tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56446732012-01-20T03:28:46.550-08:00Music ZephyrReviews On Music CDs and Music DVDs I actually bought and paid for; also any musical chatter and thoughts. I reserve the right to feature TV, movies and politics once in a while.Menoreply@blogger.comBlogger2521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-35489263785247541722012-01-20T03:26:00.000-08:002012-01-20T03:28:46.560-08:00ABBA tribute band "ARRIVAL" showA fun time was had by all! Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-39389938608250868982011-08-08T00:33:00.001-07:002011-08-08T00:56:32.812-07:00THREE QUICK BUT SIGNIFICANT NOTICES!1. There's a free and legal download for as long as it lasts of Brian Ray's new single,Under The Sun, available at http://brianray.com/usatoday. For those of you who can't quite remember Brian Ray, you probably saw him playing guitar for Sir PaulMcCartney for the past several years. Do it now, before it is gone. The redemptioncode is SUNSHINE for the free Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-28713589572901047552011-05-18T17:04:00.000-07:002011-05-18T17:13:28.006-07:00 WHITESNAKE LIVE IN CONCERT 15 MAY 2011CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGEKEEP SCROLLING DOWN FOR MANY MANY MORE IMAGES OF THIS UNIQUE VENUE AND THIS GREAT CONCERT PERFORMANCE!!!!!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-213120980189623642011-05-18T16:55:00.000-07:002011-05-18T17:02:16.416-07:00WHITESNAKELIVE IN CONCERT15 May 2011Pennsylvania USAMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-9253703006558212482011-05-18T16:30:00.000-07:002011-05-18T17:04:02.127-07:00WHITESNAKE LIVE15 MAY 2011 Penn's Peak was the place to be one Sunday night in Pennsylvania, more than a few steps outside of Philadelphia (but a pleasant drive), as Whitesnake rocked the house! Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-80165651906231422102011-05-18T15:50:00.000-07:002011-05-18T16:10:36.412-07:00Whitesnake Live In Concert15 May 2011Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania USAA view from the rear of the venue........Scroll down for many many more images!Click On Any Image To Enlarge! The view from the back of Penn's Peak where Whitesnake performed was not too shabby (the band looks further than they really were in these photos). It is a 2 decker, wooden "barn" sort of design. But cleaner than any Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-21374257035064818592011-05-18T15:35:00.001-07:002011-05-18T15:49:23.159-07:00Whitesnake15 May 2011Jim Thorpe, PA USAProof there is only one David Coverdale, and for my money he is an icon, a classic and a very viable and lively host to the solid showcase that is Whitesnake 2011. Check out the new and near masterpiece (yup, masterpiece) FOREVERMORE CD. Click on any image to enlarge.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-24773780305909730012011-05-18T15:21:00.000-07:002011-05-18T15:33:30.262-07:00Whitesnake15 May 2011Jim Thorpe, PA USAProving the new album, FOREVERMORE is a worthwhile investment of time and money, the gentlemen rocked a very appreciative house in rural Pennsylvania, USA!CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE....Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-71666459399167299362011-05-18T15:12:00.001-07:002011-05-18T15:19:41.598-07:00Whitesnake15 May 2011Jim Thorpe, PA USAA very LOUD (bring industrial ear plugs if you are catching this tour) and great time was had by all!Click on any image to enlarge.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-47941840973894503062011-05-18T14:50:00.000-07:002011-05-18T15:11:35.509-07:00Whitesnake15 May 2011Jim Thorpe, PA USAClick on any image to enlarge!David Coverdale and the bandrocked this rustic and lovely venue;check out Penn's Peak if youare in Pennsylvania. It's a relativelyshort drive from NYC, Philly and NJ and very much worth the trip for namebrand rock. Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-21899162546685926792011-02-19T15:09:00.000-08:002011-02-19T15:14:44.319-08:005 free iTunes Songs...if you qualify!If you have an American Express credit card and you are in good standing and are willing to register your card with Amex and iTunes...and you qualify via all the fine print (and there is a great deal of it), you can get reimbursed the cost of 5 iTunes songs....offer good until 15 March 2011. Go to amexnetwork.com/iTunes for full details. Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-78864760674309050072011-01-09T07:39:00.000-08:002011-01-09T07:42:42.104-08:00Gregg Allman Free (and legal) DownloadGo to justanotherrider.com and if you are willing to give up your email address, you will be given a link to download the song gratis. Not a bad tune either! Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-42361774427063137772010-09-04T21:08:00.000-07:002010-09-04T21:24:44.089-07:00CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH31 August 2010Bethel Woods, NY USAScroll Down For Concert Story And Review.CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE! Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-76941600358788724992010-09-04T20:40:00.000-07:002010-09-04T21:02:02.775-07:00CSN LIVE31 August 2010Scroll Down For Concert Story & Click On Any Image To Enlarge!!!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-91240518082916171412010-09-04T20:27:00.000-07:002010-09-04T20:39:19.187-07:00CROSBY STILLS & NASH LIVE AT BETHEL WOODS NEW YORK, USA 31 August 2010Click on any image to enlarge. Scroll down for the concert story and review!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-28405151002385757942010-09-04T18:59:00.000-07:002010-09-04T20:22:38.160-07:00CROSBY, STILLS & NASHLIVE IN CONCERTBETHEL WOODS, NEW YORK USA31 August 2010 click on any image to enlarge!I wonder if this will be my last time to see my musical heroes together in the flesh, and I hope not. But if it was indeed my last go-round after decades of enjoying all permutations of CSN and sometimes Y in concert, it was a great way to go out, at the site of the original 1969 ("our Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-14433727415288700392010-06-29T20:15:00.000-07:002010-06-29T20:20:42.907-07:00RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BANDRock Bethel Woods Center, New York USA26 June 2010.....scroll down for story and review,and many more pics...click on any image to enlarge!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-74888541260187388362010-06-29T20:05:00.000-07:002010-06-29T20:13:36.624-07:00Ringo Starr'sAll Starr Band26 June 2010Wally Palmer, Edgar Winter and Rick Derringer play some Group Sax!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-16902720609473742232010-06-29T19:58:00.000-07:002010-06-29T20:02:15.827-07:00Edgar Winter on KeyboardsRichard Page (Mr. Mister) on Bass Guitar in backgroundRingo's All Star Band Bethel Woods, New York26 June 2010Scroll Down for Story and Review.Click On Any Image to Enlarge. Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-79132085029927474622010-06-29T19:49:00.000-07:002010-06-29T19:58:00.988-07:00Scroll Down for Story and ReviewRingo Starr& His All Starr BandLive at Bethel Woods26 June 2010New York, USAClick on any image to enlargeMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-55636061173012420812010-06-29T19:43:00.000-07:002010-06-29T19:48:36.048-07:00The Romantic's Wally Palmer with Ringo pounding the skins! Scroll Down for story & review.Click on any image to enlarge. Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-3328067774265512652010-06-29T19:32:00.000-07:002010-06-29T19:43:08.806-07:00RINGO STARR & His All Starr Band Rock Bethel Woods, New York Scroll Down for the story and review.Click on any image to enlarge.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-23031527436589946332010-06-28T21:24:00.000-07:002010-06-28T22:12:45.039-07:00RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BANDAKA: A Beatle finally plays at "Woodstock" 26 June 2010So, it's 40 or so tooooo late, but Ringo Starr and the following amazing players: Edgar Winter: Keys, Sax, Drums & VocalsGary Wright: Keys & VocalsGreg Bissonette: DrumsRick Derringer: Guitar & VocalsRichard Page (Mr. Mister): Bass & VocalsWally Palmer (The Romantics): Guitar & VocalsMade up the Eleventh Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-2769394787185907642010-05-25T20:50:00.000-07:002010-05-25T20:52:44.336-07:0040th Anniversary of JEFFERSON STARSHIPScroll down for review.Double click on any photo to enlarge.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-25322035797516070852010-05-25T20:48:00.000-07:002010-05-25T20:50:49.701-07:00ROCK AND ROLL ISN'T OVER!!!JEFFERSON STARSHIP LIVE IN CONCERT 22 May 2010Scroll down for review and story; double click on pic to enlarge!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-3548586784620841552010-05-25T20:45:00.000-07:002010-05-25T20:48:18.464-07:00JEFFERSON STARSHIP LIVE22 May 2010Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USAScroll down for review and story.Double click on any image to enlarge.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-37682104788801081752010-05-25T20:42:00.000-07:002010-05-25T20:45:43.886-07:00JEFFERSON STARSHIP LIVE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOURFor review, scroll down.Double click on any picture to enlarge!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-5639841733140363372010-05-25T20:40:00.000-07:002010-05-25T20:42:04.918-07:00Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-88478290070344934842010-05-25T20:13:00.000-07:002010-05-25T20:39:39.090-07:00JEFFERSON STARSHIP40th Anniversary TourLive in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA22 May 2005Walking to the theatre, we spied a woman who remarkably resembled Cathy Richardson, who took over Grace Slick's vocal duties in the Jefferson Starship strolling away from the venue, on the sidewalk. The woman was wearing sunglasses and had her attention glued to her phone...but I could have swore... Well, Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-89201335375690018182010-04-16T18:46:00.000-07:002010-04-16T18:57:23.715-07:00ASIAFREE (and legal) DOWNLOAD of Finger On The Trigger from the upcoming album Omega by the four original members of Asia is available right here! Who knows how long it will be available, so click away right now. It is a great tune, I can't wait for the entire CD to be availableZeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-57596925226003627972010-04-14T22:59:00.000-07:002010-04-14T23:10:51.485-07:00GOO GOO DOLLSLIVE IN CONCERTTheatre Tour 11 April 2010I'm going to say it with pictures. In no uncertain terminology, the Goo Goo Dolls tore the roof off the place. The experience of seeing them in a relatively small theatre (about 1750 seats) was sublime!Never pass up a chance to see the boys from Buffalo, and look out for Something For The Rest Of Us, their soon to be released new album. TheMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-43000848355758842252010-04-14T22:41:00.000-07:002010-04-14T22:59:28.681-07:00THE ROCKET SUMMERThe Rocket Summer opened for the Goo Goo Dolls on their theatre tour, and I have never (I mean never) see a better opening act, particularly since I did not know them/him (read the bio, it's really a solo act with support), in my concert going life (and I saw the Beatles in concert, friends!).With the enthusiasm of a Bruce Springsteen and the multi-instrumental talent of Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-31973246886606479212010-04-14T22:31:00.000-07:002010-04-14T22:40:09.435-07:00CHUCK NEGRON IN CONCERTHe's still got it, and the band was tight!!!Don't miss a chance to see this living legend, and real Survivor on stage. Zeph, out Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-71896822608762304852010-04-14T22:25:00.000-07:002010-04-14T22:30:49.535-07:00Better Late than LATER!The Michael McDonald Christmas Show. Lots of hits and Christmas music. Lovely, mellow for most of the evening, but the Motown songs really stood out.Zeph, out.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-31953703159251806142010-03-12T17:41:00.000-08:002010-03-12T18:08:15.510-08:00JIMI HENDRIXVALLEYS OF NEPTUNENow, to quote LZ "it's been a long time, a long time," but it really was worth the patience! Recorded in 1969 and 1970 mainly in New York and London, here's 12 new (to collectors of legally recorded music; some have surfaced here and there in various forms) songs or versions thereof, recorded by unquestionably one of the masters of the electric guitar.You will hear Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-1754349648407564242010-03-07T13:36:00.000-08:002010-03-07T13:44:11.062-08:00WE ARE THE FALLENFree Download of an acoustic version of Bury Me Alive is athttp://www.wearethefallen.com/freedownload/Note: this is no stripped down version, it's highly orchestrated, and LEGAL!Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-60233396893225446732010-02-24T15:29:00.000-08:002010-02-24T15:34:09.223-08:00Mary J. Blige Concert available FREE on demand!Just go to THIS LATE SHOW LINK AND ENJOY!!!also...NEW PETER FRAMPTON CD COMING 27 APRIL 2010CLICK HEREZeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-87369557763400350802010-02-02T18:53:00.000-08:002010-02-02T18:55:54.124-08:00Ne-Yo Free Download of "Heroes"Legal and free for a limited time atmacys.com/ne-yoZeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-16655719256184561632010-01-30T20:35:00.000-08:002010-01-30T20:49:50.710-08:00The Forgiven BandFor those who believe, and most of us eventually will, believe in a Higher Power...when you find yourself in Pennsylvania USA, do check out The Forgiven Band. Fulfilling my duties as the luckiest person on earth tonight, I was invited to see these ladies and gentlemen sing and play their hearts out, doing some very spirited Contemporary Christian Rock. And my friends, Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-14801248153693268172009-12-06T20:31:00.000-08:002009-12-06T20:51:25.332-08:00SHAWN KLUSH The closest thing to seeing Elvis in concert as you will get on this earth!Shawn Klush rocked a home town crowd in Pennsylvania yesterday and the reviews from the audience include words like, "amazing" and "awesome," and "marry me!" Check out his website for video and a long list of awards. If you do get the chance, do not miss this man's Tribute To Elvis . I'm told other so-called Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-55445183901178299592009-11-09T13:05:00.001-08:002009-11-09T13:09:25.621-08:00STEPHEN STILLSLIVE AT SHEPHERD'S BUSH There is no extra material worth talking about from this London Show of S.S. live both solo-acoustic and with his quartet. But it's a good show; just not the entire show! Clearly the typical intro of this tour (Helplessly Hoping, with the band) and the final encore (listed on another blog as Dark Star) were left off both the DVD and CD. In fact the sound is Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-14390011499810830242009-11-09T12:45:00.000-08:002009-11-09T13:04:56.680-08:00the KillersLIVE FROM THE ROYAL ALBERT HALLI write this entry as I watch the DVD for the first time in my blog's history (writing an entry before living with the product a few spins); it's that good. I have to tell you, even if you are not a Killers fan, you will not see a more energetic or more beautifully produced live concert DVD, and I am watching on standard DVD. The Blue Ray if/when Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-18354849704193266972009-09-13T16:04:00.000-07:002009-09-13T16:30:54.825-07:00BOZ SCAGGS & BANDIn Concert11 September 2009Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USAPeering at the stage just prior to the show, Boz Scaggs’ microphone was literally smoking! I watched it for a bit, and realized it was a tube just under the mic that was spewing water vapor; a humidifier for the singer, what a great idea!Opening to a nearly comfortably full theater, Boz and Band ripped out Jojo, to a Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-86389892893306261742009-07-20T17:40:00.000-07:002009-07-24T11:15:36.015-07:00Peter FramptonLive 19 July 2009Pocono DownsWilkes Barre, PennsylvaniaSo this was easily my fourth visit to the Frampton Inn and a good time was had by all. He continues to sound like it's 1999 (or 1974!), with a lighteningly smooth touch on electric and/or acoustic guitar. He also has taken care of his vocal cords, with lovingly beautiful to hard rockin' lead vocals on a variety of tunes, old Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-91302972157429564732009-07-02T04:32:00.000-07:002009-07-02T04:36:09.000-07:00Bad Company &The Doobie BrothersLiveBethel Woods CenterBethel, New York USASite of Woodstock 1969 Click On Any Image To EnlargeMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-84769365875534804562009-07-02T04:28:00.000-07:002009-07-02T04:32:27.990-07:00 Doobie Brothers &Bad CompanyTogether In Concert27 June 2009Bethel Woods CenterNew YorkSite of Woodstock 1969Click On Image To Enlarge!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-35332172290249605112009-07-02T04:24:00.000-07:002009-07-02T04:27:52.414-07:00MORE PIX OFBAD COMPANY & THE DOOBIE BROTHERS27 June 2009Bethel Woods Center, New York (site of Woodstock 1969)Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-9760707938318660112009-06-29T22:44:00.000-07:002009-06-29T23:01:24.630-07:00 (Click On Image to Enlarge)Bad Company & The Doobie Brothers Together On Stage27 June 2009Bethel Woods Center for the Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-73435370920965142032009-06-18T19:06:00.000-07:002009-06-18T19:19:41.611-07:00THE FALLENFree Download of first single coming Monday 22 June 2009In a not so subtle reference to the first Evasnescence album (that was just Fallen), Ben Moody along with Rocky Gray and Marty O'Brien and John LeCompt have recruited former American Idol singer Carly Smithson to form THE FALLEN, according to USA TODAY.Their first single, "Bury Me Alive" will reportedly be available Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-23754961571164699902009-05-18T08:39:00.000-07:002009-05-18T08:52:49.945-07:00FREE COLDPLAY DOWNLOADAnd it's Legal!!!http://lrlrl.coldplay.com/leftright.htmlFor a limited time, download the new live Coldplay album. It's got a great version of "Clocks" and "Viva La Vida."ACT NOW!Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-90648277712322548932009-04-07T21:41:00.000-07:002009-04-07T21:44:55.992-07:00NEIL YOUNGFORK IN THE ROADOK, this one just out comes in a CD only version and for a few dollars/pounds/euros more, you get a DVD as well. The CD is a short, tight, grunged up rockin’ 10 songs by Young and band that are a blessed improvement from the dreadful Living with War CD. And it IS somewhat political. The message of bailouts but not for you and me comes out loud (very loud) and clear. Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-36131031191598637592009-02-11T16:41:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:07:22.005-08:00AIR SUPPLY IN CONCERT 2 February 2009 Celebrating thirty freakin’ years of Ballads R Us, Graham Russell and Rusell Hitchcock took over the neighborhood performing arts theater in Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA and they did themselves proud. When you think it all began, according to Russell (note the differing spellings to follow who says what!), it all started out with the two men and an acoustic Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-32073618877977221602009-01-31T18:02:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:49:27.274-08:00ERIN McCARLEYLove, Save the EmptyEvery once in a while I get really jazzed about discovering a new artist. The last time I felt THIS jazzed was meeting the lovely Jennifer Clarke after hearing her live for the first time. I haven’t heard Ms. McCarley live yet , but I hope to soon, because I can’t get her debut CD out of the old CD player. It isn’t stuck, but it might as well be. And for once I’m Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-89310375018814811402008-12-31T12:50:00.000-08:002008-12-31T13:24:17.279-08:00HAPPY 2009 To ALL!Sorry for the hiatus, but I'm back on line friends with my Christmas presents and quick comments about each:1. Coldplay PROSPEKT'S MARCH EP: Unlike the Maroon 5 remix CD (see below) this one is a keeper, and very enjoyable (especially the non-hip-hopped-disco-fied tunes). A great companion to VIVA LA VIDA; if you don't have the orginal CD, buy the double disc which includes theMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-78124769495141470822008-10-02T15:05:00.000-07:002008-10-02T15:12:17.853-07:00Three Dog Night: GREATEST HITS LIVEA Triumph!!!For the first time ever, let me begin with the bottom line: 5/5 stars!OK ladies and gentleman and children of any age...for the few of you die hard Three Dog Night fans out there who bought several copies of Captured Live At The Forum only to cry over how shoddy the production work was. I mean the original vinyl LP was "ok" by the standards of the Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-54661601094160076572008-10-02T00:51:00.000-07:002008-10-02T15:22:01.464-07:00FIRST A LITTLE NEWS: Tom Jones will be releasing a new CD titled 24 Hours, much of which he co-wrote in a few weeks. Thanks to our friends at TomJonesInternational.com, you can hear one of the songs, and get much more info. I like what I hear so far, think T.J. in his Vegas hey-day, but with a very 2000-plus edge. Can't wait for the CD!Now, onto a few new releases....JAMES TAYLOR COVERSAs he saysMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-73466496832001189352008-09-27T09:31:00.000-07:002008-09-27T09:36:01.850-07:00HAPPY 24th Birthday AVRIL!Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-59387104515008523082008-07-28T14:47:00.001-07:002008-07-28T19:29:45.484-07:00PIRATES & POETS TOUR PHILADELPHIA JULY 2008PIRATES AND POETS TOURPhiladelphia USA July 2008A great time was had by all!Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-50627811287747936272008-07-26T04:21:00.000-07:002008-07-26T05:03:38.557-07:00CSNY Deja Vu Live......ugh!For the record, friends, I am and will remain a huge fan of Crosby, Stills, Nash and/or Young. The original Deja Vu studio album is my favorite single musical album of all time. I have worn out various copies of it, prior to the digital era. I wait patiently for a re-re-master of this masterpiece and will buy it yet again when that happens. Now onto our show...Deja Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-77299774345171509242008-07-22T01:09:00.000-07:002008-07-22T01:11:57.814-07:00Melissa Etheridge in concert Wilkes-Barre PA 27 June 2008A marathon, three hour show, and never a dull moment or a missed musical opportunity. Catch this tour if you possibly can. She rocks! I have more pictures of this show to post shortly, stay tuned. Zeph, out Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-70821114516786382772008-07-22T01:05:00.000-07:002008-07-22T01:09:12.618-07:00COLDPLAY plays free show at NYC's Madison Square Garden 23 June 2008They didn't do an encore, but they did it all well. Opening acts the Blue Jackets were a fun guitar band. Middle act Jon Hancock was about as tedious as a turntable guy could be. Coldplay were indeed worth waiting for. Forgive the lousy picture quality. Thanks to the band for sending the winning tickets to a wonderful lady! Zeph,Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-67076958383484420632008-06-16T08:37:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:11:38.958-07:00TRUE COLORS TOUR Photos (click on image to enlarge) Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-62155384507641358012008-06-16T08:30:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:07:11.295-07:00TRUE COLORS14 June 2008 Bethel, New York USAWonderful venue (among the nicest outdoor arenas ever...), great staff, and a super show with Cyndi Lauper, the B52s and more!(click on any image to enlarge)Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-35564401097797157812008-04-24T21:01:00.001-07:002008-04-24T22:51:46.741-07:00NEW PHOTOS JUST POSTED:Ricky Scaggs and Bruce Hornsby and Kentucky Thunder are just below.ASIA from two shows are below Scaggs & Hornsby; the close-ups (like this one!) from the Wilkes-Barre show are way way under the Harrisburg show. Keep scrolling, friends until you see my friend Jennifer Clarke!Thanks for your patience. Click on any image to enlarge.Stay tuned for more music mentations, soonMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-41491890512461346172008-04-24T17:32:00.000-07:002008-04-24T20:34:22.907-07:00NOTE:SCROLL DOWNBELOW ALL THESE SHOW PHOTOS FOR THE REVIEW AND STORY OF THE RICKY SCAGGS AND BRUCE HORNSBY SHOW!!!SCROLL WAY WAY DOWN FOR NEWLY POSTED (4-24-08) PHOTOS FROM TWO SHOWS OF ASIA in concert, especially the Wilkes-Barre show (up and close!). Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-50905274365959438712008-04-24T17:16:00.001-07:002008-04-24T17:29:37.253-07:00Skaggs & Hornsby19 April 2008Wilkes-Barre, PA USAclick on any image to enlargeMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-22328626836225946662008-04-24T17:06:00.000-07:002008-04-24T18:11:14.246-07:00Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby In Concert 19 April 2008 Wilkes-Barre, PA USAclick on any photo to enlargeMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-61769672502722432052008-04-19T22:10:00.000-07:002008-04-24T18:13:54.692-07:00Ricky Scaggs & Bruce HornsbyIn Concert, 19 April 2008Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaDear Readers,Let it be said I love music...any music...except some opera...OK except 99% of opera. Now, Bluegrass does not turn me on half as much as Rock, but the Bluegrass, with a side of jazz/pop served up by Ricky Scaggs and Bruce Hornsby this evening was lovely and long, comfortably. See most Bluegrass tunes areMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-32585648587874335372008-04-09T17:14:00.000-07:002008-04-24T20:29:26.430-07:00ASIAIn ConcertThe Whitaker CenterHarrisburg, Pennsylvania USA7 April 2008OK, seeing the same group, even super-group twice, only a few days apart (see the Wilkes-Barre review below) seems a bit much, but when I look back to the first reunion of Crosby Stills Nash and Young in 1974, I wish I had seen more than two of those shows...so when the best sound man in the middle of Pennsylvania (let's Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-89888061912680741812008-04-04T21:37:00.000-07:002008-04-24T20:59:05.422-07:00(click on any image to enlarge)ASIAIn Concert, 4 April 2008Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USAAsia, with original members (constantly reminded me by the pre-show PR), literally blew away all those in attendance, choosing to kick off their 2008 USA tour in Pennsylvania. In no uncertain terms, it was a guitar and percussion clinic for experts. Steve Howe (of YES fame also of course), look gaunt, and Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-6650155770056654502008-03-27T14:11:00.000-07:002008-03-27T14:31:31.474-07:00Please Help Our Friend Jennifer Clarke !Friends, I got the following Email from my musical friend (and great all around person), Jennifer Clarke....(I've edited out the personal stuff...sorry...to protect the paranoid!)...please consider an inexpensive download of a GREAT song "Closer," and help her gain the recognition she truly deserves! Jennifer writes...As you may know my debut album was Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-44141683928407004532008-03-10T00:32:00.000-07:002008-03-10T00:47:22.060-07:00Michael McDonald.....Soul SpeakCall it "Nearly Motown Three"... but Soul Speak is an enjoyable little CD, unpretentious and superbly (like it's predecessors) produced. The unmistakable McDonald vocals are undeniably well suited for the Motown sound. The "hit" if there is one on this disc is "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher," that he performed on the Late Show With David LettermanMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-57877121863300415522008-02-17T18:37:00.000-08:002008-02-17T19:26:26.404-08:00SPICE GIRLSMore FromPrudential Center,Newark New Jersey USA10 February 2008Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-4771184854973550512008-02-11T20:49:00.000-08:002008-02-24T00:00:05.846-08:00 Click on Any Photo to Enlarge It! With thunderous applause, and a standing-only crowd including TV fashion guy Carson Kressley (I only sat down to rest once in a great while; the rest of the crowd was on their feet the entire show), and a punishingly loud sound system, the Spice Girls opened their just shy of two hour show, aMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-46664443150937826172008-01-31T21:43:00.000-08:002008-04-09T17:58:07.046-07:00ASIAFantasiaLive in TokyoI admit being a bit late to the party on this double-live CD set, but it's worth the wait. The four founding fathers of ASIA have regrouped and set upon a staggering world tour, which includes stops in Europe at this writing, and the USA beginning in April 2008.The joy of this album is hearing the hits (Heat of the Moment, Wildest Dreams, etc.) done by the guys who gave Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-51709422638552537282007-11-28T22:14:00.000-08:002007-11-28T22:21:10.466-08:00NEWS LINKS for the clicking...CSNY and Neil Young DVDs to be released 2008 Van Halen Tour Extended into 2008Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-53947724706044085402007-11-14T21:58:00.000-08:002007-11-14T22:04:38.300-08:00 Note: click on any image to enlarge and MANY more pics from this show appear below!So scroll down, friends!Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-79143208807935127952007-11-14T21:47:00.000-08:002007-11-16T00:59:48.944-08:00Michael Bolton and Jennifer ClarkeLive in ConcertNovember 12, 2007Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaAs promised, here's a bit more about the show (do see postings just below this entry also for a nicer picture of the angelic Ms. Clarke)...and a good number of snaps of Mr. Bolton.Jennifer Clarke, from Cork (that’s Ireland, baby!) but newly moved to London, England (undoubtedly to enjoy the great music Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-33541318716674178812007-11-14T21:33:00.000-08:002007-11-14T21:46:46.167-08:00 More Pictures of Michael Bolton from November 12, 2007 in Wilkes-Barre, PAClick on any image to enlarge it. Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-11429276281557141032007-11-12T21:17:00.000-08:002007-11-16T00:56:32.206-08:00Jennifer Clarke12 November 2007 Live in Wilkes-Barre, PAJennifer Clarke, a most unassuming and lovely young woman who sings so well, I can only describe the sound of her voice as "delicious" opened for Michael Bolton tonight and with her acoustic guitar and piano playing simply stole my heart, and the heart of so many audience members. What a charming young lady. If you haven't heard her, please Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-38727598182090557132007-10-11T18:13:00.000-07:002007-11-03T02:57:10.694-07:00DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH LIVE 2007click on photo(s) to enlarge DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH LIVEWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaOctober 9, 2007David Crosby wearing a nondescript T-shirt and baggy ("old man") jeans and penny loafers (gasp! That's what Stills wore to this theater...), and looking every ounce of his 50 pound weight loss, with his silver-grey "Einstein" hair, smiled out at the capacity Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-89451218736186904712007-09-27T22:06:00.000-07:002007-09-27T22:15:54.256-07:00JOE COCKERHYMN FOR MY SOULThe good news: here’s a rock icon who is still gettin’ it done with style!The “OK” news: it’s an OK album, not great but thoroughly enjoyable.Available at this writing only in the UK, where I hear he is on tour, HYMN FOR MY SOUL is a nice if short 10 song compilation of some of the more spiritual songs the “Mad Englishman” has put on disc. It starts out a tad like Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-59057431751138713592007-09-03T19:40:00.000-07:002007-09-03T19:51:40.961-07:00Andrea Corr TEN FEET HIGHOK, those of us of a certain persuasion will admit only to our closest friends, an obsession with the Corrs, the Irish pop band with three lovely sisters (and one not so lovely brother) who have tangentially skirted the scene in the USA, but are a smash all over the UK and Ireland. The lead singer, Andrea Corr has a solo CD out now (I got mine on a UK import on Atlantic Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-38952486220741167302007-08-21T19:21:00.000-07:002007-08-21T19:37:03.418-07:00Dean Martin FOREVER COOLI know what you are thinking….maybe…it’s an ancient singer just being re-sold to the music buying public. To that I say, “Listen to it!” Deano as he is known to so many is a singer’s singer. Get his best, best-of entitled Deano, The Essential Dean Martin and you will hear what I mean. He had a classic voice and always looked and sounded like the magnificent performances Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-43579631107962567712007-08-12T17:46:00.000-07:002007-08-12T17:53:00.763-07:00David Gilmour's 'Remember That Night - Live At The Royal Albert Hall'USA Release On Tuesday, September 18, 2007This double DVD, lasting more than 5 hours, "Remember That Night -- Live At The Royal Albert Hall" includes Gilmour's highly reviewed London show -- featuring special guest appearances from David Bowie, Robert Wyatt, David Crosby and Graham Nash --as well as 2 hours and 40+ minutes of Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-89502794143233447732007-08-07T21:19:00.000-07:002007-08-07T21:43:30.181-07:00ELVISVIVA LAS VEGASI normally advise my dear friends to purchase music (an oddity these days perhaps...) at their neighborhood indie music shop...to keep them open if for no other reason. I usually shun the big box stores that sell almost everything, for the lack of any service, usual lack of any insight into music beyond the latest hits, and most of all for their selling (often) only the Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-50024698418529391792007-07-16T15:52:00.000-07:002007-07-16T16:04:56.464-07:00STEPHEN STILLS….JUST ROLL TAPEFor the record, my honorable readers, I have been a Stills (and any permutation of CSNY) fan for decades…and this CD just out, of a demo tape, with 12 of 13 cuts from April 26, 1968, although that date is in dispute, is of at most acceptable audio quality, and yet it’s still a smash in my headphones. Why? OK, glad you asked.Remember the last time your mom brought outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-81511063326685396832007-07-08T13:08:00.000-07:002007-07-08T13:14:51.276-07:00SPICE GIRLS....not so live?According to contactmusic.com the reunited Spice Girls (pluh-leese!) are going to use a state-of-the-art sound system that will instantly switch from their live vocals to pre-recorded vocals to keep their vocals "perfect," on their newly announced reunion tour. Of course they are not their live vocals at that point then, are they?Save your money....wait for the DVD withMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-81323513891022009922007-07-04T12:57:00.000-07:002007-07-04T13:07:41.822-07:00LIBERTAD.....Velvet Revolver...simply great!!!When was the last time you popped a CD into the player (or downloaded via www) a new album, heard it for the first time beginning to end, and then HAD to hear it all (every note) again immediately? Well, prior to LIBERTAD, for me, the album was vinyl, on a turntable, and had to be flipped over half way through the thing...might have been Deja Vu (by Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-13460974808447511032007-05-12T20:51:00.000-07:002007-07-04T13:13:47.943-07:00 Stephen Stills on lead guitar, Joe Vitale on Drums ....click on image to enlargeSTEPHEN STILLSLive in Concert12 May 2007 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (aka "prom night")... I have seen Stephen Stills solo shows for over 2 decades on good nights, and as many bad nights. After hearing the genius of Man Alive! I thought perhaps this was his last go round ever...I even thought they must have used Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-80644665190339154502007-05-10T17:24:00.000-07:002007-05-10T17:27:20.166-07:00ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERSLive on Letterman!!!!!!!!!!!!!Web Cast: Monday May 14, 2007 at 825pm Eastern time USA.Go to www.cbs.com/lateshow and rock on, Elvis! Zeph, out.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-15091125019065648572007-05-09T19:24:00.000-07:002007-05-09T19:30:17.156-07:00CSNY Live in 2006 FREE DOWNLOAD...and it's legal...I think!Go to the link above for 4waysite.com, then enter, then downloads, then MP3s and you will find a THIRTY-FIVE TRACK complete concert you may download gratis. Now, it's an audience recording, and the sound is so-so to poor (you'll hear people asking for another beer during "Our House"), but the price is right and much of it is pure magic.Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-24213367158785140242007-04-20T17:25:00.000-07:002007-04-20T19:33:47.171-07:00AVRIL's BEST TV SO FAR....Letterman!Of the broadcast TV performances of "Girlfriend" (which is now a mega-hit) listed in the posting below...she rocked out best on THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. Maybe it was the theater the show takes place in. If you've ever seen Dave live, and I have (three times), the Ed Sullivan Theater is a legendary venue (the real legends have played it including the Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-7905215379183049832007-04-17T19:22:00.000-07:002007-04-17T19:39:21.292-07:00AVRIL LAVIGNEThe Best Damn ThingDeryck Whibley, you are the luckiest man on earth...period. Now onto the review...The Best Damn Thing is magical, power-pop that doesn't give up (or let YOU down) until it's 12 tunes have played...and then you'll want to spin it again. I've read other reviews that say it's too sugary...OK...most people LIKE some sugar in their diet (this isn't neurosurgery). Avril Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-79150994289616146932007-04-14T21:02:00.000-07:002007-04-14T21:14:53.881-07:00AVRIL LAVIGNE TV APPEARANCES ANNOUNCED FOR THE USAApril:17-- Good Morning America (ABC)17-- Letterman (CBS)18-- Regis and Kelly20-- Ellen DeGeneresJune:15-- Leno (NBC)Set those VCRs or DVRs or whatever "R" you like best!!!!!!!!!Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-36705277256783067202007-04-13T18:46:00.001-07:002007-04-14T17:12:12.687-07:004 Newly released CDs on the spinner...to consider-Number Ones ... Marvin Gaye-Live At Texas Stadium ... Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett, George Strait-Waking Up Laughing ... Martina McBride-Stills/Illegal Stills/Thoroughfare Gap ... Stephen StillsLet's start with the obvious. Marvin Gaye's "best of" is the Number Ones disc just released. You probably know most of the songs by heart, even if not a fanMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-53421040221803593572007-04-08T18:31:00.000-07:002007-04-08T19:17:38.812-07:00CROSBY AND NASH tour is on, fo' shizzle!David Crosby and Graham Nash's "evening with" tour that was canned due to issues with Mr. Crosby this Spring is certainly (or as certain as these things go) ON for the upcoming fall 2007! I have had snail mail and email from two of the sites that concur with this and also my friends at 4waysite.com have posted quite a few dates as "up." Check their TOURS Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-65612298730746897432007-03-26T13:14:00.000-07:002007-03-26T13:27:11.026-07:00THIS IS TOM JONES....with ROCK LEGENDS on DVD coming soon!Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young and...Jones??? Well, according to tomjones.comthe 1969-1971 Tom Jones TV Show will finally be available on DVD, and the first set will be three discs. Moreover, it will include classic performances of Sir Tom with the likes of CSNY, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, The Who and the Moody Blues. Time-Life will launch Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-69538117345472794382007-03-25T18:23:00.000-07:002007-03-25T19:29:04.515-07:00YESLive At Montreux DVDPut Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White on a famous Jazz Festival Stage in 2003 and what comes out of it on stunningly recorded 137 minute DVD is magical! I've see several incarnations of Yes in concert, the last time at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas a number of years ago, when I have to confess, I gave up my second row center seats to stand Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644673.post-31869825602005993292007-03-20T00:34:00.000-07:002007-03-20T00:37:06.051-07:00HILLARY "1984" YouTube VIDEOIn case you have not heard of it, there is a very funny, and telling perhaps video take off of an old commercial, now featuring the former first lady and current Senator from the State of New York. Here's the link...note the main character is wearing an iPod!http://youtube.com/watch?v=cWvHbOoG3tICheck it out!Zeph, outMenoreply@blogger.com