Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

A Song Of Innocence

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     Apologies for the… Stop! Stop! Danger Fran Porretto!      That’s it. That’s the last time I’ll apologize for not putting out free rea...
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Friday, September 4, 2026

“They Say That I Am Mad, But I Am Not Mad…”

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     I have a mountain of chores and obligations before me today, so this will be brief. I was thinking about bygone fads and trends: the so...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

I Got Nothin’

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     …and today, I’m all too aware of it. But I hate to go so many days putting nothing up on the site. So for those of you who love music -...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Awakenings

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     A lot has been written about “the living Earth,” “the spirit of Gaia,” and similar notions. Common to them is a conception of the inani...
Saturday, December 6, 2025

For The Advent Season

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     There are several hymns for the Advent season: "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming,...
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Monday, November 16, 2020

A Gorgeous Pastiche

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     No, this isn’t part of the “One Great Song” series. But it is one great song from one of the very best groups of the early Prog-Rock re...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Tonight's Theme Song

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(Shake it up!)
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Saturday, September 19, 2020

A Bid For Greatness By a Jethro Tull Exile

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     Guitarist Mick Abrahams played on Jethro Tull’s first album, This Was. I have no idea why he left the group, but he went thence to for...
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Friday, September 11, 2020

Your Friday Morning Musical Interlude

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     I like a lot of different kinds of music, including a few varieties that might surprise my Gentle Readers. And I have a special affecti...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Because We All Need A Little Catharsis Now And Then

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     If you’re familiar with Mervyn Peake’s neglected fantasy trilogy Gormenghast, you’ll know the story of Fuchsia, the daughter of Lord S...
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Monday, June 29, 2020

Music For A Melancholy Monday Morning

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     Yes, Gentle Reader: I’m in one of those moods once again. (It doesn’t help that I’ve been up since 2:30 AM because of a yappy (and ver...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Just Because

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     …we could all use an extra blessing or two, these days: The wanderer has far to go Humble must he constant be Where the paths of w...
Thursday, April 16, 2020

Music Review: “Dreaming City”

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     Originality is a tough row to hoe. Not only is it appallingly easy to “allow” overused motifs and plot elements into your work without ...
Friday, November 29, 2019

While We’re A-Pluckin’

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     The contemporary use of the guitar is primarily as a “pop” or “rock” instrument. Yet it is one of the oldest of classical instruments ...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Time Moves Ever On

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     This has already become a hectic week for me, which is why I emitted nothing yesterday. Today looks to be even worse, but I can’t let ...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

On Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously

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     I’ve long enjoyed the music of Glass Hammer. I find their “concept” albums particularly appealing. Indeed, I regard Lex Rex and Valky...
Sunday, October 6, 2019

Just Because I Feel Like It...

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I walk through the graveyard A late snow is on the ground, The bones lying underneath the ivy. Black crow flies high, His shadow moves...
Friday, August 30, 2019

Quickies: A Little Nostalgia

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     It’s common for men of my age to spend significant amounts of time with our memories. The memories we revisit aren’t all pleasant ones....
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Friday, March 15, 2019

Juggling Chainsaws Again

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     …with the giveaway and related crap, so have a little music from the late, deeply lamented Sandy Denny, from her eponymous album Sandy:...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Ending A Sour Week

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     ...on an sweet note can take some effort. Accordingly, have a track from the first October Project album, featuring the most beautiful...
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