Rock Roxx

[KGIII]

My Goodness, the US missed out on a wonderful experience.

It's a bit 'pop-ey' for my taste, though I did play a lot of pop music in the era. When I was enlisted, I did not do any really consistent performing for money gigs, though I did do some session work and sit in for the occasional gig. It was interesting when my duty station changed. I also got to take lessons from many musicians over the years.

Of all the songs you shared, Let's Stick Together would be my favorite. It almost sounds vaguely familiar, but I don't have any direct recollection. I do not believe I've heard them before.

There's a chance that I have heard them and just didn't know who they are and don't remember them. That's a non-zero chance as I've encountered a lot of music that I won't remember and won't know who the artists were. I have been exposed to a lot of music.

I may have just missed it. He did not do well overall in the Billboard top 200, though he did have some songs that weren't unpopular.

Bryan Ferry | Biography, Music & News | Billboard

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As I go through his list of songs, I don't recall any of them. At the time, I was an avid radio listener and purchased a ton of music. (As you know, we couldn't just download stuff back then.) I still have a ton of that music media, all the way through to CDs - which I still sometimes buy. But, I digress... Though, it is still music-related.

Do you still have your old records, 8 tracks, cassette tapes, and CDs?

 

[wizardfromoz]

Do you still have your old records, 8 tracks, cassette tapes, and CDs?

I don't have any 8-track, the others I have, and the means to play them.

 

[KGIII]

I don't have any 8-track, the others I have, and the means to play them.

I do not have many of them, but I have some. I don't have an 8 track player in the house but I have a couple of cars with OEM audio systems that support 8 track. That's the only method I have to play them, though I could probably pick up a player on eBay.

 

[KGIII]

Ozzy has passed away.

 

[PuppyHome]

Thank you for letting us board the Crazy Train.

Rest in peace.

 

[KGIII]

Thank you for letting us board the Crazy Train.

"Maybe it's not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate."

He was set to do a concert in Maine some time ago. Due to health reasons, he did not finish the tour. This was to be his next concert. I still have 3 unused VIP tickets to the show. That was just over five years ago. (I dug out said tickets to check. It was June of 2020.)

A part of me is surprised that he lived as long as he did. He, and the musicians he played with, have been an influence to many aspiring musical artists. He will be missed.

Among my prized guitars is one owned previously by Randy Rhoads. It was auctioned off and I could not resist. I'm very much a fan.

 

[theLegionWithin]

jeez.... I honestly though he was immortal.

 

[f33dm3bits]

 

[wizardfromoz]

It's that time of year when I play this Carole King song.

 

[wizardfromoz]

This has been running around the inside of my head all morning, so I may as well afflict you all with it, lol.

Enjoy "Ship of Fools" and

Avagudweegend

 

[KGIII]

Mmm... The mini-dress....

I was 13 when that video and song came out. I was impressionable.

 

[KGIII]

I was 18 I remember the mini dress aka mini skirts.

I remember all of the yelling my parents and sisters had over them.

That was the year I was shipped off to boarding school. I tested well and was a scholarship kid. I didn't go because of that; I went because my behavior had been less than acceptable. My dad, a career Marine, wanted to ship me to a military academy. My mom stepped in and I ended up there instead.

Ah,,, Memories...

Today, I go speak at the school once a year and provide a few scholarships. I do similar for the university I attended, except I just visit and give them money. They ask alumni for money constantly. They're almost as bad as I hear debt collectors are, except they don't threaten you with anything. They always need something and 'hope you can help'.

This is the song I now have in my head:

 

[wizardfromoz]

February 19 1981 saw me at Festival Hall again, the occasion being The Police, featuring Sting. Loved it, here's a couple from the setlist.

Can't Stand Losing You

and

Roxanne

 

[CaffeineAddict]

How about some unholy blood rave?

 

[wizardfromoz]

Was reading a tribute to fashion designer Georgio Armani, who died this week aged 91. The article mentioned his work with black velvet, and such is the nature of my ADD/ADHD, that when I read or hear a phrase, it often triggers a song in my mind.

Here's Alannah Myles

 

[Condobloke]

Beyond the Pale

Gary Brooker MBE 1945 - 2022 R.I.P

 

[Condobloke]

 

[Condobloke]

 

[KGIII]

I always found the naming of 'Procul Harum' amusing. The backstory is interesting. Rather than type it out myself, I'll quote Wikipedia to save some time.

The group named themselves after a male blue Burmese cat, which had been bred by Eleonore Vogt-Chapman and belonged to Liz Coombes, a friend.[14][15] Stevens suggested the group name themselves after the cat, which the group immediately accepted.[16] However, the cat's pedigree name was in fact Procul Harun, the Procul being the breeder's prefix,[17] but the name was taken down over the telephone, leading to a misspelling.[18] Although people informed the band that the name is Latin for "beyond these things",[11] this is incorrect as the correct term would be procul hīs.[19]

So, it's largely just gibberish that people have associated with other things. It all started with a misspelling.

I'd say it's too bad that they didn't have spellcheck, but those words would likely have not been in their dictionary.

 

[Condobloke]

This rendition of Gary Brooker singing "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was recorded at Guildford Cathedral during a charity event for the victims of the Tsunami.Filmed by the Freehand Video Production team.