I hate calling anywhere, hell... I don't even like calling my parents. You know what pisses Jimmy off more then anything though... getting put on hold by some yahoo that's answering the phones. I hate, I hate, I hate it. But this shit here kinda cracked me up so I thought I would share it since it's been a minute since my last music related post. I was crawling the world wide web looking for some new music and found this image that said "On Hold Music So Good - The DJ's Rock It". Now that shit kinda cracked me up since I know there is no such thing. But here's the deal, these guys get an E for effort because it has grabbed my attention and now I'm talking about it. I guess it's safe to say that none of us like to be placed on hold, but heck... if you gotta sit there waiting while some knuckle head figures out how to transfer the call you might as well be entertained. Now let me be clear, I'm not vouching for these guys... they ain't my friends and could care less about their business.... but it was funny, and worth a mention. That's it folks. I should have another post here in the next week or so. Some cool music just surfaced and I am excited to share it with you all. Alright, till next time you scum bag!
I can still remember when this Vs album came out, I was in Jr High and living in the Seattle area at the time. I was jerking off to the artwork on the inside of the G&R album Appetite For Destruction when I heard Animal come on the radio, while that came on the radio, I came all over the T&C surf shirt I was jerking off into that my sisters friend left behind the prior weekend. My sister was about 5 years older then me, her friends would stay the night and I would snatch the panties right out of her bedroom and have beat off material for a month. They were lame girls though, as a grunge head living in Seattle during the 90's anything less than rocking that was uncool..... especially WHAM, and Depeche Mode. Jesus FC, there was even worse shit then that but I can't remember what it was. Anyway, animal came on the radio and I blew my load! I had been waiting for a follow up to the Ten album, but honestly wasn't expecting much as I had been let down in the past from follow up albums. But this, this sounded different. It sounded as if Eddie and the crew modified their sound just enough to separate it from the Ten album but still keep their identity and please the fans. This album had hit after hit on it and I couldn't get enough rotation. I had it in my walkman, CD player, record player, every place I could play it, every record medium available at the time. I mean to go from Jeremy speaking in class, to Dissident was a night and day testament to the musical diversity these guys were capable of delivering to the world. During that time there were a few other bands form Seattle battling for Grunge supremacy.... you had Nirvana, Alice & Chains, SoundGarden, Screaming Trees, Mud Honey, and few others I can't think of at the moment due to the Whiskey kicking in and kicking my ass. My point is, with all of those mega bands, Pearl Jam somehow cut through the noise and rose to the top. I don't know the numbers, but I am pretty sure they outsold everyone. They were edgy, Eddie was Pro Choice and voice for the youth... that dude would crowd surf and plunge from the lighting rafters like no other musical maniac at the time. These dudes were rowdy, and their music followed suit. So how can this band go from smashing in your audible senses with "leash", only to turn around and release one of my all time favorites "elderly woman behind the counter in a small town". They were so diverse and eclectic. Eddie would pump out lyrics like Octamom pumped out kids... only Eddies lyrics weren't the product of a nasty attention whore. Sure, he had his moments, but all said and done he had a pretty good head on his shoulder considering the level of stardom they achieved. Elderly woman was a cool track, now that I'm older and really mellowed the fuck out I think I enjoy more then ever before... my raucous anger has matured and blossomed into a kind gentle fucked off emotion that I can't seem to express. Whatever though, this wild ride called life hits a dead end sooner or later and I'll be aboard that night train when it collides with hell. Until then, I'll be living, laughing, loving, and rocking out to great music. Enjoy the music video below.
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I'm a stones throw from being 40, still partying like I'm 20 and realizing that I've got grave dirt on my blue suede shoes. Mother natures bitching, and father time has got my number so I figured I better get some of these stories, resources, and industry knowledge down on paper (or blog) just incase the only 40 I see is the ice-cold Mickeys sitting in front of me as I type this. I'm not gonna lie, I'm more full of shit then a constipated colon tract... but when I bullshit it's usually 50% truth, and 50% spun for fun. So I hope you enjoy this blog, take it for what it's worth and enjoy the ride. Life is short, live it up. MUSICAL PREFERENCE: I have long been a fan of live music, studio recordings have a place in my heart also - I mean hell, that shit employed me for the past 20 years. But I have always enjoyed a live show over studio sessions. My musical influences date back to my old man and his love for classic rock, he was a guitarist and overall decent musician. My mother listened but didn't play. She was into R&B and pop. Saturday mornings while she cleaned the house she usually rocked Diana Ross, The Pointer Sisters, Michael Jackson, and other similar music styles. Honestly, I liked it all... I could listen to Thriller, then turn around and let the hair down to some Led Zep. In my teenage years I experienced heavily in hallucinogens and as a result became a huge Doors fan. My constant drug abuse was was not embraced by my mother and she has never cared for the Doors since then. Come the mid-late 90's I was submerged in the Grunge scene. Growing up in a suburb of Seattle you were a fan of Grunge and the Seahawks. Shit, back then we even had a basketball team (fuck you Oklahoma). Long story short, I saw Alice In Chains 2-3 times, Soundgarden 10 times, and Nirvana more then I can count. Flannel was as common to my wardrobe as underwear. Then came a lull in my musical interests... I was looking for something new, fresh, inspiring and found it in the least obvious of all places... Hip-Hop. NO, not the shit you hear on the radio, but more of the underground movement that had been taking place in the mid-late 90's while I was in Grunge mode. After a short stint being involved in that scene I departed Seattle for Arizona. I have really gravitated to southern blues rock, and southern rock. I guess this is the furthest south I have ever lived and as a result we get to see a lot of live shows touring through here. So that's where I am at this time in my life, I'm listening to some darker southern blues rock and thought I would share. DAX RIGGS: I was mixing a punk band in L.A. one weekend in 2013. The drummer was rocking out in the lounge to what I thought at the time was a scratch recording of something they were going to record. My dick got hard, I loved it and was totally stoked to record. The problem as it turned out... it wasn't their music... he was a fan of this band called Deadboy & The Elephantmen. Dax was already doing his solo project, but deadboy was a previous project of his. This is the song that was on. It's called "Stop I'm Already Dead". The video below is a live version, Dax live is off the chain! There are very few raw artists that have that kind of song writing talent to write such good songs, and then perform them at a level that connects to the audience. I have tons of friends who just don't see what I see, and obviously a country full of music listeners who don't hear it either.... Dax doesn't get the recognition his music deserves... but that's ok, his local shows only have about 100 or so people, which means we can get to the front of the stage and rock without to o much push back. So take a listen to the video before, enjoy it's simplicity, his raw talent, and notice that there are no gimmicks, nothing is over processed, no crazy sound engineering and layering effects, this is just a raw dude, singing raw music. CONCLUSION: Well, that concludes this post on Dax. I've been listening to the Blood album while I sat here writing this and it was amazing. Very diverse in his musical arrangements. The 40 of Mickeys is about to find it's way out my urethra, and I want to finish the new Netflix release "Narcos". So I really gotta run. I hope to see you back for some more blogging bullshit and good times. Until then, cheers to the beers! Jimmy E. |
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