Throughout that wild and wacky A.D. 2020, one disc seemed to somehow find itself repeatedly, and most happily so, upon the ol’ Pig Player. A disc which via a mere 21 tracks in under 69 minutes presents an ideal, not to mention idyllic picture of two musical careers which, cannily overlapping more often than not, displays all that was/is unfailingly, musically sound; all that’s, in actual fact, proper with Pop.
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GARY PIG GOLD and those SUNSHINE WALKERS
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Review with tags AC/DC, Beatles, Chuck Berry, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Pig Gold, Ivan Carling, Jimi Hendrix, Katrina and the Waves, Kimberley Rew, Lee Cave-Berry, segarini, Soft Boys, Status Quo, Sunshine Walkers, Troggs on March 17, 2021 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – CODGER WARS
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Aerosmith, alice cooper, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Chuck Berry, coachella, Coldplay, Cuba, DBAWIS, Desert Trip, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hollywood Vampires, Jaimie Vernon, Joe Perry, John Lennon, Johnny Depp, Kiss, Nobel Prize, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones, Silly Love Songs, Sloan, Steven Tyler, The Band, The Who, Toto on October 15, 2016 by segarini
It was touch and go in the early part of 2016 for Classic Rock. Half the people that have ever made music in my lifetime died in the first 6 months. That’s an exaggeration, of course, but it looked like it was going to be up to The Rolling Stones to save the planet. Well, since the release of The Beatles documentary “Eight Days A Week” the geezers are rallying.
JAIMIE VERNON – THE MUSE STILL LINGERS
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags AC/DC, Airborne, Australia, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Delta Tango, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Helix, Jaimie Vernon, Lets Rock Lets Roll, Moxy, Peter Verity, Rock and Roll, Roxanne Tellier, Shawn O’Shea, smooth jazz, The Jeffery Brothers Band, Three Waltzes, Tom Waits, Yacht Rock on September 12, 2015 by segarini
There was a scourge of new releases flooding my mailbox the last two weeks from busy rockers who had spent their summer vacation in steaming hot recording studios making the sweaty into sonic saltwater taffy. It’s encouraging to know that despite the bottom falling out of the bottom of the music economy, artists are still optimistically churning out art with the hope that some ear will be turned, some feet will tap and some groins will mobilize all in the name of soothing the soul.
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Roxanne Tellier: No Biz Like Show Biz
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Aerosmith, Albert Hall, Allen Toussaint, Beware of Mr Baker, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Chainsaw, Charles Manson, Charlie Watts, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, David Furnish, DBAWIS, Dot Records, e Bonnaroo, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Ginger Baker, James Brown, Jet Black, Jimmy Buffett, KeithRichards, Leonard Cohen, Monsanto, Neil Young, Oscar Peterson, OzzyOsbourne, Paul McCartney, Piano Man, Pink Floyd, Robert Johnson, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Roxanne Tellier, Sonny Rollins, Soul Café, Steven Tyler, Tennessee, The Stranglers, True Detective on July 26, 2015 by segarini
My bones are aching like they’ve been played by a mad vibraphonist. Ah, the perils of live performance. The agony of the feet.But ah, the joys as well!
Pat Blythe: The Women of Blues Part Four – Maggie Bell
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Albert Collins. I Was I Chains, Alex Harvey, Archie Hind, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bob Segarini, Colin Allen, Courtaney, David Kelly, Davie Bowie, DBAWIS, Dennistoun Palais Band, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Earth, Every Picture Tells a Story, Felix Caveliere, Felix Pappalardi, Fillmore West, Frankie Vaughan, Freedom Road, Graeme Noble, Greg Simpson, Hold Me, Humble Pie, It Ain't Easy, James Dewar, Jerry Wexler, Jimi Page, Joe Cocker, John Mayall Ode to John Law, John McGinnis, Kinning Park Ramblers, La Cave, Led Zeppelin, Leslie Harvey, Lightning Hopkins, Live At Montreaux, Locarno Ballroom, Long John Baldry, Luther Vandross, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Maggie Bell, Marc Bolan, Mark London, Maryhill Estate, Mecca Band, Melody Maker, Mike Moran, Miles Davis, New Musical Express, Nina Simone, No Mean City, NYC, Oh My! My!, Ontinuious Performance, Pat Blythe, Patsy Cline, Peter Grant, Peter Kurtz, Polydor, Queen of the Night Midnight Flyers, Ray Charles, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Ron Leahy, Roxy Music, Sad Mary, Shirley Bassey, Steve Howe, Steve Thompson, Stone the Crows, Suicide Sal, Swan Song, Taggart, Taj Mahal, Teenage Licks, The Alex Harvey Soul Band, The British Blues Quintet, The Dear Green Place, The Easterhouse Project, The Power, The Power of Music, The Who, Vancouver Island Musicfest, Weeley Festival, Wind and Fire, Yardbirds, Yes, Young Rascals, Zoot Money on July 22, 2015 by segarini
Pat Blythe continues her series The Women of Blues with this fourth installment on a Legendary Scottish singer….
Roxanne Tellier: Fighting For The Right To Protest
Posted in Opinion with tags aboriginals, AC/DC, Amnesty International, Bill C-51.Queen’s Park, Bob Segarini, Canadian, Canadian democracy, Cathy Cook, Chris Hedges, Dartmouth, David Celia, DBAWIS, Dennis Jones, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sheeran, Edmonton, environmentalists, Europe, folk music scene, Food Revolution Day, Freedom of Speech, Great Hall, Halifax, Hugh Jackman, Ian Patton, Jamie Oliver, Jazzie B, Jon Stewart, Margaret Anne McHugh, Mike Chandler, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Monsanto, Nova Scotia, NSA, Ontario, Paul McCartney, Raging Grannies of Ottawa, Rivoli, Roxanne Tellier, SolidariGLEE, Stephen Harper, Stevie and the ConserviCats, Terry Tufts, veterans, Vintage, women, Xprime on May 31, 2015 by segarini
One week ends and another begins. It’s been a tough couple of weeks for many, even more so than other weeks. After a bitterly cold and seemingly unending winter, Toronto’s spring has yet to settle in, as it jumps from sweltering daytime highs to overnight lows that wreak havoc on wardrobe choices and spark terror in the hearts of gardeners.
JAIMIE VERNON – I DO THE ROCK
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Ace Frehley, Big Sugar, Big Wreck, Bob Rock, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Van Halen, Extreme, Gene Simmons, Goddo, Greg Godovitz, Guns 'n' Roses, hard rock, Helix, Jaimie Vernon, Joe Satriani, Judas Priest, Kiss, Metallica, Motley Crue, Moving Targetz, Paul Stanley, Red Dragon Cartel, Rival Sons, Rock, Rock and Roll, rock music, Scorpions, The Trews, Three Quarter Stone, Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen on November 8, 2014 by segarini
Jaimie Does the Rock
Doug Thompson: COVERING UP! VINYL RECORD COVERS CLASSICS!
Posted in Opinion with tags 10cc, AC/DC, Al Stewart, Alan Rickman, Alex Steinweiss, alice cooper, Andy Warhol, Annie Leibowitz, Aretha Franklin, Asia, Aubrey Powell, Ben Colder, Big Audio Dynamite, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Blind Faith, Blues Travellers, Bob Freeman, Bob Seidemann, Bob Whitaker, Bon Jovi, Booker T and The MG’s, Bruce Springsteen, Captain & Tennille, Celine Dion, Columbia Records, Crosby, David Crosby, David Frye, DBAWIS, Dean Torrance, Debbie Harry, Def Leppard, Delores Erickson, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Dimo Safari, Don Imus, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Eden & John’s East River String Band, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, Genesis, George Benson, Google Street View., Graham Nash, Harry Nilsson, Henry Diltz, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Hipgnosis, Homer & Jethro, Hugh Syme, Iain Macmillan, Jack Davis, Janis Joplin, Jerry Reed, Jill Haworth, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, John Lennon, Johnny Otis, k.d. lang, Kim Mitchell, Kirk Weddle, Klaatu, Larry Gowan, Led Zeppelin, Lighthouse, MAD Magazine, Michael Cooper, Mick Jagger, Modern Folk Quartet, Monkeys of Syion, Nirvana, Pat Cooper, Paul Anka, Paul McCartney & Wings, Peter Blake, Peter Christopherson, Phil Ochs, Pink Floyd, Queensryche, R. Crumb, Ray Manzarek, Records, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Eldon, Robbie Kreiger, Rod Stewart, Roger Dean, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rough Trade, Rush, Russ Gibb, Sailcat, Scorpions, Sheb Wooley, Sigourney Weaver, Sir Joseph Lockwood, Soul Asylum, Spencer Eldon, Spike Jones, Stephen Stills, Stills & Nash, Storm Thorgerson, Styx, Supertramp, Sweet Cream, T-Rex, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Clash, The Dells, The Doors, The Fall, The Guess Who, The Jeff Healey Band, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Phantom Surfers, The Rolling Stones, The Smithereens, The Turtles, The Velvet Underground, Tim Allen, Time Magazine, Tom Waits, Tony Shaloub, Toronto, TV Guide, Uriah Heap, Yes on May 5, 2014 by segarini
I love album covers! Not the shrunken down versions they use on CDs, I mean those gloriously creative (mostly) 12” vinyl record album covers. I was looking through my vinyl record collection the other day and marvelled at some of the amazing designs of some of the covers. Now, before we start delving into some classic album covers as well as a few personal favourites, a little history is in order, but don’t panic – there will not be a quiz later.
JAIMIE VERNON – CAR TOONZ
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, alice cooper, Arc Angels, Billy Idol, Black Sabbath, Bob Segarini, car songs, Chack Circle, Colin James, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Driving songs, fast songs, Fastball, Forbes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Generation X, golden earring, INXS, Jaimie Vernon, Jimmy Barnes, Journey, Jude Cole, Kim Mitchell, Kiss, Montrose, Motley Crue, Sammy Hagar, Sass Jordan, T-Rex, THE ALARM, Top 20, U2 on February 1, 2014 by segarini
Bravo to those that waded into the Neil Young debate with my blog from last week. I’m still getting hate mail so clearly it hit a nerve. When Neil solves the energy crisis, world peace and how to tune a guitar, let me know. I’ll retract the entire piece. Now on to something a little more frivolous…
This week Forbes magazine released their straw poll of the Top 20 best driving songs. The list is here. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2014/01/14/journey-places-two-hits-among-best-driving-songs-list-really/
JAIMIE VERNON: The Top 125 Most Influential Top 100 albums – Part 1
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Bullseye Records, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison, Influential Albums, Jaimie Vernon, John Lennon, Kiss, Motley Crue, music, Paul McCartney, Records, The Beatles, The Eagles on February 2, 2013 by segarini
This week a meme went viral on Facebook of a poll asking readers to identify the number of albums they owned from a random list of 100 ‘Most Influential Albums of All Time’. In the end it was discovered that this was nothing but a front for an app that hijacked Facebook user personal info. However, the debate about the validity of the list itself remained. Music, like all artistic disciplines, is in the ears of the beholder. I expect that had I actually taken the quiz there would have been little commonality between the contents of my personal collection and the ones deemed ‘most influential’.
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Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 