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O trecho acima foi retirado da entrevista que o Dani Weksler, o Senhor Pitty baterista do NX Zero, deu ao portal G1 (clicando na imagem leia ela na íntegra). hmmmm Dire Straits?  Aaaaaaaaaaaaah, aquele do the money is for nothing and the chicks are for free, né? I want my MTV, entendi!

Abbiamo selezionato qualche video da riproporre a chi non è potuto esserci e qualche foto per mostrare quanto era carino il nostro cantante con quella camicia e soprattutto i progressi che ha fatto nell'abbinamento dei colori! Ci sarà lo zampino di qualcuno/a? :)

Cogliamo l'occasione per annunciarvi in anteprima la mini-tournee Morro-Elpidiense di fine luglio dei wALL sTRAITS che farà tappa appunto il giorno venerdi 25 luglio al bar Eden di Morrovalle ed il 26 luglio alla birreria Fever di Porto Sant'Elpidio. A breve si trovera online il relativo merchandising...   magliette della salute,  canottiere, salopette e pancere.

Grazie di nuovo a tutti e che il Rock sia con voi!

!!!

Walk of life - Expresso Love - Twisting by the pool - Going home (Wild theme from Local Hero)

La Sala 9 tiene un buen sonido y queda muy bien grabado, así que realmente si no sale bien es porque somos malos, carajo. Sin paños calientes. No obstante, hoy conseguimos perlas de categoría. La verdad es que sí. Estábamos implicados, en forma, y con ganas de hacer saltar la banca, y por momentos lo conseguimos.

Ramón llegó un poquito tarde, y hoy no fué porque le pillara el toro. Me entretuve un poquito más de la cuenta, carajo... bendita vida social, sabréis perdonarme...

Bueno, el caso es que hoy dedicamos tiempo extra a matizar el sonido de los instrumentos, lo cual tuvo como resultado un sonido brillante y limpio en las guitarras durante toda la sesión. Por fin hoy, la guitarra de Nacho sonó musculosa y con cuerpo. Eso se nota para mejor. :-)

Y para ir abriendo boca mientras voy preparando los videos, (y por si "alguien" viene hoy, que no se encuentre la sesión vacía) voy a poner Lovin' cup, de Rolling Stones. Una canción cojonuda que nos está dando mucho trabajo pero que no sé qué tiene, que mola mazo tocarla. Es agradecida, la condenada. El video abarca toda su preparación, con paradas técnicas y todo. Live performance en crudo. Va sin los míticos subtítulos, que ya es tarde y no me dá tiempo.

Dire Straits (clicar em baixo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M9U1OU0MzU

Honorable Mention:

Hotel California - The Eagles Easy sounds from this southern rock band gave it such a nice feel. I still haven't figured out what the song is about, though I have read things ranging from Satanism to music history (with references to Steely Dan and many other rock greats in the song). But the solo is just killer. Definitely one of the greatest rock solos ever.

Reelin' in the Years- Steely Dan This is the closest to pop of any songs on my list. It actually was the #1 pop tune of 1973. But the guitar solo is totally rock. Steely Dan is jazzy enough for your mom and dad to enjoy, rockin enough for me, and about the most sophisticated rock and roll created. The solo on this track is Jimmy Page's favorite solo of all time. It's not every day you can find a guitarist who can come close to replicating it.

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin There are many who say Jimmy Page's hammering on Stairway was the best solo of all the Led Zep tunes, but this one had more emphasis with the breaks. I gotta whole lotta love for this song and this solo!

Long Time - Boston Off the self titled album, this was the best of Boston's killer guitar solos in my opinion, and there were plenty to choose from.

Europa - Santana This song was the closest of the honorable mention selections to making the top 5. If you think Black Magic Woman contained his best solo work, you are incorrect. You can feel the heat coming off those tubes in his Mesa Boogie. Wikipedia has the parameters for attaining the sound Santana had on Europa, supposedly. He really makes the guitar sing, scream, and then cry.

Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton This was the best video I could find of this. The sound quality isn't the best, but it still has the voice box and guitar solo. This tune is energetic, and the solo rocks in a big way that is worthy of mention on my list.

The "Top 5"

#5 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd The smoothest work by a seriously smooth guitar player. Quite a few regard this as the best guitar solo ever laid to vinyl in the Rock and Roll genre. David Gilmour punctuates a song about an apparent injection of something that takes away pain. According to some of the information I found, there was nothing to the drug rumors other than that it was about a child that got sick and got shot up with some medicine to feel better. Of course, the term "acid rock" is actually a description of the effects of acid rain on a sheer mountain face. YEA RIGHT! Any way you slice it, the solo is one of the best ever.

#4 Eruption - Van Halen Eddie sets the fretboard on fire with some of the fastest hammering ever recorded. Actually, he was so fast many of the notes were supersonic and undetectable to the human ear. That's how amazing this solo was! The link is to a live version with a little more than the original recorded version.

#3 Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits Is it rock and roll? You better believe it! There's no trumpet playing in this song, and the solo(s) are just as effortlessly smooth and fast as the combination can be. One of my gun range instructors used to say "Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast!". I love the clean bends and flat picking Knopfler brings with his guitar here on this slightly altered live extended version.

#2 Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd It's technically not a guitar solo when played live since it's a duel between Allen Collins and Steve Gaines (Ed King originally), but the recorded version was double tracked and recorded by Allen Collins alone (still not exactly a solo). But since the 5 minute guitar piece at the end of the song is one of the most recognizable portions of rock and roll picking in rock's history, I have to include it. The haunting slide played in the beginning of the tune is by Gary Rossington. That makes it a three part solo. :)

#1Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan This is the ultimate in Rock and Roll guitar solo, an extended version of Hendrix' Little wing with a portion of Third Stone from the Sun at the end. It's a buffet of all you can eat blues/rock! It has some serious rock foundation to it, but the soul of this jam session is pure blues. It's sad that such a talented guy (the greatest guitarist to live) didn't live longer. To quote Bill, how much music was lost when he died? He had years of creativity, writing, recording, and performing taken away when he died in a helicopter crash at the age of 45. When you watch him play, he makes it look so easy.

There you have another controversial edition of Saturday Top 5. If you think I am wrong, then you are wrong, obviously. I welcome anyone to challenge my list so I can prove to them why I am right.

Abbiate fame di quella fame che il nostro urlo vi regalerà...

In bocca al lupo ragazzi!

Imagine my surprise, then, when I caught the name of the composer of the theme song for "The Princess Bride": Mark Knopfler!

Not sure if anyone else gives a damn, just the sort of thing I catch at 3am after a few beers. (Don't ask why I was watching the Princess Bride at 3 am.)

We were accompanied by our dear friends Steve and Linda Phillips and our pastor and his wife and Linda's sister and husband. John Barach, our pastor, has been a music appreciation inspiration to us these last two plus years because he enjoys and knows a fair amount about many genre's. I don't think he's a day over 40, but he amazes me when he quotes from some of my favorite do-wop standards from the late 50's. Our liturgy at church has become an integral part of that education. We sing a lot of the Psalms and John and Moriah have taught us the melody and lyrics of a dozens these past two years. It's a rewarding experience for all, not to mention teaching the children scripture in the bargain.

We've still a pretty small congregation, but that's not all bad. How many Christian couples do you know who can attend a concert with two other couples from their church and be able to say half their church was at the Mark Knopfler concert? Okay, so you'd use minuscule! I believe we'll soon grow into a larger group. In the mean time it remains a mystery that our pastor, for all his preaching/teaching capability, among other pluses like our continuing music education, is a well kept secret in southern Oregon. People will start finding out about him one of these days and then maybe half the concert will be the church. In fact, I'll bet the knowledge of the Lord (what we're really learning) is gong to cover the earth one day, as the waters cover the sea.  In the meantime, we're asking God to keep expanding our musical horizons.

John Illsley, English bassist (Dire Straits)

Come promesso, con qualche giorno di ritardo dovuto ai mille ritocchi grafici (per togliere la panza e le acconciature strampalate) e sonori (per mascherare qualche stecca) eccoci qua con alcune foto e video della prima serata live dei wALL sTRAITS al Geleo' di Morrovalle!

Ringraziamo tutti quelli che hanno partecipato, ci ha fatto molto piacere, per tutto. Ricorderemo ancora con più gioia questo momento perchè molte persone per noi importanti erano li quella sera... e poi l'atmosfera particolare del Geleo', la cordialità della gente, la disponibilità ed il supporto dei Blue Vanilla, è stata veramente una serata magica! E' da qualche giorno online il nostro canale wALLsTRAITSband su dove, quando possibile pubblicheremo alcuni video dei nostri live, per ora ci sono questi 4, cliccate sulle immagini qua sotto per vederli e a presto! Per chi volesse ascoltarci dal vivo, il prossimo appuntamento è l'8 luglio a Pollenza in piazza della Liberta' ore 21:00 (locandina), vi aspettiamo!!

!!!

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Money for nothing -	Tunnel of love -	Romeo and Juliet -	Sultans of Swing

]]> http://crowbarred.wordpress.com/?p=426 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:47:22 +0000 The Definitive 1000 Songs of all Time 1955 to 2005 http://crowbarred.wordpress.com/?p=426

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Number 610

Dire Straits

"Romeo & Juliet"

(1980)
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Genre:Rock

27 years ago .. can you believe that? Mind you, when this song was released John Lennon was still alive and Kurt Cobain probably had no weird thoughts about offing himself. The Number 1 film from that time was "Ordinary People" which was OK but "Raging Bull" should have won and the Grammy for 1980 for best performer was *drum roll please* .. Billy Joel. As for the rest of 1980? Well JR from Dallas got shot, Ronald Reagan became, believe it or not looking back now, but a more credible President than the one America have now and Nasa found a spare new moon orbiting Saturn (was 47 not enough?) and finally, December 9th 1980 is the day music died for a lot us (remember it was the 9th here in NZ).

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. The band's music was offset by Knopfler's lyrics, which approximated the winding, stream-of-conscious narratives of Bob Dylan. As their career progressed, Dire Straits became more refined and their new maturity happened to coincide with the rise of MTV and the compact disc. These two musical revolutions from the mid-'80s helped make Dire Straits' sixth album, Brothers in Arms, an international blockbuster. The band -- along with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Steve Winwood -- become one of the leaders of a group of self-consciously mature veteran rock & rollers in the late '80s that designed their music to appeal to aging baby boomers. Despite the band's international success, they couldn't sustain their stardom, waiting a full six years to deliver a follow-up to Brothers in Arms, by which time their audience had shrunk significantly.

Dire Straits established Dire Straits as a major force on album-oriented radio in America, and their second album, Communique (1979), consolidated their audience, selling three million copies worldwide. As the group was recording its third album, Knopfler left the band to pursue a solo career; he was replaced by former Darling member Hal Lindes. Like its predecessor, Making Movies was a sizable hit in America and Britain, even though the band was criticized for musically treading water. Nevertheless, the record went gold on the strength of the radio and MTV hits "Romeo and Juliet" and "Skateaway." Dire Straits followed the album two years later with Love Over Gold, an album filled with long, experimental passages, plus the single "Private Investigations," which became a number two hit in the U.K. The album went gold in America and spent four weeks at number one in Britain. Shortly after the release of Love Over Gold, former Rockpile drummer Terry Williams replaced Withers.

During 1982, Knopfler began exploring musical avenues outside of Dire Straits, scoring the Bill Forsyth film Local Hero and playing on Van Morrison's Beautiful Vision. Apart from releasing the Twisting by the Pool EP early in 1983, Dire Straits were quiet for the majority of 1983 and 1984, as Knopfler produced Bob Dylan's Infidels, as well as Aztec Camera and Willy DeVille; he also wrote "Private Dancer for Tina Turner's comeback album. In the spring of 1984, the band released the double album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live and by the end of the year, they had begun recording their fifth studio album with their new keyboardist, Guy Fletcher. Released in the summer of 1985, Brothers in Arms was Dire Straits' breakthrough album, making the band international stars. Supported by the groundbreaking computer-animated video for "Money for Nothing," a song which mocked music videos, the album became a blockbuster, spending nine weeks at the top of the American charts and selling over nine million copies; in England, the album became the biggest-selling album of the '80s. "Walk of Life" and "So Far Away" kept Brothers in Arms in the charts through 1986, and Dire Straits played over 200 dates in support of the album. Once the tour was completed, Dire Straits went on hiatus for several years, as Knopfler produced records by Randy Newman and Joan Armatrading, scored films, toured with Eric Clapton, and recorded a duet album with Chet Atkins (Neck and Neck, 1990). In 1989, he formed the country-rock group Notting Hillbillies, whose sole album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time, became a British hit upon its spring 1990 release. During the extended time off, John Illsley recorded his second album; the first appeared in 1984.

In 1990, Knopfler reconvened Dire Straits, which now featured Illsley, Clark, Fletcher, and various session musicians. The band released On Every Street in the fall of 1991 to great anticipation. However, the album failed to meet expectations -- it only went platinum in America and it didn't crack the U.K. Top 40 -- and failed to generate a hit single. Similarly, the tour was a disappointment, with many tickets going unsold in both the U.S. and Europe. Once the tour was completed, the live album On the Night was released in the spring of 1993 and the band again went on hiatus. In 1996, Knopfler launched his solo career with Golden Heart. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

For Van Morrison see Number 987
For Tina Turner see Number 756
For Randy Newman see Number 958
For Bob Dylan see Number 929 & Number 841
For Steve Winwood see Number 622
For John Lennon see Number 639
For Billy Joel see Number 849
For Phil Collins see Number 684
For Eic Clapton see Number 537

What did Rolling Stone think of Dire Straits
Singer, songwriter and ace guitarist Mark Knopfler is the impressive sum of several very appealing parts. His voice is a smoky mixture of Bob Dylan's acidic whine, Tom Waits' tubercular snore and JJ Cale's breathy, marbles-in-the-mouth whisper. He writes such songs as "Sultans of Swing" and "Once upon a Time in the West" with the cinematic flair of Bruce Springsteen, the hall-of-mirrors imagery of classic Dylan and the slashing thrusts of Neil Young's bayonetlike realism. Finally, Knopfler's guitar style is a shotgun wedding of jazzy chording and harmonic tangents descended from Django Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery, the no-nonsense electric blues of BB King, Jimi Hendrix' string-bending sensuality and James Burton's country-pop sheen.

Guitar freaks who genuflected over every riff on Dire Straits and Communiqué may be disappointed at what seems like a shortage of raveup Knopfler solos on Making Movies. There are a few (in "Tunnel of Love" and "Solid Rock"), but the beauty of the artist's current playing is that each note and phrase is woven into the fabric of the tales he tells. Unlike the other LPs, this one boasts songs, not solos.

More important, Making Movies is the record on which Mark Knopfler comes out from behind his influences and Dire Straits come out from behind Mark Knopfler. The combination of the star's lyrical script, his intense vocal performances and the band's cutting-edge rock & roll soundtrack is breathtaking–everything the first two albums should have been but weren't. If Making Movies really were a film, it might win a flock of Academy Awards. (RS 336)

For Bruce Springsteen see Number 817
For Neil Young See Number 677 & Number 938
For Jimi Hendrix see Number 718

Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (C'mon.. Dire Straits?) and the Album ranked at Number (However there was this album....)

Yea Right

This song has a crowbarred of 71.7 out of 108 pts

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Now here I am again in this mean old town,
And you're so far away from me.
Now where are you when the sun goes down,
You're so far away from me.

You're so far away from me,
So far I just can't see.
You're so far away from me,
You're so far away from me.
Alright.

I'm tired of being in love and being all alone,
When you're so far away from me.
I'm tired of making out on the telephone,
Cos you're so far away from me.

You're so far away from me,
So far I just can't see.
You're so far away from me,
You're so far away from me.
Alright.

And I get so tired when I have to explain,
That you're so far away from me.
See you've been in the sun and I've been in the rain,
And you're so far away from me.

You're so far away from me,
So far I just can't see.
You're so far away from me,
You're so far away from me.
Take it down.

So far away.
You're so far away from me.
(You're so far.)
Alright.
(You're so far.)
Yes, you're so far away from me.

[Mea Culpa: Jon, I realise this is a long post but I just can't help myself!]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you: The English Shin Kicking Championships

• If my chickens will only lay eggs like this, I could retire in no time flat!

• ‘The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.’

• Did you hear the one about the man who goes to buy a car in Moscow, pays for it, and is told by the salesman that he can collect it on a particular date in 10 years' time. The buyer thinks for a moment and then asks: 'Morning or afternoon?' The salesman, astonished by the question, asks: 'What difference does it make?' And the buyer answers: 'Well, the plumber is coming in the morning.'

• A ‘RAND Corp. study, "Invisible Wounds of War -- Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery," justifies a tenfold jump in the U.S. casualty count versus the figure of 33,000 American dead and wounded used by the Pentagon.’

• ‘We need to be clear about the trade-off. The price of liberty is a small but appreciable loss of security; the price of security is a loss of liberty.’ (Link via Lew Rockwell.) 

• Dire Straits and the art of Venn Diagrams. 

• They say that the Internet was invented (or at least, conceived) in 1934. Yet, Al Gore was not born until 1948. I’m confused.

• Will the Church stand in the breach and yell ‘HALT!’? Or, as in the past, will she allow the State to dictate how we shall practise our faith?  Sooner or later we will all be faced with a choice. We will be forced to stand and be counted.

• ‘If you are unsure whether you are a prostitute, please ask one of our friendly security guards to sort it out for you.’

• ‘It’s pretty rapidly running out of gas and it just seems like every day more and more people are coming out with the fact that [global warming is] pretty much a hoax. And these are Ph.D climatologists that are pretty much saying what I said all along.’

• I remember my daddy trying the cloth diaper route years ago. (OK, I actually remember my daddy telling me about it.) It has its benefits but drawbacks are part of the deal, too. However, if you are so inclined, here is how to make your own.

• The funny thing about the Tenth Amendment?—it’s part of the Constitution, too!

• ‘Iranian scientists claim breakthroughs in nanotechnology, biological researchers are pushing the boundaries of stem cell research and the country's car industry produces more cars than anywhere else in the region.’

• Good news for those who love war and can’t get enough of it—the GWOT© is coming to Pakistan!

• Remember when Republicans used to be in favour of liberty and Newt Gingrich wasn’t crazy?

• How has South Africa fared post-Apartheid?

• Uh-oh! People who make sense like this usually get their country invaded.

The group needs no introduction to music lovers around the world!

A prominently classic-rock oriented band featuring legendary guitarist Mark Knopfler.

What to look out for:

Terrific guitar riffs, good lyrics, great vocals, good arrangement and good sound overall.

Songs I recommend :

For newcomers:

1.Sultans of swing - This is the song that got me hooked to the band...

The track, one of the signature songs of the band and an all time cult classic, is a regular on my i-pod and believe me you, the song jells amazingly well anywhere in the tracklist.

The guitar riffs at the end are one of the best I've heard...

2.Private Investigations - An unbelievable blend of the guitar and piano, with some imaginative lyrics, the song is sure to be number one on your playlist.

The last two minutes of the song are what that take the song to the next level :)

3.Money for nothing - Arguably their most famous composition ever, the build-up to the guitar riff that follows at the start of the song is amazing.The first song to be played on MTV live in Britain.

Other great songs you shouldn't miss:

1.Brothers in arms ( great song about war, accompanied by a bleeding guitar )

2.Six blade knife ( fun song for the road, fantastic vocals n guitar )

3.Romeo and juliet ( The title is self explanatory i guess ;) , the arrangement of the song is what impresses me most and of course the lyrics, another very famous song )

4.Tunnel of love ( a long song this,but well worth it, considering the mind-blowing guitar playing in the end ) :)

5.Millionaire blues ( a highly underrated song,full of attitude and sheer fun to listen to! And outstanding vocals as always ;) )

6.So far away ( Nothing special, very easy on the ear, a good listen )

7.Your latest trick( The sax does the trick, a low-volume song ideal for a romantic evening in the restaurant)

8.Walk of life ( Another one for the masses, a very peppy commercial number, chartbuster)

9.On every street (The title song of the album, the guitar at the end again is the highlight, besides great vocals)

10.Heavy fuel ( Another great attitude song! You'll love it if you're a fan of classic rock...)

11.Portobello belle (I just love the way he sings "portobello belle" again n again!!) :)

12.Lady writer ( Again, catchy lyrics and fantastic guitar playing at the end )

 Mark knopfler himsef was part of a few solo efforts and some of the songs are damn good!

Be sure to try these out :

1.What it is ( Mark at his best, I would say! )

2.Why aye man

3.Wanderlust

4.Rudiger

For more information on the group:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Straits

http://www.markknopfler.com/

Happy listening!

Me and my handsome Daddy.

Tomorrow is Father's Day, and to celebrate, I'm posting about my Daddy.

I have the best parents ever; not only have they been together over 30 years - "without either of us killing each other," as my mother likes to say - but they seem to get ever more fun the longer I know them.

Case in point - yesterday, my Daddy comes bringing me one of those old-fashioned looking little stereos that plays records, CDs, and tapes. "Now, this will play any kind of record," he told me, "78s even. Do you even have any 78s?" I think if I'd said no, he would have gone looking for those, too. How wonderful is that?

I don't even know all the ways to tell you how great my Daddy is. But here's a list of just some of the reasons he's the best:

• When I was little, he used to take me to his coal mines with him, and actually let me go just inside. I rode in the coal trucks, on the dozers and the loaders, even on the man trip. That's an experience very few children have, I imagine. Plus he would always hide me a little snack in his "dinner bucket," then bring it back to me at night.
• My Daddy loves old cars. We're always looking at cars, working on cars, or talking about cars. By the time I was five, I could rattle off the specs on his '73 Corvette (it's an LT1 with a 327, if you're interested), and tell you all the trim levels and available engines for Chevrolet trucks. He taught me all this. I was like a trained monkey - he'd take me to the service station, or the liquor store, and sit me up on a counter and let me run on as long as anybody would listen. Even now, he loves it when I can come with some car talk in front of his buddies.
• We would often go to Tennessee to see friends of his, and Daddy would always stop at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate so I could see the Lincoln Museum. Once we went past when it was closed, and we still yet stopped to look at the huge statue of Lincoln and his dog. Just because I wanted to. I always loved history, and he'd go out of his way to show me something historically interesting, and would bring me books and things about history.
• Sometimes Daddy would come get me and even friends of mine out of school just to take us to lunch, or to take us on some trip he was going on for work. He even did this after I was in college, and all my friends just loved it. In fact, he still does this.

Okay, I'm about to get all teary-eyed, so here's the songs, dedicated to my Daddy:

Kenny Rogers - Reuben James

There used to be a restaurant (or "resturnt," as we say around here) in town that Daddy and I would go to when I was really little. They had a big jukebox, and when we went in, Daddy would give me a handful of change so I could play it. I was so little that they had to push a chair up in front of it so that I could see the list and reach the buttons. This was one of the songs I liked best, and would sing it for Daddy and whomever else had the misfortune to be there at the time. Daddy was always tickled by how amazed people were that such a little girl could sing all the words to so many songs. He's still tickled when he thinks I've impressed anyone :)

My mother and Daddy both love Kenny Rogers. In fact, they took me to a Kenny Rogers concert when I wasn't even two years old - and they claim I loved it. Hmmm.

Jefferson Starship - Count on Me

We also listened to a lot of soft rock, when I was little. This is one of the songs I can remember hearing on the radio, maybe when we'd drive up to Marblehead, Ohio, to see some of Daddy's friends and so he could pretend to fish (he doesn't like to fish - he just likes boats), or when we'd go to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to go to the rod runs and the weird museums down there. My family has always been one to travel, but we're not big on amusement parks or anything like that - we instead like historical sites and museums and places where old cars congregate. We still all go on trips together, even though all the children are grown now. And we still have so much fun.

We can count on each other, too.

Dire Straits - Portobello Belle (live)

Most kids, once they are teenagers, kind of grow apart from their parents. I never got the opportunity - my parents wouldn't allow it. We were all still herded together all the time, whether we liked it or not.

When it came time for me to get my drivers' license, and hence a car, Daddy and I spent a lot of time driving around, looking for a car for me. We'd talk about cars, about the cars he'd had (and he's had a lot), and what would be good for me. We listened to Dire Straits a lot; they're the kind of low-key stuff he loves. When this song would come on, and he'd hear the line, "she thinks she's tough/she ain't no English rose," Daddy would always nudge me and say "sounds like somebody I know." And I thought I was tough, but we both knew better.

On a funny note, some people who lived a few miles up the road from me had an awesome 79 model Camaro Z28. It has sat there for over 20 years, just collecting dust. I wanted that car so bad I could taste it when I got my license, so Daddy went up to these people's door, and asked them if they would sell it. They of course said no. Instead of giving up graciously, he offered them way more than it was worth, which they still refused. He then told them that if it were him, he'd be ashamed to let that car sit there and rot when a little old girl wanted it so bad. To this day I laugh about that, because he had several classic cars of his own that I was forbidden to touch under any circumstances!

Waylon Jennings - Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line

Everyone I know thinks I have the coolest Daddy ever. So here's one more for the coolest Daddy ever.

Oh, and here's a picture of my baby, the classic truck I was finally able to buy my own self. My Daddy was probably never prouder of me than when I had him go look at this one with me. And that includes when I graduated from high school, college, and graduate school. So here it is, the truck me and my Daddy spend so much time on, my precious Lil' Doe:

Baby I see this world has made you sad
Some people can be bad
The things they do, the things they say
But baby I'll wipe away those bitter tears
I'll chase away those restless fears
That turn your blue skies into grey

Why worry, there should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now

Baby when I get down I turn to you
And you make sense of what I do
I know it isn't hard to say
But baby just when this world seems mean and cold
Our love comes shining red and gold
And the rest is by the way

Why worry, there should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now

Ebbene si,

abbiamo cercato di mascherare questa cosa, di non pubblicizzarla più di tanto... forse per timore di deludere e comunque per ripartire con la dovuta calma... stringo?!?

Si torna a suonare!!!

Venerdi 13 Giugno presso il Geleo' Pub di Morrovalle (MC) potrete degustare buona birra ma soprattutto musica dal vivo con due gruppi Rock della zona in ordine analfabetico rispettivamente:

wALL sTRAITS (Dire Straits tribute)

ed i

Blue Vanilla (Hard Rock '70-'80)

Nelle band, per chi non li conoscesse di persona, suonano alcuni membri dell' SCDP staff, in dettaglio: Jamirofranz (batteria), Flea (basso), Maverick (voce) e Mach3Sesto (chitarra) per i Wall Straits e Gionnj (batteria) per i Blue Vanilla.

I wALL sTRAITS sono all'esordio ufficiale con questa formazione ( Jamiro e Mach suonano insieme da circa 7 anni "lordi" e Flea arrivò due anni più tardi), questo nome, questo cantante :) ed un nuovo Grande tastierista (uno di quegli affaroni a parametro zero). E' proprio grazie al forte legame d'amicizia con Gionnj che tornano a fare quello per cui un gruppo musicale "vive" e bisogna ringraziare anticipatamente lui ed i Blue Vanilla per aver dato questa possibilità di presentarsi al pubblico Morroballense dall'orecchio musicale "fino".

Essere il gruppo d'apertura della serata dei Blue Vanilla e suonare al Geleo' che nel maceratese è uno dei pochi punti fermi per gli amanti della musica dal vivo è indubbiamente un buonissimo trampolino di lancio che lascia in mano a questi ragazzi la possibilità di presentarsi al meglio e tornare fare quello che da troppo tempo non facevano, suonare live! (si parla di quasi 3 anni!)

Faranno di tutto per non deludere, è garantito!

A questo punto non c'è altro da fare che estendere l'invito ai lettori del blog che magari sono anche vicini geograficamente e per i più sfortunati c'è la promessa che a breve verranno pubblicate foto, audio e/o spezzoni video del concerto! (c'erano state gentilmente richieste delle anteprime da pubblicare sul blog)

Ci sarà anche la possibilità di visitare il sito dei wALL sTRAITS, non a breve ma comunque diciamo quando le "nottate" saranno più lunghe e le giornate più corte :D ; vi informeremo tempestivamente in merito. Per quanto riguarda i Blue Vanilla potete trovare tutte le info sul gruppo, media, contatti su www.bluevanilla.com lo staff di SCDP augura buon rock a tutti... a presto! ;)

P.S. Questo è un input al nostro finomino del computer Flea a realizzare qualcosa di simile (with CS) con le nostre facce... :)

]]> http://inboxnine.wordpress.com/?p=16 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:14:36 +0000 ramma http://inboxnine.wordpress.com/?p=16 El miércoles 25 de Junio, Inboxnine efectuó su cuarta reunión. En ésta ocasión, por un descuido y mala suerte, no pudimos reservar la sala 9, y nos reunimos en la sala 10. Otra novedad fue la guitarra de Nacho. No sé de donde la sacó, pero en lugar de ser su maravillosa telecaster, apareció con una auténtica Epiphone Les Paul, con un color precioso: Sí, el cabrón se plantó allí con ese pepinazo y sus dos pastillakas de bobinado doble, para arrasar inundándolo todo de señal abrasadora. Qué quieres que te diga, Nacho: yo creo que tu telecaster suena mejor, más fina, más elegante. El bicho ese de hoy es indomable. :-)

La batería de la sala 10 es más cacharrera, más ruidosa, Quique nos tapaba y subimos por ello mucho el volumen. El Resultado es un sonido sucio y mal definido. Pero disfrutar, lo que es disfrutar disfrutamos lo mismo... :-D

Vamos allá. Hoy vamos a poner un video de los inicios de la sesión, completos, sin censura ni cortes. Se vé todo desde que entramos. Ajustes, afinación, calentamiento... todo. :-)

Listos para empezar. Plato fuerte ésta vez: la gran Honky Tonk Woman, en una versión quizá tirando a lentilla y con poca emoción, pero con buen sonido en las guitarras, y momentos de brillo general muy buenos. Aquí está:

Yo creo que quedó bastante bien, aunque a nosotros en directo no nos gustó: el sonido en la sala era muy embarullado, ya que la batería de Quique nos tapaba y no sabíamos cómo solucionarlo. Pero bueno, grabado no quedo tan mal: una versión aceptable. :-)

Y ahora, voy a saltarme las reglas para poner una joya espectacular. Será opinable, pero la versión que nos calzamos en ésta cuarta sesión, de la gran "Six Blade Knife" de Dire Straits...... es realmente fantástica.

Así que aunque no toque aún, la pongo ya. La sesión como ya dije empezó sonando rara, pero con el paso de las canciones fuimos ajustando, y llegamos a ésta con un sonido muy brillante.

Ojo, que realmente es grande lo que sigue. Sobre todo su majestuoso final, que me pone los pelos como escarpias. Qué buenos somos. :-)

jooooder.... 10 minutos seguidos de directo crudo. Cómo mola tocar en banda de 4... :-)