Okay, so I have decided that this is the year I will finally write to a lot of my favorite artists and others.
I found this great database. All you have to do is just search for whoever you want and it should come up.
This database has not only muscians(groups) but has actors/actresses, directors, singers,tv presenters, models, authors, and sports(athletes/teams.
Once I write my letters and stuff, I'll let you know their wherabouts and what happens. I would like to get some autographs as well.
Here's the link to the site:http://www.fanmail.biz/music_group/b/1.html
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Happy Birthday Paul!
I'm excited tody because it is Sir Paul McCartney's birthday! Paul was born on this day and is 66 years YOUNG. I swear the man doesn't look a day over 40. He could pass for his 40's and even young 50's.
Paul is like the coolest person on the planet. He is well becomming my favorite Beatle as of late. First it was John and then it was George and now....it's Paul! I love them all though, even though I never went through a Ringo period but never say never.
Paul and I have something in common and that is we are both Gemini's. Even last year, his new album came out on my b-day. I had the pleasure of seeing this man a few years ago and I can't wait to go again. Recently, he did a show in Kiev which is in the Ukraine. I'm Ukrainian and I want to learn more about where my ancestors came from and my heritage. In a way, I think it's cool that he played for my people in a spot where they declared their independence. I thought it was sweet that he still played his show even under bad weather conditions battling storms.
He also is a wonderful guy because he's so funny and warm with his humor. He also gives to charities (no landmines) and he's all about not eating meat and being vegan. That's not my thing but I think it's cool that he does that stuff.
I hope that he had a fun day w/ his family and probably his new girlfriend (supposedly), Nancy Cheville.
I think Paul really got me to be a bigger fan because I loved him in the Beatles but he was so awesome with his solo career. Wings is a favorite band of mine! There used to be a joke in the 70's about what was the band Paul was in before wings.
I'm not going to make any playlist but I highly recommend starting out with either "Ram" which was Paul's solo album after he left the Beatles or get "Wingspan hits and history."
Cheers! HAPPY BRITHDAY PAUL!
Cheesy song but I love it! "Silly love songs."
This is one of my favorite Wings songs, if not number one! This music video is actually from the "McCartney years" dvd set and I highly recommend getting it. It has tons of great footage and all of Paul's music videos. This man is a genious. I know he still has years of rocking ahead of him!
This is my gift to Paul since he loved Elvis so much and they once said that the Beatles wouldn't exist if not for Elvis. Here Elvis sings "Yesterday" at a rehearsal and I think that is Paul's most well-known song and it's the most covered.
Paul is like the coolest person on the planet. He is well becomming my favorite Beatle as of late. First it was John and then it was George and now....it's Paul! I love them all though, even though I never went through a Ringo period but never say never.
Paul and I have something in common and that is we are both Gemini's. Even last year, his new album came out on my b-day. I had the pleasure of seeing this man a few years ago and I can't wait to go again. Recently, he did a show in Kiev which is in the Ukraine. I'm Ukrainian and I want to learn more about where my ancestors came from and my heritage. In a way, I think it's cool that he played for my people in a spot where they declared their independence. I thought it was sweet that he still played his show even under bad weather conditions battling storms.
He also is a wonderful guy because he's so funny and warm with his humor. He also gives to charities (no landmines) and he's all about not eating meat and being vegan. That's not my thing but I think it's cool that he does that stuff.
I hope that he had a fun day w/ his family and probably his new girlfriend (supposedly), Nancy Cheville.
I think Paul really got me to be a bigger fan because I loved him in the Beatles but he was so awesome with his solo career. Wings is a favorite band of mine! There used to be a joke in the 70's about what was the band Paul was in before wings.
I'm not going to make any playlist but I highly recommend starting out with either "Ram" which was Paul's solo album after he left the Beatles or get "Wingspan hits and history."
Cheers! HAPPY BRITHDAY PAUL!
Cheesy song but I love it! "Silly love songs."
This is one of my favorite Wings songs, if not number one! This music video is actually from the "McCartney years" dvd set and I highly recommend getting it. It has tons of great footage and all of Paul's music videos. This man is a genious. I know he still has years of rocking ahead of him!
This is my gift to Paul since he loved Elvis so much and they once said that the Beatles wouldn't exist if not for Elvis. Here Elvis sings "Yesterday" at a rehearsal and I think that is Paul's most well-known song and it's the most covered.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
New artist Adele
I got up this morning extra early since I had orientation at my broadcasting school. There was nothing on as usual since it was before 9 so I turned on vh1 and started watching some music video's.
I really like this new artist from the UK named Adele. She's got an old-school soul sound but it's a nice mix of smokey blues and jazz. She said that she was influenced very much by Etta James and Etta Fitzgerelad. You can definately hear those influences and it was like that type of music but for our generation Y.
The song is called "Chasing Pavement." She said that she got dumped by a stupid loser boyfriend and was all dramatic and ran down the street and was just chasing the ground in front of her.
I thought the music video was a cool concept and if you like Amy Winehouse and Duffy, then you'll really like Adele!
I really like this new artist from the UK named Adele. She's got an old-school soul sound but it's a nice mix of smokey blues and jazz. She said that she was influenced very much by Etta James and Etta Fitzgerelad. You can definately hear those influences and it was like that type of music but for our generation Y.
The song is called "Chasing Pavement." She said that she got dumped by a stupid loser boyfriend and was all dramatic and ran down the street and was just chasing the ground in front of her.
I thought the music video was a cool concept and if you like Amy Winehouse and Duffy, then you'll really like Adele!
Just a bit of music news.
So apparently Led Zeppelin is NOT getting back together for like the millonth time. I remember being so hyped about the Ahmet Eretegan tribute at Wembley stadium way back in December. I recently became a pretty huge fan of the band and yet this rumor keeps going around that they are getting back together. My favorite one had them reuniting in Canda! Like why the hell would Led Zeppelin be doing in Canda anyways? RANDOM!
Basically John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page say that a tour at this point is 'inevitable.' I kinda liked their one-off show deal and anyways it's pretty hard to do this because Robert Plant is currently on tour w/ Allison Krauss for their album "Raising sand."
I guess there goest that rumor!
The closet I saw Led Zeppelin was at a lazer show and this stoner(I'm pretty sure he probably smoked some weed before the show) keep yelling behind me, 'YEAH JIMMY!'
It was quite amusing and the animations were so terrible on 'Stairway' that the stairs looked like an escalotor. It was still fun but I was mad that they didn't even play 'kashmir' which according to Plant, was Led's best song and I agree! I hate 'Stairway' so much I like it. It gets old after a while and it's weird like folk song. It's only fun to do the subliminal message deal which is quite creepy.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Since I'm a song and dance girl....
I just had to post this! Tonight I watched the "Tonys" and I really do love musical theatre, I grew up with it all my life.
Well my friends, now I've seen everything. As I was searching for information about 'James McCartney' on youtube, I ran across an interesting video. The search result was 'James Paul McCartney." I totally forgot that Paul's first name was James and they only called him Paul because HIS fathers name was James as well but I believe he was called Jim.
Anyways, I found this lost concert from 1973. It's kind of a scary song but it made me giggle and I couldn't help but smile. The song is called "Gotta sing, Gotta dance."
There are like SO many things wrong with this video including Paul's 'pornstache' mustache! I really don't understand the part man, part woman deal but it does look kinda cool and the tapping was great! I loved Paul's shoes. Lol. The thing that cracked me up was the giant leg in the background! It reminded me so much of the lamp from "A Christmas Story."
I hope Paul doesn't do broadway because it would end up like this. Lol.
Well my friends, now I've seen everything. As I was searching for information about 'James McCartney' on youtube, I ran across an interesting video. The search result was 'James Paul McCartney." I totally forgot that Paul's first name was James and they only called him Paul because HIS fathers name was James as well but I believe he was called Jim.
Anyways, I found this lost concert from 1973. It's kind of a scary song but it made me giggle and I couldn't help but smile. The song is called "Gotta sing, Gotta dance."
There are like SO many things wrong with this video including Paul's 'pornstache' mustache! I really don't understand the part man, part woman deal but it does look kinda cool and the tapping was great! I loved Paul's shoes. Lol. The thing that cracked me up was the giant leg in the background! It reminded me so much of the lamp from "A Christmas Story."
I hope Paul doesn't do broadway because it would end up like this. Lol.
Happy Father's Day!
I know I'm a little late posting this because it's well past midnight by now. Oh well. I got a great idea for a post though. Since the radio station we have here, 104.3 the oldies station did a father's day song countdown, I got inspiration from that. I have posted a playlist with songs about fathers, etc. but I also did something cool as well.
I have decided to do the good ole' method of using a famous father and talking about their kid who followed in their footsteps musically. It definately reminds me of MTV's show, "Rock the craddle," which was so bad it was good. So without further adieu, my little playlist.
Playlist of Father's day songs:
1)Father and son-Cat Stevens. Recently just got into Cat. He's such a hippie.
2)Beautiful boy-John Lennon wrote this for his son Sean.
3)Goodnight-A Beatles song off the white album written by John as a lullaby type song for Julian but Ringo sings this.
4)Hey Jude-Paul wrote this for Julian Lennon and cared for that child as his own. I think it was very sweet of him and Julian's parents were going through a tough divorce and Paul wanted to kinda reach out and say that it was okay.
5)Cats in the cradle-It's a song by Harry Chapin and was written by Chapin's wife as a poem at the time. He came up with the melody and the rest is history. Although this song is indeed sad, it's message is to always be there for your kids because life is too short and when you have time, they won't.
6)Father and Daughter-Paul Simon. Very cute song!
7)Dance with my father-By the late Luther Vandross. Very touching song.
8)Papa can you hear me?-I know it's cheesy but Babs sings this one so well. It's from the moive "Yentyl." Go rent it!
9)In my life-The Beatles yet again. This one could pertain to anyone that you want it to. I love songs like that!
10)Song for my father-Horace Silver-Jazz classic from 1964. It also inspired the bass line for Steely Dan's "Rikki don't lose that number."
Onto part two:
1)Crosby Loggins:Won 'rock the cradle' and is the son of kenny loggins who was a soundtrack king w/ his partner messina. I just watched part of "Caddyshack" today and one of their songs was in it. Anyways, Crosby does a good job of this cover of "Long road to ruin" by the Foo fighters.
2)Sean Lennon:As the son of John and Yoko (how weird it must be), Sean had to prove that he was a talent. He made an album around 1998 called "Into the sun" but his album last year "Friendly fire" was excellent. He has a similar voice like John's and he mixes rock and orchestral stuff very well. It's like Pink Floyd mixed in with the Beatles to me and it's all unique. Here he's doing "Deadmeat," a haunting song off the album that is my favorite!
I also loved this aucoustic version and also the song "On again and off again" is included.
3)Dhani Harrison:Son of George Harrison and what I like to call the 'mini-George' for he looks SO much like his dad. Dhani played at the tribute concert for his dad 'The concert for George' and also helped finish up George's last album w/ Jeff Lyne 'Brainwahsed.' Dhani is in a band called 'Thenewno2.' They are an electronic based band but I really dig their sound.
4)Julian Lennon:Yes the OTHER Lennon. Jules got big around the 80's and he has a couple of good albums, "Valotte" and "Photograph smile."
5)Jakob Dylan:Bob's son. He was part of the 'Wallflowers' and has a new album coming out soon! I really loved this live cut from the house of blues in 05!You should also check out Jakob and Dhani's version of John Lennon's "Gimme some truth." It's like the Harrison-Dylan sessions all over again!
6)Dweezil Zappa-Frank Zappa fans know him from 'Zappa plays Zappa.' I have yet to go but I want to. I loved Frank and all his weirdness! My brother once told me that Frank really loved music and made over 30 albums. Craziness. Moon unit sings on this one! SO EIGHTIES!
7)Last but not least who can forget Ringo's son Zak Starkey! Zak has played w/ his dad at his All-Starr shows, for the Who, and is currently in Oasis.
That's the list I came up with!
ENJOY! It seems like we are in GREAT shape for the 2nd generation. The only one who didn't make the list was Jame's McCartney, Paul McCartney's son. Supposedly he's working on his 1st album with his dad. We'll see how it is when it comes out.
I have decided to do the good ole' method of using a famous father and talking about their kid who followed in their footsteps musically. It definately reminds me of MTV's show, "Rock the craddle," which was so bad it was good. So without further adieu, my little playlist.
Playlist of Father's day songs:
1)Father and son-Cat Stevens. Recently just got into Cat. He's such a hippie.
2)Beautiful boy-John Lennon wrote this for his son Sean.
3)Goodnight-A Beatles song off the white album written by John as a lullaby type song for Julian but Ringo sings this.
4)Hey Jude-Paul wrote this for Julian Lennon and cared for that child as his own. I think it was very sweet of him and Julian's parents were going through a tough divorce and Paul wanted to kinda reach out and say that it was okay.
5)Cats in the cradle-It's a song by Harry Chapin and was written by Chapin's wife as a poem at the time. He came up with the melody and the rest is history. Although this song is indeed sad, it's message is to always be there for your kids because life is too short and when you have time, they won't.
6)Father and Daughter-Paul Simon. Very cute song!
7)Dance with my father-By the late Luther Vandross. Very touching song.
8)Papa can you hear me?-I know it's cheesy but Babs sings this one so well. It's from the moive "Yentyl." Go rent it!
9)In my life-The Beatles yet again. This one could pertain to anyone that you want it to. I love songs like that!
10)Song for my father-Horace Silver-Jazz classic from 1964. It also inspired the bass line for Steely Dan's "Rikki don't lose that number."
Onto part two:
1)Crosby Loggins:Won 'rock the cradle' and is the son of kenny loggins who was a soundtrack king w/ his partner messina. I just watched part of "Caddyshack" today and one of their songs was in it. Anyways, Crosby does a good job of this cover of "Long road to ruin" by the Foo fighters.
2)Sean Lennon:As the son of John and Yoko (how weird it must be), Sean had to prove that he was a talent. He made an album around 1998 called "Into the sun" but his album last year "Friendly fire" was excellent. He has a similar voice like John's and he mixes rock and orchestral stuff very well. It's like Pink Floyd mixed in with the Beatles to me and it's all unique. Here he's doing "Deadmeat," a haunting song off the album that is my favorite!
I also loved this aucoustic version and also the song "On again and off again" is included.
3)Dhani Harrison:Son of George Harrison and what I like to call the 'mini-George' for he looks SO much like his dad. Dhani played at the tribute concert for his dad 'The concert for George' and also helped finish up George's last album w/ Jeff Lyne 'Brainwahsed.' Dhani is in a band called 'Thenewno2.' They are an electronic based band but I really dig their sound.
4)Julian Lennon:Yes the OTHER Lennon. Jules got big around the 80's and he has a couple of good albums, "Valotte" and "Photograph smile."
5)Jakob Dylan:Bob's son. He was part of the 'Wallflowers' and has a new album coming out soon! I really loved this live cut from the house of blues in 05!You should also check out Jakob and Dhani's version of John Lennon's "Gimme some truth." It's like the Harrison-Dylan sessions all over again!
6)Dweezil Zappa-Frank Zappa fans know him from 'Zappa plays Zappa.' I have yet to go but I want to. I loved Frank and all his weirdness! My brother once told me that Frank really loved music and made over 30 albums. Craziness. Moon unit sings on this one! SO EIGHTIES!
7)Last but not least who can forget Ringo's son Zak Starkey! Zak has played w/ his dad at his All-Starr shows, for the Who, and is currently in Oasis.
That's the list I came up with!
ENJOY! It seems like we are in GREAT shape for the 2nd generation. The only one who didn't make the list was Jame's McCartney, Paul McCartney's son. Supposedly he's working on his 1st album with his dad. We'll see how it is when it comes out.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
More Liverpool Capital of culture stuff
All I found was Ringo doing his drum solo for Abbey Road way back in January.
Here Ringo sings "Liverpool 8." Funny thing, I had no idea that there was a person in the audience with a light stick and I was like, "Why is Ringo waving a light saber?"
Here's Paul doing his soundcheck for the Liverpool sound concert.
Another sound check w/ Paul taking us backstage and naming some names.I love him with the crew, awkwardly dancing. Lol.
Paul McCartney at Liverpool Sound Concert
This post is late due to the fact that here in the Midwest, we lost power. Luckily our power was out for only a few hours BUT our cable and internet was out for about two days (Thanks Comcast). I'm delayed in posting this and I am giving you this gift.
Paul McCartney performed in his native Liverpool a few weeks ago June 1st. He played a homecomming concert at Amfield Stadium in front of 36,000 fans. Liverpool just happens to be the 2008 European Capitol of Culture. Ringo was also said to play and many speculated a possible Beatles reunion but that did not happen. The whole McCartney clan seemed to be in additance as well as Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. Paul's set list was pretty good for the concert and he threw in some 'newer' tunes that he hasn't done as well as John's "Give peace a chance" which was kinda cool and unexpected and also included McCartney doing "A day in the life."
Playing on a few songs with McCartney was also Foo-fighter Dave Grohl who played guitar on "Band on the run" and then switched to drums for "Back in the USSR" and "I saw her standing there."
Stella also held her fashion show at LIPA.
The show was streamed on BBC radio and I've included the link here if you want to try to listen to it BUT you have to go ahead like 20 hrs.
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2008/05/22/macca_live_on_bbc_feature.shtml
On to the video's that I found on Youtube:
"Hippy Hippy Shake"
"Something." Paul of course plays the ukelele that George gave him. Olivia's in the crowd and I really love this song. I teared up a bit.
"My love." This one was for the late Linda McCartney who died in 1998 from breast cancer. Paul get's a little chocked up during this but it's just beautiful.
"A day in the life/Give peace a chance." I have never heard "A day in the life" live before EVER so this was pretty darn amazing. They had all the parts too. The funny bit was that Paul got John's lyrics correct but messed up his own! I laughed out loud. Then the band went into "Give peace a Chance" which was a great sing along w/ Yoko and Olivia joining in too! I was singing along at home. LOVED IT!
Dave Grohl on drums during "Back in the USSR."
Dave playing guitar on "Band on the run."
Here's "Hey Jude" thrown in here for good measure.
Dave on drums again for "I saw her standing there." This one ROCKED! Rusty's solo was electrifying and Wix's keyboad playing was awesome. Paul also played his iconic Hofner bass on this one. EXCELLENT SHOW AND CLOSER!
Man that was one HELL of a concert and McCartney doesn't sound any different than when he was in the Beatles. I can't believe he's turning 66 next week! He sounds terrific, better than when I saw him in 05'. He hasn't aged a bit, I swear. YEAY LIVERPOOL!
Paul McCartney performed in his native Liverpool a few weeks ago June 1st. He played a homecomming concert at Amfield Stadium in front of 36,000 fans. Liverpool just happens to be the 2008 European Capitol of Culture. Ringo was also said to play and many speculated a possible Beatles reunion but that did not happen. The whole McCartney clan seemed to be in additance as well as Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. Paul's set list was pretty good for the concert and he threw in some 'newer' tunes that he hasn't done as well as John's "Give peace a chance" which was kinda cool and unexpected and also included McCartney doing "A day in the life."
Playing on a few songs with McCartney was also Foo-fighter Dave Grohl who played guitar on "Band on the run" and then switched to drums for "Back in the USSR" and "I saw her standing there."
Stella also held her fashion show at LIPA.
The show was streamed on BBC radio and I've included the link here if you want to try to listen to it BUT you have to go ahead like 20 hrs.
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2008/05/22/macca_live_on_bbc_feature.shtml
On to the video's that I found on Youtube:
"Hippy Hippy Shake"
"Something." Paul of course plays the ukelele that George gave him. Olivia's in the crowd and I really love this song. I teared up a bit.
"My love." This one was for the late Linda McCartney who died in 1998 from breast cancer. Paul get's a little chocked up during this but it's just beautiful.
"A day in the life/Give peace a chance." I have never heard "A day in the life" live before EVER so this was pretty darn amazing. They had all the parts too. The funny bit was that Paul got John's lyrics correct but messed up his own! I laughed out loud. Then the band went into "Give peace a Chance" which was a great sing along w/ Yoko and Olivia joining in too! I was singing along at home. LOVED IT!
Dave Grohl on drums during "Back in the USSR."
Dave playing guitar on "Band on the run."
Here's "Hey Jude" thrown in here for good measure.
Dave on drums again for "I saw her standing there." This one ROCKED! Rusty's solo was electrifying and Wix's keyboad playing was awesome. Paul also played his iconic Hofner bass on this one. EXCELLENT SHOW AND CLOSER!
Man that was one HELL of a concert and McCartney doesn't sound any different than when he was in the Beatles. I can't believe he's turning 66 next week! He sounds terrific, better than when I saw him in 05'. He hasn't aged a bit, I swear. YEAY LIVERPOOL!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Beatles day!
Apparently in the UK since Liverpool is the capitol of culture this year, July 10th is Beatles day. July 10th, 1964 was when the Beatles came back home from America where Beatlemania was started and were greeted by thousands of screaming fans back home at the airport. That same night they went to a recepetion for their first feature film, "A Hard Day's Night."
This is the FIRST ever Beatles day and reading all they have planned, I'm jealous. I feel like why does this have to happen just in Liverpool? I feel that we need to have an International Beatles day. I know I'll be celebrating July 10th. The funny thing is is that they made mop top wigs!
On July 10th, they want to hear everyone's Beatle stories and they are raising money for charities as well.
They have SO many events happening and I think that this is a great idea to show how a band could have such an impact on the world. It's extradorinary.
Liverpool hopes to make Beatle day a landmark day on calendars and they want to re-create Beatlemania.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Paul McCartney wins awards. YEAY!
It seems Sir Paul has been busy these days by doing what else but..winning awards!
Now Paul already has gotten a knighthood, grammy's, lifetime acheivement awards (that make him sound dead), and a membership into the hall of fame twice so what else does this man need?
An honorary doctorate of course! Paul received his honororary doctorate from Yale University in music.
Yale believes that Paul "awakened a generation, giving a fresh sound to rock n' roll and rhythm and blues."
In his speech, Yale president Richard Levin said, "Here, there, and everywhere, you have pushed the boundaries of the familiar to create new classics. We admire your musical genius and your generous support of worthy causes."
Well said! It is true that McCartney said that if he hadn't been in the Beatles he wouldv'e like to have been a teacher. After all, he did start Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts (LIPA) on the grounds of his and George's old school AND he occasionally teacehs there! I guess we should start calling him Dr. McCartney, eh?
ALSO...Paul won the sexiest smile award!Here he shows off his skills:
Here Paul demonstrates on how to keep those pearly whites of his clean.
HOT!
Now Paul already has gotten a knighthood, grammy's, lifetime acheivement awards (that make him sound dead), and a membership into the hall of fame twice so what else does this man need?
An honorary doctorate of course! Paul received his honororary doctorate from Yale University in music.
Yale believes that Paul "awakened a generation, giving a fresh sound to rock n' roll and rhythm and blues."
In his speech, Yale president Richard Levin said, "Here, there, and everywhere, you have pushed the boundaries of the familiar to create new classics. We admire your musical genius and your generous support of worthy causes."
Well said! It is true that McCartney said that if he hadn't been in the Beatles he wouldv'e like to have been a teacher. After all, he did start Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts (LIPA) on the grounds of his and George's old school AND he occasionally teacehs there! I guess we should start calling him Dr. McCartney, eh?
ALSO...Paul won the sexiest smile award!Here he shows off his skills:
Here Paul demonstrates on how to keep those pearly whites of his clean.
HOT!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Congratulations Red Wings!
So the Red Wings are the winner of the 2008 Stanley cup finals and seeing as I live in Michigan and close to Detroit, I was pretty excited that we won. I missed the parade but the game was excellent. I think my favorite player and the one who got the mvp anyways was Zetterberg. I felt like Pittsburgh had a ton of heart and they never gave up. I so wanted them to win on my birthday though. If it would've gone into overtime and past midnight, Detroit woul'dve won the cup on my birthday.
So what do the Red Wings have to do with this post? Well, another "Wing" wants to say congratulations!
So this was a bad pun but Paul has a Detroit connection. The guitar in the picture is Paul's Epiphone Texan Acoustic from 1964. He played this guitar when the Beatles performed in America for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show. It also has a few tie-in's to me! My mother saw the Beatles when she was 13 years old at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit in 1964. Now Paul says that he got the Red Wings sticker given to him by a fan when he played Detroit in 1976 at Olympia Stadium which used to be where the Red Wings played before they moved to the Joe Lois. Apparently since that concert was in May, the season was almost over so McCartney and his band came out with hockey sticks at one point instead of instruments. Obviously he was in Wings at the time which is why this all makes sense.
Also, I got to see Paul in concert for the US tour in 2005 and he played this guitar during "Yesterday" and he still had the sticker on it.
How cool to have a little of Detroit history!
Monday, June 2, 2008
Happy Birthday Sgt. Pepper!
It was 41 years ago that Sgt. pepper was released today in 1967. This is a landmark album that changed the face of rock n' roll forever and has been named the #1 album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
"Sgt. Pepper" was one of the first concept albums and used many new studio techniques and orchestral instruments. Paul McCartney said that the Beatles wanted to try to be a different band then they had been and Sgt. Pepper's was the result. This album changed the world and was controversial at the same time due to the time that it was public knowlege that the Beatles were under the influence of drugs and the press even speculated that "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" was a reference to LSD. It was really about how John Lennon's son Julian drew a school mate, Lucy, and said it was 'Lucy in the sky w/ diamonds.' John liked the sound of that and wrote about it. Now, I don't know if this was ever intentional or not, John says that it wasn't but I believe it was subconcious. This album provides Ringo with a lead vocal and one of his signature songs even today, "With a little help from my friends."
George Harrison gets a solo song, the Eastern Indian-influenced "Within you, without you." It's an amazing song and George so perfectly meshes the generes of pyschedelia and western music.
John's "The benefit of Mister Kite" is a fun, whimiscal song that the Beatle got the inspiration to write after seeing a poster of a 'Mr. Kite" who ran a circus show.
Paul's "When I'm sixty-four" also remains a staple and is just a fun, happy go lucky song about growing older with the one you love and hoping that things will still be the same."
A final breakout song is "A day in the life." It's essentially two songs put together as one. Paul wrote one part, while John wrote the other. It is about the death of a close friend of theirs who got in a motorcycle accident as well as news stories about too many potholes(4,000) in a road near the Blackburn, Lanchashire. There is also an orchestra 'freak out' which meant that the orchestra was supposed to simulatneoulsy keep playing the highest notes that their instruments could play.
The song also includes a silent whistle that only dogs can hear, spliced studio chatter making the listener think that something went horribly wrong with the record, and the longest piano part played (g note) in which it took all 4 of them and George Martin playing the note at the same time to get it to hold out that long. Another fun fact about the song is that you can hear Beatles roadie Mal Evans keeping time by counting out the beats within the begining of the song.
Apart from being a great album, Sgt. Pepper was going to go on tour like the Elvis car but it never happened. I think it could've been very successful and done well.
"Sgt. Pepper" was also so big because it provided for the most 'Paul is dead' clues within the songs and album.
So here's to you Sgt. Pepper, an album that continues to endure and inspire!
Wonderful Making-of documentary!
"Sgt. Pepper" was one of the first concept albums and used many new studio techniques and orchestral instruments. Paul McCartney said that the Beatles wanted to try to be a different band then they had been and Sgt. Pepper's was the result. This album changed the world and was controversial at the same time due to the time that it was public knowlege that the Beatles were under the influence of drugs and the press even speculated that "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" was a reference to LSD. It was really about how John Lennon's son Julian drew a school mate, Lucy, and said it was 'Lucy in the sky w/ diamonds.' John liked the sound of that and wrote about it. Now, I don't know if this was ever intentional or not, John says that it wasn't but I believe it was subconcious. This album provides Ringo with a lead vocal and one of his signature songs even today, "With a little help from my friends."
George Harrison gets a solo song, the Eastern Indian-influenced "Within you, without you." It's an amazing song and George so perfectly meshes the generes of pyschedelia and western music.
John's "The benefit of Mister Kite" is a fun, whimiscal song that the Beatle got the inspiration to write after seeing a poster of a 'Mr. Kite" who ran a circus show.
Paul's "When I'm sixty-four" also remains a staple and is just a fun, happy go lucky song about growing older with the one you love and hoping that things will still be the same."
A final breakout song is "A day in the life." It's essentially two songs put together as one. Paul wrote one part, while John wrote the other. It is about the death of a close friend of theirs who got in a motorcycle accident as well as news stories about too many potholes(4,000) in a road near the Blackburn, Lanchashire. There is also an orchestra 'freak out' which meant that the orchestra was supposed to simulatneoulsy keep playing the highest notes that their instruments could play.
The song also includes a silent whistle that only dogs can hear, spliced studio chatter making the listener think that something went horribly wrong with the record, and the longest piano part played (g note) in which it took all 4 of them and George Martin playing the note at the same time to get it to hold out that long. Another fun fact about the song is that you can hear Beatles roadie Mal Evans keeping time by counting out the beats within the begining of the song.
Apart from being a great album, Sgt. Pepper was going to go on tour like the Elvis car but it never happened. I think it could've been very successful and done well.
"Sgt. Pepper" was also so big because it provided for the most 'Paul is dead' clues within the songs and album.
So here's to you Sgt. Pepper, an album that continues to endure and inspire!
Wonderful Making-of documentary!
RIP Bo Diddley
It is with sadness that I'm announcing the death of Bo Diddley on this blog. Bo Diddley was a leading blues rock pioneer. He passed away today (Monday, June 2nd) at the age of 79 from heart failure.
Bo Diddley was credited for creating the "Bo Diddley beat," a distinctive beat that helped form rock n' roll and became synomous with him and can be seen and heard even to this day.
Bo Diddley was also known for playing his signature rectungalur shaped guitar, a guitar that I actually had the pleasure of seeing last year at Henry Ford Museuam's exhibit, "rock stars cars and guitars."
Bo Didley's biggest single is his self-titled 1955 classic "Bo Diddley."
The below video is my little tribute to a man with great talent.
Also for recommended Bo Diddley downloads:
1)Bo Diddley
2)Roadrunner
3)Willie and the hand jive
4)Hey good looking
5)Mumbling guitar (This one sounds REALLY cool!
Really cool video from around the later sixties. Bo plays his signature guitar and dances as well!
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