The Beginning At Last

Tag: rock

  • I’ve Still Got It (Updated: 01/10/25)

    I’ve Still Got It (Updated: 01/10/25)

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    01/10/25: Bumping this one up because I rather like it, and wanted to add a bit of gorilla magic. RIP, EVH. Still missing you. I don’t know how far back WP wants us to go in the Wayback Machine here, but I’m stopping round about my 20s. My blog, my rules. The one item I…

  • Humble Beginnings

    Humble Beginnings

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    Pasadena, California. 1964. “Edward! Stop banging on the pots and pans! You’re giving me a headache!” Eugenia was at her wits end. Young Edward was once again giving one of his infamous “concerts” in the family kitchen. “Jan,” Eugenia said with an exasperated sigh, “can you please corral your son so that I can turn…

  • Recent Goings On

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    Hello all. Hope everyone’s been well. I have not had a ton of free time lately, so my posts and replies have been quite sporadic. For the TLDR folks: I’ve been wading through a bit of red tape, had some family functions to attend to, and recently went and saw Sammy Hagar in concert. For…

  • Eagles Fly

    Eagles Fly

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    Because Sammy Hagar said it far better back in 1987 than I ever could. One of the most beautiful songs off Sammy’s 1987 album I Never Said Goodbye. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing him perform this song live many times over the years. Sometimes acoustically, but also during his time in Van Halen in…

  • Six Song Sunday

    Six Song Sunday

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    Dovetailing off last week, I thought I would share six more songs you may not know, or haven’t heard in a long, long time. Hopefully you’ll find something to enjoy. “Woman of 1,000 Years” – Steve Stevens’ Atomic Playboys Steve Stevens is best known as Billy Idol’s longtime collaborator. He’s the guitarist on some of…

  • Six Songs You May Not Know

    Six Songs You May Not Know

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    Or haven’t heard in a really long time. I heard a few favorite songs the past couple days, and it occurred to me that they were ones that don’t get a lot of airplay anymore, or didn’t get a ton (or any!) back in the day. Just for fun, I thought I would share a…

  • Music Appreciation 101 w/Prof. Barbarian

    Music Appreciation 101 w/Prof. Barbarian

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    Greetings, all! During a recent conversation with my little sister Aastha, the topic of music came up. She asked me what would a slightly out of shape barbarian listen to while he was training? Well, before music, he should probably listen to a nutritionist and put that second donut down. 😲 But on the topic…

  • EVH FTW

    EVH FTW

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    I know there will probably be a ton of replies saying we shouldn’t want to be anyone but ourselves, and some who would pick someone else for a much nobler cause, and I respect that 100%. I, however, and I am sure this will not shock much of anyone, would take the opportunity to be…

  • Song Interpretation (02/21/24)

    Song Interpretation (02/21/24)

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    Forgive me while I go off on a tangent here. Like lots of folks do, I was listening to music while I was driving to my class last night, and I had a thought. Not necessarily a good one, but a thought nonetheless. I was listening to David Lee Roth’s 1986 classic album Eat ‘Em…