High Speed Dirt!

Continuing with "music that inspires Loki's right foot," this week is a ripping tune from Megadeth.  Not really about racing, but it's still about going damn fast, on the edge of control.



Lokidude

Keepin on

This week, I'm reaching DEEP into the vault, and coming out with some very classic Aerosmith.



If that doesn't make you want to fly down the freeway, you might need your pulse checked.

Lokidude

On Stage is BACK!

I finally fixed my bass, and started working on my old car, so I've had a bit of inspiration.  On Stage Thursday is scheduled for at least the next three weeks with what sometimes gets termed "right foot music."  They're all tunes that inspire my right foot to find the firewall, basically.

For starters, you get Storm Large covering Pinball Wizard.  I apologize for the extended intro, but it's the only video I could find with any kind of actual quality to it.



Lokidude

Why I Love My Birthday

I've always loved my birthday. Not usually for the getting older, and not for the presents, not for years. No, no. My birthday is always the first week of April, so it means that every year, baseball's starting up again. I still love a good baseball game, have since I was a kid. And what other song could I possibly play to welcome back the boys of summer?



Lokidude

2 Nights Alone

Lady Antebellum

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Bex has been gone for a couple days for a training for work.  She'll be home in a couple hours, and she tells me she has pictures.  Anyways, 2 days without her and I'm a mess.  A year ago, we saw each other for a couple days on most weekends, but that was it, and that was only if the weather allowed.

I have no clue anymore how we did it.

Lokidude

Just one question I might ask ya...

I love the Black Crowes. Personally, I think they're one of the most under-appreciated bands in music. I've never met a Crowes tune I didn't love, and even "She Talks To Angels" is full of power, in a delicate way.

Still, one of my personal favorites has to be 1999's "Go Faster."


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Rock on.

Lokidude

Going back, figuratively.

Scientists say smell is one of the most powerful memory triggers we have. While that may be true, music is, in my mind, every bit as powerful. We all have a song or an artist that takes us back, brings up old memories, and reminds us of where we've been. Bex has an attachment to the Beach Boys, for example. For me, it's Jimmy Buffett. Dad and Baby Brother are big into way old-school country. Mom likes the classic rock, and I love punk and hair metal/acid rock. But we all came together on Jimmy. And honestly, I'm not sure I know a single person who doesn't like his music, and get a little smile when one of his songs starts up.



Listen and smile, y'all.

Lokidude

On Covers

There's an obscene range in the quality of various covers that have been recorded. Some could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. (See Marilyn Manson's cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams.") Some are pretty good. Metallica's cover of Whiskey in the Jar, and James Hetfield's cover of "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" both come to mind. Some covers actually improve on the original, like Uncle Kracker covering "Time After Time." (Seriously, go find it. Well worth the time it takes to look.)

And sometimes a cover blows the doors clean off the original. This is unquestionably the case with Seether's cover of "Careless Whisper."



Sorry there's no actual video this week, this is the best I could find. Seriously, I don't think I've heard Seether do anything I don't like, and this one I happen to love.

Enjoy.

Lokidude

Just lookin for a good time...

The name says it all. I need to unwind, and I need happy, fluffy, fun music to do that to. Lady A fits the bill perfectly tonight. Sorry about the light posting, it's been a long week.



Sometimes we all just need a good time.

Lokidude

Currently lighting angel wings with torches

Some days, you just need to get pissed and rock. Today is that day. Headache, whacked a pheasant in the work truck, it's time to tear it up.



Lokidude

For My Better Half

It's Bex's birthday today, so tonight's song is for her. I don't know most days how I got so lucky, but for some reason, she loves me, and I'm not about to question that.

And seriously, who wouldn't love a girl who considers going shooting or a trip to Cabelas "fun times," and who gripes because she has to get her nails done for wedding pictures?

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I love you, honey.

Lokidude

My kind of Christmas Carols

Some days, I have a hard time coming up with a tune for On Stage Thursday. This week, not so much. There may even be a Christmas Encore to follow it up.

Me, I like Twisted Sister. Dee Snider may look like a fruit, with hair so epic that Christina Aguilera had to steal it two decades later, but the music was loud and hard and always damn fun to listen to. That, and Mark Mendoza is, in fact an animal on the bass. And how do you not love a guy who told a sitting US Senator, during a Senate hearing, that said senator's wife had a dirty mind.



Merry Freakin Christmas, kids!

Lokidude

Music and Dreams

It seems fate argued with my intended selection, and won. I woke up this morning from a dream, involving my impending nuptials, tonight's song, and a Gibson Thunderbird. Every time I selected a new song on my iPod, within 5 songs, it was back. Can't ignore a message like that, so here it is...



Lokidude

Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down

It's Baby Brother's birthday today, so for On Stage Thursday, I'm going with a song that he and I actually got pounded out as a duet, and sing pretty much anytime we're together. I don't know how far he got on the guitar part, but I had the bass work down solid.



Happy Birthday, bro!

Lokidude

Two from the Crue!

It's been a good day, and I'm in a great mood. Good moods require good mood music, and around here, that means Motley Crue. I think that the most flat-out fun I've ever had at a rock show was when I took my friend J to see Cruefest in '08. It was all about girls, booze, rock, and just an all-around good time. Since I'm in such a good mood, I'm pulling another twofer tonight, one old, one new. No explanations required, just pour your favorite brew and rock like tomorrow doesn't matter.

Girls, Girls, Girls

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Lokidude

Oh! Yeah!

It's Thursday again, which means two things... First, Snarky has a picture up guaranteed to induce diabetic coma, or double your money back.

And second... Another edition of On Stage Thursday!


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Chickenfoot is awesome in so many different directions. First off, Sammy Hagar seems to have never lost the fun that is the soul of music. Satriani is a legend, a status he's earned over a timeline longer than my life. Chad Smith is the most underrated member of the group, but his work with Red Hot Chili Peppers more than speaks for itself. And then there's Michael Anthony. I've wanted to be as cool as the mighty Van Halen bassist since before I first picked up a bass. If I could be half as awesome at 50 as they are, I'd be farther than I could ever imagine.

Rock on.

Lokidude

We were wrapped up in our music, that's why we never saw...

I'm feelin a bit outlaw tonight, so you get this little gem...



I actually love the original Waylon Jennings version of this song just as much as the Hetfield version, and both are in high rotation on my iPod. But I seriously felt that the rougher sound of James's cut is just more my style.

Music knows no boundaries.

Lokidude

Goin Old School

Tonight, I was lacking inspiration, so I trolled some incredibly random music, and was hit by this utter retro gem.


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Ladies and Gentlemen, Fishbone! In the height of the grunge movement, these guys were keeping ska and reggae going as strong as ever. They had their biggest hit, and their greatest fame, at a time when everything on MTV was flannel and bad overdrive.

That's powerful.

Lokidude.

You're Almost There, It's Gone

Apologies for missing last week and being late with this week, it's been a long couple.

I find myself sometimes sitting around listening to old music I'd almost forgotten, and remembering how epic it was at the time, a soundtrack to my youth, to memories that I'm sure are greater than the actual acts, and more precious than gold.



Treasure them, even if they are a bit inflated.

Lokidude

Meet the family

Tonight, it's time for you to meet some of the family. Specifically, Baby Brother. Not Little Brother, not since he was about 11. But always Baby Brother.

Anyways, BB's a little different breed of redneck than me. I'm from the "Trans-Am, Lynyrd Skynyrd" school of redneck. He's more of the "cowboy hat, twangy country, bad moustache" breed. He's also embodied the famous last words of "Hey, watch this!" And he's a big showoff for the ladies. So, this On Stage Thursday is dedicated to the giant oaf with a heart just as big, my Baby Brother.

Chris Cagle

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Love ya, bro!

Lokidude