Confessions of a Fanboy

I blame Def Leppard and it’s got to stop!
Def Leppard got some of the best reviews of their career with their covers album, Yeah!. Proving what we’ve always suspected — the music industry has no new ideas — Poison was allowed to follow suit. Now, it’s Queensryche’s turn to try their hand at […]

Filed under: A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Bruce Springsteen, Def Leppard, Pink Floyd, The Police, U2 | 4 Comments »

Boston Red Sox OF and resident alien Manny Ramirez turns 35 today.
It is a good time to be a Red Sox fan these days. The Sox played incredible baseball for the first two months of the season and the New York Yankees have been awful!
Hey, religious types… you want to know what the mark […]

Filed under: Joe Pernice, Joe Satriani, R.E.M., The Concept Album Mix Tape, The Police | No Comments »

My iPod is bursting with new music and I’ve done none of it justice. I’ve listened now to everything I recently bought/received at least once, but have not had the chance to properly immerse myself in the joy of this bounty. I’m anticipating having some time around the desk tomorrow and I’ll certainly […]

Filed under: Charlie Musselwhite, Guster, Let's Talk About My iPod, Muddy Waters, Norah Jones, Oasis, Paul McCartney, The Police | No Comments »

Planning on emptying out your kids’ college fund to see The Police? You might as well. When you started the fund, you had dreams of sending your kid to Harvard. Now you’ve met your child and watched them eat paste and crayons- community college it is. Now that you realize your […]

Filed under: Sting, The Police, Ultimate Set List | 3 Comments »

I’m going to compile a playlist, probably more than one, called “When It All Goes Wrong.” When I do, you can bet Mark Lanegan and Elliott Smith will make the list. So, yeah, I suppose you could translate their presence on the list to mean today was not the greatest day in the […]

Filed under: Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Built to Spill, Elliott Smith, Foo Fighters, Let's Talk About My iPod, Mark Lanegan, Otis Rush, Rolling Stones, Switchfoot, The Byrds, The Police | 6 Comments »

In Britain, Oasis’ debut Definitely Maybe continues to be monstrously influential but you can make the argument that “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” both from (What’s The Story) Morning Glory come closer to being definitive singles. “I Will Follow” is a great song, but is that the song you think of when […]

Filed under: Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Musical Musings and Random Ramblings, Oasis, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Police, U2 | 26 Comments »

“Crazy yellow people walking through my head…”

Did he just fucking say that? Don’t know that song? You must not be as old as I am. It’s Seal’s “Crazy.” It’s a ’90s thing. It popped into my head today while trying to keep myself awake at work during a […]

Filed under: Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Musical Musings and Random Ramblings, The Police | 16 Comments »