| Apr 8, 2006 @ 5:35 PM |
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Always_Striving
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Givin The Dog A Bone ~ AC/DC 
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| Apr 9, 2006 @ 10:56 AM |
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Always_Striving
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Trademark ~ Eric Johnson
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| Apr 9, 2006 @ 11:11 AM |
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nightrider3281
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THE WHO; Won't get fooled again
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| Apr 10, 2006 @ 3:22 PM |
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fuchia04
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Static on the radio...gotta drown out those demon voices ya know 
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| Apr 10, 2006 @ 5:42 PM |
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Palomino
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I'm listening to my daughter's boyfriend playing Flat Out on Playstation 2. 
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| Apr 11, 2006 @ 1:17 PM |
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countrystoryteller
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Soundtrack from BtVS tv show. It's a great mix of music. Also love to listen to soundtrack from Wicker Park.
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| Apr 12, 2006 @ 7:55 AM |
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MotownManiax
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd "Ledbetter Heights" debut album (Released Oct 1995)
Review by Thom Owens, All Music Guide
You would never guess from Kenny Wayne Shepherd's fiery playing that the guitarist is still only in his teens. On his debut, Ledbetter Heights, Shepherd burns through a set of rather generic blues-rock ravers that are made special by his exceptional technique. It may still be a while before he says something original, but he plays with style, energy, and dedication, which is more than enough for a debut album.
***A Moment of Silent Appreciation for the Passing of a True Original***
Gene Pitney
Biography by Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
One of the most interesting and difficult-to-categorize singers in '60s pop, Gene Pitney had a long run of hits distinguished by his pained, one-of-a-kind melodramatic wail. Pitney is sometimes characterized (or dismissed) as a shallow teen idol-type prone to operatic ballads. It's true that some of his biggest hits — "Town Without Pity," "Only Love Can Break a Heart," "I'm Gonna Be Strong," "It Hurts to Be in Love," and "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" — are archetypes of adolescent or just-post-adolescent agony, characterized by longing and not a little self-pity.
But Pitney was not just an archetype of his style — he was one of the best at his style, and indeed one of the few (along with Roy Orbison) that could pull it off convincingly. Also (like Orbison), he had more range than he's generally given credit for, making forays into tough pop/rock, country, and even borderline rockabilly. Other than Dionne Warwick, he was the best interpreter of Bacharach-David's early compositions. Although he didn't pen much of his material, he was a composer of note, writing "He's a Rebel" for the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" for Rick Nelson. He was also something of a closet hipster — he was the first American artist to cover a Jagger-Richards song ("That Girl Belongs to Yesterday," which was a British hit before the Rolling Stones had ever entered the U.S. Top 100), contributed to an actual Rolling Stones session in early 1964 (during which they recorded "Not Fade Away"), had a brief fling with a teenage Marianne Faithfull, and recorded songs by Randy Newman and Al Kooper long before those musicians became famous.
Pitney broke into the music as a songwriter in his late teens, getting his first taste of success when Rick Nelson had a hit with "Hello Mary Lou" in 1961. That same year, Pitney had a small hit with his first single, "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away," a self-penned demo on which he sang and played every instrument — an extraordinary feat for 1961. Another 1961 single, Goffin-King's "Every Breath I Take," was produced by Phil Spector, and is one of the very first examples of his pull-out-the-stops Wall of Sound productions. Pitney didn't really find his metier, however, until late-1961's "Town Without Pity," which became his first Top 20 entry.
For the next four years, Pitney was one of the most successful solo male vocalists in America, reeling off over a dozen more Top 40 hits. While lovelorn angst was his stock-in-trade, some of the singles were fairly innovative — "Half Heaven, Half Heartache" and "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" were crossover country-pop before that term existed, "Mecca" was one of the few big pop/rock hits to bear the influence of Middle Eastern music (albeit in a superficial fashion), and "Last Chance to Turn Around" was a hard-boiled tough-luck tale worthy of a top-notch B-movie thriller.
Pitney withstood the initial onslaught of the British Invasion fairly well, scoring Top Ten hits in 1964 with "It Hurts to Be in Love" and "I'm Gonna Be Strong." By 1966, though, he was in serious trouble stateside. Ironically, by this time he was a much bigger star in Britain, making the U.K. Top Ten six times in 1965-1966. He could also depend on a faithful international audience throughout Europe, and frequently recorded in Italian and Spanish for overseas markets. In 1966, he became one of the first artists to reach success with Randy Newman compositions, taking "Nobody Needs Your Love" and "Just One Smile" into the British Top Ten.
Pitney entered the U.S. Top 20 one last time in 1968 with "She's a Heartbreaker," a rather forced updating of his trademark sound, and reached the Top 40 in Britain for the last time in 1974. Still, he remained a big concert draw on the overseas nostalgia circuit. In 1989, he made number one in the U.K. again by duetting with Marc Almond on a remake of one of his '60s singles, "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart." He died in April 5, 2006, the night after a show in Cardiff, Wales.
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A showman 'til the end, I'll miss you, Gene. 
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| Apr 12, 2006 @ 3:19 PM |
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Palomino
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I'm listening to the American Idol contestants.....mp3's I downloaded. 
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| Apr 17, 2006 @ 9:56 AM |
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nightrider3281
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Emerson.Lake, snd palmer: What a lucky man he was
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| Apr 17, 2006 @ 12:20 PM |
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MotownManiax
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"Spanish Nights" and "Under A Violet Moon" by Blackmore's Night.
Cool sounds that a friend (sciur) turned me on to.
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| Apr 17, 2006 @ 2:22 PM |
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tahoma
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The Fents - Where's my producer? 
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| Apr 17, 2006 @ 6:28 PM |
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nightrider3281
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charley pride: Roll on mississippi
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| Apr 17, 2006 @ 7:20 PM |
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sophie313
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Shinedown's newest CD...On the headphones.
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| Apr 20, 2006 @ 2:10 AM |
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Always_Striving
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I'm Drivin My Life Away~ Eddie Rabbit
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| Apr 20, 2006 @ 12:20 PM |
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myhumps_mylumps
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im listining to "Evil Deeds" --- Eminem
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| Apr 20, 2006 @ 12:22 PM |
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RachelVaz
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Johnny Cash -
I can't believe he's gone.... we miss him!
"Personal Jesus"
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| Apr 20, 2006 @ 10:39 PM |
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Always_Striving
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Funeral Bell ~ Black Label Society
Also: Stillborn ~ Black Label Society
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| Apr 22, 2006 @ 6:25 PM |
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Always_Striving
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Change ~ Deftones
also
Days Go By ~ Dirty Vegas
[Edited on 4/22/2006 6:33 PM]
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| Apr 22, 2006 @ 8:07 PM |
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Palomino
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Nightrider...I love Lucky Man!
"I'm Already There" ~ Lonestar
He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time
But when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
And said "Daddy when you coming home"
He said the first thing that came to his mind
I'm already there
Take a look around
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
I'm your imaginary friend
And I know I'm in your prayers
Oh I'm already there
She got back on the phone
Said I really miss you darling
Don't worry about the kids they'll be alright
Wish I was in your arms
Lying right there beside you
But I know that I'll be in your dreams tonight
And I'll gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the lights and close your eyes
I'm already there
Don't make a sound
I'm the beat in your heart
I'm the moonlight shining down
I'm the whisper in the wind
And I'll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I'm already there
We may be a thousand miles apart
But I'll be with you wherever you are
I'm already there
Take a look around
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
And I'll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I'm already there
Oh I'm already
There
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| Apr 22, 2006 @ 11:24 PM |
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Palomino
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"Key Largo" ~ Bertie Higgins
Wrapped around each other
Trying so hard to stay warm
That first cold winter together
Lyin' in each other's arms
Watching those old movies
Falling in love so desperately
Honey, I was your hero
You were my leading lady
We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall
Starring in our own late, late show
Sailing away to Key Largo
Here's lookin' at you kid
Missin' all the things we did
We can find it once again, hello
Just like they did in Key Largo
Honey, can't you remember
We played all the parts
That sweet scene of surrender
When you gave me your heart
Please say you will...play it again
'Cause I love you still
Baby, this can't be the end
We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall
Starring in own late, late show
Sailing away to Key Largo
Here's lookin' at you kid
Missing all the things we did
We can find it once again, hello
Just like they did in Key Largo
We had it all
Just like Bogie and Bacall
Starring in our own late, late show
Sailing away to Key Largo
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