Here is the current top 10 artists based on # of songs played on my ipod. Included is an indicator on whether or not the artist's position has changed since I last reported a top 10.
1. Van Morrison +0
2. Bruce Hornsby + 1
3. Grateful Dead - 1
4. Ryan Adams +3
5. Joe Jackson - 1
6. The Wallflowers - 1
7. The White Stripes *
8. Smashing Pumpkins - 2
9. 10,000 Maniacs *
10. Jackson Browne *
* means the artist is appearing in the top 10 for the first time.
Showing posts with label Musical Tastes / Adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musical Tastes / Adventures. Show all posts
Monday, December 13, 2004
Monday, December 06, 2004
These Are Days
Has to be one of my top 10 songs.
These Are Days by 10,000 Maniacs
These are
These are days you'll remember
Never before and never since, I promise
Will the whole world be warm as this
And as you feel it,
You'll know it's true
That you you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you
Are touched by something
That will grow and bloom in you
These are days you'll remember
When May is rushing over you
With desire to be part of the miracles
You see in every hour
You'll know it's true
That you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you are touched
By something that will grow and bloom in you
These are days
These are the days you might fill
With laughter until you break
These days you might feel
A shaft of light
Make its way across your face
And when you do
You'll know how it was meant to be
See the signs and know their meaning
You'll know how it was meant to be
Hear the signs and know they're speaking
To you, to you
These Are Days by 10,000 Maniacs
These are
These are days you'll remember
Never before and never since, I promise
Will the whole world be warm as this
And as you feel it,
You'll know it's true
That you you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you
Are touched by something
That will grow and bloom in you
These are days you'll remember
When May is rushing over you
With desire to be part of the miracles
You see in every hour
You'll know it's true
That you are blessed and lucky
It's true that you are touched
By something that will grow and bloom in you
These are days
These are the days you might fill
With laughter until you break
These days you might feel
A shaft of light
Make its way across your face
And when you do
You'll know how it was meant to be
See the signs and know their meaning
You'll know how it was meant to be
Hear the signs and know they're speaking
To you, to you
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Complete Hornsby 11/24/04 Palace of Fine Arts Show
Here is the entire Bruce Hornsby show from 11/24/04 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
It will be interesting to see how well my DSL high speed connection does as well as just how many people will download the show.
Link to the show
Bruce Hornsby
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, Ca.
11/24/04
Disc 1
Classical Snippet*
How Far Am I From Canaan*
Night on the Town*
Lost In The Snow*
Gonna Be Some Changes Made
Resting Place
Big Stick
Jacob's Ladder>
I Put a Spell on You
Mandolin Rain (w/ quote from Row Jimmy Row)
Disc 2
Hooray for Tom*
Fortunate Son*>
Comfortably Numb>
Fortunate Son
The Way It Is(in F#, request was for all black keys)
Boo Radley
Spider Fingers(w/ quick Rambler's Hornpipe quote)
Standard in B flat>
End of the Innocence
See The Same Way
Valley Road (w/ quote of Aerosmith's Rag Doll)
Disc 3
Encores:
King of the Hill>
First There is a Mountain>
Mystery Train
Nobody There(tune he wrote for Willie Nelson)
*Solo (or started Solo)
recorded and posted by Art Cube
It will be interesting to see how well my DSL high speed connection does as well as just how many people will download the show.
Link to the show
Bruce Hornsby
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, Ca.
11/24/04
Disc 1
Classical Snippet*
How Far Am I From Canaan*
Night on the Town*
Lost In The Snow*
Gonna Be Some Changes Made
Resting Place
Big Stick
Jacob's Ladder>
I Put a Spell on You
Mandolin Rain (w/ quote from Row Jimmy Row)
Disc 2
Hooray for Tom*
Fortunate Son*>
Comfortably Numb>
Fortunate Son
The Way It Is(in F#, request was for all black keys)
Boo Radley
Spider Fingers(w/ quick Rambler's Hornpipe quote)
Standard in B flat>
End of the Innocence
See The Same Way
Valley Road (w/ quote of Aerosmith's Rag Doll)
Disc 3
Encores:
King of the Hill>
First There is a Mountain>
Mystery Train
Nobody There(tune he wrote for Willie Nelson)
*Solo (or started Solo)
recorded and posted by Art Cube
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Song Lyrics
Heard this song this morning while in the shower. The song resonated with me on at least three different levels and possibly even more...
I Will Walk With You - Bruce Hornsby
A strong man feels weak in the still heat of the day
Nothing is black and white, just a hazy gray
There's a long lonesome sound in the distance calling back to me
You look for some small reward
Everybody wants a little more
You could be the one at my door
Someone I might've seen before
What I come here for
Everything comes and goes
You try to believe but you never know
Anyway the wind blows
Somewhere, sometime
I will walk with you
Long way to go, the road winds on and on
You feel all alone, in the cold light of the dawn
And I know that it's warm by your side, but you're so far away
There's always another wall
Sometimes you feel so small
You could pick me up when I fall
Be the one to help me through it all
Be there when I call
Everything comes and goes
You try to believe but you never know
Anyway the wind blows
Somewhere, sometime
I will walk with you
There's always another wall
Sometimes you feel so small
You could pick me up when I fall
Be the one to help me through it all
Be there when I call
Everything comes and goes
You try to believe but you never know
Anyway the wind blows
Somewhere, sometime
I will walk with you
I Will Walk With You - Bruce Hornsby
A strong man feels weak in the still heat of the day
Nothing is black and white, just a hazy gray
There's a long lonesome sound in the distance calling back to me
You look for some small reward
Everybody wants a little more
You could be the one at my door
Someone I might've seen before
What I come here for
Everything comes and goes
You try to believe but you never know
Anyway the wind blows
Somewhere, sometime
I will walk with you
Long way to go, the road winds on and on
You feel all alone, in the cold light of the dawn
And I know that it's warm by your side, but you're so far away
There's always another wall
Sometimes you feel so small
You could pick me up when I fall
Be the one to help me through it all
Be there when I call
Everything comes and goes
You try to believe but you never know
Anyway the wind blows
Somewhere, sometime
I will walk with you
There's always another wall
Sometimes you feel so small
You could pick me up when I fall
Be the one to help me through it all
Be there when I call
Everything comes and goes
You try to believe but you never know
Anyway the wind blows
Somewhere, sometime
I will walk with you
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Hornsby at Palace of Fine Arts
I went to see Bruce Hornsby last night with Angela at the Palace of Fine Arts.
The show was great. Due to the "miracle" of the internet and Bruce's policy on audience taping, I was able to download the entire show this morning.
Below is the lyrics and mp3 file to probably my favorite song played last night. They incorporated Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb flawlessly during the song.
Fortunate Son - Bruce Hornsby
I'm sitting wondering, watching the parade
In my ever-present chair
People laughing and smiles all around me
Balloons and paper in my hair
There's a man in a car with the top down
Waving wildly at me
"The poor son of a gun", I know he's thinking
Better him, him than me
I've stared down the devil, and had to look away
Called out to the angels, but no-one ever came
Laid down odd and even, but double zero played
That's alright, I'm a lucky one
Such a fortunate son
I was always taught well, taught well
To be the strong one and keep it inside
But sometimes I sit beside the freeway
And howl out at the dark, dark sky
I might just have to go out and burn one
Have a drink or a few
Fade away in a cloudy haze of smoke
And give the old man's best salute
I've stared down the devil, and had to look away
Called out to the angels, but no-one ever came
Laid down odd and even, but double zero played
That's alright, I'm a lucky one
Such a fortunate son
FortunateSon-Numb.mp3 (17MB in size).
A page on the site http://www.bruuuce.com has lyric analysis of the song.
The show was great. Due to the "miracle" of the internet and Bruce's policy on audience taping, I was able to download the entire show this morning.
Below is the lyrics and mp3 file to probably my favorite song played last night. They incorporated Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb flawlessly during the song.
Fortunate Son - Bruce Hornsby
I'm sitting wondering, watching the parade
In my ever-present chair
People laughing and smiles all around me
Balloons and paper in my hair
There's a man in a car with the top down
Waving wildly at me
"The poor son of a gun", I know he's thinking
Better him, him than me
I've stared down the devil, and had to look away
Called out to the angels, but no-one ever came
Laid down odd and even, but double zero played
That's alright, I'm a lucky one
Such a fortunate son
I was always taught well, taught well
To be the strong one and keep it inside
But sometimes I sit beside the freeway
And howl out at the dark, dark sky
I might just have to go out and burn one
Have a drink or a few
Fade away in a cloudy haze of smoke
And give the old man's best salute
I've stared down the devil, and had to look away
Called out to the angels, but no-one ever came
Laid down odd and even, but double zero played
That's alright, I'm a lucky one
Such a fortunate son
FortunateSon-Numb.mp3 (17MB in size).
A page on the site http://www.bruuuce.com has lyric analysis of the song.
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Random Music Lists from Tim
Recently found a program called iTunes XHTML Playlist. It allows me to generate web pages from playlist in iTunes.
Therefore here are a couple of playlist that display information about my musical listening habits and tastes.
Therefore here are a couple of playlist that display information about my musical listening habits and tastes.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Live Shows
I have been downloading many live shows. My entire collection is here. I usually add at least 2 shows a week.
For friends and family, I would be more than willing to produce a CD of any show. Just let me know.
For other individuals not a friend or family, I am willing to trade.
For friends and family, I would be more than willing to produce a CD of any show. Just let me know.
For other individuals not a friend or family, I am willing to trade.
Saturday, September 04, 2004
Current Top 10 artists on Steve's iPod
- The Beatles
- Joe Jackson
- The Who
- Steely Dan
- George Winston
- Counting Crows
- The Clash
- The Police
- U2
- The Beach Boys
These are mostly artists that I've been listening to since high school and college. I'm either very loyal to the music of my youth or not very adventurous musically. I think the first album I ever bought was from the Beach Boys. However, Counting Crows is a new addition to the top 10 list. And I'm working on others. I recently purchased music from The Wallflowers, Matchbox Twenty, and Dave Matthews Band.
You can find my complete iPod playlist at musicmobs.com
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Song Lyrics of the Day
Let your soul shine
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshne
Damn sure better than rain
Lord now people don't mind
We all get this way sometimes
Got to let your soul shine
Shine till the break of day
- Soulshine / Allman Brothers
It's better than sunshine
It's better than moonshne
Damn sure better than rain
Lord now people don't mind
We all get this way sometimes
Got to let your soul shine
Shine till the break of day
- Soulshine / Allman Brothers
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Jerry Garcia
A box set 6 CD's has been released containing all of Jerry Garcia's solo albums.
You can listen to all 6 CD's via the internet at http://entertainment.msn.com/music/netcal/?netcal=475 via MSN Entertainment.
You can listen to all 6 CD's via the internet at http://entertainment.msn.com/music/netcal/?netcal=475 via MSN Entertainment.
Saturday, July 03, 2004
Great Song (and most recent album purchase)
The reason I purchased the album was for the song "Fields of Gray"
When the night lies so still
Before I go to sleep
I come by, I come by
Just to look at you
In the dim light I say
That in my own small way
I will try, I will try
To help you through
There'll be blue skies falling
There'll be sad scenes and bad dreams
In a world so uncertain
Through the clouds it's hard to see
I will grab you and lift you
As you hold on tight and sway
We'll go walking
Across the fields of gray
There's a place I can go
When the world gets me down
When nothing, when nothing
Goes quite right it seems
As I look there I know
Fortune smiles on me so
But who knows, no one knows
About tomorrow
There'll be blue skies falling
There'll be sad scenes and bad dreams
In a world so uncertain
Through the clouds it's hard to see
I will grab you and lift you
As you hold on tight and sway
We'll go walking
Across the fields of gray
When I was younger I saw things in black and white
Now all I see is a sad, hazy gray
Sometimes I see a narrow flash of light
Sometimes I look and you show me the way
No matter what else happens
What the future will be
In a world so uncertain
Through the clouds it's hard to see
I will grab you and carry you
Calm your fears if you're afraid
We'll go walking
Across the fields of gray
A version of the song, Fields of Gray from a live concert of Bruce Hornsby.
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Head Banger
Never would have thought... but according to MusicMob's new feature of displaying the top played albums, I tend to listen to "head banger" albums more.
Top 5 Albums listened to:
1. Eminem - The Eminem Show
2. Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause
3. Bruce Springsteen - The Essential Bruce Springsteen
4. White Stripes - Elephant
5. Van Halen - The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1
Here is a link to my entire profile: Tim E profile
Top 5 Albums listened to:
1. Eminem - The Eminem Show
2. Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause
3. Bruce Springsteen - The Essential Bruce Springsteen
4. White Stripes - Elephant
5. Van Halen - The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1
Here is a link to my entire profile: Tim E profile
Friday, March 26, 2004
Song Lyrics
Just listened to this song and was reminded of just how much I love it, so I thought I would share the lyrics. The version I listened to was "Unplugged" (acoustic).
Like a Hurricane - Neil Young
Once I thought I saw you
In a crowded hazy bar,
Dancing on the light
From star to star.
Far across the moonbeam
I know that's who you are,
I saw your brown eyes
Turning once the bar.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away
I am just a dreamer,
But you are just a dream,
You could have been anyone to me.
Before that moment you touched my lips
That perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us on our foggy trip.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away
You are just a dreamer,
But I am just a dream.
You could have been anyone to me.
Before that moment you touched my lips
That perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us on our foggy trip.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away.
Like a Hurricane - Neil Young
Once I thought I saw you
In a crowded hazy bar,
Dancing on the light
From star to star.
Far across the moonbeam
I know that's who you are,
I saw your brown eyes
Turning once the bar.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away
I am just a dreamer,
But you are just a dream,
You could have been anyone to me.
Before that moment you touched my lips
That perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us on our foggy trip.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away
You are just a dreamer,
But I am just a dream.
You could have been anyone to me.
Before that moment you touched my lips
That perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us on our foggy trip.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away.
Friday, November 21, 2003
Weekly Lyrics
A possible new feature on Everettblog, lyrics on a weekly basis of a song that I find interesting (enjoyable). We could make it a contest to see if anybody can recognize them...
Whenever I run
Whenever I run to you lost one
It's never done
Just hanging on
Just past has let me be
Returning as if dream
Shattered as belief
If you have to go don't say goodbye
If you have to go don't you cry
If you have to go I will get by
Someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
But for the grace of love
I'd will the meaning of
Heaven from above
Your picture out of time
Left aching in my mind
Shadows kept alive
If you have to go don't say goodbye
If you have to go don't you cry
If you have to go I will get by
I will follow you and see you on the other side
But for the grace of love
I'd will the meaning of
Heaven from above
Long horses we are born
Creatures more than torn
Mourning our way home
Whenever I run
Whenever I run to you lost one
It's never done
Just hanging on
Just past has let me be
Returning as if dream
Shattered as belief
If you have to go don't say goodbye
If you have to go don't you cry
If you have to go I will get by
Someday I'll follow you and see you on the other side
But for the grace of love
I'd will the meaning of
Heaven from above
Your picture out of time
Left aching in my mind
Shadows kept alive
If you have to go don't say goodbye
If you have to go don't you cry
If you have to go I will get by
I will follow you and see you on the other side
But for the grace of love
I'd will the meaning of
Heaven from above
Long horses we are born
Creatures more than torn
Mourning our way home
Thursday, November 20, 2003
Current Top 25 Songs Played
Here is the current Top 25 songs played on my Ipod. Not completely an indication of my musical tastes, since I do tend to play music via the random shuffle mode.
A good example is that N'Sync song (not a big fan of the boy band, sorry Sheryl...) I am a big fan though of Beer for my Horses...
A good example is that N'Sync song (not a big fan of the boy band, sorry Sheryl...) I am a big fan though of Beer for my Horses...
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | Play Count |
| Nick of Time | Bonnie Raitt | Nick of Time | Rock/Pop | 3 |
| Business | Eminem | The Eminem Show | Rap/R&B | 3 |
| Cleanin Out My Closet | Eminem | The Eminem Show | Rap/R&B | 3 |
| Soldier | Eminem | The Eminem Show | Rap/R&B | 3 |
| Darkness | The Police | Message In A Box- The Complete Recordings (Disc 3) | Rock/Pop | 3 |
| Everyday Is a Winding Road | Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow | Rock/Pop | 3 |
| Try, Try, Try | The Smashing Pumpkins | MACHINA/The Machines of God | Rock/Pop | 3 |
| Tonight, Tonight | The Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | Rock/Pop | 3 |
| Beer for My Horses | Toby Keith | Unleashed | Country | 3 |
| Vocal Interlude | World Party | Egyptology | Rock/Pop | 3 |
| Digital Get Down | *NSYNC | No Strings Attached | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Candy Everybody Wants | 10,000 Maniacs | MTV Unplugged | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Hey Jack Kerouac | 10,000 Maniacs | MTV Unplugged | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Gold Rush Brides | 10,000 Maniacs | MTV Unplugged | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Amazing | Aerosmith | The Ultimate Hits (2 of 2) | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Deuces Are Wild | Aerosmith | The Ultimate Hits (2 of 2) | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | The Beatles | The Beatles [White Album] (Disc 1) | Pop | 2 |
| Why Don't We Do It In The Road? | The Beatles | The Beatles [White Album] (Disc 1) | Pop | 2 |
| I Will | The Beatles | The Beatles [White Album] (Disc 1) | Pop | 2 |
| Hotwax | Beck | Odelay | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Number Three | Ben Harper | The Will to Live [US] | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Rapture | Blondie | The Best Of Blondie | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| One Way Or Another | Blondie | The Best Of Blondie | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Mulling It Over | Blues Traveler | Blues Traveler | Rock/Pop | 2 |
| Gotta Get Mean | Blues Traveler | Blues Traveler | Rock/Pop | 2 |
Monday, November 03, 2003
iPod!
Last Friday at work, we had a Halloween party where everybody wearing a costume received a raffle ticket for some fabulous prizes. If you must know, I was an Oakland A's player. I wore my A's jersey, A's hat, baseball socks, cleats, cheap flip-up sunglasses and I put that fun, black, sun-reflecting stuff under my eyes. They had some real nice prizes like a digital camera, DVD player, and best of all, an iPod. I mouthed off all morning to people that I was going to win the iPod and here's what they said: "Yeah, yeah, yeah". Fast forward to the raffle. The vampire won the digital camera. The pimp won the DVD player. And, I won the iPod!
You may be asking yourself, what's an iPod? I think Tim may have wrote about it earlier, but an iPod is a portable music player, with a miniature hard-disk which allows the iPod to contain literally thousands of songs. You use a cable to plug the iPod to the computer and then download the songs. I could probably fit my whole CD collection on my iPod, which is smaller than a Sony Walkman.
What's great about it
What I don't like so much
You may be asking yourself, what's an iPod? I think Tim may have wrote about it earlier, but an iPod is a portable music player, with a miniature hard-disk which allows the iPod to contain literally thousands of songs. You use a cable to plug the iPod to the computer and then download the songs. I could probably fit my whole CD collection on my iPod, which is smaller than a Sony Walkman.
What's great about it
- It looks very cool.
- It has a fun user interface, no buttons, all fingertip sensing controls.
- Can hold thousands of songs and has the ability to randomly play one song after another.
- Not only is it portable like a Walkman, but also can be hooked up to computers (I listen to my iPod on my work computer) and using a special FM transmitter, to the car stereo
- Works seamlessly with iTunes. iTunes is a music service from Apple where you can download whole albums or even better, individual songs for $0.99 each. I like some Meat Loaf songs, but not enough to buy the whole album. Last night, I bought "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" for 99 cents. It's fun to just browse through iTunes and remember a lot of songs from my youth (you know, the 70s and 80s!).
What I don't like so much
- It's a bit pricey. The version I won cost $399 at a local electronics shop. I'm sure the price will come down over time.
- It has a rechargable battery but the charge doesn't quite last all day, especially when using the shuffle mode. But still acceptable.
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Random Selection of Music
I have recently purchased an Apple iPod and just love being able to have my entire CD collection with me at all times (3021 songs at the moment).
I did have to do a couple of things like upgrade from Win98 to WinXP as well as install a Firewire card in the computer. All that work ended up being a day's worth of effort. Ripping my CD's into MP3 was also required. I am getting more and more convinced that the bulk of the computer world is not accessable to the general population.
I will typically listen to music at work allowing the iPod to randomly play songs. It is always fun to be reminded of music that I totally forgot about.
Here are 5 songs that I got to listen to in order today at some point during the day:
Title - Artist - Album
I did have to do a couple of things like upgrade from Win98 to WinXP as well as install a Firewire card in the computer. All that work ended up being a day's worth of effort. Ripping my CD's into MP3 was also required. I am getting more and more convinced that the bulk of the computer world is not accessable to the general population.
I will typically listen to music at work allowing the iPod to randomly play songs. It is always fun to be reminded of music that I totally forgot about.
Here are 5 songs that I got to listen to in order today at some point during the day:
Title - Artist - Album
- Hello - Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory
- End of Innocence (Live) - Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Bonnie Raitt, Shawn Colvin, David Lindsay
- Cry Freedom - Dave Matthews - Crash
- Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
- Human Touch - Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Getting Old (or just Maturing)
What does the title mean? Well...
This summer seems to be the summer of concerts for Samantha and I.
So far we have been to two concerts, with another four concerts on the horizon. The first concert we ended up getting tickets roughly 13 rows from the stage at Shoreline Amphitheatre.
It seems like my musical taste are changing, maybe not changing, but for sure evolving.
The concert headline was Kenny Chesney. Kenny Chesney is a country music version of Jimmy Buffet. He puts on a great show, very high energy. His band included at least 3 guitar players, a couple of drummers, a fiddle player, two piano players, and a person that played the triangle. Ok, there wasn't a triangle player... Kenny looks like a young guy in his cowboy hat, but upon closer observation, I made the determination that he must be in forties.
Also opening for him was Deana Carter and Keith Urban. Two young and upcoming stars in the "hip country music" scene. Sam was very happy because at the end of the concert while the band was playing, all three of them walked across the front of the stage, autographing and shaking hands. Of course, she was right up there in the thick of it.
The most recent concert that we attended was the Dixie Chicks at the HP Pavilion (formely called Compaq Center and informally called the "Shark Tank"). Sam had worked her magic and we ended up 8 rows from the stage. Also a very good concert. My main observation is that the lead singer is short and the other two are very petite.
Sam's highlight of the concert was that after the show finished she was able to get the laminate set list that was on the stage. She also was able to get a few autographs from the band, but not any from a Dixie Chick. BTW: I didn't see a triangle player at that show either.
You know... maybe I am not getting old. A new theory is that my musical tastes are easily influenced. The next show that Sam and I are going to be seeing is Joe Jackson. The previous two shows were influenced by my wife, Samantha. That is very clear to me.
Joe Jackson is an artist that I first heard via Steve. Steve's influence also makes an appearance on the last concert of the summer.
On my birthday, Sam and I hope to get tickets to see the Dead. Essentially the Grateful Dead minus the dead Jerry Garcia. (A Samantha influence for sure)
The very next night, probably with my ears still ringing, we will be seeing Alabama. Initially I thought they were the singers of "Elvira"... but very quickly realized my mistake.
The concert I am looking forward to the most is the last one currently planned... James Taylor. The first time I have ever really paid attention to who he is was because of Steve purchasing his Greatest Hits Album. I remember Steve talking about the "ribbing" he got when he purchased it. Never quite understood that, the album that he should have gotten the most grief on is Air Supply Greatest Hits.
I am getting older (of course) but that isn't changing my musical taste. I have simply been easily influenced... I do owe Steve a lot of credit for keeping me away from bands such as Abba, Village People, or other 70's disco bands.
I am able to resists some influences... Samantha has tried hard to convince me that the Osmond Family and K.C and the Sunshine Bands are good.
I will keep you updated on my search for the triangle player.
Tim
This summer seems to be the summer of concerts for Samantha and I.
So far we have been to two concerts, with another four concerts on the horizon. The first concert we ended up getting tickets roughly 13 rows from the stage at Shoreline Amphitheatre.
It seems like my musical taste are changing, maybe not changing, but for sure evolving.
The concert headline was Kenny Chesney. Kenny Chesney is a country music version of Jimmy Buffet. He puts on a great show, very high energy. His band included at least 3 guitar players, a couple of drummers, a fiddle player, two piano players, and a person that played the triangle. Ok, there wasn't a triangle player... Kenny looks like a young guy in his cowboy hat, but upon closer observation, I made the determination that he must be in forties.
Also opening for him was Deana Carter and Keith Urban. Two young and upcoming stars in the "hip country music" scene. Sam was very happy because at the end of the concert while the band was playing, all three of them walked across the front of the stage, autographing and shaking hands. Of course, she was right up there in the thick of it.
The most recent concert that we attended was the Dixie Chicks at the HP Pavilion (formely called Compaq Center and informally called the "Shark Tank"). Sam had worked her magic and we ended up 8 rows from the stage. Also a very good concert. My main observation is that the lead singer is short and the other two are very petite.
Sam's highlight of the concert was that after the show finished she was able to get the laminate set list that was on the stage. She also was able to get a few autographs from the band, but not any from a Dixie Chick. BTW: I didn't see a triangle player at that show either.
You know... maybe I am not getting old. A new theory is that my musical tastes are easily influenced. The next show that Sam and I are going to be seeing is Joe Jackson. The previous two shows were influenced by my wife, Samantha. That is very clear to me.
Joe Jackson is an artist that I first heard via Steve. Steve's influence also makes an appearance on the last concert of the summer.
On my birthday, Sam and I hope to get tickets to see the Dead. Essentially the Grateful Dead minus the dead Jerry Garcia. (A Samantha influence for sure)
The very next night, probably with my ears still ringing, we will be seeing Alabama. Initially I thought they were the singers of "Elvira"... but very quickly realized my mistake.
The concert I am looking forward to the most is the last one currently planned... James Taylor. The first time I have ever really paid attention to who he is was because of Steve purchasing his Greatest Hits Album. I remember Steve talking about the "ribbing" he got when he purchased it. Never quite understood that, the album that he should have gotten the most grief on is Air Supply Greatest Hits.
I am getting older (of course) but that isn't changing my musical taste. I have simply been easily influenced... I do owe Steve a lot of credit for keeping me away from bands such as Abba, Village People, or other 70's disco bands.
I am able to resists some influences... Samantha has tried hard to convince me that the Osmond Family and K.C and the Sunshine Bands are good.
I will keep you updated on my search for the triangle player.
Tim
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