First off, Nils Lofgren is my hero for today. He had a song a while back called “Black Books”, they played it at the end of a Sopranos episode and it was badass. Today, I found it up on itunes- it was one of those few tunes that the i does not have, along with Neil Diamond’s “Forever In Blue Jeans”, because you know money talks, but it dont sing and dance and it dont walk, chico. So if you get a chance, download that one, it has the BEST ever cheesy synth organ sound that ends up not at all being cheesy. I listened to this song about 15 times already today, wow. The last 5 songs I have gotten from the tunes have do drums or bass. Here they are, if you give a poo, in order:
1. Richard Thompson- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
2. White Stripes- We Are Gonna Be Friends
3. The Faces- Ooh La La
4. Taj Mahal- Stagger Lee
5. Nils Lofgren- Black Books
I recommend all of these strongly- even that white stripes one from Napolean Dynomite.
My 2nd hero of the day, well maybe last night, is the DRUMKAT. I put that bitch on a snare stand, and it fits perfectly to my left next to the hi hat. Keep in mind, i did not use it for its function of playing MIDI sounds, but just put it in place. That alone made me feel cooler than Don Imus. Yes thats right, I’m cooler than Imus. Beat that.
Does anyone know where I can find a copy of a Beck show, live in Cambridge where he played “where it’s at” solo on the Wurlitzer and made fun of berklee kids? You will be my 3rd hero if so