Traffic drove (ha! Drove. Get it, they’re a group called Traffic? A cluster of cars can create traffic? I know, my cleverness is almost too much to handle…) into my life the same way that the Velvet Underground did (see Velvet Underground note :) ). The first song I downloaded was Dear Mr. Fantasy.

If I was to ever become a pot head, I would listen to "Dear Mr. Fantasy" over and over again. If there is a song that channels the vibe of psychedelic England, it has to be this one. Steve Winwood is one of the best…

Once upon a time in the lands of America and England there lived three men: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash. All three men had been in extremely successful music groups. Crosby was in the Byrds, Stills in Buffalo Springfield, and Nash in the Hollies. One day they all were walking and chatting down a street when suddenly a uranium bomb dropped on them, giving them the power to become one of the greatest super groups the world has ever seen. And so Crosby, Stills & Nash was born!

True story. They just don’t want you…

Dad liked to listen to music while he did the dishes. Having one of the most extensive collection of musical genres I have ever seen, you never knew what he would play. Sometimes it was CCR, other times Mozart, Commander Cody made an appearance now and then. One night in particular sticks out in my mind, though. I will never forget sitting on the couch when Dad turned on ]Led Zeppelin IV, and Robert Plant's shrill voice filled the kitchen, followed immediately by Jimmy Page's raw “Black Dog” guitar riff. It scared the shit out of me.…

My first listening to The Who's Tommy was when I was very young. I remember not understanding what I was listening to. It didn't sound like the poppy sound of the Beatles or the Kinks, which were the main groups that were heard throughout our house and cars. I knew that there was a story being told, but wasn't sure what it was.

I didn't run into Tommy again until Mom popped the album into our van's new CD player. At my older, wiser age of sixteen or seventeen, I instantly was attracted to the story being told. Who…

I just finished watching People Are Strange, a documentary on The Doors. Wow, what an AMAZING trip through the craziness that was the Doors. I wrote about a greatest hits of the doors album a while ago, and feel the need put it somewhere so I can release the love I feel for this band :) So here we go:

Greatest Hits –The Doors

Two years ago over the summer a typical day at work went a little like this:
1) Get coffee (duh).
2) Log onto computer.
3) Listen to "Back in Black."
4) Listen to "LA…

Stolen! Viola:

1. How does the world see me?
Song: Little Girl
Artist: The Troggs
Comment: Bitch, please. I ain't little!

2. Will I have a happy life?
Song: I've Had Enough
Artist: The Who
Comment: Doesn't sound like it :( That's sad.

3. What do my friends really think of me?
Song: Never Again
Artist: Nickelback
Comment: Hahaha, they see me as an abusive parent? Wow…

4. Do people secretly lust after me?
Song: I'm on a Boat
Artist: The Lonely Island
Comment: Oh man, literally laughing out loud. I don't know if this means people secretly lust after…

Found this on facebook! Do I sound like I'm on facebook enough? Neeeeh :P

Here we go :)

Thanks Emma :) If I tagged you, it's because I thought you may find a couple of the songs that popped up with certain questions pretty funny :)

1. Put your music on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing the meme as well as the person you got the meme from.

Meme…what a dumb…

The Velvet Underground and Nico – The Velvet Underground

There comes a time in every music lover’s life when they suddenly think, “Well, gol’ darn it. I’ve listened to the stuff I have enough to fill five years of time nonstop. I need some new music.” This common occurrence happened to me freshman year of college. Something had to be done.

My love for all my favorite groups was recharged after a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during winter break of 2005. Still, I wanted to listen to something different. I went home, sat on the…

Well, if you've read any other of these notes, you guessed it! Another one of the fifteen albums that changed my life. Enter Gorillaz.

6. "Demon Days" –Gorillaz

Ask me who I believe is the most underrated person in the musical world, and I will tell you Damon Albarn. This man has conquered all genres of music perfectly. From rock, to rap, to foreign, to opera…the man has all his bases covered. Albarn had bad timing in the 1990s. His band Blur is stuck behind the great shadow that Oasis insists on casting. Thanks a lot “Wonderwall.”

What’s…

Another one of my facebook notes about the fifteen albums that changed my life. Ladies and gents, I bring you Eric Clapton

7. The Complete Clapton –Eric Clapton/ Cream/Blind Faith/Derek and the Dominoss…etc.

I didn’t get the whole Eric Clapton thing until recently. The only information I knew about him was that he had obsessed over George Harrison’s wife Pattie Boyd, and “Layla” was the result. Eventually, during my Allman Brothers phase, I became more interested in Clapton when I found out Duane Allman played the guitar solo right before the pretty piano part (side…