Feb 24, 2007
I’m sure you have been coming here every day for months, wondering what happened to me. Kind of like opening the refrigerator 20 times in a night in the hopes that something new and delicious will have appeared since the last time you checked. Well I have no new ham or salad for [...]
I'm sure you have been coming here every day for months, wondering what happened to me. Kind of like opening the refrigerator 20 times in a night in the hopes that something new and delicious will have appeared since the last time you checked. Well I have no new ham or salad for you - just some old hot dogs.
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Sep 25, 2006
It’s been nearly 10 years since I’ve seen Queensrÿche in concert. That was for the group’s ill-fated tour in support of Hear in the Now Frontier. That tour was cancelled after the band’s record label (EMI) went into the crapper. A LOT has changed for the group since then, not the least [...]
It’s been nearly 10 years since I’ve seen Queensrÿche in concert. That was for the group’s ill-fated tour in support of Hear in the Now Frontier. That tour was cancelled after the band’s record label (EMI) went into the crapper. A LOT has changed for the group since then, not the least of which was the departure of co-founder and guitarist Chris DeGarmo.
For 2006, Queensrÿche went back to the future and released a sequel to their 1988 magnum opus, ... Read on, Daddy-O
May 19, 2006
I’m pretty much a dummy when it comes to classical music. I couldn’t tell a Beethoven movement from a Mozart symphony if you held a gun to my head. To be perfectly honest, a lot of the classical music I’ve heard has a certain sameness to it. But there are a handful [...]
I’m pretty much a dummy when it comes to classical music. I couldn’t tell a Beethoven movement from a Mozart symphony if you held a gun to my head. To be perfectly honest, a lot of the classical music I’ve heard has a certain sameness to it. But there are a handful of pieces that I do enjoy, and one of them is Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” And that piece was what brought me to the ... Read on, Daddy-O
Oct 14, 2005
There are concerts, and then there are live music experiences. Last night I witnessed the latter, as Steve Hackett and his acoustic trio performed at the Keswick Theatre (just north of Philly). For two hours I witnessed a true artist perform his craft.
Admittedly, I never really got into Hackett’s solo career. Not because it’s not [...]
There are concerts, and then there are live music experiences. Last night I witnessed the latter, as Steve Hackett and his acoustic trio performed at the Keswick Theatre (just north of Philly). For two hours I witnessed a true artist perform his craft.
Admittedly, I never really got into Hackett’s solo career. Not because it’s not good, but mostly because I just never got around to it. I’ve been a big fan of Genesis for years, but most fans would probably acknowledge that ... Read on, Daddy-O
Aug 15, 2005
I don’t normally plunk down any of my hard-earned (well, just earned) money on any form of entertainment unless I have a reasonable expectation that it will be worth it. But when I found out a few months ago that Brian Wilson was coming to NJ and performing his seminal work, SMiLE, I knew I [...]
I don’t normally plunk down any of my hard-earned (well, just earned) money on any form of entertainment unless I have a reasonable expectation that it will be worth it. But when I found out a few months ago that Brian Wilson was coming to NJ and performing his seminal work, SMiLE, I knew I had to take the chance. I’ll cut to the chase and say that I was not disappointed. In fact, I had a great time.
Read on, Daddy-O
