Howdy Dear Internet Readers!!!!
***Berst A Ball: MUSIC!!!!
In case you didn't know Rats LOVES music!!! In spite of this rats near crippling fear of everything, music is the one thing that makes her crawl out of the safe places she spends her days/nights to the crowds and subsequent emotional hysteria that you humans display during musical events.
The first of Rats' musical adventures as of late was Willie Nelson. He played Massey Hall a bit ago with Ray Price who's voice is like delicous melty butter with brown sugar and bourban, for real.
They had another guy open for them who was all over the news. I admit to being impressed that said individual had their penis in the worlds sexiest whatever but, well...
IF you are trying to establish yourself as a musician after already having been recognized and lauded internationally for another vocation, then do that. Play music, don't bore me by defending yourself for 20 minutes of your set. On the upside of that Stuart Daniel Baker was part of Billy Bob "boring the fuck out me"'s back-up band. I know him as Unknown Hinson and he rules.
Wille has nothing to prove to nobody. He will sing and play as Johnny Cash did, to his grave. He knows his well respected place in musical history is established , but he is hard working and gracious enough to play on for folks (like me) in his later years. Thanks Willie.
Whether or not you should go see him (ticket prices ain't cheap)? It depends on what you expect out of Willie. This isn't the mid-seventies. The wild recklessness of the red-haired stranger doesn't define his onstage persona. It still exists in a different way : a change of lyric during one song "Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies." implied (to me at least) his personal apprehension/distaste for the cowboys of today or tomorrow.I hear that Willie!!!
Yet, if you are interested in the mechanics and style of guitar playing - the man plays like very few others -that alone is a sight to see...also a sight to see is Willie singing his songs with the voice he has now, not 30 years ago.He still hits all the right spots, though the notes maybe different.
Next up was Nomeansno
This is the way that goes:
Reasons I Love Nomeansno: 1. They shred 2. They are very fucking old and do nothing to hide that, do nothing to apologize for that and are honestly a few folks that make being old in all it's facets look like the bestest thing ever. 3. They dedicate songs including lyrics about child molestation (please read ) to today's irresponsible and arrogant CEO's, which puts the destruction/devatstation of self-indulgence into a horrifying but accurate comparison. 4. They have Potty Umbrella as thier opening act. First time I ever heard of these guys. Ican't say they are a new favourite, maybe in time. But they put on a hell of a show and have convinced me ending your set with an electro/punk cover of "Higher Ground" is the only way to do it really....
I am really tired now, or maybe just having lil bit of an anxious moment, but that's what I got for now. Soon come: Update on moremusicmeplayinglivemusicmakingyourowngranolabarsandbreadhowmuchcouldawoodchuckchuckifourmotherseverreallygaveafuckpeaceratsOUT.
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