We're Not Gonna Take It - Acoustic

I love this version of "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister's lead singer, Dee Snyder:



I don't love the original any less than this, but this is great. You can really get the power of the lyrics, as simple and straightforward as they are. I always liked that we worked in the criticism "trite" into a metal song.

Rush - Tom Sawyer (Exit Stage Left)

This is the first video I saw from Rush, back when I was a teen watching MTV:



I'm sure it's the first Rush song I heard, too, followed soon by Limelight. I liked them ever since then. One of my close friends was a huge Rush fan. Thanks to him I ended up with cassette copies of A Farewell to Kings and Moving Pictures. I went on to buy a bunch more Rush on vinyl and later on CD.

We lost Neil Peart, but as the Rancid song says, "through our music, we will live forever."

The Cult live in Atlantic City

I was able to see The Cult play in Montclair, NJ earlier in this same tour. They were excellent. You can see a whole show here, in pieces.

I feel like they did a better Love Removal Machine at the show I went to, but the versions of Fire Woman and She Sells Sanctuary were equally good.

The Cult Performs Live in AC (on Blabbermouth)

The Chats - Identity Theft

I love these guys, I sincerely do.

George Thorogood - One Boubon, One Scotch, and One Beer (Live in NJ)

The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ used to be a stop for major rock acts. It's long gone, now. That's especially sad because I live so, so close to its old location.

Here is George Thorogood playing a ripping version of One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer. It's not a song he wrote, but he owns it like Hendrix owns "All Along the Watchtower."

Anarchy in the U.K. covered by Rie Tanaka

So, this:



It's a unique take, for sure. I kind of like it. It's different.

Gomez - Airstream Driver

This is a any-time, any-where, good mood song for me:



Airstream Driver by Gomez