I’m almost 65 and have 2 older brothers . I was " Experienced" at a young age.
I still have about 25 bootleg albums. I have Hendrix with BB King, John McLaughlin from mahavishnu orchestra, Johnny Winter, Steve winwood, Stevie Wonder playing drums! On a song called in the midnight hour. so many more I can’t think of right now.
That is a beautiful song. I had a friend who just couldn’t stay sober. I knew her a year and then she died. Not much of a Hendrix fan but I play her that song and she loved it. So when I play it I think of her.
Thanks Rich for reminding me of that song. Haven’t heard in a year or two. It’s also on this CD that I dug up. Song number 13.
Yeah, alcoholism is a hell of a disease. To the gates of insanity or death for many, hanging on to the myth it’s a defect in willpower.
Kev, well he got to choose what he wanted, and he was a heavy jazzer. Think we had Miles playing Jack Johnson on our exit from the funeral 
Might as well paste Pali Gap in here as we’re fans.
That’s the truth about alcoholism. What the hell this is the internet. I am faceless and nameless and anonymous just like the program. God willing on April 20th I will have 28 years.
A note on Pali gap Just realized that it is not included in the double CD set I have along with the movie from rainbow bridge.
Takes one to know one, I just used a phrase and you picked that right up 
Good man, hang in, you’ll be one of those grouchy old timers in a couple of years 
I got a bit over two years, along with my wife. A new life so we thought. 5 months in she got a cancer, died a year ago last week. No brave new world for us, just for me. Still never once thought getting drunk was gonna improve the situation in any way.
Alabama 3 - Hypo Full of Love. There’s another track on the album called The Old Purple Tin, refers to a beer here that was 9.4%. Tennants Super.
@ Rich H.
So sorry to hear about your wife. Your proof that we can stay sober under any and all conditions.
Got up early, did my food-shopping, et, now just waiting for my stories to come on, figured I’d crack some t00nz in the meanwhile…
Funny, last summer was cranking “Helden” and doing my best Till Lindemann impersonation doing it, and got asked if I spoke German.
“Uhhh, no? Why do you ask?” 
That’s quite a plateful.
The musicianship is plain to hear in all the bands. They all have good chops.
The one I really liked was Rammstein. I pretty much like everything they do. I didn’t connect as much with the others. It might be that I’m just not a fan of symphonic metal, at least, not the few groups I’ve heard so far.
Here is Rick Beato's take on the ten most popular songs from Spotify last year. These songs were streamed more than any others. This list is all pop, but that’s not necessarily bad. Beato finds plenty to like.
The key here is to keep your expectations low. IMO, most of the music posted at BLF is better than the stuff folks streamed on Spotify. If you want a peek into the state of pop culture, however, the list is important. Remember, we’re the oddballs. More people listened to this, than did to the music we like.
With that caveat, I found a few tunes I enjoyed, in particular, the ones by Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga, Teddy Swims, and Billie Eilish.
For me, a list like this is an an easy way to check in on the many new artists I know very little about. As a result, I am adding Teddy Swims to my list of artists to watch. My introduction to Swims came last January, in a BLF post from this thread.
It is worth mentioning that Olivia Rodrigo, a young artist who won a handful of Grammy awards last year, did not make the top ten this year. I gave Rodrigo a mixed review in this BLF post.
This is the Mark II line-up of Deep Purple. Guitarist Richie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord are excellent, as is the rest of the band. Singer Ian Gillan delivers a standout performance.
The video was recorded in Manchester, England, on July 14, 1970, for broadcast on the British TV show Doing Their Thing.
Two years later, Deep Purple recorded “Child in Time” for their Made in Japan album. This version is considerably different than the 1970 rendition. The sound is better, keyboard parts have evolved, and the performance here is three minutes longer. The added length allows the soloists to stretch out. Gillan’s vocal, while good, is not quite as strong as in the preceding video. Blackmore’s solo is the standout here.
Ian Paice’s sideburns/muttonchops are a National Treasure. 
More great Ian Paice and Jon Lord influence here as well.
Easy to get started down the Deep Purple/Blackmore/Dio/Whitesnake rabbit hole, all good stuff.
Seriously, every time I hear Dio, I inevitably think of the nice little tribute in…
I wish there’d be another Gathering Of The Greats like that again.
What, no Smoke On the Water?
Eyes of the World
Fun electronic take on Singin’ in the Rain with some nice sonic textures.
Country-metal-bluegrass… is there such a genre?
Virtuoso guitarist Andy Wood does not care. He just plays what he likes!
