The College Crowd Digs Me

" ...comics are just about the only real performance artists left on this planet. " --> Romie Lee <-- HORSE HEAD MEETS ROMIE LEE Chef Extraordinaire Cabbie To The Stars Stand-Up Comedian @sexyfatfunny ( "Twitter is my metaphorical stage. Facebook is for the gays and low cholesterol is for pussies." - Romie Lee ) HORSE HEAD: Tell me about an older album/CD you think has been forgotten or underrated. A song. ROMIE LEE: Before I answer your question, I'd like to get something off my chest. I have a real disdain for the people who go ape shit supporting local cover bands...but won't give the time of day supporting the local comedians working some original stuff. It's frustrating. Comedians can't hit the stage performing the best of Kinison or covering Carlin's greatest hits. You either bring your own stuff on stage...or you don't get a stage. I don't mean to soapbox...but comics are just ab...

Favorite Song Lyrics: The ones that linger around your head...(for whatever reason) long after the song' s been put away. FAVORITE BOB SEGER LYRICS - Pt 1 "I used her, she used me but neither one cared We were getting our share." - ("Night Moves") "He's always willing to be second-best A perfect lodger, a perfect guest." - ("Beautiful Loser") "Jody girl, Jody girl Spend your time today Watchin' clocks spin the hours away." - ("Jody Girl" ) " I could go east, I could go west It was all up to me to decide." - ("Roll Me Away") "I remember standing on the corner at midnight trying to get my courage up." - ("Main Street") "Most times you can't hear 'em talk, other times you can." - ("Turn The Page") "Sometimes at night I see their faces I feel the traces they've left...

"Y ou'll wipe off that graveyard grin, cause your time is gonna come." --> Willie Nile <-- When Willie Nile hit the music scene, critics were penciling in his name atop the short, but seemingly endless, "The Next Dylan" list ad nauseum. An Excalibur no one really wants and no one's ever owned. Neverthless, Willie Nile has been court and sparks with most critics since releasing his self-titled debut in 1980. He brings songs that play straight and unforced. Rocking with rumble one minute; Cool-burning the next. Like city bruises and small victories...Nile owns the words he sings. We feel it and own them as well. Lost Gem:--> "The Black Parade" ...is a deliciously spiteful reminder to whom it may concern..."What goes around, comes around." Have you heard this gem? Hand me down my walking cane. Tune up my New Orleans drum. They're gonna call my name when the morning comes. I wanna lead. Please let me lead ...

In grade school... Horse Head wanted to be an astronaut. He wanted the mad-skills of eating an entire slice of pizza in a single chomp ala Ninja Donatello. And he also wanted to randomly "bounce through time...putting things right that once went wrong" ...like Sam Beckett (and his friend, Al) in the early '90s sci-fi TV series, Quantum Leap . So when Horse Head discovered Innovation Comics published a Quantum Leap series (1991 -1993) ... he nearly "leaped" his pants. Each comic was a complete story and almost like watching an episode...minus the commercials. The run was short...(13 issues + 1 special edition)...but they're pretty good, lightweight fare and still a fairly easy series to complete. The Horse Head Five ... Issue #1 Sam leaps into a female high school English teacher. Issue #2 Sam leaps into a prison inmate on death row. Issue #5 Sam leaps into a reporter during a UFO scare. Issue #6 Sam becomes a teenage...

" I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress. I repeat myself when under stress." --> King Crimson <-- Seven years had passed since the legendary prog-floggers... King Crimson released a studio album. It was 1981. A different climate. And most thought the band was long-gone, boned, and buried. However...nobody informed guitar genius, Robert Fripp , Bill Bruford (drums) Adrian Belew (guitar/vocals) or Tony Levin (bass). "Discipiline" (1981) is a stunning must-own album filled with thrilling maneuvers...both powerful and innovative. And it still sounds amazingly fresh. Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew Fripp spins one guitar web after another...but loosens the reins enough for the others to take their trip. And Belew , Bruford , and Levin sound inspired and dangerous. Lots of noise. No notes wasted. L ost Gem:--> " Indiscipline" ...has all the unnerving ramblings of a psychotic lone...

"Shadows run in full flight, to run, seek and hide." --> Rory Gallagher <-- Woody Allen (the actor) is the quirky conundrum wandering through much of his films as the self-doubting timid-timmy. Never sure what his next move should be or when it should be made. Woody Allen (the director) doesn't have that problem. "Shadows and Fog" is first and foremost a loving homage to the great b/w directors of lore. Fritz Lang quickly comes to mind...as does Bergman . Hints of Hitchcock and Fellini and others I'm sure I've forgotten. And it looks fantastic! Woody Allen & Mia Farrow Woody skillfully uses darkness and light to present a beautiful and amusing story involving sheepish Kleinman ( Woody Allen ) being roused from sleep by vigilantes demanding help catching a serial killer. There's also a subplot about circus performers and brothel activities that loosely connect like old Legos. Initially panned, there was argy-bargy about the all...

"I'm never gonna know you now but I'm gonna love you anyhow." --> Elliott Smith <-- This under-appreciated Midwest Magi was wickedly skilled in the fine art of song construction. Elliot Smith had a Brian Wilson ear for arrangements and a fearless John Lennon heart for exposing his wounds. With a gentle voice, Smith delivered lyrics that were both precise and personal ...and yet floated over melodies that were disarmingly catchy and achingly beautiful. And we trust taking the journey into the darker places...because Elliott used words like... R ushlight candles. Elliott Smith was a tortured soul with a complex box of musical bandages...who tried, but just couldn't stop the bleeding.  L ost Gem:--> "Waltz #2 (XO)" ...starts with a lone "boom-chick-chick-boom" drum beat that is quickly joined by a cheerless acoustic guitar. And as ear-worm beautiful, the melody... it is a heartbreaking song. Not about his favorite girl ...