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Ramblings:-->Some Country - Some Ozzy - & Aldo Nova

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"And the man that she loved left her for somebody new. And the girl, she dreams... That if only they could've seen... heart to heart." Aldo Nova If you like country music... People Online is allowing everyone to freely download a song from fifteen up-and-coming country singers. They're not bad either. Sunny Sweeney and Luke Bryan and Eric Church were three that jumped out at me right away. But most all are pretty dang enjoyable. Good Stuff! AND ANOTHER THING: Over at "Doctor Mooney's 115th Dream" ...I won a two-cd soundtrack of "I'm Not There" ...(a movie bio about icon Bob Dylan )...and it's filled with 34 tracks of different artists covering BD songs. And it's all over the board. Doctor Mooney's contest was simply a request for one's favorite era or phase of this word smith. The winner was chosen randomly. 'Cause it's all good. Anyway...check out Doctor Mooney's musical blog loaded with tastefully ec

Track Four:-->"Miracles Out Of Nowhere" - Kansas - Leftoverture (1976)

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"I sang this song a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago. No one ever listens, I just play and then I go... Off into the sunset like the western heroes do." Kansas In 1976 ...the Midwest band… Kansas …was flexing their progressive rock muscle...showing their prog brothers overseas…and everywhere else…a thing or two…with their tasty classic … "Leftoverture" . Filled with delicious electric violin and solid guitar work…along with sweeping keyboard play, driving drums and some choice vocals... Kansas was taking no prisoners. "Leftoverture" was majestic both in sound and power…as well as spiritually uplifting. With leader Kerry Livgren (guitars, synthesizers, piano, and clavinet) writing some of his best stuff and singer Steve Walsh owning each song with his vocals… "Leftoverture" sounds nothing less than epic! Ageless! The fourth track … "Miracles Out of Nowhere" is progressive hard rock at its finest…and arguably the best song on t

Classic Pick:-->The Raconteurs - "Broken Boy Soldiers" (2006)

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"When you're with me there's a light and I can see my way. When you speak to me it's a song and I know what to say." The Raconteurs That rapscallion guitar whiz, Jack White ( The White Stripes ) has been keeping his hands very busy the last few years. Jack’s over here. Jack’s over there. Jack's making a movie . Jack’s touring with his band, the White Stripes. Jack’s doing the talk show circuit. Jack’s working with Loretta Lynn . Jack’s getting into fights. Jack’s splitting coconuts with Renee Zellweger . Jack’s hanging with The Simpsons. Jack's comparing notes with Pete Townshend . (Feel free to continue the list). So, to suggest Jack White has been stretching himself... “Nicole-thin” ...would be a slight understatement. And then...when I learned he was recording an album last year with some buddies under the guise, The Raconteurs , well...I have to admit...I was not expecting all that much. In fact, after the initial media blitz and

Book Buzz:-->"Charleston" by John Jakes (2002)

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"Well here's to your good looks baby... now here's to my health. Here's to the loaded places that we take ourselves. When it comes to luck we make our own. Tonight I got dirt on my hands... but I'm building me a new home." The Boss NO SPOILERS: Historical novels ...when told well...can make for some of the best reading known to mankind. And John Jakes is just one of a small group of writers...I've come to rely on when needing a time-machine fix. "Charleston" (2002) is another thumbs-up (sorry Roger) novel...written for those who enjoy curling up in their favorite chair...and drowning themselves in a tasty historical saga. In this instance, John Jakes recounts a sweeping tale about the fictitious Bell family...that is carried over three generations. Beginning from the Revolutionary War...until just after the Civil War ...we see... through the eyes of those living in Charleston, South Carolina. John Jakes has made a fine living of mixing inte

Ramblings:-->One of Phil Lynott's best - & - Another DVR must

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"Mama Nature said..."It's murder what you've done. I sent you forth my brightest world... Now it's nearly gone". Mama Nature said..."You're guilty of this crime. Now it's not just a matter of fact... But a matter of time." Thin Lizzy One of my favorite classic rock songs ...just happens to be about a controversial subject of late. Our environment...and the possible damage caused by our neglect or selfishness. Surprisingly ...it was written by Phil Lynott and recorded by his band... Thin Lizzy ...way back in 1973 . It is the forgotten gem... "Mama Nature Said" ( Vagabonds Of The Western World ). This tasty jam churns like all great "Lizzy" ones do. However...there does appear to be more than just a pinch of urgency heard in the vocals. And the guitar/bass work going on throughout the song... flies out of the speakers with an immediacy that befits the message. I'm not here to debate the findings of... Global Warm

Track Four:-->"Cut The Mustard" - Old Dogs (1998)

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"And you ladies...you're watchin' me sing and play. With my belly kinda flabby...and my hair kinda gray. But I see you lookin' that old time way at me." Old Dogs TRACK 4: This super group of "Old Dogs" is a blend of four country legends. Waylon Jennings ... Mel Tillis ... Jerry Reed & Bobby Bare . Good ol' boys who have long been members of the almost forgotten... "True Country" club. This CD (Old Dogs) is filled with eleven good songs ....(all written by Shel Silverstein )...about getting older and the unstoppable grains of sand dropping from the hourglass of time. Yet the joy and fun these four singers are having ...is quickly captured on this disc. And easily makes the subject matter go down as smooth as front porch cider. Granted...this isn't Sgt. Pepper. But it never started out to be. This CD simply sounds like four best friends...getting together...taking turns singing a verse...and trying to make the world a bet

DVD Pick:-->"Some Like It Hot" (1959)

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"Today I do what must be done. I give my time to total strangers." Billy Joel NO SPOILERS: In May 1959 , director Billy Wilder 's infamous comedy, "Some Like It Hot" , was heating up theatres and audiences all across the country. However, the movie was putting the cool-freeze on our "hip" State of Kansas , where the film's (ah-hem) sexual innuendos and (gasp!) cross-dressing notoriety rendered it banned and canned. The plot revolves around two struggling musicians...Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemon) ...who unfortunately witness a Chicago mob hit and must go on the lam to avoid being murdered themselves. In order to elude the gangsters...the duo must hitch a slow ride on a southbound train to Florida posing as members of a traveling all-girl jazz band. Joe becomes Josephine , and Jerry... Daphne . They're "walking on the wild side" ...and Lou would have been proud. It is while traveling that they first encounter the soft