tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8650118053564231402..comments2024-03-18T19:57:16.505-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/18/24: "Listen to the music, all the time..."Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36733059801500566562018-06-12T15:19:26.892-05:002018-06-12T15:19:26.892-05:00 Ah, those great guitarists like Clapton and Page.... Ah, those great guitarists like Clapton and Page....Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61920542103464356012015-06-12T07:54:04.486-05:002015-06-12T07:54:04.486-05:00I like Miles fine. And Dizzy.
TEI like Miles fine. And Dizzy.<br /><br />TEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87621185186630362892015-06-11T22:53:11.373-05:002015-06-11T22:53:11.373-05:00That's true. I might make an exception for som...That's true. I might make an exception for someone like Neil Young if I felt like paying for a decent view. I space out otherwise. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45492246570361734272015-06-11T22:22:01.486-05:002015-06-11T22:22:01.486-05:00Ah, the Kinks. Well many acts don't go to sma...Ah, the Kinks. Well many acts don't go to small clubs. <br /><br />Yes, Journey is overplayed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35552690536258549312015-06-11T21:31:04.106-05:002015-06-11T21:31:04.106-05:00I don't understand why someone would go to an ...I don't understand why someone would go to an arena to see an act, regardless of their awesomeness. Seeing The Zombies and Dave Davies at the Abbey Pub a few years ago for, like. twenty five bucks each, and thirty feet away from the stage is the way to go. Even larger places like the Vic and Metro for Dave's brother Ray or the powerhouse Iggy Pop are not too big <br />to feel an intimacy with the greats. In my opinion, of course.<br />Francis<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28748308570498908342015-06-11T21:03:52.504-05:002015-06-11T21:03:52.504-05:00A guy at work plays one of those classic rock stat...A guy at work plays one of those classic rock stations and I wonder, is there one person listening who wants to hear "Wheel in the sky" again this week? I doubt it.<br />FrancisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40791673257719202162015-06-11T19:55:52.242-05:002015-06-11T19:55:52.242-05:00Tom, perhaps you remember when Stephen Foster was ...Tom, perhaps you remember when Stephen Foster was writing his songs in the 19th century, grin. Tin pan alley later and all that. Or Scott Joplin perhaps? wink<br /><br />Yes, Louis is loved by even non jazz fanatics.<br /><br />Perhaps you like Miles Davis later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77912915951659996712015-06-11T16:56:55.185-05:002015-06-11T16:56:55.185-05:00No classifications or labels for me. I either like...No classifications or labels for me. I either like it or I don't. I hear people denigrating a song like "Let Her Cry" from Hootie and the Blowfish, and I just have to laugh. What pompous asses. "They're a glorified garage band with a black lead singer."<br />Has nothing whatsoever to do with whether or not the song is good. <br />From Beethoven to Glen Miller to B.B. King, to The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, Pearl Jam - or any one hit wonder (and I don't mean Stevie Wonder), WHO CARES?<br />Tony Bennet's "I'll be seeing You" is just as listenable and enjoyable as N.W.A.'s "Gangsta Gangsta." It's a matter of taste. But that taste shouldn't judge the music by the politics of the band or the "acceptability" of "those in the know." <br />Wagner must be divorced from the man or you lose the possibility of the music.<br />Sorry.<br />Music prejudices make no sense to me. Like food, I want to sample it all. Paul Fedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384556977324071639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70286734319582010832015-06-11T16:52:38.577-05:002015-06-11T16:52:38.577-05:00for those who don't know how to copy and paste...for those who don't know how to copy and paste, highlight the http with the mouse, hit control c, then trop it on your search line with control v<br /><br />and voila, don't be typing it all inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78917205013981982862015-06-11T16:51:14.848-05:002015-06-11T16:51:14.848-05:00I love You Tube, can see old those rock acts one c...I love You Tube, can see old those rock acts one can remember as a kid.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j43hm1j7liU<br /><br />Mamma's and Papa's anyone? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8947468832794933792015-06-11T15:35:14.168-05:002015-06-11T15:35:14.168-05:00A solution for your car is to get a mini Bluetooth...A solution for your car is to get a mini Bluetooth speaker. I've got the JAM and it sounds surprisingly good for its size. I just listened to the Elle King link. She has an interesting sound indeed. My cd and iPod selections range from symphonic to present day w pretty much every genre represented, except for the "Pop Tarts", so looks like I'm pretty safe from ossification. Nikki Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8140890279855208042015-06-11T15:28:08.541-05:002015-06-11T15:28:08.541-05:00Jo Stafford was a fine singer and a gifted musicia...Jo Stafford was a fine singer and a gifted musician. And there was Ella. And Peggy. And Pearl. And Billie. And Dinah. All fine voices, and they knew how to sell the more stylish lyrics characteristic of that era.<br /><br />TE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65562926517231814762015-06-11T15:13:06.031-05:002015-06-11T15:13:06.031-05:00oops, comma spliceoops, comma spliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66832424161269933982015-06-11T15:12:28.515-05:002015-06-11T15:12:28.515-05:00John treated Julian and Cynthia poorly. Sean seems...John treated Julian and Cynthia poorly. Sean seems like some momma's boy, maybe Yoko won't let him marry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61542388138895764532015-06-11T15:09:55.301-05:002015-06-11T15:09:55.301-05:00Mick got on this huge inflatable man's part an...Mick got on this huge inflatable man's part and then squirted the audience with water.<br /><br />Look at how Keith looks these days. 9 lives indeed- no woman could get away with that on stage. Please to meet you, hope you guess my namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72253112544436617042015-06-11T15:05:10.546-05:002015-06-11T15:05:10.546-05:00Or the one about (vid) where Paul is dressed in s...Or the one about (vid) where Paul is dressed in some slick backed, 30's costume singing into an oldies mike. Poor Linda. I've read how he'd drag her around to tours when she just wanted to be home with the kids. I always thought John was cooler and sincere if harsher. Too bad John got brainwashed by that whacko Yoko. He must have been blind when he dated her. Paul always worried about his image more. I'd like to give him a slap, lol. George is so so, he went a bit goofy with that guru stuff and the guy was a fraud anyhow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91392726345627672682015-06-11T14:59:59.426-05:002015-06-11T14:59:59.426-05:00Well, I was not on the ramparts in that battle, Sc...Well, I was not on the ramparts in that battle, Scribe, but I gotta say that the dulcet tones of the esteemed WFMT announcers taking the place of the obnoxious commercials one hears everywhere else is certainly something that I appreciate. Of course, I am a dweeb, though...Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62060404334574862782015-06-11T14:38:59.277-05:002015-06-11T14:38:59.277-05:00"Band on the Run" was a swell album, too..."Band on the Run" was a swell album, too. "Wings" had a number of fine songs, IMHO. But one might never hear them after driving a garbage truck over one's stereo as it played either "Silly Love Songs" or "With a Little Luck"...Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17174758312281521222015-06-11T14:14:10.351-05:002015-06-11T14:14:10.351-05:00All a matter of taste, but I got to stick up for W...All a matter of taste, but I got to stick up for Wings - if nothing else, "Magneto and Titanium Man" always puts a smile on my face (no small feat).Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68769067591558419212015-06-11T14:02:09.332-05:002015-06-11T14:02:09.332-05:00Yes, I always thought that Ringo song was creepy. ...Yes, I always thought that Ringo song was creepy. Talking about a guy with mediocre talent even in drumming being at the right place at the right time.<br /><br />And Paul M. in his Wings days, no thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76491494341786066072015-06-11T14:00:52.175-05:002015-06-11T14:00:52.175-05:00I saw the Stones in the summer of '77 I think ...I saw the Stones in the summer of '77 I think it was at Soldiers field. So I just ended my sr. year and about to start college that fall locally. No, I never thought they'd still be there.<br /><br />The acting world is a little kinder to older female artists then the rock music world is.<br /><br />I believe it about national radio stations. There's some others like that too. Same jingle you can hear in other states, just diff. number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14818459893709807642015-06-11T13:59:14.584-05:002015-06-11T13:59:14.584-05:00Jakash: Oh, I like all those composers, as well as...Jakash: Oh, I like all those composers, as well as Chopin, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and too many others to mention.<br /><br />I remember the Reader covering the tumult when WFMT briefly aired prerecorded commercials. And "tumult" is not too strong a word. I was astounded at how many dweebs there were who apparently had nothing better to do than fret about whether or not WFMT's commercials were read live by the announcers.Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38450841880841511652015-06-11T13:22:02.709-05:002015-06-11T13:22:02.709-05:00We enjoy WFMT a lot, B. Scribe, but as a "Rea...We enjoy WFMT a lot, B. Scribe, but as a "Reader" poll decades ago put it, while naming it the best station in the city: "Too much singin'." : )<br /><br />Obviously, Mozart is an unassailable choice, but I still prefers me something with a little more heart, for lack of a better word, rather than just the pristine dictation taken from the musical gods: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, e.g., to go with one's Beethoven...Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54163431892562593682015-06-11T13:17:09.617-05:002015-06-11T13:17:09.617-05:00I don't know how widely known this is, but &qu...I don't know how widely known this is, but "The Drive" is largely a nationwide network. I learned this by coincidence: I was once in San Francisco looking for 2400 Fulton Street, the house that housed the Jefferson Airplane (with many esteemed visitors) during the 60's and was listening to the local radio, when I hear "The Drive Guy" repeat one of those solemn-sounding pronouncements about how special old-and-hard-but-not-too-hard rock music is, then say "The Drive" and then say a frequency that was not 97.1. I felt vaguely betrayed. Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62761295832797436372015-06-11T13:06:00.903-05:002015-06-11T13:06:00.903-05:00For me, it's a tie between Mozart and Beethove...For me, it's a tie between Mozart and Beethoven. And you're thinking of 98.7, WFMT. A lovely station, except when they're in fundraising mode.Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.com