I wanted to submit this for today’s Music League round (songs about drinking), but it’s not on Spotify. This one may surprise you. Atypical for PH, as it was written by their guitarist instead of one of their two keyboardists. He began asserting himself more in the later albums of his tenure with the band, sometimes for better, sometimes not. The one thing he should never have done is sing.
Rick Strikes Again
What can I say?
Eat Your Spinach
Another masterpiece of indirection.
Zap!
Behold the greatest classical lp cover of all time.
Shit
Maurizio Pollini, age 82. Probably the most technically perfect of the major pianists who began their careers in the 60’s. He studied under the obsessively perfect nutcase, Aurturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Some considered him (and his teacher’s) playing too cerebral and cold, as if they were showing contempt for the music they were playing by playing it so perfectly. I disagree.
CB Savage
This was my initial choice for today’s Music League topic, but I decided to poison this blog instead. Sorry.
Cheers?
I don’t know if I’d like porter, but this video sure makes me want one. In all likelihood, none of us has had the real thing. I’m sure some of the jillions of craft breweries out there offer a porter, but is anyone drawing it from separate kegs like in this video? Apparently it became a lost art in the early 70’s. Sad.
DST Reminder
Don’t forget to adjust your cocks, I mean clocks.
Look upon this as Renfield’s revenge for that Rod Stewart pubes pic.
It’s A Gift
If you like W.C. Fields and haven’t seen It’s A Gift, it’s a must-see. Here’s another scene.
Get Happy
If you haven’t played through this whole album lately, do yourself a favor. I have no foul moods that this album won’t dissipate before turning me into a grinning idiot. I find “Dracula’s Daughter” (and many others) addictive, but it’s a bit uncharacteristic; the rest of the album rocks like fuck. When I finally got around to buying a copy a couple of years ago, it had a sticker that said “10 Brand-New Songs Scientifically Designed To Make Anybody Happy.” Rare case of marketing matching the product.