Hallelujah, let's rock!

The title of this blog comes from the song “Green Trumpet” by Seattle, Washington’s infamous U-Men.  Vocalist John Bigley utters the phrase before guitarist Tom Price begins his creepy, descending guitar lick, leading drummer Charlie Ryan and bassist Jim Tillman into the outer rings of hell.  The U-Men.  One of the greatest bands, ever.  I’ll talk more about The U-Men another time, you can count on it.

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Music is universal, all encompassing, existing in all cultures and societies.  You’ve heard it all before but it’s no less true.  It unites us, comforts us, lifts us up, gives us strength, enriches our lives and makes us want to shake our butts.  Songs act as place markers in our history and the soundtrack to our lives.  As Frank Zappa said:

“Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is THE BEST.”

Music is THE BEST.

Music really is THE BEST.  And the phrase, “Hallelujah, let’s rock” resonates with me because, like Ozzy says, rock ‘n’ roll is my religion and my law.  I love music and rock music in particular, and this blog is no more than a chance for me to write about something I love.  It’s that simple.

Where am I going with this thing?  Everywhere.  Anywhere I want.  Bands, songs, guitarists, drummers, bassists, guitars, stomp boxes, amps, producers, engineers, studios… in short, anything about music.

So… hallelujah, let’s rock!