New Steve Vai Tune: Gravity Storm

Posted on May 23, 2012 by steve

Form Vai’s forthcoming CD (download, or whatever) The Story of Light.

Turn it up!

Friday Night Rock and Roll: Jack White- Sixteen Saltines

Posted on May 18, 2012 by steve

Turn it up!

This kicks butt on so many levels…

And R.S. McCain claims no great rock music been recorded since September 25th, 1980. This song was released less than a month ago.

Great Music Video: U2- Desire

Posted on May 15, 2012 by steve

Because R.S. McCain nonsensically claims no great rock music been recorded since September 25th, 1980, here is a great song by U2 (hate their politics- like their music), released in 1988.

It is foolish to say great rock music died in 1980 with the passing of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

Great Music Video: What About Your Mom Performing Daft Punk Cover

Posted on May 6, 2012 by steve

Because R.S. McCain nonsensically claims no great rock musicbeen recorded since September 25th, 1980. In other-words, great rock music died in 1980 with the passing of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

To illustrate that great rock is still alive and kicking here is the band What About Your Mom performing an awesome cover of Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.”

Oh, by the way, this great rock song was recorded and released this year:

R.S. McCain claims no great rock music been recorded since John Bonham died

Posted on April 28, 2012 by steve

I can’t let this slide….

Mr. McCain @ The Other McCain web page boldly claims:

Granted, this could be a very long post, but I just happened to notice Dan blathering on about some artsy New Wave poseurs and felt a need to point out the Neutral Objective Fact that no genuinely great rock and roll music was recorded after Sept. 25, 1980, the day John Bonham died.
How awesome was Led Zeppelin? For the most part, the lyrics were incomprehensible gibberish. More often than not, Robert Plant sang flat.
And nobody f–kin’ cared, because it was so f–kin’ awesome.

I’m a big time Zeppelin fan however I was too young to see Led Zeppelin live. But, I’ve seen Robert Plant live 3 times, The Firm (Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers) and the Page – Plant tour in support of the Walking into Clarksdale album, CD, MP3 or whatever.

But claiming there has been no “genuinely great rock and roll music” recorded since September 25, 1980 is absurd.

Start with Brian Setzer (who is no slouch on the guitar) released Stray Cat Strut in 1981:

How ’bout Guns and Roses Welcome to the Jungle, released in 1987:

Kenny Wayne Shepherd released Deja Voodo in 1995:

Stone Temple Pilots dominated the 90′s rock scene released Big Bang Baby in 1996:

Detroit’s very own Jack White released Seven Nation Army in 2003:

Of course, I didn’t mention Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Johnson, ZZ Top, U2, Metallica, Nirvana, The Cult, Keith Richards and the X-pensive Wine-o’s, Van Halen and on and on…

An extra big tip o’ the hat to theCL for highlighting Mr. McCain’s bold claim.