Quick Hit : Jeff Beck and the Big Town Playboys – Crazy Legs
Jeff Beck plays the first notes on the album and we’re in Gene Vincent territory. CB ate up the “Catmans” music so when Beck and the Big Town Playboys released … Continue reading
Single : Big Shoe Head – Buick MacKANE
You want to rock out with one of the best kept secrets in rock n roll. Alejandro Escovedo in his old band, Buick MacKane rips a rock n roll … Continue reading
Single : Cherry Bomb – John Mellencamp
Here’s a cut that always puts CB in a good mood. I heard it at a time in my life I will always associate with this song. A great violin … Continue reading
Single : Roll Over Beethoven – Electric Light Orchestra
This is ELO’s take on the classic Chuck Berry song and in CB’s opinion they kill it. When this song came out CB went nuts for it. These guys sounded … Continue reading
Quick Hit : Chris Isaak – Heart Shaped World
This was my intro to Chris Isaak and his music. I loved his sound right off the top. He was pulling it from the ghosts of all that stuff I … Continue reading
CB’s Listening Week
Here’s a random sampling of what CB listens to in his busy week. Widespread Panic ‘Till The Medicine Takes’ Mavis Staples Lucky Peterson ‘Spirituals & Gospel’ Hal Willner Presents Weird … Continue reading
Album: Emerson Lake & Palmer
First album Babyhead bought. (where did he get the $$$). A friend turned him onto it. ‘The Barbarian’ is the opening cut and it nailed it. Like a bomb going … Continue reading
Single: Suzie Q. – CCR
Cincinnati Babyhead loves this bad ass song. Drums start it and the band catches the groove and then we get “Oh Suzie Q Oh Suzie Oh Suzie Q Baby … Continue reading
Album: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The opening riff of ‘Purple Haze’ caught Cincinnati right away. Another new sound for Babyhead. The same hardness he was being exposed to but a different style and sound. What … Continue reading
Single: Green Onions – Booker T and the MGs
Green Onions is one of the coolest tunes ever. CB could only catch it on the radio once in a while or if he was sitting in the Grill having … Continue reading
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