JIMMY PAGE: Public Exhibit Of Pictorial Autobiography To Be Held In London - Oct. 26, 2010
On November 5 and November 6, Genesis Publications will host an exhibit of images from the "Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page" book and selections from their archive at Elms Lester Painting Rooms, London, England.
"Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page" has become the fastest-selling book in the history of Genesis Publications, having sold-out through pre-orders alone. The book, which documents the iconic guitarist's life from his childhood in music through his legendary career with LED ZEPPELIN to the present day, was personally compiled by Page and features 650 images, many from his personal archive. Jimmy also wrote the accompanying text and helped design the magnificently luxurious binding to create an artefact that is an incredible visual documentary which reflects his vast contribution to music.
Genesis Publications will host an exhibition of images from the book plus selected books from 35 years publishing, at London's Elms Lester Painting Rooms on November 5 and November 6, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The exhibition is open to the public who will be able to see a collection of works by more than 70 different photographers including such legendary names as Kate Simon, Neal Preston, Ross Halfin and Pennie Smith.
As the book has sold out before its official launch, this will be the only chance to see these exclusive images outside of the limited-edition publication.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148341
(Imagine that an exhibit for images from Jimmy Page's autobiographical pictorial book! Well that's fine for all people living near London who wish to par take in the unveiling and for those that can't afford the book which is over 700 dollars!
Hmmm wonder how much it will cost to view said images at the exhibit in London.
Obviously there won't be a similar event here in the states for said book, so to me it's a pricey affair either way you slice it. Making a trek to London from the U.S. just to see the book images - think us Americans would do well to buy the book if you can afford it. Maybe Jimmy might out of the goodness of his heart do a version for fans of lesser means perhaps?)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Ringo Starr Childhood Home Closed Up
Ringo Starr Childhood Home Closed Up
By Music-News.com
Ringo Starr's childhood home has been boarded up to stop Beatles fans from stealing mementos from it.
The house ' number nine Madryn Street, Liverpool, North East England - has had metal shutters fitted to it after numerous souvenir hunters descended upon the property to take bricks from around the windows of the home, which is scheduled to be demolished. The shutters have been put in place as a safety measure, as if more bricks are removed the property could present a danger to passers-by.
Fans are lobbying to keep the home ' where the 70-year-old Beatles star's family lived when he was born - from being knocked down.
Philip Coppell, Chairman of the Save Madryn Street Society, said: 't is encouraging to see that the council has taken steps to halt the activities of the souvenir hunters.
'Fans from all over the world have objected to the demolition and we are still hopeful that we can persuade the city to revoke the demolition order.'
The home is the only house linked to a member of The Beatles ' Ringo, Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison ' which does not have protected status.
Another group, The Beatles Society, wants to see the bricks sold off for charity if the house is demolished, with some parts saved for the local Liverpool Museum of Life.
The local council wants to knock down the home and surrounding streets to make way for new housing.
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(Fans will stop at nothing to get a piece of souvenir it seems. My wish is that they keep the house from being demolished and possibly make it a museum of sort, like they have done here in Salem, MA - The Witch House & The House of Seven Gables or in Plymouth, MA with Plymouth Rock though they do not charge a fee to view 'The Rock'. Charge a fee to tour the home and the dollars raised can go to whatever charity Ringo would like. I always lean towards perserving things of the past for future generations to see and get a feel for what came before.)
By Music-News.com
Ringo Starr's childhood home has been boarded up to stop Beatles fans from stealing mementos from it.
The house ' number nine Madryn Street, Liverpool, North East England - has had metal shutters fitted to it after numerous souvenir hunters descended upon the property to take bricks from around the windows of the home, which is scheduled to be demolished. The shutters have been put in place as a safety measure, as if more bricks are removed the property could present a danger to passers-by.
Fans are lobbying to keep the home ' where the 70-year-old Beatles star's family lived when he was born - from being knocked down.
Philip Coppell, Chairman of the Save Madryn Street Society, said: 't is encouraging to see that the council has taken steps to halt the activities of the souvenir hunters.
'Fans from all over the world have objected to the demolition and we are still hopeful that we can persuade the city to revoke the demolition order.'
The home is the only house linked to a member of The Beatles ' Ringo, Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison ' which does not have protected status.
Another group, The Beatles Society, wants to see the bricks sold off for charity if the house is demolished, with some parts saved for the local Liverpool Museum of Life.
The local council wants to knock down the home and surrounding streets to make way for new housing.
More from Music-News.com
(Fans will stop at nothing to get a piece of souvenir it seems. My wish is that they keep the house from being demolished and possibly make it a museum of sort, like they have done here in Salem, MA - The Witch House & The House of Seven Gables or in Plymouth, MA with Plymouth Rock though they do not charge a fee to view 'The Rock'. Charge a fee to tour the home and the dollars raised can go to whatever charity Ringo would like. I always lean towards perserving things of the past for future generations to see and get a feel for what came before.)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Jesters Jokers Fools Tricksters
Jesters
Crack open a new deck of cards, and what do you pull out? The jokers , of course. Also called jester, fool, trickster, buffoon, jack-pudding, and wearer of the motley, this character is nearly universally recognized, but seldom seen live anymore.
Historians believe that jesters entertained prehistoric tribal society with their Wise Fool antics. What is certain though is that court jesters grew and flourished in the Middle Ages as well-paid attendants of Europe’s Royal Courts. Power was highly consolidated in medieval times and social mobility was difficult. A child of peasants was likely to become a peasant, and stone masons gave the world more masons, just as royalty bred royalty. In contrast, jesters could move up the social ladder. They came from a wide range of backgrounds — from peasant farms and monasteries to universities. Quite a few had physical deformities and learned to wring laughs from what otherwise could’ve been an unfortunate situation. Usually, they climbed up the social ladder and were prized for their outsider’s humorous take on life. For instance, when Shakespeare’s King Lear was brooding alone in the woods, the only company he wanted was his amusing fool.
Not all jesters were so lucky to do lunch with the royals. Most subsisted by performing in the marketplace or town square, showcasing their art on a simple stage they “built,” such as a decorative carpet thrown on the ground, or a circle drawn with a stick in a village square. These resourceful jesters would gather an audience with clever attention-grabbing techniques (“Come see me leap from the bell tower…while sipping an ale!”) and after enough curious bystanders gathered, they’d begin their show, which steadily climbed to a climax, at which point they would solicit donations from the crowd. If an especially amusing jester was lucky enough to be seen by a royal court representative, he could get an invitation to audition as a court jester. Definitely a gig not to turn down!
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Black Sabbath/Ozzy Halloween & FREE Goodies
Our band of the month is Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne! October is full of fun with Rocktober & Halloween and Black Sabbath seems to fit the bill for this month of metal & darkness.
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Black Sabbath Biography:
Formed 1967, Birmingham, England
Mixing equal parts of bone-crushing volume, catatonic tempos, and ominous pronouncements of gloom and doom delivered in Ozzy Osbourne’s keening voice, Black Sabbath was the heavy-metal king of the Seventies. Despised by rock critics and ignored by radio programmers, the group sold over eight million albums before Osbourne departed for a solo career in 1979.
The four original members, schoolmates from a working-class district of industrial Birmingham, first joined forces as Polka Tulk, a blues band. They quickly changed their name to Earth, then, in 1969, to Black Sabbath; the name came from the title of a song written by bassist Geezer Butler, a fan of occult novelist Dennis Wheatley. The quartet’s eponymously titled 1970 debut, recorded in two days, went to #8 in England and #23 in the U.S. A single, "Paranoid," released in advance of the album of the same name, reached #4 in the U.K. later that year, it was the group’s only Top Twenty hit.
The single didn’t make the US, Top Forty, but the Paranoid LP, issued in early 1971, eventually sold four million copies despite virtually no airplay. Beginning in December 1970 Sabbath toured the States relentlessly. The constant road work paid off, and by 1974 Black Sabbath was considered peerless among heavy-metal acts, its first five LPs all having sold at least a million copies apiece in America alone.
In spite of its name, the crosses erected onstage, and songs dealing with apocalypse, death, and destruction, the band members insisted their interest in the black arts was nothing more than innocuous curiosity (the sort that led Ozzy Osbourne to sit through eight showings of The Exorcist), and in time Black Sabbath’s princes-of-darkness image faded.
Eventually, so did its record sales. Aside from a platinum best-of, We Sold Our Soul for Rock ‘n’ Roll (1976), not one of three LPs from 1975 to 1978 went gold. Osbourne, racked by drug use and excessive drinking, quit the band briefly in late 1977 (former Savoy Brown- Fleetwood Mac vocalist Dave Walker filled his shoes for some live dates). In January 1979 he left again, this time for good. Ronnie James Die, formerly of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, replaced Osbourne.
Although Dio could belt with the best of them, Sabbath would never be the same. Its first album with Dio, Heaven and Hell (1980), went platinum, its second, Mob Rules (1981), gold. But thereafter, the group’s LPs sold fewer and fewer copies, as Black Sabbath went through one personnel change after another. III health forced Bill Ward out of the band in 1981; Carmine Appice’s brother Vinnie took his place. Friction between Iommi and Dio led the singer to quit angrily in 1982, he took P with him to start his own band, Die. Vocalists over the years have included Dave Donato; Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan; Glenn Hughes, another ex-member of Purple; Tony Martin; and Dio again.
By 1986’s Seventh Star, only Iommi remained from the original lineup. He had to wince when Geezer Butler teamed up with the phenomenally successful Osboume in 1988, though the bassist did return to the fold three years later. Despite bitterness expressed in the press between Osbourne and Iommi, the original foursome reunited in 1985 at the Live-Aid concert in Philadelphia, and again in 1992, at the end of what was supposedly Osbourne’s last tour. Throughout 1993 word had it that Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, and Ward would tour, but by year’s end Osbourne had backed out, allegedly over money. The indefatigable Tony Iommi went right back to work with Butler, rehiring vocalist Tony Martin and adding former Rainbow drummer Rob Rondinelli.
BIO Source sing365.com
Ozzy And Rollins Become Columnists
Ozzy And Rollins Become Columnists
By Andrew Tijs
Ozzy Osbourne and Henry Rollins have been given column inches online and in the glossies.
At the beginning of the year, notorious rock animal Ozzy Osbourne was asked to give medical advice to readers of the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper.
The joke goes on, as Rolling Stone has given Ozzy room to dish out lifestyle advice to its readers in the "Ask Dr. Ozzy" column.
The first column, published in the latest issue, sees Ozzy tackle weight issues, vertigo, and the case of a woman who discovered her son has looked at porn online.
Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has also been given a column, this time in LA Weekly.
He’s been blogging in the ‘West Coast Sound’ music section of LA Weekly every Friday.
His first two columns have covered his return to the US, Rickie Lee Jones, Thomas Wolfe, Fela Kuti, Keiji Haino, and his restlessness in LA.
http://www.undercover.fm/news/12514-ozzy-and-rollins-become-columnists
(Imagine that Ozzy giving out health advice LOL, they should make him a Dear Abby ask him anything about anything.)
By Andrew Tijs
Ozzy Osbourne and Henry Rollins have been given column inches online and in the glossies.
At the beginning of the year, notorious rock animal Ozzy Osbourne was asked to give medical advice to readers of the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper.
The joke goes on, as Rolling Stone has given Ozzy room to dish out lifestyle advice to its readers in the "Ask Dr. Ozzy" column.
The first column, published in the latest issue, sees Ozzy tackle weight issues, vertigo, and the case of a woman who discovered her son has looked at porn online.
Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has also been given a column, this time in LA Weekly.
He’s been blogging in the ‘West Coast Sound’ music section of LA Weekly every Friday.
His first two columns have covered his return to the US, Rickie Lee Jones, Thomas Wolfe, Fela Kuti, Keiji Haino, and his restlessness in LA.
http://www.undercover.fm/news/12514-ozzy-and-rollins-become-columnists
(Imagine that Ozzy giving out health advice LOL, they should make him a Dear Abby ask him anything about anything.)
Jason Bonham Interview
Growing up in England, it took a while for Jason Bonham to fully understand the fame of his father, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.
"Not to be harsh about it, but nobody in England really gave a s—-," Bonham said with a laugh. "It's true. In England, they were just guys. My dad would go down to the local pub with the farmers and locals and they'd say, 'There's the long-haired guy again. He's a drummer in a rock band. Make a living out of that, can you?' I can see why they never could have lived in America. They could never have normal lives here, but they could go home and be normal people."
For most of the '70s, Led Zeppelin ruled the hearts of American teenagers. But tragedy stopped the band in its tracks. On Sept. 24, 1980, the elder Bonham started the day with four quadruple vodkas and continued drinking throughout the afternoon. That evening, he died in his sleep. He was 32 years old. Jason was just 14.
Jason Bonham went on to pursue the drums himself and joined the surviving members of Led Zeppelin for a one-off 2007 concert paying tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The show sparked talk of an LZ reunion that never panned out, nor did plans for Bonham to join guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones with a new vocalist. Instead, Bonham put together a tribute group, dubbed John Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, and a multi-media show that hits the State Theatre tonight.
We spoke to Bonham last week and here's what he had
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to say about his father and his current tour.
ON TAKING UP THE FAMILY BUSINESS:
"My dad was the one who put the drumsticks in my hands at a very early age. But I got very heavily into motocross when I was 10. I saw a motorcycle when we were on vacation in the south of France and fell in love. The first time I ever noticed we were a little different was when we turned up to my first race with my bike attached to the hitch of a Rolls Royce. But after dad's death, I wanted to carry on the family tradition and I have ever since."
ON THE SHOW'S MULTI-MEDIA ASPECTS:
"I center the concert around archival footage. Some of it shows dad as a child, where we're from, what our home life was like. My mom went through all this footage. She has tons and tons of stuff that she's never let out before. I hadn't seen some of this stuff myself. You see my dad as a prankster and a joker. The fans love it. And at one point, I play 'Moby Dick' with my dad. We split the screens and we play together. It's a bit strange. Now, I'm the 44-year-old playing with my 20-year-old dad."
ON LIVING WITH HIS FATHER'S LEGACY:
"It is hard to have your own identity when you dad is John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, but I accept and love the fact of who my dad is. I understand that my dad is the greatest, I just try to play to the best of my ability."
ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PLAYING WITH LED ZEPPELIN AGAIN:
"If you had asked me in 2005, when I had just joined Foreigner, that I would leave the band in 2007 to play with Led Zeppelin, I would have said you're nuts. When Ahmet passed away, I had a feeling they were going to do something and they did. I don't know if it will happen again. I had a great time with them. It was one of the greatest feelings in the world to be in that seat."
ON THE MOMENT BONHAM FINALLY DID FIGURE OUT THE SCALE OF HIS FATHER'S SUCCESS:
"I went to the 1977 show in Tampa, where there were 86,000 people there. I looked at him and said 'Who else is playing? Are the Stones here?' But it was just them. That was a moment to remember."
Ross Raihala can be reached at 651-228-5553.
What: Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, a tribute concert and multi-media show
When: 7:30 p.m. today
Where: State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis
Tickets: $52-$42
Call: 800-982-2787
LedZeppelinHouseYahooGroup
"Not to be harsh about it, but nobody in England really gave a s—-," Bonham said with a laugh. "It's true. In England, they were just guys. My dad would go down to the local pub with the farmers and locals and they'd say, 'There's the long-haired guy again. He's a drummer in a rock band. Make a living out of that, can you?' I can see why they never could have lived in America. They could never have normal lives here, but they could go home and be normal people."
For most of the '70s, Led Zeppelin ruled the hearts of American teenagers. But tragedy stopped the band in its tracks. On Sept. 24, 1980, the elder Bonham started the day with four quadruple vodkas and continued drinking throughout the afternoon. That evening, he died in his sleep. He was 32 years old. Jason was just 14.
Jason Bonham went on to pursue the drums himself and joined the surviving members of Led Zeppelin for a one-off 2007 concert paying tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The show sparked talk of an LZ reunion that never panned out, nor did plans for Bonham to join guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones with a new vocalist. Instead, Bonham put together a tribute group, dubbed John Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, and a multi-media show that hits the State Theatre tonight.
We spoke to Bonham last week and here's what he had
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to say about his father and his current tour.
ON TAKING UP THE FAMILY BUSINESS:
"My dad was the one who put the drumsticks in my hands at a very early age. But I got very heavily into motocross when I was 10. I saw a motorcycle when we were on vacation in the south of France and fell in love. The first time I ever noticed we were a little different was when we turned up to my first race with my bike attached to the hitch of a Rolls Royce. But after dad's death, I wanted to carry on the family tradition and I have ever since."
ON THE SHOW'S MULTI-MEDIA ASPECTS:
"I center the concert around archival footage. Some of it shows dad as a child, where we're from, what our home life was like. My mom went through all this footage. She has tons and tons of stuff that she's never let out before. I hadn't seen some of this stuff myself. You see my dad as a prankster and a joker. The fans love it. And at one point, I play 'Moby Dick' with my dad. We split the screens and we play together. It's a bit strange. Now, I'm the 44-year-old playing with my 20-year-old dad."
ON LIVING WITH HIS FATHER'S LEGACY:
"It is hard to have your own identity when you dad is John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, but I accept and love the fact of who my dad is. I understand that my dad is the greatest, I just try to play to the best of my ability."
ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PLAYING WITH LED ZEPPELIN AGAIN:
"If you had asked me in 2005, when I had just joined Foreigner, that I would leave the band in 2007 to play with Led Zeppelin, I would have said you're nuts. When Ahmet passed away, I had a feeling they were going to do something and they did. I don't know if it will happen again. I had a great time with them. It was one of the greatest feelings in the world to be in that seat."
ON THE MOMENT BONHAM FINALLY DID FIGURE OUT THE SCALE OF HIS FATHER'S SUCCESS:
"I went to the 1977 show in Tampa, where there were 86,000 people there. I looked at him and said 'Who else is playing? Are the Stones here?' But it was just them. That was a moment to remember."
Ross Raihala can be reached at 651-228-5553.
What: Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, a tribute concert and multi-media show
When: 7:30 p.m. today
Where: State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis
Tickets: $52-$42
Call: 800-982-2787
LedZeppelinHouseYahooGroup
Friday, October 15, 2010
Darkness Darkness - Robert Plant
Here is a video of Robert Plant doing Darkness Darkness from his Dreamland album (2002). A haunting dark & gothic song and one of my favorites on that album. I saw Robert perform this song live at the Orpheum Theater in Boston & it's one of those songs that pulls you in and you're on this journey with Robert, you feel what he feels. You feel a sense of yearning. Yearning - a deep feeling within, longing, wanting, reaching out...it's very seductive, so vampiric. I love music that touches the soul and this song is one of those.
Darkness Darkness - Robert Plant
(Jesse Colin Young)
Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow, Take my head and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep
Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning, For the things I cannot see
Keep my mind from constant turning, To the things I cannot be
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, cover me with the endless night
Take away the pain of knowing, fill the emptiness with light
Emptiness with light now
Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome, Is the day that brings me here
I have felt the edge of sadness, I have known the depths of fear
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, Cover me with the endless night
Take away this pain of knowing, Fill this emptiness with light now
Emptiness with light now
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, cover me with the endless night
Take away this pain of knowing, fill this emptiness with light now
Oh with light now.
Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow, Take my head and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep
In the silence of your deep
In the - oh oh yeah
In the summer baby
come on come on come on baby...
Darkness Darkness - Robert Plant
(Jesse Colin Young)
Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow, Take my head and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep
Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning, For the things I cannot see
Keep my mind from constant turning, To the things I cannot be
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, cover me with the endless night
Take away the pain of knowing, fill the emptiness with light
Emptiness with light now
Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome, Is the day that brings me here
I have felt the edge of sadness, I have known the depths of fear
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, Cover me with the endless night
Take away this pain of knowing, Fill this emptiness with light now
Emptiness with light now
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket, cover me with the endless night
Take away this pain of knowing, fill this emptiness with light now
Oh with light now.
Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow, Take my head and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow, In the silence of your deep
In the silence of your deep
In the - oh oh yeah
In the summer baby
come on come on come on baby...
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Robert Plant on Q TV Interview
Robert Plant on Q TV Interview
This is a great interview with Robert Plant. Talking about music, what inspires him, his new album, working with Alisson Krauss and now with Band of Joy. Throwing jabs at bands like Black Sabbath (which I happen to love) but I believe it's Robert being a bit sarcastic.
This is a great interview with Robert Plant. Talking about music, what inspires him, his new album, working with Alisson Krauss and now with Band of Joy. Throwing jabs at bands like Black Sabbath (which I happen to love) but I believe it's Robert being a bit sarcastic.
Jason Bonham Video Interview
Jason Bonham Interview
Jason talks about his dad John Bonham and what it was like to work with Led Zeppelin & why he is doing the Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience.
Dazed & Confused - Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience (teaser)
Here's a short clip of Dazed & Confused with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience line up.
Jasons Band:
Lead guitar - Tony Catania
Vocals - James Dylan - Virtual Zeppelin
Keyboards, lap steel, 2nd guitar - Stephen LeBlanc
Bass - Michael Devin
Drums - Jason Bonham
Jason talks about his dad John Bonham and what it was like to work with Led Zeppelin & why he is doing the Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience.
Dazed & Confused - Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience (teaser)
Here's a short clip of Dazed & Confused with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience line up.
Jasons Band:
Lead guitar - Tony Catania
Vocals - James Dylan - Virtual Zeppelin
Keyboards, lap steel, 2nd guitar - Stephen LeBlanc
Bass - Michael Devin
Drums - Jason Bonham
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Alice Cooper/Jim Morrison Connection
Alice Cooper/Jim Morrison Connection
Here is a video with a song from Alice Cooper that he wrote in memory for his friend Jim Morrison. It comes from the album 'Killer' (1971). But this was also stated about this song:
Killer is the 1971 album by Alice Cooper.
Cooper said in the liner notes of Fistful of Alice and also on In the Studio with Redbeard, which spotlighted the Killer and Love it to Death albums, that the song "Desperado" was written about his friend Jim Morrison who died the same year this album was released. According to an NPR radio interview with Alice Cooper, "Desperado" was written about Robert Vaughn's character from the movie The Magnificent Seven.
A little more on Alice and the character of Alice and why he believes Jim Morrison died.
In the early days when I was drinking ... I had a very blurry line about where those two were... but I mean, that happens when you drink twenty-two hours a day. I would just sit and drink. I didn’t know whether or not I was supposed to be Alice when I went out for dinner and was a little lit. Then there was the question about whether or not I should wear the make up because I didn’t really want to disappoint anyone. Was I supposed to get into trouble? Was I supposed to get arrested that night? All of those questions went through my mind. You have to remember though who my older brothers and sisters were though--guys like Jim Morrison and Keith Moon and all the people who were living that life. After they all died, I just sat there and went, “if one generation is going to learn from the next the truth is going to have to be that you don’t have to die to be your character.” I figured then that I had better be able to separate the two. When I go onstage as Alice to this day, I play Alice to the hilt — I play him for everything he is worth, but when I’m offstage, I never think about Alice Cooper. He never occurs to me. .. I walk off stage though and I turn away from the audience, I go back to being me again. Whenever I see an audience, that’s when I turn into Alice. If there was no audience there, there would be no reason to be Alice. . If I tried to be Alice Cooper all the time — I’d either be in an insane asylum or in jail or dead. Alice is just too intense, and you just can’t be Alice all the time. Jim Morrison couldn’t be Jim Morrison, so he died. Jimi Hendrix couldn’t be Jimi Hendrix, so he died. That’s really what killed Janis Joplin, Keith Moon and all the way down the line. They were all animated characters who couldn’t live up to their lifestyle, so I said that I needed to be able to separate the two — that’s why I’m still here.
Desperado - Alice Cooper
I'm a gambler
And I'm a runner
But you knew that
When you lay down
I'm a picture
Of ugly stories
I'm a killer
And I'm a clown
Step into the street by sundown
Step into your last goodbye
You're a target just by living
Twenty dollars will make you die
I wear lace
And I wear black leather
My hands are lightning upon my gun
My shots are clean
And my, my shots are final
My shots are deadly
And when it's done
You're as stiff as my smoking barrel
You're as dead as a desert night
You're a notch
And I'm a legend
You're at peace
And I must hide
Tell me where the hell I'm going
Let my bones fall in the dust
Can't you hear that ghost that's calling
As my Colt begins to rust
In the dust
I'm a killer
I'm a clown
I'm a priest
That's gone to town
Sources: youtube, KNAC interview (2005), Wiki, Lyrics sing365.com/music/lyric
Here is a video with a song from Alice Cooper that he wrote in memory for his friend Jim Morrison. It comes from the album 'Killer' (1971). But this was also stated about this song:
Killer is the 1971 album by Alice Cooper.
Cooper said in the liner notes of Fistful of Alice and also on In the Studio with Redbeard, which spotlighted the Killer and Love it to Death albums, that the song "Desperado" was written about his friend Jim Morrison who died the same year this album was released. According to an NPR radio interview with Alice Cooper, "Desperado" was written about Robert Vaughn's character from the movie The Magnificent Seven.
A little more on Alice and the character of Alice and why he believes Jim Morrison died.
In the early days when I was drinking ... I had a very blurry line about where those two were... but I mean, that happens when you drink twenty-two hours a day. I would just sit and drink. I didn’t know whether or not I was supposed to be Alice when I went out for dinner and was a little lit. Then there was the question about whether or not I should wear the make up because I didn’t really want to disappoint anyone. Was I supposed to get into trouble? Was I supposed to get arrested that night? All of those questions went through my mind. You have to remember though who my older brothers and sisters were though--guys like Jim Morrison and Keith Moon and all the people who were living that life. After they all died, I just sat there and went, “if one generation is going to learn from the next the truth is going to have to be that you don’t have to die to be your character.” I figured then that I had better be able to separate the two. When I go onstage as Alice to this day, I play Alice to the hilt — I play him for everything he is worth, but when I’m offstage, I never think about Alice Cooper. He never occurs to me. .. I walk off stage though and I turn away from the audience, I go back to being me again. Whenever I see an audience, that’s when I turn into Alice. If there was no audience there, there would be no reason to be Alice. . If I tried to be Alice Cooper all the time — I’d either be in an insane asylum or in jail or dead. Alice is just too intense, and you just can’t be Alice all the time. Jim Morrison couldn’t be Jim Morrison, so he died. Jimi Hendrix couldn’t be Jimi Hendrix, so he died. That’s really what killed Janis Joplin, Keith Moon and all the way down the line. They were all animated characters who couldn’t live up to their lifestyle, so I said that I needed to be able to separate the two — that’s why I’m still here.
Desperado - Alice Cooper
I'm a gambler
And I'm a runner
But you knew that
When you lay down
I'm a picture
Of ugly stories
I'm a killer
And I'm a clown
Step into the street by sundown
Step into your last goodbye
You're a target just by living
Twenty dollars will make you die
I wear lace
And I wear black leather
My hands are lightning upon my gun
My shots are clean
And my, my shots are final
My shots are deadly
And when it's done
You're as stiff as my smoking barrel
You're as dead as a desert night
You're a notch
And I'm a legend
You're at peace
And I must hide
Tell me where the hell I'm going
Let my bones fall in the dust
Can't you hear that ghost that's calling
As my Colt begins to rust
In the dust
I'm a killer
I'm a clown
I'm a priest
That's gone to town
Sources: youtube, KNAC interview (2005), Wiki, Lyrics sing365.com/music/lyric
Monday, October 11, 2010
Billy Idol Plans Memoir
Billy Idol Plans Memoir
By Andrew Tijs
Billy Idol has signed a contract for his memoir, to be titled Dancing With Myself.
The ‘80s rock icon has signed a deal with Touchstone, a subsidiary of publishing house Simon & Schuster.
The memoir, named after the iconic first single from his first punk band Generation X and rereleased as a solo track, is due out in late 2011 or 2012.
Instead of using a ghost-writer, Idol will write the book himself, a press release describing him as “a natural-born storyteller”.
Idol said in the press release:
“Life gave me a golden key when I fell in love with rock n roll music. It was the key to the answer of how to live and achieve your dreams. This world opened up to me with all the good opportunities but also every temptation - the drugs, the booze, the women, the 24-hour around-the-clock excess. And yet you have to write good songs to survive. Life had to be lived to do all that! Now I’m putting it all down in book form - from the heart. I’m going out on a limb here, so watch my back.”
Billy Idol is still recording and performing, having just finished off an extensive US tour in September and planning four Californian shows in December.
Billy Idol bumpersticker available at MRB
(Another interesting book to read. Besides the Bowie book this Billy Idol book should be really cool to read. I'm liking that these books are all being written by the artists themselves.)
Friday, October 08, 2010
Bowie Object - Book by David Bowie
David Bowie Book Entitled - Bowie Object
David Bowie is working on a book entitled Bowie: Object, though there is no firm publishing date in place yet. According to Bowie's website, the book is a "collection of pieces from the Bowie archive, wherein, for the first time, fans and all those interested in popular culture will have the opportunity to understand more about the Bowie creative process and his impact on modern popular music." The details are still vague, but the site also says that Bowie: Object will feature "100 fascinating items that give an insight into the life of one of the most unique music and fashion icons in history. The book's pictorial content is annotated with insightful, witty and personal text written by Bowie himself."
Source: http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1971516
(This should be quite interesting, David Bowie is a chameleon with great talent and would be great to see the inner workings of a creative genius in action. I've always liked David Bowie and all his get ups and his voice is spectacular, very crooner indeed :)
Friday, October 01, 2010
New Syd Barrett Album - Compilation Floyd & Barrett
An Introduction To Syd Barrett OUT SOON!
On 11th October 2010 (9th November for North America), EMI/Harvest will release An Introduction To Syd Barrett, a brand new collection that brings together for the first time the tracks of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett on one compilation, with David Gilmour being the executive producer of the album.
The album will feature five remixed tracks including 'Octopus', 'She Took A Long Cool Look', 'Dominoes' and 'Here I Go', with David Gilmour adding bass guitar to the last track. A bonus track, previously-unreleased instrumental of 'Rhamadan' will be available via digital download for a limited period.
Full tracklisting
1. Arnold Layne (2010 Digital Remaster)
2. See Emily Play (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. Apples And Oranges (2010 Digital Remaster)
4. Matilda Mother (Alternative Version) (2010 Mix)
5. Chapter 24 (2010 Digital Remaster)
6. Bike (2010 Digital Remaster)
7. Terrapin (2010 Digital Remaster)
8. Love You (2010 Digital Remaster)
9. Dark Globe (2010 Digital Remaster)
10. Here I Go (2010 Remix)
11. Octopus (2010 Mix)
12. She Took A Long Cool Look (2010 Mix)
13. If It's In You (2010 Digital Remaster)
14. Baby Lemonade (2010 Digital Remaster)
15. Dominoes (2010 Mix)
16. Gigolo Aunt (2010 Digital Remaster)
17. Effervescing Elephant (2010 Digital Remaster)
18. Bob Dylan Blues (2010 Digital Remaster)
You can pre-order on Amazon & iTunes
Also 'Opel', 'Barrett' and 'The Madcap Laughs'
all get new designs!
Syd Barrett's only two albums and his second compilation album are all getting reissued with new artwork based on the original vinyl release. Each album will be released on 11th October.
For Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett rock merchandise visit our boutique MRB
On 11th October 2010 (9th November for North America), EMI/Harvest will release An Introduction To Syd Barrett, a brand new collection that brings together for the first time the tracks of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett on one compilation, with David Gilmour being the executive producer of the album.
The album will feature five remixed tracks including 'Octopus', 'She Took A Long Cool Look', 'Dominoes' and 'Here I Go', with David Gilmour adding bass guitar to the last track. A bonus track, previously-unreleased instrumental of 'Rhamadan' will be available via digital download for a limited period.
Full tracklisting
1. Arnold Layne (2010 Digital Remaster)
2. See Emily Play (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. Apples And Oranges (2010 Digital Remaster)
4. Matilda Mother (Alternative Version) (2010 Mix)
5. Chapter 24 (2010 Digital Remaster)
6. Bike (2010 Digital Remaster)
7. Terrapin (2010 Digital Remaster)
8. Love You (2010 Digital Remaster)
9. Dark Globe (2010 Digital Remaster)
10. Here I Go (2010 Remix)
11. Octopus (2010 Mix)
12. She Took A Long Cool Look (2010 Mix)
13. If It's In You (2010 Digital Remaster)
14. Baby Lemonade (2010 Digital Remaster)
15. Dominoes (2010 Mix)
16. Gigolo Aunt (2010 Digital Remaster)
17. Effervescing Elephant (2010 Digital Remaster)
18. Bob Dylan Blues (2010 Digital Remaster)
You can pre-order on Amazon & iTunes
Also 'Opel', 'Barrett' and 'The Madcap Laughs'
all get new designs!
Syd Barrett's only two albums and his second compilation album are all getting reissued with new artwork based on the original vinyl release. Each album will be released on 11th October.
For Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett rock merchandise visit our boutique MRB
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