Sunday, May 23, 2010

She says, "Who gonna take away his license to kill?"


Man thinks 'cause he rules the earth he can do with it as he please
And if things don't change soon, he will
Oh, man has invented his doom
First step was touching the moon.

Now there's a woman on my block

She just sit there as the night grows still
She say who gonna take away his license to kill?

Now, they take him and they teach him and they groom him for life

And they set him on a path where he's bound to get ill
Then they bury him with stars
Sell his body like they do used cars.

Now, there's a woman on my block

She just sit there facing the hill
She say who gonna take away his license to kill?

Now, he's hell-bent for destruction, he's afraid and confused

And his brain has been mismanaged with great skill
All he believe are his eyes
And his eyes, they just tell him lies.

But there's a woman on my block

Sitting there in a cold chill
She say who gonna take away his license to kill?

Ya may be a noisemaker, spirit maker

Heartbreaker, backbreaker
Leave no stone unturned
May be an actor in a plot
That might be all that you got
'Til your error you clearly learn.

Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool

And when he sees his reflection, he's fulfilled
Oh, man is opposed to fair play
He wants it all and he wants it his way.

Now, there's a woman on my blocks

She just sit there as the night grows still
She say who gonna take away his license to kill?

-bob dylan


and what I've been chewing on, other than this poem...











Thanks, Dawg.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Imagine That!

...she swallowed a cat!


Tuesday, May 18, 2010

It's been a minute...

...while it certainly has been a "minute" since the last list,
I leave you for now with this...



...more to come soon!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Sunday: The Return

Unearthed timeless possessions, finding myself in regression, but somehow in sync with this sense of place, leads to this song succession:

..and so in the beginning...



...awakening...



Click, click, click..




Ruby shoes bring heat...



This is a gem...



This must be the tune...I also suggest checking out the Stop Making Sense version!



...can't find your way? Miss Bonnie will show you...



Speaks for itself.



Another take on it, and done well...great tune...



Who can forget Johnny D? Take ME home...



He's got something fo sho...



And kick your feet up, finally..







Friday, April 9, 2010

Viernes en La Primavera...



The greatest lost track of all time:
The Late Greats' "Turpentine"
You can't hear it on the radio
You can't hear it anywhere you go

The best band will never get signed
K-Settes starring Butcher's Blind
Are so good, you won't ever know
They never even played a show
You can't hear 'em on the radio

The greatest singer in rock and roll
Would have to be Romeo
His vocal chords are made of gold
He just looks a little too old

The greatest lost track of all time:
The Late Greats' "Turpentine"
I can't hear it on the radio
I don't hear it anywhere I go

The best song will never get sung
The best life never leaves your lungs
So good, you won't ever know
I never hear it on the radio
Can't hear it on the radio

-Wilco

Thursday, April 8, 2010

El Jueves...

Well, I am still on fire from the Atoms For Peace show in NYC
(*Click on band name for link to clip that gives a small taste of what we locked into)


That being said, the list is for your Thursday, good times, weekend or whatever, but certainly for all kinds of deep grooves...

We start with the master from his epic 1971 Paris performance. The video DOES clear up soon after it starts and is well worth sticking around for the guitar solo (Ain't it Funky)...



How can we not drop Herbie in on this party?



Which leads to a more modern, but somewhat familiar sound:



This hip shaker was is probably still ahead of it's time...

Has this week dragged past you so slowly?
I know a band that covers this tune REALLY well...




Gonna slow it up to "ladies choice" for this skate, for one of my favorite tunes...EVER. Grab a partner.



If we are talking bout funk, we probably should bring in the horns...like T.O.P? Prob. They know what hipness is. (be sure to check out the original recording as well!)



What is Hip? TV on the Radio...This is a fire-starter. "Fela" keys and raging horns...



Every person in the world should check out the early Pointer Sisters stuff...ie...




...and last but NOT least, the dude who made this all happen...

Perhaps my favorite guy around right now after the show I saw him put on last night.

Enjoy. Rock it this weekend.




Check out the archives for older postings!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Re-Up: 3 More by Necessity and Request...

Request..



Necessity..



Ten Tunes To Take You Higher...

Modern Flight..



Diamond in the rough...



Driving it forward...





Phoenix:



Passion Pit:













Splash.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Plunderin' Plenty 'O Pluckin'

There is precision and perfection on the road to Dick Dale, Surf City, and Brian Setzer....

Chet and James Burton are two of my favorites, with an obvious Carl Perkins as well...


Here is a taste of some of the burning tele-licks as well as a demonstration in pure guitar precision and perfection.

Enjoy!

"Exit Light, Enter Night"...we begin with "Mr.Sandman"




Mr.Dale....





Chicken Pickin'...





Finger Lickin'...





All Aboard!





Fluid Perfection...





Coming soon! Some great music from one great archipelago...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

How do you like yours? Rare?

I learned it by watching you, Van...



Poco:



Brand new band from the UK....might be big...time will tell...



Who says you can't rock on a Tuesday?