I’m a fan of Wes Anderson films. Let me clarify that. I’m a big fan of some Wes Anderson films. There are moments form his movies Rushmore, The Royal Tannenbaums and The Grand Budapest Hotel that move me in ways…
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Bowie Via Brazil . . . : Songs From Wes Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou”
Tagged with: David Bowie, Seu Jorge, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Wes Anderson
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Playing To The Tide” . . . : The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast Deep Dive Into Workingman’s Dead
This past June was the 50th anniversary of the seminal Grateful Dead album Workingsman’s Dead. This was my introduction to the Dead. My brother and I had spent the summer at a bungalow colony up in the Catskill Mountains of…
Tagged with: Grateful Dead, The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast, Workingman's Dead
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
The Other Great Classical Guitarist . . . : Julian Bream (1933 – 2020)
Last month, classical guitar legend Julian Bream passed away at the age of 87. Chances are that unless you’re a serious guitar geek (such as yours truly) you have never heard of him. Of the small amount of people who…
Tagged with: Andre Segovia, Classical Guitar, Julian Bream
Posted in Classical, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classical, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Wire, Wood & Steel – An New Acoustic Music Project
I had previously announced the start of a new music project that would focus on acoustic music called Wire, Wood & Steel (see https://roymusicusa.com/2020/05/11/what-i-did-on-my-permanent-vacation-new-music-project/) starting with a video of myself playing an original song on the dobro. I’ve now added…
Tagged with: Acoustic Music, bluegrass, Country Music, Dobro, Progressive Bluegrass, Wire Wood & Steel
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Quail’s Eggs . . . : “Crazy” – The new single from the band Quail
I written previously about the band Quail (see https://roymusicusa.com/2019/12/15/im-verklempt-blue-sky-by-quail/) when they released their first single, Blue Sky. They recently put out their second single, Crazy and I can’t help be impressed by the talent on display. Written by bassist Anna…
Tagged with: Anna Young, LaGuardia High School of Music and Art New Music Ensemble, Nicky Young, Quail, Quailtrail, Yebba
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Don’t Ask Me What I Think Of You”. . : Peter Green (1946 – 2020)
I always said that one of the advantages of being a bassist is that you can get to the opportunity to play and learn from some good guitarists (if you’re lucky). A great guitarist who I played with a great…
Tagged with: Blues, blues guitar, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, Peter Green
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Once Upon A Time” . . . : Ennio Morricone (1928 – 2020)
OK, memory lane time . . . I remember it was summer. I must of been around eight years old. We would be at a bungalow colony in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. I was reading the latest…
“Oh, Say Can You See” . . . : Jimi Hendrix and The National Anthem
When does a musical performance become much more than just a musical performance? When does such a thing become iconic? Hendrix’s rendition of the National Anthem at Woodstock is certainly on most lists of iconic rock guitar performances. What’s interesting…
Tagged with: Jmi Hendrix, Jose Feliciano, National Anthem, Woodstock
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“It’s Not Unusual” . . . : This Is Tom Jones T.V. Show
Continuing the T.V. nostalgia theme from the previous post, I remember sometimes watching Tom Jones on television. This was a little before my awareness of rock music kicked in so I really wasn’t that into it. In hindsight that was…
Tagged with: Crosby Stills Nash & Young, CSNY, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Tom Jones, Wilson Pickett
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“The World Sucks, Come Watch T.V.” . . . . : In Concert And The Midnight Special
Nobody exists on purpose Nobody belongs anywhere Everybody’s gonna die Come watch T.V. – Rick and Morty I am a pessimist by nature. Over the course of the last several years that pessimism has morphed into a Rick Sanchez like…
