For somebody who grew up listening to rock and roll, rap music or hip hop was like listening too music from out of left field. I'm not sure what defines music as a genre but I tend to define music based on the concept of good or bad. Either it's good and worth listening to […]
One of the bands I discovered in high school was the Scorpions. They had just released their Blackout Album which featured the title song and "No One Like You". That album rocked and I started listening to a lot of their earlier stuff from Animal Magnetism and Lovedrive. Somehow for Christmas I convinced my Mom […]
Between 1980 - 1984 I was just discovering music as only a teenager can. As I look back at songs and artists I was into it's interesting to note the Canadian bands that made a mark on the music. Not all of these bands made it to the top but each had a significant impact. […]
I had just turned 11 a month earlier and was in a car on a 2 hour drive from New Orleans to Lafayette, La. In the middle of our trip the DJ on the station announced that Elvis had died. It's one of those moments where you remember where you were when you heard the […]
When I was in 5th grade I discovered Kiss. I really wasn't into music that much but Kiss blew me away. In 1976 Kiss released Destroyer with Detroit Rock City, Beth, and Shout It Out Loud. My brother got the record for Christmas and we played it constantly. The next year they released Rock And […]
As I was discovering new music it was still hard to admit that I liked something other than Van Halen, Cheap Trick, Led Zeppelin, and more. I can remember hearing this song and thinking that sounds good but I'll never admit it. Good music is good music despite how its classified. Some […]
At about the same time I discovered there was more than Rock And Roll with Shannon, I also went in the opposite direction and discovered Country Music. Not a big surprise in a town like Minden. Alabama had just released their "Feels So Right" Album that featured multiple songs that charted. The title song Feels […]
I like Rock and Roll. I like screaming guitars and crashing drums. When I was 14 I thought that that was all there was. Then I discovered there was more to music than I thought. This song started to change what I thought about music and expanded my sonic library.
Music is the soundtrack by which we chronicle our lives. There are different songs I can associate with different periods of my life. When did I start associating music with specific events, I don't know. But when I was about 4 years old we had a German Shepherd named Duke. And whenever we sang this […]
I was born is New Orleans, a relatively big city in Louisiana. At 12 I moved to a small Northern Louisiana town called Minden. During high school Joan Jett hit it big with "I Love Rock And Roll", but in a small town I always felt that Bad Reputation made more of a social statement.
At some point I lost touch with music. With age comes wisdom and a whole lot less of time to pay attention to music. The local radio stations I listened to primarily played classic rock. At least the stations I listened to. Then while driving, my daughter changed the station to a country music station […]
I've always been a Depeche Mode fan and liked the Cure equally. This mix pulls the two together and tough to find a video that is better to kick off a blog. When I lived in New Orleans I was fortunate to catch live shows by Depeche Mode and the Cure in 1989. Awesome concerts.