Stream MP3 here. Riding Free Today by James N. Staubes, Jr. Jam It Up Your Music (ASCAP) Verse Gonna ride this thing all night long Gonna ride this thing ’til the break of dawn Gonna break free from this lifeless life Gonna ride this bike ’til I see the sun rise Chorus: Oh Oh Yes [...]

I like both of them but I’m going with Howard Jones. No contest.

What can you say about how great this is? I wish bands were still this good.

Last night I watched the historic live YouTube broadcast of U2′s show in Pasadena, California. U2 has always inspired me. All 4 of them at some point gave me the impetus to pick up an instrument and play music. As I watched I got inspired again. I thought, “Why can’t I do what they do?” [...]

Saw U2 at the Georgia Dome a few weeks ago. Definitely the best show I’ve seen from them. This was my 4th show. The band sounded great and Bono’s voice was as strong as ever. This song and solo are one of my all-time favorites from U2. They key is changed from the album version. [...]

I’m no Lennon, McCartney, no Neil Young or Bob Dylan. I’m no Prince or Page and Plant. I’m no Hall & Oates. I never claimed to have written the great American pop song. However I know what I like. I have good taste. I know what sounds good. Sure music is subjective. The best way [...]

Tomorrow I leave for Sandestin, Florida and my 4th Labor Day Retreat. Looking forward to getting out of town for a while, playing some volleyball, relaxing on the beach, meeting some ladies and most importantly great worship time. I won’t wuss out like I did last year and not have a report. As always you [...]

Tonight at dinner the subject of bands that always deliver was brought up. Some of the bands mentioned were Led Zeppelin, Rush, James Brown, Prince, CCR, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. Some bands that don’t always deliver were The Rolling Stones, U2, John Fogerty (solo not with CCR) and Coldplay. I thought of some more [...]

Bob Lefsetz has been writing a lot about Steely Dan lately. This summer the Dan has been performing their albums, in their entirety, in different cities. They did come through Atlanta but we weren’t privy to the multiple dates. I forwarded Lefsetz’s e-mails to the 2 true Steely Dan fans I know. I’ve also been [...]

Haven’t done a Great Guitar Solo in a while. Roland Orzabal completely melts faces with these 2 guitar solos, yep 2 guitar solos in one song. Another bonus is this song is in 12/8 which is one of my favorites.