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JAIMIE VERNON – The Top125 Most Influential Top100 albums – Part 2

Posted in Opinion with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 9, 2013 by segarini

vernon_1997For those that missed my blog last week entitled “ The Top125 Most Influential Top100 albums – Part 1” containing the most influential artists/albums for me in my 35 years as a musician you can find it here. This week  I wrap up the list with the remainder of the alphabet. Enjoy…or get annoyed. Your mileage may vary.

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Jaimie Vernon: Life’s A Canadian Rock – Part 2

Posted in Opinion with tags , , , on October 15, 2011 by segarini

AN EARWORM BY ANY OTHER NAME
It was 1982. I remember it with such clarity because it became the anchor to a quest not only to find a song but the answers within the song itself. Like all the days that preceded it, the clock radio blasted me awake like a drill sergeant to get out of bed and face another automaton-like day. But the sound coming out of the radio was somehow different on this particular day. Though the song was bouncy, the singer was snarling. Defiantly British, I thought.

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