Bright points of light
Shining out of darkness,
Dazzling me.
Like Neptune
Governing the depths,
Tossing me the occasional wave.
Shining out of darkness,
Dazzling me.
Like Neptune
Governing the depths,
Tossing me the occasional wave.
(-- Anonymous)
22 August 2008
From Mod to Glam to Metal to Dead: T Rex Rules
When I first heard Bang A Gong -- I was, instantly, Marc Bolan's riff-rock slave -- he kept me mesmerized with that riff he coined, latter briefly gathered together again by INXS, until two tragic deaths, years apart, killed it.
Or so I thought. That's what I get for thinking -- because rocker philosopher King Bishop gonna take over. Introducing, the living legend in my own mind, newe Guest Contributor King Bishop take:
(Me): Ready King...1...2....1,2,3,4 --
[King B.:] T.REXTASY!!!! After several years of folk-rock sucess in lesser -known bands like God's Children and Tyrranesaurus Rex, Marc Bolan and Percussionist Mickey Finn broke onto the british charts in spring of 1971 with the infectious HOT LOVE.Britian fell into a mania that wasn't seen since the Beatles.Combining simple, uncomplicated chord changes, nonsensical lyrics and a complete overdose of charisma Marc Bolan exploded and domineered Britian for the next 18 months. In the states, we embraced BANG A GONG, the album ELECTRIC WARRIOR and not much else.Production genius Tony Visconti was another important factor in the sound ( as were former Turtles-Zappa -Springsteen back up vocal specialists Flo and Eddie:Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman) but the breathy, almost whispering leads by Bolan make his sound unmistakable! TV commercials and modern films have embraced Bolan as his music is still all over the place. I have always said that Marc Bolan gets away with things I would hate somebody else for doing but when he does it, it's cool! Do I understand it? Naw, just love it! T.Rex made one film, an Apple film(The Beatles Apple, mind you) with Ringo at the helm, co-starring and playing a mouse. Elton John also appears and segments were filmed in John Lennon's back yard. This was commercially released in 2005. My son, taking a college course in audio engineering was studying recording techniques taught by a former BABE RUTH bassist. T.Rex became the discussion and my son mentioned the movie BORN TO BOOGIE. No one had ever heard of it and my son became the class kingpin for not only hearing of the film, but actually seeing it! His dad has owned a bootleg copy since 1989.*****
(-- by King Bishop, all rights reserved; copyright Mango Turnpike Ltd, LLC, 2008.)
13 August 2008
"I been walkin Central Park, singing after dark"
*****
Rolling Stones, Miss You.
'People think I'm crazy. But I miss you chile'.'
12 August 2008
And the Great Wall of Moaist Mainland China Comes A Tumblin' Down
Repost due to breaking news relevance:
Of late, Tibet has been, and will continue to be, much in the news. For a quick, artful study of what all the fuss is about, see Martin Scorsese's biopic of the early life of the current Dalai Lama, Kundun (1997).
With Tibet in the News
Of late, Tibet has been, and will continue to be, much in the news. For a quick, artful study of what all the fuss is about, see Martin Scorsese's biopic of the early life of the current Dalai Lama, Kundun (1997).
06 August 2008
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