December 17, 2008
The Lost Christmas Eve
The Refugee has always been a sucker for a good Christmas album and decided to take a flyer with the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Grabbing the easiest thing on the shelf, he got their newest album, "The Lost Christmas Eve." He was not prepared for the heavy metal nature of some of the cuts. "This sounds like Christmas-meets-Tommy," he muttered upon listening to the first two tracks. Upon further investigation, he learned that it is indeed a rock opera, proving that The Refugee has not lost his keen eye for the obvious.
After getting his head around the idea that it is not a traditional Christmas album, the Broadway-style format kind of grew on him. He gives the album a 4 1/2 creshes out of a possible 5 and recommends it to ThreeSources looking for something a bit different. He cautions against cueing it up right next to The Carpenters, however.
April 29, 2007
Random Thought
I really really dislike Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. His solo stuff even more.
I don't mind sixties psychedelic rock (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lemon Pipers, Donovan, etc) but the Syd Barrett creeps me out.
Everytime it shows up in iTunes' Party Shuffle or on the iPod I have to skip it.
You don't even like 'Bike?' Who can forget his good mouse Gerald? I hummed that song for months! Or 'Careful with that Ax, Eugene?' 'See Emily Play?'
'Saucerful of Secrets' is some really weird cr.., err, "stuff" though. Ultimately, the guy was a poster child for the dangers of LSD.
Posted by: johngalt at April 30, 2007 3:20 PMI have to admit i have never tried LSD. But if it's anything like Syd Barret's crap, I'll pass.
By far the worst song is "Scream They Last Scream Old Woman with a Casket".... Hell will be an iPod with only that in it's playlist.
Posted by: AlexC at May 1, 2007 12:13 AMDecember 25, 2006
RIP, Godfather
- James Brown, the undeniable "Godfather of Soul," told friends from his hospital bed that he was looking forward to performing on New Year's Eve, even though he was ill with pneumonia. His heart gave out a few hours later, on Christmas morning.
The pompadoured dynamo whose classic singles include "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)" died Monday of heart failure, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music. He was 73.
"People already know his history, but I would like for them to know he was a man who preached love from the stage," said friend Charles Bobbit, who was with Brown at the hospital. "His thing was 'I never saw a person that I didn't love.' He was a true humanitarian who loved his country."
Extreme Mortman salutes Brown at Nixon's Inauguration party in Say It Loud (I’m Republican And Proud)
Posted by: jk at December 26, 2006 12:14 PMDecember 15, 2006
Children Dying
(not to make light of tragedy)
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Posted by: jk at December 15, 2006 12:25 PMWell,..what did you expect? He IS in Scotland, after all!
;-)
(NB - Having been there twice, I can get away with that statement!)
Posted by: TrekMedic251 at December 15, 2006 9:52 PMHaving been there myself, I can imagine the heckler's having a rich brogue: "fookin' stop, then!"
I gave Bono props for digging deeper than most activist-entertainers but I fear he has jumped the shark into pomposity. He wants governments to do more coerced charity, yet he moves his Corporation offshore and buys his hat a first class plane ticket.
December 12, 2006
Happy Birthday, Francis Albert
Powerline has a great post about one of the greats.
For the longest time (50 years actually), Philly area DJ Sid Mark would host "Fridays with Frank" and "Sundays with Sinatra" on various Philly radio stations. I remember driving home from church with my parents listening to it, but it wasn't until I started delivering pizzas that I willingly tuned in.
Awesome. Hearing his voice takes me back to those days in the 40s, 50s and 60s (that i missed) when things were "classy" and men wore hats. Not to mention the whole Rat Pack scene. Despite Frank's personal shortcomings, his sound hearkens back to simpler times. Kind of like hearing Glenn Miller. It evokes a specific period of time.
By the time I got listening to him, Mr Sinatra was advanced in age, and I don't think was on the road, if at all. I still remember the day I heard he died. WWDB, the radio station was playing Sid Mark's show at the time, switched to all-Sinatra that day. Sid Mark's broadcast was memorable, as he relived his own experiences with the legend. It was a sad day.
If you're interested, the Sounds of Sinatra is Sid Mark's current show, and it's syndicated around the country. Highly recommended.
Me? I'm listening to my iPod's Frank Sinatra playlists.
Happy Birthday, Frank.