Category: Something to do with the way I feel…
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Aces I Can Keep: My favorite Kenny Rogers Songs
There once was a time…you know the rest. Kenny Rogers couldn’t be avoided at one point. Everyone I knew had at least two of his albums: The Gambler and 20 Greatest Hits were the ones I saw most often. He was a huge part of the country music crossover in the ’70s through the mid…
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Pet Shop Boys: What have I?
Let’s face it, I am not the key demographic for the Pet Shop Boys. And by that I mean, I am not at all into synth dance music. I would also mention that I am not a homosexual, but that is not always integral in listening or appreciating what Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have…
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Stevie Ray Vaughan: You can Change It
My first impression of Stevie Ray Vaughan was that he did not have a real singing voice. It was one of those voices that people who were real good at something else, like writing (Dylan, Leonard Cohen), guitar (Jimi Hendrix) or angst (Cobain) were allowed to sing their own songs because, well, it kept it…
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Eddie Money: Endless Peer
Eddie Money is about the strangest excuse for a pop star I have ever encountered. His singing voice and style perfectly match his face. He comes from a family of cops, used to be one himself. Decided that he needed to sing a bunch of songs like an ex-cop. Its not that he was an…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 