I was reading a recent interview in Guitar Player magazine with guitarist Steve Van Zandt, long time member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, co-leader of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and of course, consigliere to Tony Soprano, Silvio…
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Hey Ho Let’s Go . . . . :The Ramones Meet The Adams Family
Sometimes you just need to see something so dumb that it makes you smile. You’re welcome.
Tagged with: Blitzkrieg Bop, The Adams Family, The Ramones
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Comes A Time” . . . : Dead & Company at Citi Field, NYC June 24, 2017
I saw Dead & Company last weekend at Citi Field in NYC and I have to say that they were great. I haven’t been to many post Dead related band shows. I listened to many of the shows of these…
Tagged with: Citi Field, Come A Time, Dead & Company, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Viola Lee Blues
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“It’s Not My Cross To Bear” . . : Gregg Allman (1947 – 2017)
I’ve written in the past about the impact that the Allman Brothers have had on me as a musician so I’m just going to let the music that Gregg Allman made speak for itself. The Allman Brothers Band – Whipping…
Tagged with: Allman Brotheres Band, Gregg Allman, Midnight Rider, Whipping Post
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Space Is The Place Part 1 – Pink Floyd Meets Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”
“We are not disappointed that you do drugs as much as we are of you for not sharing”. – Me, sometime during the Seventies. . .I think . . it’s a bit hazy. As a young teen age boy I…
Tagged with: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Echoes, Meddle, Pink Floyd, Stanley Kubrick
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Somebody To Love” . . . : Bassist Extraordinaire Jack Casady
It came to my attention that Jack Casady, bassist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, turned 72 earlier this month. Lately, with everyday bringing news of the death of another musican I grew up listening to and learning from, I…
Tagged with: Bass, Hot Tuna, Jack Casady, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Vodoo Chile
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Earth’s Ambassador To The Universe: Chuck Berry (1926 – 2017)
Below is an except from a skit on Saturday Night Live that aired on April 22, 1978. It says all that’s need to be said about Chuck Berry’s importance to the universe. From Saturday Night Live 04/22/1978 Skit Name…….Next Week…
“Tryin’ to make a livin” . . : Berry Oakley’s Isolated Bass Part to Ramblin’ Man
It’s been busy here at Casa de RoyMusicUSA so this will be a quickie (“that’s what she said”). Below is a video of the Berry Oakleys’s isolated bass track to the Allman Brother’s Ramblin’ Man off their 1973 album Brothers…
Tagged with: Allman Brothers, Bass, Berry Oakley
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“So You Wanna Play The Blues . .” : Cool Blues Guitar Instructional Videos Part II – The Hendrix Edition
With September 18th marking the 46th anniversary of his accidental and tragic death, it seems like a a good time to mention Jimi Hendrix. In addition Legacy Recordings has announced the release of the complete first set ever played by…
Tagged with: Band of Gypsys, Blues, blues guitar, Jimi Hendrix
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Improvisation, Jam Band
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Improvisation, Jam Band
“And Die Behind The Wheel” . . : Steely Dan’s Deacon Blues
I was watching a bit of the Olympics and happened upon the medal ceremonies for some event or another. As I watched, I thought about the athletes who never get a gold medal despite all the blood, sweat and tears…
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