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Nawlins is different then the rest of the country.

My favorite almost funk song. And my favorite funk song

If you can afford it the Super-Deluxe editions with the 5.1 remixes on Blu-ray are like discovering a whole new album. I've got the old Quad versions and they can't compare.

Another controversial album cover Poor TAD The cover for TAD's 3rd albun featured a modified photo that was found in a photo album bought in a thrift shop. I' guessing it was the hand placement that was changed but since the original has never been released it is impossible to know. Produced...

I should be able to find a few dozen more.

TFT - More 90's One Hit Wonders

Going way back...

More proof that some people need to get a life.

I'm sure I'll regret this but........ Pineapple?

I have never understood this at all. Mexico doesn't count it as a holiday, The battle only involved about 8000 men total. The French didn't leave for 5 more years and there was ZERO US involvement. It would be the same as celebrating Ethiopia beating the Italians in 1895 or 1896 - they did it twice!

AVB's music trivia: Love him or hate him but Gene Simmons was the first to sign a young Van Halen. In 1976. Gene saw them play at the Starwood in West Hollywood opening for UFO. VH had been playing the club scene since '74 and you could easily find them at the Whiskey, Starwood or Avalon and...

Whitesnake opening for Quiet Riot Seattle Center October 1984 A clash of Mediocrity The last concert we saw at the Center was certainly not the best. Quiet Riot riding the downward side of their Mental Health popularity with the Condition Critical tour was still just a bar band who got lucky...

Most people have no idea that this is what Bob Dylan was referring to in Highway 61 Revisited

It didn't start with Robert Johnson, it just reached critical mass.

I was looking more into Dwayne Eddy last night and found out he does have a claim in having the first true stereo rock album ever with "Have a Twangy Guitar Will Travel" in January 1958. Perhaps even more impressive is that 3 of his band became members of Phil Specter's Wrecking Crew.