Time to bust outta this place, amigos. Time to strike out into the unknown— well, lesser known— and visit city cousins, because we are definitely heading toward the city. No Hoi Polloi allowed where we’re going— nothing but royalty and coronation balls. I would make a joke here but lowering standards is beneath us today, okay? Today hamburger is not on the menu. More like foie gras— to the more common among us, goose liver. Not just any goose liver, though. This is, like I said, foie gras, a mixture of specially fattened goose liver to please the palate if the mind. And of the ears.
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Frank Gutch Jr: Classic Rock— Not As Classic As You Might Think; Plus, In Keeping With the Theme, Notes of a Classic Nature
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Abramson Singers, Alternate Routes, Brewer & Shipley, Brian Auger, Brinsley Schwarz, Captain Beyond, Courtney Marie Andrews, Daddy Cool, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Gill Landry, Ginger Ale & The Monowhales, Heartsfield, Hydra, If, Indie Artists, J.D. McPherson, Jackson Browne, Jesse Morriss, Johnny Rivers, Julie Driscoll, Karen Lovely, Keef Hartley, Keith Morris, Kevin Coyne, Leah Abramson, Likho Duo, Low Cut Connie, music, music videos, Nick Lowe, radio, Ramona Rose, Randall's Island, Records, segarini, Siren, Sophia Marshall, Steampacket, Sweet Home Oregon, The Trinity, The Youngbloods, Willie Watson on October 10, 2017 by segarini
I would love to gather all of the music directors of so-called Classic Rock radio stations in the Roman Coliseum and turn the lions loose. I was around long before the term Classic Rock was even phrased and as big a fan of rock radio as there was and I learned to hate everything radio tried to do after big money came in with all of their ideas to make radio “better.” I suffered through a number of formats from the time of “Boss” radio to the present, the only one being worth a shit (to my mind) being Underground. Ah, the days of underground. I remember returning from the Army to Eugene and radio station KZEL and being floored with evening sets by The Wasted Potato (I think his name was Gary Parmentier) like War/Four Cornered Room, The Temptations/Masterpiece, and Funkadelic/Maggot Brain, back-to-back-to-back.
Frank Gutch Jr: Generation Found; It Was a Long Walk Home (Thoughts Spurred By Separation From Viet Nam-Era Army); plus N-n-n-n-notes…
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Bridget Kearney, Brinsley Schwarz, Buck Curran, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Generation Found, Indie Artists, Indie Music, James Gang, John Mayall, Keb’ Mo’, King Wilkie, Longhair Music Faucet, Malcolm Holcombe, Matt Butler, Mt. Wolf, music, music videos, Peter Green, Pi Jacobs, R. Stevie Moore, Records, Sarah White, Sheldon Gomberg, Steel Wheels, Susan Werner, Sweet Home Oregon, Sweet Relief, Taj Mahal, Ted Pitney, Teddy & The Roosevelts on March 28, 2017 by segariniFor years I have been telling you that music isn’t just music. Some of you understand, mostly musicians who spend a lot of energy and time helping out those in need. Others shrug it off because they know either that there is no good music anymore so what good would it do, or that musicians are either children avoiding growing up or are millionaires waiting for the train. Don’t tell that to the people at Sweet Relief or Musicares or any of the other charity organizations out there. There is a lot of hard work being laid down by scores of musicians and music people, aware that good fortune can turn sour at the drop of a hat.
Frank Gutch Jr: 1971: It Was a Very Good Year… Plus Notes
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1971, Amon Duul II, Brian Cullman, Brinsley Schwarz, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, eugene, Fleurie, Frank Gutch Jr., Hotelier, House of Records, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Moustache Prawn, music, music videos, Notary Sojac, Nursery Cryme, Petra Haden, Records, segarini, The Sherlocks, Time and a Word, Town Mountain, Uncle Jim's Music, Yes, Zzebra on March 1, 2016 by segariniBut first, Brian Cullman has a pretty cool video I would like you to watch. He just released his first album in some years (The Opposite of Time) and is actually attempting to put a band together to play a few live gigs. This is something you don’t want to miss, though the audience may be limited to New York where Brian lives. Anyway, just so you know what Brian has to offer, watch this!