The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pt.2!!!

Posted on May 7, 2014 by PhilMaq

Very few songs can be identified by just one chord. “A Hard Day’s Night” by The Beatles is one of them! The song and video are still just as amazing after 50 years!:

If you didn’t know Bruce Springsteen was the future of Rock and Roll by 1978, the music world had passed you by. Bruce built his reputation by monumental live performances! This video clip of “Rosalita” features the band at its most frenetic with saxman Clarence Clemons actually spinning like a top–cords and all! The highlights are Bruce fighting off the girls that keep attacking him during the song!:

And finally, from that incredible concert featuring Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, and Dr. John mentioned in a previous post, here is a video of Cat Stevens’ “Fill My Eyes” featuring a very young and pretty Linda:

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Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, and Dr. John All in One Very Special 1973 Concert!!!

Posted on May 7, 2014 by PhilMaq

ABC TV used to have a weekly 90 minute anthology show featuring several bands that was run on Friday nights from 11:30PM-1:00AM. Since concert audio and video were developing at the same time, (these were the early days of FM’s heyday), the shows were often simulcast on local rock radio stations.

This concert was unprecedented at the time! Cat Stevens exploded as an incredible talent and ABC gave him the full hour and a half to showcase himself! He brought along a very young Linda Ronstadt, who was on the verge of super-stardom herself, and Dr. John, who was still fresh from his “Right Place, Wrong Time” hit. They both performed Cat Stevens songs, making a special evening even more so!

Now they are all in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but this amazing concert is still something to marvel at:

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 26, 2014

Posted on May 2, 2014 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 26, 2014

1. Rescue—Shining Farmer
2. The Quirk—John Ginty
3. Burn—Ellie Goulding
4. I’m Tired—Tommy Castro & The Painkillers with Joe Bonamassa
5. Three Nudges—Bevel Emboss
6. Orion—Cornell Kinderknecht and Martin McCall
7. Cadillac—The Hatchetmen
8. Things That Used to Shine—Wild Ponies
9. Bounce House—Little Vincent
10. French Harp Hustle—JD Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers
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Cinco de Mayo Fun With Los Lobos, Texas Tornados, and Uno, Dos, Tres, Con Andres!!!!!

Posted on April 30, 2014 by PhilMaq

In the mid 80’s, there was a sudden interest in roots and world music which has continued to the present. One of the first bands to be in the right place at the right time was Los Lobos, from East LA. Here they are playing their signature song from their first EP, “Let’s Say Goodnight”:

By the end of the decade, The “Mexican Beatles”–Texas Tornados appeared on the scene. Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Augie Myers, and Doug Sahm do a super catchy song from their self titled debut album, “Who Were You Thinkin’ Of”:

Just recently, a new “kindie” album was released with an obvious flair for all things Latin. Here’s “If I Had a Mariachi” from “Uno, Dos, Tres Con Andres”:

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Phil’s Faves: Videos, April 27, 2014

Posted on April 27, 2014 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.

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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of April 27, 2014

1. Chris Emmerson CD Release Party of “It’s So Easy From Far Away,” April 25, 2014 at The Cadieux Jazz Cafe
2. Ashes—The Belle Brigade
3. Teacher—Bend Sinister
4. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
5. The Walker—Fitz and The Tantrums
6. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
7. The Man—Aloe Blacc
8. Ain’t It Fun–Paramore
9. Sleeping With a Friend—Neon Trees
10. Human—Christina Perri

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Peter Gabriel, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, and Kiss: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Pt.1!!!

Posted on April 23, 2014 by PhilMaq

Let’s start with one of the greatest videos and song ever made! Peter Gabriel taps his inner Motown to make an incredible video for “Sledgehammer,” and the reason why the medium was invented! If this had been released today, Justin Bieber’s online views wouldn’t stand a chance against it!:

Nirvana exploded on the music scene with this GREAT “anti” video video! “Smells Like Teen Spirit” captured the Grunge movement as it was peaking!:

Linda Ronstadt does an extremely funky version of her hit, “You’re No Good” on “The Midnight Special!” Check out a very young Andrew Gold on guitar!:

And Kiss brings us home with “Rock and Roll All Nite!” Captured live, of course!:

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 19, 2014

Posted on April 21, 2014 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 19, 2014
1. The Quirk—John Ginty
2. Rescue—Shining Farmer
3. Burn—Ellie Goulding
4. Long Time Gone—Billie Jo + Norah
5. Falling—Joanie Leeds & The Night Lights
6. I’m Tired—Tommy Castro & The Painkillers with Joe Bonamassa
7. New—Paul McCartney [Hall of Fame]
8. Orion—Cornell Kinderknecht and Martin McCall
9. Caught Up—Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
10. Three Nudges—Bevel Emboss
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, April 20, 2014

Posted on April 20, 2014 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.

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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of April 20, 2014

1. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
2. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
3. Ashes—The Belle Brigade
4. Teacher—Bend Sinister
5. The Walker—Fitz and The Tantrums
6. The Man—Aloe Blacc
7. The Dirty Jobs—Simon Townshend
8. Ain’t It Fun–Paramore
9. Sleeping With a Friend—Neon Trees
10. Human—Christina Perri

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Simon Townshend, Carly Simon, John Hall and James Taylor! Earth Day Show Prep!

Posted on April 16, 2014 by PhilMaq

I also posted this Simon Townshend video on my Facebook page with more of an explanation. But I will state again that this is “The Dirty Jobs” originally from The Who’s “Quadrophenia.” The band sounds super tight!

On this one, Simon has fun with a solo acoustic version of “Pinball Wizard”:

And for this year’s Earth Day focus, here’s “Power” from the “No Nukes” concerts in the late 7o’s featuring John Hall, Carly Simon, James Taylor and many others!:

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 12, 2014

Posted on April 13, 2014 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 12, 2014
1. Falling—Joanie Leeds & The Night Lights
2. Burn—Ellie Goulding
3. Rescue—Shining Farmer
4. The Quirk—John Ginty
5. Long Time Gone—Billie Jo + Norah
6. New—Paul McCartney [Hall of Fame]
7. Caught Up—Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
8. The Superposition of Human Affection–Miniboone
9. Orion—Cornell Kinderknecht and Martin McCall
10. Frozen—Brian Larsen
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