Album, Song & Download Review
Bob Dylan’s direct influence impacts generations as can be seen by this short selection. A 58 year time span separates the birth dates of the oldest artist, that being Willie Nelson, from that of the youngest, namely Sarah Jarosz – yet both are able to create their own equally powerful vision from Bob Dylan’s work.
If you don’t like the way Bob Dylan sings you might like these versions of his songs by different artists of varying genres.
A Musical Journey Beyond Birds Of A Feather Stepping away from the Black Crowes and creating New Earth Mud gave Chris Robinson a way of expressing himself in a new way and a chance to expand on his musical horizon. Yet being such an iconic character with his own very distinct approach he stayed true … Read more
A meditation on a troubled genius, the Blues and Fleetwood Mac Playlist links Playlist Peter Green finds his peace of mind youtube Playlist Peter Green finds his peace of mind pandora Playlist Peter Green finds his peace of mind spotify Searching for Peter Green! Who is Peter Green? It turns out probably one of the … Read more
Meditation On A Tortured Yet Kind Soul The first time I saw the Grateful Dead was either July 6th or 7th 1986 at RFK Stadium in D.C. They were on the bill with Bob Dylan who was being supported by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers on that tour. I was 15 years old and we … Read more
Afterthought to the 4th of July You could not be more removed from Europe than Kansas in the early 70ies, a region whose identity you are born in to, and one nearly impossible to shake. It had after all in the past been the land of John Brown / Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson had … Read more
I used to DJ a Heavy Metal night at a bar called Schwarzer Hahn in Munich on any Thursday night I was in town. Now at the time I was more of a dead head than a metal mead but kind of slipped in to that position because of a change of ownership at the … Read more
Covering songs can be a tricky thing and often the question arises “is there really a good reason for this other than to profit off an already successful song again”? Sometimes covers seem to be a result of lack of creativity, other times pure laziness, especially when these sound almost identical to the original. The … Read more