The Band Remains The Same?

As the roller attempts to return to the stage, thoughts turn to the business of bands.  Money vs Creativity.  A good brand name is hard to resist.  Scammy Hagar's latest book tour bites remind me of all the personnel changes we've tolerated.  Most have been lesser attempts at sustaining the original magic.  There's nothing wrong with seeking out your peers to create a new sound, but branding it as the original is kinda like New Coke.  Come up with a name at least! 

Music is ART, not an MLB franchise!  There oughtta be a law against this.
 
Genesis shrank into shrinky dinks.
Cry's of EPIC FAIL follow the Bad Queen Co. 
Paul Dodger's was earlier sought by the Doors to replace Mr. Mojo Risin'.

In his defense, Hagar eventually took the high road with "Chickenshit" & Snatch.
As did Page & Plant &/or Copydale &/or Firm &/or Creaky Vultures &/or you get the picture.
And one creative approach of note: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Dewey, Cheatam, & Howe.

And before you set fire to my guitars, I'll mention the RARE EXCEPTIONS- RUSH, MAIDEN, DIO/SABBATH & even Dead Leppard.

Get your scorecard & pencil ready when you go over Scammy's "almost was" resume:
 http://rocknewsdesk.com/world-news/hagar-said-no-to-velvet-revolver-motley-crue-and-aerosmith/1634/#comment-9291

Congratulations to ZZ TOP - oldest band with no personnel changes.

I'm guessing YES had the most, Along with VIA Gra. (dare ya to find other post!)
Old albums of note have the family trees on the sleeve-Uriah Heep, King Crimson, & Maiden.

Any ideas who has the fastest revolving door in Rock?  Are they hiring?  I know all of Page's solos!

James Durbin - Love child with wow factor

After snoozing thru another round of The Voice, conversation turned to why American Idol still reigns.  This broken record repeats that Idol kids have that wow thing going on, along with good pipes.

Trying to chase down that awful Voice aftertaste, we started tubing on James.  And a qualified rocker (not even an AI fan) made an interesting observation: James Durbin is the love child of two good lookin dudes!  If they mated:

(Matt Damon & a very young Kurt Russell)  Rock On James.  He has the pipes too.

Pants On The Ground

As much as I would rather be bashing Idol contestants, I am reminded today of my own stage fright when I was forced to drop my pants on two separate occasions by airport security personnel on business trips during the last decade. The Roller was embarrassed (bare-assed) and angry.

Many express closure this morning - Vengeance and a victory. And those who have re-opened the wound are all martyrs.

There is no solace from evil – ever. Fear wins again, and changes the landscape forever - for generations that learn to coexist. Be careful out there. Nothing is over if we are to learn and grow.

Fear is the greatest cost of freedom.

Apologies to Msrs. Stills & Young for not finding an original version this morning.  Lingering effects of David Gilmour interpretations from the previous evening take a few days to wear off.  He carrys the torch well. 

Bongo Jovi - King of all Media

About a month ago, Jonny Bravo is crying about the death of record stores (yeah-me too), BUT blaming I-Tunes (who puts calimari in his belly & clams in his bank account).   We all know Steve Job's love for music (US Festival) and he put $ back in the artist's hands after the file-stealing mess.  Now all of a sudden JonBo has plugged in and discovered this interweb thingy, and proclaims he can run the Bongo empire all by himself.  Yeah, it works with a household name and an established fanbase of Milfs watching Yoda & Kelly Lee eating bon bons, but millions of starving indie kids still suffer a lonely career busking to anonymous IP's on SpyMace..   Remember the Little Runaway video on MTV?  Without it, you'd still be stuck in the mud of No Jersey.   In our face every hour.  Climbing aboard the hairspray bandwagon faster than Richie SamBoring climbs on the bimbo-du-jour.   That could also explain Boring's lack of interest in playing any relevant guitar on the records-so many chicks, so little time.  Bongo belts out stories that still speak to Jill Sixpack, and Boring bends one note for 12 bars (It's my Life).  What a life...  I used to go to the record store to pick up chicks.  Maybe I should check out Jovi's tour...