Hide in Your Shell
I’ve written before about Supertramp’s masterpiece album Crime of the Century. Still one of my favorites. And to think in just a couple of years, it’ll be 50. The first… Read more »
Category: Music
Phases
I listened to some Pink Floyd today. Now there’s a group that went through phases. Their early stuff — not something I got into. Then along comes a streak where… Read more »
Like Being There
What can I say? I just told you a last week I’m a visual-type guy. So I like seeing the music made. And while I’m a fan of Steely Dan,… Read more »
John Butler: Ocean
I love watching good guitar work as much as I like listening to it. Maybe even more. I’m a bit visual — I like to see how it all works… Read more »
One for the Kids
Here’s a bit of a history lesson. In 1927, a blues singer named Blind Willie Johnson wrote a song called “It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine.” It’s a great song —… Read more »
Peg
I love Steely Dan. Not all of it — kind of like Supertramp I guess. They’ve got a couple of albums that show something that isn’t quite there, but then… Read more »
Start
This is the song that starts one of my riding playlists. It’s the perfect song to start the new year. As usual, I encourage you to listen. This is a… Read more »
“My friend…”
I’ve seldom (if ever) found an artist who invokes such a peacefulness as that captured by Josh Garrels. I can’t recall when I first heard him (I’d assume it was… Read more »
Guitar Break: Mike Dawes
You may have seen my posts in the past about my love for good acoustic guitar, particularly the work of the Canadian Antoine Dufour. I’ve recently started listening to Mike… Read more »
A Beautiful Love Song
It’d been a while since I’d heard it, but as I was going through some of my old music, I stumbled upon a collection of Alan Jackson’s best. Now, I… Read more »