Square room, cushion-y carpet; plush pillow; 4 speakers, one in each corner; sound system, quadrophonic. one teenaged body, center of room, on floor. two teenaged ears, same. “Dark Side of the Moon.” Word of the Day Challenge — enthralling
Category: music
Tangerine from Encomium for Led Zep
I bought Encomium* when it was released, in 1995. The cover kind of freaked me out, as there is a sinister aspect to it. Maybe the marketers wanted something to catch the shoppers’ eye on the shelf? For diehard fans of Led Zep, no such parlor trick is needed. Over the years, Encomium has been…
Gaslighter
image link An orange billboard, festooned with strands of yellow straw, designed to swivel on a point greased with rancid lard. Gaslighter * He tweets it out at night The mean and callous type Something’s new, always different from before. Judging and spinning Ooh, maga’s cheer and lefties running for the door He flips the…
Radiohead on 8 bit and other bits
image link Not long ago, younger son asked me if I had heard any of Radiohead’s music on 8 bit. First I had to ask him what 8 bit was. He said it is the electronic generated music that is often heard in videogames. I told him no, but then I went out to youtube…
One Way Out – – The Allman Brothers
image link Eat a Peach is another one of those 25c at a yard sale CDs that I didn’t have a lot of investment going into it when I listened. I bought it because I recognized the song title from a CD compilation of various hits of the 70’s I used to listen to at…
Renaissance — A Trip to the Fair
image link I had to take a work day trip to near Detroit yesterday. While driving I passed through/near two big college towns, Lansing (Michigan State U) and Ann Arbor (U of Michigan), which means college radio stations. Yes! Somewhere along the way yesterday, while channel surfing, I heard familiar piano chords. Despite it being…
River Run Red — Midnight Oil
One of the best riffs of any song I’ve heard. From 1999’s Midnight Oil’s, Blue Sky Mining. One thing I love about this band is their acute caring for Mother Gaia. The whole CD is a work of beauty and caring for precious things. the daily prompt — riff
Tao-Talk 