. But like I've said the music of my/our day really expresses our feelings and was really the best music of all time!
Thanks daughter.

Child in Time

The late sixties and early seventies were incredible. So much history, such great music. One of my favorite bands came along at this time. Bands come and go, and band members usually don't stay together for any length of time. And so it was true of Deep Purple. If you want all of the details go to Wikipedia.

I remember first hearing Deep Purple sitting in the drive thru at a local taco stand on my old car radio. It was a hot summer. It's always hot in the summer where I have had to live. Maybe it made it more intense, I don't know. The song was Hush. Purple had a different singer on those first couple of albums; Rod Evans who went on to front Captain Beyond among other projects. What a great voice! Not screaming, not straining (which isn't always bad), but deep, sexy and provoking. The other hits for Purple with Evans fronting them were Kentucky Woman and River Deep Mountain High. Great songs. But then Purple with the best line up ever, got a hold of Ian Gillan. Gillan is still one of my all time favorite singers: power, strength, range and cool! What else is there? Jon Lord on the Hammond B3, with a fuzz peddle - Wow! The rhythm section was awesome, Ian Paice on the kit and Roger Glover on the bass. I learned more from those two than anybody. And then there was Blackmore! Ritchie Blackmore. He's in my top four of five guitarists. Blackmore was always the mystery man. He was reportedly into witchcraft and black magic. You know all the rumors. Regardless, he could bend and bounce strings like no one else.

I once heard Gillan on a record as the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar. I'd pay a hundred bucks for that album if I could find it nowadays. I've looked for it for years to no avail. Gillan was incredible as the lead. I swear I don't think the guy needed an amp or mic. He could just stand there and blast out the notes with out any help at all.

But groups are hard to keep together. I guess when you get four or five guys together with that much testosterone and emotion there's a fight bound to break out sometime. Maybe the ones that stay together don't have that much to brag about!

All I can say is that I owe these guys a debt that I can never repay. The hours of
enjoyment. Driving around in my old Chevy wagon with my girl on my arm... Playing their songs in my own group at clubs and concerts. What great memories they gave me.

Thanx guys!

It Gets Me Thru

Sometimes the days are long, and the nights even longer. I'm an emotional bloke. I cry at the stupidest movies and over things I'm embarrassed to admit to. I'm not the crying guy, but I do fight depression on a constant basis. So what do I do when I get the blues? Where do I turn when the world gets to be a bit too much?

I turn to MY music.

It doesn't matter which band much or which tune. When I'm pissed I listen to Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Dio or The Doors. Maybe some Grand Funk or Hendrix. When I'm down I'll put on some Pink Floyd, King Crimson, or Jethro Tull. What a support group! I get these guys together and we can solve any problem. The music goes inside, deeper and deeper. It does something to my soul. It lifts my spirit. It reminds me of better days; of youth when I could get away with anything. Turn on Eric Burdon - Monterey , When I Was Young, It's My Life, Sky Pilot, White Houses, or Spill The Wine. No body will look at me crooked or they'll get their ass kicked.

This music does something to a person. It makes you fly. Mind control? Not really. It's an enzyme to a better recipe. And when I need to cook...

So when you start reading this blog. You can rest assure, that as I go through these different artists, and others, that they are all personal to me. I feel like I know them like friends. And just like friends, I get along better with some better than others, some get on my nerves and some I like better than others and so on. Of course your opinion is different. That makes the world go 'round.

So leave me alone right now, while me and my friends get together and do our thing.
See ya' soon.

We Had the Best Music of All Time!

Ok, I know you're not going to be happy about this. That is if you're younger than 40. I'm over fifty. Oh well. I don't have a whole bunch of things that I can be proud about, but this is one. And it's a big one! Just forget about American Idol and all that Rap and all that pop crap. We had real MUSIC! Let's talk about The Beatles, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd,Paul Rogers and Bad Company, Buffalo Springfield, Cream, and so on and so on. I could go on forever. And I hope I do! And I hope you jump in here and give me a hand.

We had the best music! And that's what this blog is all about. I'm not much interested in talking about Vietnam or the like. But whatever comes up comes up. And politics? It's hard to separate it from our music. I may even stroll into other genres. Is that a word? genre? I like a lot of other stuff. You'll see.

Advertising? Yes I'm going to advertise. Please click through and even buy some crap once in a while. A few pennies will help me out. I hope I will return the favor by putting up some stuff about your favorite band once in a while.

So let's jump in. Give me a chance to get my house around here in shape and we can get on with it. Thanks for lookin' in.