Back on Frightened Rabbit this morning. On stop at Bross Bagels, picked up the new issue of the skinny which is s Glasgow and Edinburgh free monthly paper that focuses on music, culture, and food.
As part of the Burns night stuff coming up this year Edinburgh is holding the " Tiny Changes" fundraiser for the charity set up after Scott Hutchinson died.
The effects of a death like that permeate. Two of the kids I'm guidance teacher for had their dad be best friends with him and it knocked all of them, and me, for six.
So I'm back listening to this, booking tickets for the event, and just in awe of a soul laid bare on record.
I agree. 95% of the time I feel very lucky to be here. But sometimes the old brain can cause some confusion. I mean Stevie's albums from the 1970s are a good enough reason to live day to day!
"Given how long it's taken for me to reconcile my nature, I can't figure I'd forgo it on your account."
Some guy on Stereogum is reviewing every number one on the Billboard chart ever.. it's a good daily read and we're just going through Stevie Wonders golden period... but if you've got an mp3 of I just called to say I love you you don't need anything else.
it's a nice day to stttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttart again!
Been down an enjoyable rabbit hole this week because I've been listening to so much old stuff on tidal plus Neal pert rip made me do rush moving pictures again.
I mention this one in particular because the comment section surprised me.
It's a vid on Virgil donati. It's great, and I will watch others from this guy because he does here an amazing job of breaking down a complex pattern.
But what's nuts is that he totally comes out with a Virgil is the best drummer take, it's definitive, and he argues he backs it with "facts and logic." now, to me, that's about 20 red flags, especially for the comments that would follow, and yet, here, it's a bunch of folks kinda just going, yeah, probably.
I've never seen that before on any subject like this in music, sports, popular culture.
There may be some negs further down, and it's not like I necessarily agree myself, or that this one channel is representative, but it was something.
As a counter to that vid, the dream theatre drummer audition vids are fascinating.
I'm not a big fan, but those guys can fucking play.
Virgil is one of those that audition, and he doesn't set the world on fire.
It's interesting to see folks in different contexts. (and fwiw, I'd think Mike mangini, amongst many others) could play what dude in video highlights, his 4 limb independence is nutso too.
Anyhoo, I can feel a bunch of zappa, extreme and some weather report in my future.
I was letting some auto playlists run the other day and couldn't stop wondering just how underrated jetplane landing were. Seems the guitarist is back with a new project which I'm sure must've been mentioned here before and I'm an idiot for not noticing then sooner, New Pagans
"I spent years thinking Yorke was legit Downs-ish disabled and could only achieve lucidity through song" - Mr B
And if you're not sure who that is, then you didn't pay attention to the backing bands of late 80s early 90s farnham gigs on channel 7.
Thats the real name of Jack Jones, former farnham guitarist, former Van Halen cover band front man and former lead singer for southern sons, aor semi one hit wonders. A heck of a singer.
His voice is still TOP tier if you get down with any sort of prog/aor.
Good stuff.
(have to be in the mood for this maths shit, but when I am.... Boy oh boy.)
Whats up it's me, semi thread lurker with questionable taste just saying that i recently stumbled upon Dorian Electra thanks to YouTube blursed algorithmn and she seems pretty aight. Best synthy pop type stuff I've heard in a bit.
I enjoy the following tracks:
Okay well I'll see all you next year or something with another helping of something what caught my attention I guess.
"Let me tell you, when yung Rouj had his Senna and Mansell Scalextric, Frank was the goddamn Professor X of F1."