A nice live version of Kings of Speed by Hawkwind:
Monday, July 31, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone
Just a classic by Deep Purple and Rainbow member Ritchie Blackmore:
Ritchie Blackmore has some serious chops. Here he is with a guitar-led version of the 5th movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphonay, the Ode to Joy.
Ritchie Blackmore has some serious chops. Here he is with a guitar-led version of the 5th movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphonay, the Ode to Joy.
Sunday, July 23, 2023
I like the cover better - Police on my Back
The first time I heard this song was the cover by The Clash:
Police on my Back
The original is by the band The Equals. It's amazing. One member of The Equals you need to know of - if you somehow don't know - is Eddy Grant. "Electric Avenue" is one of the best rock songs of all time.
But that's besides the point here.
The original? Great song.
The cover? Superior to my ears.
I always wanted to use this as a walkout song for a fight. What I ended up using back in the day was Killing Zone by Rancid.
Police on my Back
The original is by the band The Equals. It's amazing. One member of The Equals you need to know of - if you somehow don't know - is Eddy Grant. "Electric Avenue" is one of the best rock songs of all time.
But that's besides the point here.
The original? Great song.
The cover? Superior to my ears.
I always wanted to use this as a walkout song for a fight. What I ended up using back in the day was Killing Zone by Rancid.
Monday, July 17, 2023
Slayer - Raining Blood
One day I was training at Freak Strength and my fellow trainee Fern asked our trainer Mike - "I want to set a pullup PR. What's a good song to play?"
"Raining Blood by Slayer." - Mike
He's not wrong.
I never got into Slayer, but holy hell, this song rocks.
"Raining Blood by Slayer." - Mike
He's not wrong.
I never got into Slayer, but holy hell, this song rocks.
Saturday, July 15, 2023
The Plasmatics - Want You (Baby) - live at CBGBs
I still miss Wendy Orleans Williams from The Plasmatics.
Here she is in 1978.
Here she is in 1978.
Friday, July 14, 2023
PiL - Anarchy in the U.K.
I guess this is technically a cover - it's Public Image Limited playing Anarchy in the U.K. by Sex Pistols.
Except of course that the lead singer/core member of PiL is John Lydon. Can you cover your own stuff? I don't know how technically this counts.
But it's pretty awesome.
Except of course that the lead singer/core member of PiL is John Lydon. Can you cover your own stuff? I don't know how technically this counts.
But it's pretty awesome.
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
I can't believe I've this blog for this long without a shout out to Eddy Grant.
I must have first encountered this song on MTV when I was a kid.
It stuck in my head ever since. I loved it then. I love it now. I'm pretty picky when it comes to reggae but I'm not picky when it comes to Eddy Grant. He's amazing across the board. I need to post about the band he was in, too - The Equals. Solo, though, is where I first came across him.
No reason not to share this, here, too, eh?
I must have first encountered this song on MTV when I was a kid.
It stuck in my head ever since. I loved it then. I love it now. I'm pretty picky when it comes to reggae but I'm not picky when it comes to Eddy Grant. He's amazing across the board. I need to post about the band he was in, too - The Equals. Solo, though, is where I first came across him.
No reason not to share this, here, too, eh?
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The Lloyds - And That's Why (I Don't Like You)
Thanks to Evan "Funk" Davis for introducing me to this song on his WFMU show:
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