For the holiday weekend we traved to the Poconos for a concert at Montage Mountain Ski Resort.
Poison was headlining with Cinderella, Winger, and Faster Pussycat opening.
Wow, what a show. A great crowd and a fun night. Cinderella rocked, it was great seeing them after such a long time. Poison’s been coming around the last few years and they always put on a great show. Winger and Faster Pussycat were impressive as well.
You know what music is missing these days? Bands that inspire loyalty. Or is it marketing? It seems to me that most music I hear these days is disposable. Precious few bands make me want to buy their album, simply because I loved their last one, and then determine how well the band did at living up to my expectations. I now need to sample it first no matter what. Gone is that experience of buying an album the first day it hits shelves, anxiously waiting for what a band has created this time around. Being a fan of a band was kinda like being a programming language geek who swore by his favorite language and has to download the latest releases before the bug fixes come out.
Now I really, really need to be sold before I part with my cash.
Anyway, it was great to finally hear live a song that back then comforted me, House of Pain by Faster Pussycat:
A little past suppertime
I’m still out on the porch step sitting on my behind,
Waiting for you.
Wondering if everything is alright.
Momma said, “Come in boy, don’t waste your time.” I said, “I’ve got time.
Well, he’ll be here soon.”
Five years old and talking to myself.
Where were you? Where’d you go?
Daddy, can’t you tell?
I’m not trying to fake it
And I ain’t the one to blame.
There’s no one home
In my house of pain.
I didn’t write these pages
And my script’s been rearranged.
No, there’s no one home
In my house of pain
Wasn’t I worth the time?
A boy needs a daddy like a dance to mime and all the time
I looked up to you.
I paced my room a million times.
And all I ever got was on big line, the same old lie.
How could you?
Well, I was eighteen and still talking to myself.
Where were you? Where’d you go?
Daddy can’t you tell?
I’m not trying to fake it
And I ain’t the one to blame.
There’s no one home
In my house of pain
I didn’t write these pages
And my script’s been rearranged.
No, there’s no one home
In my house of pain
Hi Karl,
I definately agree with you about the disposable nature of music today, and with such tv shows as, “Making the band” and “American Idol”, the media indusrty is moving further and further down that path.
It seems the studios are scrambling faster and faster to put out crappier and crappier music in an attempt tp make as much cash as possible in the shortest amount of time. Most music of today is truly here today, gone tomorrow.
Unfortunately, most bands eventually go the way of the corporate machine. For instance, one of my favorite bands, the Counting Crows, in my opinion, was putting out great cd after great cd (not including the most recent), surely making lots of coin.
So, one day while I was numbing my brain watching tv, I see the Crows on a Coke commercial. Why? Surely they dont need the money. What is the lure? That instantly made my opinion of them drop drastically and I would be hard pressed to purchase another one of their cd’s.
I like you, am also a guitar player. I remember, way back when, listening to Randy Rhodes and just being completely inspired by his genius. Today, musicians that inspire me are few and far between and most of what I hear is computer tweaked digitally pitch corrected garbage.
Perhaps Im a bit of a luddite when it comes to music, but to me there is nothing more beautiful in music, then seeing the musicians soul exposed through his/her instrument.
Anyway, sorry for rambling on, but your topic hit a nerve 🙂
Peace
p.s. If you get a chance Karl, try to check out some Ben Harper music. He is an amazing songwriter and his tunes are soulfull and inventive.
Thanks (David?). I’ll definately check out his stuff.
I’m still messing around with my recorder.
If you’d like to, feel free to download
http://www.paradox1x.org/sounds/kensinton.mp3 and let me know what ya think.
It’s a mess. But I’m just learning.
Karl,
Yes its David.
Ive checked out your site before (found it from cofax.org) and have listened to that tune. I liked it the first time. Just listened again and I like it even more. I like music that comes from the heart and Kennisington sounds like it truly came from your heart.
Are you playing all the guitar parts? What type of recording equipment did you use?
Oh that’s new dude 🙂 Just uploaded it this morning. I’ve always had music for it, played in a few bands with it infact, but the site has always just had the lyrics.
I’m playing all the guitar parts and I’m using a Boss BR-532 digital recorder, and it’s rhythm guide, for the drums. Would have rather had a live drummer but that will have to wait for my life to settle down a bit and for me to find a band to jam with again.
I’m real new to recording and self-recording. It’s just a scratch track. Each track was a single take.
Hmm,
I must be mistaken. I know I listened to some tunes last time I was here. Let me see if I can find the one I was talking about. It was a nice smooth mellow piece, just like Kensinton. It was a few days ago that I was here listening to your mp3s, so I must have mixed them up.
Either way, I dig that song.
I think the song I was mistaking it with was “Future Knocks” Good song.