Cincinnati Babyhead

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Monthly Archives: May, 2016

Movie : In Cold Blood

Babyhead’s  old man had Truman Capote’s  book laying around the house.  Cincinnati  read it then saw the movie. The film tells the story of two ex- convicts who hook up … Continue reading

May 29, 2016 · 4 Comments

Movie Scene : One Eyed Jacks – Tub of Guts

Howard is at the bar force feeding a woman food and drink.  Rio is sitting at a table  taking in the scene at the bar.  Howard pretty much covers all … Continue reading

May 29, 2016 · 6 Comments

Album : The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle – Bruce Springsteen

Don’t know if this was the sound Cincinnati Babyhead was looking for but it found him and it changed the game.  Instantly. He heard a cut on a late night … Continue reading

May 22, 2016 · 2 Comments

Single: Oh Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

This song just keeps getting better with time. “What do I see?  Is she walking back to me?….” Roy means every word he sings and growls.  Drum beat,  guitar.  Opening … Continue reading

May 22, 2016 · Leave a comment

Movie : The Chase

Bubba Reaves escapes from prison.  His hometown catches the news and in the next twenty hours all the paranoia, secrets, sexual tension, racism, class division that’s just under the surface … Continue reading

May 15, 2016 · 5 Comments

Movie Scene: “Is it safe?” – Marathon Man

“Is it safe?” is still stuck in Cincinnati Babyhead’s mind years after seeing this scene. Babe is sitting in a bare room tied to a chair.  Three men walk enter. … Continue reading

May 15, 2016 · Leave a comment

Album: Who’s Next – The Who

Piano, drums kick in.  What a sound.  ‘Baba O’Riley’.  Great opening cut to a great album.  One of the best for Cincinnati Babyhead.  Close out the first cut with some … Continue reading

May 8, 2016 · 2 Comments

Single: The Letter (Live) – Joe Cocker

Leon Russell piano intro, drums pick up the beat then that voice comes in.  The horns punch it.  The song just keeps building and adding more to this great cut. … Continue reading

May 8, 2016 · Leave a comment

Movie: The Maltese Falcon

Babyhead is going to keep this short and sweet. Lots to like.  The look, the feel, the dialogue.  The characters. Spade, Cairo, Gutman, O’Shauhnessy, Wilmer, Effie.  Huston’s direction and screenplay. … Continue reading

May 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

Movie Scene: Shane – One Less Sodbuster

Cold.  Mean.  Deadly. That’s what you get here. From the first shot of Torrey and Swede riding into town to the end shot of Swede dragging Torrey’s body out of … Continue reading

May 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

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