Songs of Rock: These aren't your grandpa's music

Motorhead's Ace of Spades - energy is a word.


Led Zeppelin's Dazed and Confused - John Bonham, as usual, does righteous justice to the skins.


Led doing Whole Lotta Love (just pictures) - blues-inspired (I wanna be your backdoor man), uses echo as a precursor to the main vocal (way down inside, woman), just fucking drives in parts. Shake for me girl!!!


Rush's YYZ live - named for the call letters of Toronto's airport, I like the framework of this as it shows off Alex Lifeson guitar work and Neil Peart on the skins. Geddy Lee on the bass is pretty tight too. As an added bonus: The Rhythm Method - Drum Solo is tacked on to the end of YYZ.



Kiss's Detriot Rock City live: Always a classic. Sound is a little rough. And no makeup...ah, what a tragedy.


The Who's Baba O'Riley live. This song has been inserted into movies and commercials galore. (And a House episode.) This coming from a band that was often overlooked because of the Stones and Beatles, except by those who knew music. Keith Moon was sorely missed after 1978. John Entwistle death was sad, but not too soon. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey still are doing it though.



I wish I could go on, but the Library is closing!!!! Later !

Top 10 lists: Books, Movies and Such (part 1)

It's a bit difficult to put together just off the top of me head. (And top of the morning to ya, lad.)
But I figure I'll give it a shot:

Music: Not in any particular order.

U2's Joshua Tree is an all-time favorite. I like in particular 'Running to Stand Still' and the lyrics:

Sweet the sin

Bitter the taste in my mouth

I see seven towers

But I only see one way out

You got to cry without weeping

Talk without speaking

Scream without raising your voice

You know I took the poison from the poison stream

Then I floated out of here

Singing ha la la la di day - ha la la la di day

Live Throwing Copper and 'White, Discussion' and the lyrics:

the coin flips again and again, and again, and again

as our sanity walks away

all this discussion though politically correct

is dead beyond destruction

though it leaves me quite erect

Big Head Todd & the Monsters 'Sister Sweetly' and from 'Bittersweet' the lyrics:

I know we don't talk about it.

We don't tell each other

All the little things that we need.

We work our way around each other

As we tremble and we bleed...As we tremble and we bleed.

The Clash 'London Calling' and 'London Calling' lyrics:

London calling to the imitation zone

Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone

London calling upon the zombies of death

Quit holding out - and draw another breath

London calling - and I don't wanna shout

But while we were talking I saw you running out

London calling, see we ain't got no HIGH

Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II and 'Heartbreaker' lyrics:

Well, it's been ten years and maybe more since I first set eyes on you.

The best years of my life gone by, here I am alone and blue.

Some people cry and some people die by the wicked ways of love;

But I'll just keep on rollin' along with the grace of the Lord above.

The Eagles 'Hotel California':

Mirrors on the ceiling

The pink champagne on ice

And she said:'We are all just prisoners hereof our own device'

And in the master's chambers

They gathered for the feast

They stab it with their steely knives

But they just can't kill the beast

Genesis self-titled 'Genesis' and 'Home by the Sea':

Images of sorrow, pictures of delight

Things that go to make up a life

Endless days of summer, longer nights of doom

Waiting for the morning light

Scenes of unimportance, photos in a frame

Things that go to make up a life

The Dave Matthews Band and 'Under the Table and Dreaming' and the song 'Dancing Nancies' lyrics:

I am who I am who I am, now, who am I?

Requesting some enlightenment

Could I have been anyone other than me?

The Outfield's Play Deep and 'Your Love' lyrics:

As you leave me please would you close the door

and forget what I told you

Just 'cause you're right - that don't mean I'm wrong

Another shoulder to cry upon

I just wanna use your love tonight

I don't wanna lose your love tonight

Yeah, I just wanna use your love tonight

I don't wanna lose your love tonight

Lose your love

Lose your love

Lose your love...

And Finally...Kenny Rogers 'The Gambler' and title track :

So when he'd finished speakin,

he turned back towards the window,

Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.

And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.

But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.