here is the fetching Carrie Underwood at the 2007 Grammy Awards.
Carrie Underwood has grown to become much larger than Americal Idol. Even hardcore Country fans have embraced her. Maybe her fans are just eager to prove they’re hip and own TV’s too.
The fact is that Underwood has succeeded in possible the most vile of manners in Nashville. Decades ago no one became a country music star without going through Nashville. It was a very closed community.
Underwood has won just about every major award at this point while remaining true to her roots. Kudos.
Rumors are swirling about a 40 date tour for Van Halen this summer. The tuor will feature original front man David Lee Roth. Notably missing will be original bass Michael Anthony. Playing bass will be Eddie’s Son Wolfgang.
Van Halen is one of my favorite bands yet I am having a hard time getting excited for a potential tour. There has been way too much melodrama over the years. Also there has been much discussion regarding Eddie’s lackluster playing as of late. Here is a video of Eddie playing at the 2007 Namm show in January.
I first became aware of Phil Spector thanks to the Ramones album “End Of The Century”, which Phil Produced. He was known for his “Wall Of Sound” style of production. Think of how a lot of the 60’s Girl Groups sounded layered with dense and heavy reverb. That’s Phil’s style.
I was a fan of Lana Clarkson well before her death. Lana Clarkson was pretty well known in B-movie circles especially for her role in “Barbarian” movies which frequently found her bound topless. She was in the Barbarian Queen series and 1983’s “Deathstalker”.
I was browsing over some lists of the most downloaded ringtones and couldn’t help but notice that most of the top downloads were dominated by hip hip artists. For example
Nas -Hip Hop Is Dead
Snoop Dogg -That’s That (Snoop verse)
Akon -Smack That (feat Eminem)
Fergie -Fergalicious
It’s not until you get down to about 15 or so ringtones that you see
Nickelback -Far Away.
I also see that the AC/DC song “Back In Black” is a popular ringtone.
I use “Back in Black” as my ringtone and my wife uses “Lady” by Styx. Another favorite ringtone of ours is “BrickHouse” by The Commodores. Another cool tone is “Play that Funky Music”.
I think the best songs for ringtones are songs that are instantly recognizable. That’s probably why Hip Hop and rock rule the ring tone world and you don’t hear too many mellow songs that begin with a string swell. Actually I’m surprised I don’t hear more Broadway song ringtones like songs from Rent or Grease.
Hip Hop is the most popular since us more mature folk think it’s silly to spend a few dollars for a ringtone.
Devil’s Got A New Disguise by Aerosmith has really started to grow on me.
This song has been hanging around since the late 80’s and was actually part of the “Pump” and “Get a Grip” sessions. I’m curious when the vocal tracks were layed down. The pruducstion is fairly raw but I wish they gad goosed the guitars just a tad more in the mix.
Overall this song deserves a spot on your favorites list. It stands along well with other classic Aerosmith songs from just about any era.
I just heard on local radio about the current Bob Seger tour. Word is that ticket sales are going very well and in many cases tour dates are being added at the end of the tour to allow a second swipe through the area.
I can’t say I was ever the biggest Bob Seger fan but I bet the show would be very enjoyable. Seger has so many hits that each song would seem like an encore. I also think seeing “Turn The Page” live is would be a very cool bragging right for any self proclaimed rocker.
There is a lot of buzz about a possible tour by the Police. You can read about it here. There is also a fun list there of other bands people would like to see reunite for a tour.
I saw The Police during the Synchronicity tour and to honest Sting sickened me. He was the biggest pompous ass I have ever seen. He even had roadies bring him water to drink because he was too damn lazy to walk back 10 feet to his amps to get it himself. Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers worked their asses off like real rockstars.
That being said I would almost like to see the gang again. However I’m sure ticket prices will be in the stratosphere and I refuse to pay cubic dollars to see a concert….except for maybe and AC/DC show
DAVE Evans, the original and sacked lead singer of Australian rock outfit AC/DC, will perform at a tribute concert for the late Bon Scott in Perth next month.
I consider myself a longtime AC/DC fan but I never knew there was a singer before Bon Scott. Apparently Dave Evans sang on the forst two singles before leaving AC/DC.
