ClemofNazareth said of the song: Reasons for waiting is a bit of a jam song, just a little bit of pretty much every instrument on the album finds its way into this one. Here again the bass is surprising prominent for a folk album. The Whistler says: Reasons for Waiting is another lush ballad,…
dVerse — Poetics — UN Chinese Language Day Celebration Poem
Oh When Will Autumn Moon and Spring Flowers End (The Beautiful Lady Yu) ~ Li Yu (my reinterpretation of Li Yu’s poem, using the same title) Please clouds, veil Venus // winds, strip stems! Fragrant petals now a biting blinding snow Evening’s wander un-dammed floodgates // time’s remembered joys Season’s rendezvous // forbidden pools //…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #81 – April 20, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! I’m reviewing just 3 films today. I also finished watching S3 of “The Sinner.” Please please please make a S4! I also watched disc 1 of Ken Burns’ Jazz series and am SO glad I did. It really helps me understand the magic of jazz music; am…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 17 Quizz Kid (from Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young to Die!) (1976)
Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young to Die! is their ninth studio album, recorded in December 1975 and released in 1976. It is the first album to include bassist John Glascock who also contributes with backing vocals. Ian Anderson explains that the concept came from the turmoil of the rise of the punk…
Music that strikes a chord — Drug Dealer, by Macklemore (featuring Ariana Deboo)
The first time I came across Macklemore was with this song, which I fell in love with. Looking for more of his stuff I came across this one and loved him even more. Out on a youtube search for something I happened across this one and knew right away I wanted to share it. Macklemore…
dVerse — Quadrille 126 — One
I roll morning blinds and see a vista of life ashimmer with Sol’s panoptic egalitarianism. I don’t bother with socks and shoes. Swooping up a cup of hot coffee, I step outside and join the scenery. Soft sighs, one with all, welcomed, refreshed, refashioned. Image: “Landscape,” by Jean Charlot (1898-1979) De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) is…
A2Z 2021 Jethro Tull Songs Day 16 Pibroch (Cap in Hand,) from Songs from the Wood (1977)
Songs from the Wood is their tenth studio album, released February 1977. Inspired by English pagan folklore and countryside living, it signaled a stylistic change. Performing in a wide-ranging folk rock style which combined traditional instruments and melodies with hard rock drums and electric guitars, it is rooted in the band’s complex progressive rock style….
