Posted on 03/30/2005 4:35:33 AM PST by Chi-townChief
Don't worry Psycho. Your writings are still in the running. ;^)
Excellent :-)
But I just found out my &^%^ Dell has another problem. I just went to play my REO CD and the darn thing won't work. First my DVD - CD player 'went' a while back, then the Iomega Zip drive 'went' and now my CD burner won't work. It recognizes a data CD but not a music CD. grrrrrr Its a good thing I copied the songs into the My Music folder.
For Guitar openings there's no one that can top JERRY REED
When Jerry walks into the room the other guitar players put their guitars away.
Alabama Wild Man, The Claw, Fine On My Mind, Guitar Man,Tupelo Mississippi Flash.
Right group, wrong song. "Keep on Smiling" with that chorus "Keep on smilin' thru the rain...Laughin' at the pain...Just flowin' with the changes...Till the sun comes out again." Words to live by.
My favorite pick me up songs are "I Made I Through The Rain" by Barry Manilow and "Desiderata" by Roger Whittaker(?). Both songs remind me of just how strong I really am and how far I've come.
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE BY THE TALKING HEADS, Live version.
Almost anything by Bob Seger, but specifically "Like a Rock", "Feel Like a Number", "Beautiful Loser". The heck with it, all of his songs.
Best opening guitar riffs should include Ted Nugent's Stranglehold and Zep's Whole Lotta Love.
Gonna have to vote for Van Halen's 'Dance The Night Away.'
That is an outstanding selection.
I concur. Reed's good but he isn't exactly known for his playing 'Rock'.
However I have a duet with him and Chet Atkins (Now there's (was) a guitar player) and its great. I think they did a few duets together.
Oh and we can't forget Les Paul either :-)
Though you have to admit he was one of the first out of the gate after 9/11 with his "Let's Roll" It was a far cry from all of his earlier work...
Well, that is a bit of a stretch, seeing as how the metal band Jackyl responded to 9/11/01:
Open Invitation
by Jackyl
I HATE YOU BIN LADEN
I HATE YOU BIN LADEN
I HATE YOU BIN LADEN
I HATE YOU BIN LADEN
I’M PISSED OFF AND NOT A PATIENT MAN
I’D DROP A BOMB ON AFGANISTAN
I’D SNATCH THAT TOWEL FROM YOUR HEAD
WRAP IT AROUND YOUR NECK
PULL IT TIGHT UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD
“M F” YOU WANT TO PLAY
YOU WANT TO GO TO HELL
I’LL SEND YOU TODAY
(CHORUS)
YOU’VE GOT AN OPEN INVITATION
TO MEET US FACE TO FACE
YOU FIGHT LIKE A COWARD
YOU’RE NOT A MAN YOU’RE A DISGRACE
YOU STEPPED ACROSS THE LINE
FROM YOUR SAND TO MY GRASS
YOU’VE GOT AN OPEN INVITATION TO KISS OUR A$$
I AIN’T SCARED TO TAKE AN EYE
FOR AN EYE
I AIN’T SCARED
IT’S THE TRUTH
IT’S AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH
I’M PISSED OFF SEEING RED
CANDY A$$ I WANT YOU DEAD
REO Speedwagon? Are you high? Together with Styx, REO Speedwagon is the ultimate Camaro-driving, permed-mullet-having, sensitive-trailer-park-guy band in the world. Any group that could put out such limp-wristed hits as "I Can't Fight This Feeling" is not a rock and roll band. A rock and roll band is a band that plays rock and roll, not syrupy top 40 ballads. The Who is a rock and roll band. The Clash was a rock and roll band. AC/DC is a rock and roll band. REO Speedwagon is a pop band that makes slow-dance ballads for junior high school homecoming mixers.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. People should listen to the kind of music they like, even if it's REO Speedwagon. I'm just saying that REO Speedwagon ain't rock and roll.
I did. That's another great one. I like the lyrics too.
I remember seeing the James Gang and 5-Man Electrical Band in one show in Chicago in 1971, at the Arie Crown Theater, I believe. Awesome show...
Back in the '70s, I thought the '60s were the golden age of rock. But the '70s were the best. The output was amazing, especially compared to the last couple of decades.
(Ok so I'm just a big softy sometimes. Love that song)
The James Gang was a great group. Hard-as-hell Joe Walsh guitar + musical professionalism from the other band members = great '70s bread&butter rock. The early '70s was they heyday of instrumentalism in R&B-based pop musc -- not just rock groups like the James Gang, but in funk/pop like Sly & the Family Stone, soul (Marvin Gaye), and jazz-rock (Steely Dan).
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