Metal Mark Reviews Led Zeppelin III

Mark, at Heavy Metal Time Machine , is into Heavy Metal so we enjoy different bands. Every now and then our tastes collide and he writes about a band I really love! Yesterday was one of those days! He did an excellent review on Led Zep III! Check it out.

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Johnny Depp

Since this blog is about music I haven't had a logical reason to post a photo of JD here, but thanks to Rolling Stone Mag I was reminded that Johnny first moved to LA to start a band. Of course I could have used the Keith Richard connection.

"Depp moved to Los Angeles from Florida, where he spent most of his childhood, when he was twenty…he ha d a band, and his only dream was to play rock & roll -- as a guitarist, not a frontman. "I never wanted to be the lead singer," he says. "Never wanted that kind of attention." Depp pauses to consider this.
"Weird," he finally adds.

You probably already know this - Keith has agreed to play Jack Sparrow's father in the 3rd Pirates movie. Now that will be fun!

The Many Faces of Michael Hutchence (and inxs)

I WANT TO SPEND MY 4TH OF JULY WITH AEROSMITH!

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, right, and guitarist Joe Perry perform during rehearsal for the Fourth of July show at the Hatch Shell, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Boston. The concert and fireworks are scheduled for Tuesday, July 4. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)


Steven, where do you shop? I WANT THOSE JEANS! (in a larger size of course)

Chrissie Hynde's Advice to Chick Rockers:

I've always considered Chrissie to be the ultimate female rocker, partly because she's not in the band as a "female" she's there to perform. Here's a few things she has to say to other women in rock (many who obviously need her advice)

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1. "Don't moan about being a chick, refer to feminism or complain about sexist discrimination. We've all been screwed over but no one wants to hear a whining female" (Stevie Nicks, please take note - you whine!)

2. "Never pretend to know more than you do. If you don't know chord names refer to the dots. Don't go near the desk unless you plan on becoming an engineer."

3. "Make the other band members look and sound good. Bring out the best in them; that's your job. Oh, and you better sound good too. "

4. "Do not insist on working only with females, get the best person for the job. If it happens to be a woman, great - you'll have someone to go to department stores with you on tour instead of making one of the road crew go with you. "

5. "If you sing don't belt or screech. No one wants to hear that shit; it sounds hysterical."

6. "Try not to get sexually involved with any member of the band. It will only end in tears."

7. "Don't think that sticking your boobs our and trying to look sexy will help. Remember - you're in a rock and roll band. It's not ""f" me", it's "f" you."

8. "Don't take advice from people like me. Do your own thing always."

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NAME THAT NAME quiz

It's been months since I put a quiz on here! I think I've lost all my readers except for Jeff, Darrin and maybe Mark. Dang it! Becky? Rahime? Steve? You still out there?

Well here's a little quiz. See if you can match these names up. I'll put the "real" name on the top list and their "famous" names below (some of these are super easy!). Good Luck!

Real Names:
John Mellor
Marc Feld
Vincent Furnier
Rick Zehringer
Reginald Dwight
Frederick Bulsara
Robert Zimmerman
Richard Starkey
Steveland Morris
John Simin Ritchie
Pat Andrejewski
Declan McManus
David Evans
William Bailey
Saul Hudson
Paul Hewson
Gordon Sumner
Stanley Eisen
George Ivan

Famous Names:

Ringo Starr
Freddie Mercury
Stevie Wonder
Elvis Costello
Van Morrison
Marc Bolan
Sid Vicious
The Edge
Joe Strummer
Pat Benatar
Axl Rose
Slash
Rick Derringer
Alice Cooper
Bono
Sting
Paul Stanley
Elton John
Bob Dylan

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Van Halen - David Lee Roth

This is the image that comes to my mind when I hear David Lee Roth. Not the loud mouth super bleached going bald blonde, but the athletic and energetic DLR back in the day.

I also think his voice is (was?) incredible - the perfect vocal ability for a rock band.

I've seen VH a few times, twice on the Diver Down tour and once in the front row. Watching this guy do his acrobatic act was almost as impressive as Eddie's solos.

Ahhhhhhh those were the days.

I bring this up because I am going to see an old acquaintance (a friend of my sister) next month and theysupposedy have "the best" Van Halen tribute band out there, The Atomic Punks.

The guy we know, Ralph, is David Lee Roth. Not Sammy Hagar, Not Gary Cherone (poor forgotten Gary - love ya bro!) but DLR; BECAUSE everyone knows that he is the real lead man for Van Halen. I love Sammy - but it just wasn't Van Halen (to me) without David.


QUESTION FOR YOU:

Do you ever go see Tribute Bands? If so, do you like them? I find most of them a bit embarrassing to watch with the exception of two that are so good you forget you are not seeing the real band! They are:

Bruce in the USA

and

A Space Oddity

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Read Imagine Echoes!

READ THIS BLOG:

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS AND ITS WORTH READING EVERY DAY!!!

CHECK OUT HIS POST ON "GENRES" ITS A VERY INTERESTING AND DEBATABLE TOPIC!

THE LA ROCK SCENE OF THE 80'S

Matt Sorum (he was a short kid with wild curly blonde hair when I knew him in HS)

The problem with writing this is that…well…my memory of those years is really foggy. I no longer drink to the point of being intoxicated and I don’t use any drugs…but I have to admit I was a full-on party girl back in the day.

The three most famous clubs in LA are The Roxy, The Whiskey and The Troubadour. I can’t remember who I saw where or when or with whom…but I can say I had a great time! It was an exciting time in music for us here in So Cal. Here are a few bands I saw on “the scene”:

Guns N Roses

L.A. Guns

Skid Row

Kix

Ratt

Great White

Some of the guys I knew form high school got into the scene, and a few even made it big! It was very cool to seep people I knew show up on MTV videos and play on the radio! I’ve since lost track with all of these guys, but maybe you’ve heard of one or two of them:

Kenny Vera – vocals/guitar (don’t know what happened to him)

Ralph Saenz – vocals/guitar (is now with The Atomic Punks as DLR (it’s a Van Halen Tribute Band)

Scott Griffith – guitar (you know who he is if you read here, RIP Scott)

Paul Wilson drummer (drummer for??? Can’t remember!)

Matt Sorum drummer (went on to play drum with G&R and The Velvet Revolver)

Once after a show I got to meet Ratt and did a few tequila shooters with Steve Pearcey and got to hang out once with Robbin Crosby (RIP). At the time he was just another rocker that I met up with. It was fun to see him later and stake my claim to fame “I partied with that guy!”

I never met anyone from G n R but when I heard them the first time it was obvious they were way over the top as far as talent compared to most of the other bands out there Then of course there was Skid Row. I’m a female so to me Skid Row translates: Sebastian Bach. He was amazing to listen to and to look at!

I have to be honest, I was starting to pull away from the music scene a bit at this time, my tastes were changing and I found myself listening to more “down to earth” rock vs. the “sleaze glam rock” that played in these clubs. It was a fun time but eventually I moved on.

Blog Neglect

I have been neglecting this blog, once my favorite one, now its collecting cobwebs. I will try to get back here in the near future. I've just been too busy having major love life issues to deal with much else.

In the meantime check out some of the links to my friends!

Thanks for reading!