ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY – The Who at the Isle of Wight!

This is an awesome clip of the Who at the Isle of Wight doing Summertime Blues and Shaking All Over.
Watch the nutty guy on the right of the stage try to ape Keith Moon (which, admittedly, is a lot of fun to try!). Also- fringe.

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY – Now THIS is ROCK!

Before everything went nuts…Guns and Roses from 1988 doing Paradise City!

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY – Goodbye, Michael Jackson

I think everyone has a Michael Jackson story. Some people adore his music. Some people worshipped him like a God; some thought he was a despicable pedophile, deserving only our scorn. He was the King of Pop, he was Wacko Jacko…
I’ve read people today praising his music. Some claim Thriller was his best work, others [...]

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY – With JAMES BROWN!

There are seven wonders of the world. You are about to witness the eighth!
This is from James Brown’s Paris concerts in 1971. A full version of another one of those concerts can be found on the classic Love, Power, Peace, but here you can see the man and his band move like no one else. [...]

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY – OUCH!

I had a small chunk of skin removed today at the dermatologist. I had a small freckle that turned black. Now it’s smarting. I am a wuss.
So to make up for running late, how about some Prince and Lenny Kravitz doing “Fly Away”? And don’t miss the funky-as-hell bass solo from Larry Graham at the [...]

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY- Living Colour on Arsenio

Those outfits.
Seriously, take a moment before viewing this clip. The outfits are SO bad that your monitor might break. Check your manual before viewing.

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY- Two for one today on the same song!

Ladies and Gentlemen (and those in-between), here are Joe Jackson, Todd Rundgren, and the string quartet Ethel doing a fantastic version of George Harrison’s “Still My Guitar Gently Weeps”. Perfect for an R&R Friday, even if there’s no, y’know, drums…
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ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY- Thin Lizzy and Huey Lewis???

Yes, you’ve got Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott and Huey Lewis on one of my favorite songs, “Ode to a Black Man”.
BONUS: An acoustic version by AOR favorite The Dirtbombs!

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY – Piano scratchin’

Have you been hurt recently in a relationship? Need to ROCK OUT?
Ladies and gentlemen, I got a song for you.

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY – LL Cool J. Yes, Rock and Roll.

I hear the cry across the land. “But Ray, this is raaaaaap. Raaaap sucks. It’s not rock and roll.”
Oh really? Shut up and listen. I promise, real instruments are used.

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You’re welcome.

ROCK AND ROLL FRIDAY- The Revillos, Destination Venus (with DALEK ACTION!)

It’s been a hot, soggy, messy week. You NEED Rock and Roll. And here it is- from the Revillos’ reunion show in 1996, Destination Venus:
The whole show is available on Amazon and eMusic.