The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year...

Well, It's ALMOST Christmas-Time Again, My Friends...
And, You'll want some Music to Play During the Holiday Season...


This IS One Of My Favorite Rockin' Christmas CDs!
Elton John Starts thing off, Then Jon Bon Jovi Turns in a Great Song for the Season!
Bob Seger Socks it to Santa with a James Brown Inspired Tune!
The Moody Blues do a Mellow, Moody Version of What Child Is This?
George Thorogood Wants a Chuck Berry Record, And A Picture of Elvis, Too in a Rockin' Fun Jam!
ELP are even Moodier than The Moody Blues on Their Father Christmas Song...
Elvin Bishop Picks out Silent Night...
The Waitresses get to Wrappin' Up some Pop-Punk Music...
Billy Squier performs Live One of The Best "Original" Christmas Songs EVER!
Mr. Rock N Roll, Chuck Berry, Shows up to Wish His Baby A Very Merry Christmas!
The Kinks close out the CD with a Fun, Rompin', Rockin' Father Christmas!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ASVJ385O

Songs To Sing In The Shower...

Here's Some Old-School Heavy Metal/Hard Rock...
A Great Compilation from Scotland's Ultimate Rocker - smoker!

smoker says, "Hot Shower-Vinyl Compilation from 1982.
Double shots from:
Slade
Triumph
Alkatrazz
Heaven
Budgie
Grand Prix
Hawkwind
He's Included Artwork and The Music Files in your Choice of FLAC or mp3...
Be Sure to Leave some Cool Comments for the Man...

FLAC
1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IAEWFAAL
2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6M6CB2OQ
3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ITA2OEAA
4 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CC4XUXOM
mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W4CJE4PR

Trees For The Forest?

Don't Get Me Wrong, I Like Ozzy, BUT, Never really got into Any of his Solo Music...
Reason: Can't Seem To See The Trees For The Forest...
What I Mean Is:
I Like Robert Plant, BUT, I can't picture him as anything BUT the Frontman for Led Zep...
Jeans & Open Shirt, Long Mane of Hair, Wailin' Out "Hey, Hey Mama..."
I Own NO Robert Plant Solo CDs (And, Let's Face it - He's Been on His Own Longer Than he was With Led Zep...)
Same With Ozzy...Can't Get Past The Fact He Should Be In Black Sabbath...
I Always Picture Him From Say '72 singin' War Pigs...

Anyways, Sometimes, New Readers (Rockers) Show Up & Read What I've Written and Think I Want Them To Agree With Me...Just Tellin' My Particular Point Of View, I Guess...
IF, You do Have a Response of Some Kind - Just Leave it in the Comments Section!

An Awesome Sounding FM Broadcast!
Recorded About a Month After The Tragic Death Of Randy Rhodes...
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) Took on the Monumental Task of Fillin' In for the Remainder of The Diary Of A Madman Tour...
Does Perform Some Sabbath Tunes at the End...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IKRRTTSX

Baby, Be My Baby...

Man, I Love The BABYS!
Most of my friends back in my Teen Yearz thought I's Stupid for Listenin' to Such a "Pussy" Band! BUT, They Never Bothered to Check 'Em Out...Just went by What They Heard on the Radio...Which just goes to show how much They knew - US Radio Has Sucked (Leastways In the Areas I've Lived In) For More than 30 Years!



John Waite's Voice, Tony Brock's Excellent Rock-Solid Drum Patterns (Could Set your Watch to the Man...), Wally Stocker's Tasteful Guitar Licks & Riffs, Ricky Phillips Bass Runs & Jonathan Cain's (He Started here before Becomin' a JOURNEY-Man) Keys...What's Not To Like?

Excellent Broadcast from The Agora in Cleveland!
Union Jacks was the LP they were touring in support of...
Great Setlist!
Great Songs!
Great Band!
Great Sound!
What's Not To Like?
Guess You Could Always Listen to the Radio, Instead!

Babys-Agora80
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1TCERJSV

Wine Time!

This was Originally Aired on MTV (Back when they Actually Played MUSIC & MUSIC VIDEOS & CONCERTS!) It was a Weekend Concert...Filmed Live in Cedar Rapids!


Some Dude's Selling a DVD-R on iOffer (an eBay Clone) for $16.00 US.
http://www.ioffer.com/i/April-Wine-MTV-Weekend-Concert-1982-98775693


Excellent Sounding Show!
April Wine were out Promoting their Power Play LP!
They do Several Tunes from that Record Like If You See Kay & Anything You Want (You Got It!) & The 80s Hit Enough Is Enough!
And, Of Course, The CLASSICS!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FXX5QO1J

Buddy Holly & Batman...

I once read in a Music Magazine, a Description of The Smithereens This Way:
"...The Beatles Meet AC/DC!"
That's Pretty Much True...
Sensible Pop Harmonies & Lyrics (Silly Love Songs) and Killer Riffs over top of a Poundin' Rock Solid Rhythm Section!
They Occupy that Middle Ground the Way Cheap Trick does...


Here's a DVD Audio Rip to Prove It!
Recorded at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, New Jersey!
Listen to the Opener Behind The Wall Of Sleep and You'll Either Love 'Em Or Hate 'Em...
In The Middle, Pat Feeds His Obsession with Buddy Holly by Singin' Well Alright!
They Close Out with the One-Two Punch of A Girl Like You & The BATMAN Theme!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5B5K8Y9Z

My Sharona...

Well, WhateverHappenedToSharona?
From http://www.mysharona.com/
Sharona Alperin has been finding entertainment professionals their dream homes for over 20 years. She works daily handling her clients' needs in the office or from the field. She has a fully staffed team of professionals to assist her in the home selling and buying process as well as a personal assistant to help her in the day-to-day business affairs.

Sharona was only 17 when she was immortalized in the Knack's 1979 hit single "My Sharona". Sharona believes that "'My Sharona' has had an impact on my ability to understand the entertainer's mind, there's something simpatico. You've got to care to the n'th degree. You can't drop the ball for one minute." I sell "the most emotional product on the market, because a star's home is their only safe haven." Sharona's 'round-the-clock commitment has resulted in her being named number one in sales for five straight years at Sotheby's International Realty. "I do what it takes to get my clients their dream home because their happiness is my happiness." Sharona specializes in her clients' needs whether it's finding a lease, a purchase or selling a home. Her depth of knowledge and experience has made Sharona one of Los Angeles' premiere real estate professionals.



The Knack this Many Years Later, And Without Bruce Gary Things Just aren't The Same!
The Songs Are Here and All, BUT somethin' Different...Maybe It's ME That's Changed - BUT, Whatever - This Don't Do It For Me Like Back in the 70s & 80s...Don't Know Exactly What It Is?
I Listened to One of Their Older Shows A While Back And Everything Was Cool! Hip Pop & All!
Sound Quality's Excellent As it's Ripped from a DVD...
As To How YOU Will Like It?
You'll Just have to Take a Listen & Decide?!?!?!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O6GTB0IH

From The Front Row...

...You Can See A Little Paradise!

smoker says, "A King Biscuit recording from 1981. University of Texas’ Frank Erwin Center in Austin. This was released on DVD Audio in 2003. Could Only Be Played Through Your DVD Player's 5.1 Speakers...Guess they thought this was the new audio format. And I picked it up from the bargain bin."
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Excellent Show!
Pat & Her Band's Rockin'!
Only Drawback would be that it fades in and out alot...But What The Hell!
Classic Benatar All The Way!
CLICK the Back to See Complete Tracklist!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6Z5XWJF4

I'm Just Lookin' For The Bridge...

Here's Wolfmother At This Year's Bridge School Benefit Shows...
From Wiki:
The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California, every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The concerts are all organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi.
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You can DONATE or Get MORE Information Here:
www.bridgeschool.org/


Awesome, But Short Set!
Not as Acoustic Sounding As You Might Think?!?!
Not Full On Electric, But Not just an Acoustic Guitar & Vocals, Either...
Sound Quality Is As Excellent As The Performance Too!
In Your Choice Of FLAC or mp3...

Wolfmother-Bridge School Benefit09-FLAC
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=29DE1DVU
Wolfmother-Bridge School Benefit09-mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YTWF5FLE

Hearing Impaired Panthera Pardus...

Big Ol' Box Set Of Def Lep!
Recently saw this (See Above Pic) on a Japanese Site Selling (Well, Couldn't Read It, But it Looked Like Money...) these with the Artwork I Put Together Way Back...
Well, Hell - You Can Get It ALL!
Right Here - FREE!
Can't Beat That At K-Mart!
DefLep-RareGemsCoverArt
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PQYX69CE




DL-RG-Disc 1
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SHHYQ77Q




DL-RG-Disc 2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X8FKB49T




DL-RG-Disc 3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V14DA941




DL-RG-Disc 4
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YA57A8LN




DL-RG-Disc 5
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O1DYYZBD




DL-RG-Disc 6
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=58C8P13R

Drivers Ed. 101

Before The CARS were "The CARS," they were Milkwood, Richard and the Rabbits, and some others, But Lastly there was Cap'N Swing...
Almost All Players were in Place...By the End of the Band, Everyone Except Drummer David Robinson were present! He was the one who suggested the name "The CARS!" and He had a lot to do with the Image & Artwork of the Band!


Notice Bye Bye Love is Here, And many of the Other Songs Have That "New Car Smell..."
They basically took what was done here (The Sound) and added just a little Something, and ended up with the Now Classic First LP!
Very Interesting Listen for ALL Cars Fans!
{Oh! And Check out That Pic on the Back Cover!}

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QKXB7K68

Pair A Dice?

STYX Live in the Gambling Capital of the USA!
It's a SBD from one of their Reunion Tours...
Setlist Includes most All the Hits - Oddly, Lady is Not Among Them?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2RKTLLK3

Queen Will Rock You!

Here's a Fantastic Gift from Our Scottish Friend - smoker!
Reminds me of the Time I saw Queen myself...Up Close!
Live in Charlotte, NC! (Hey! Eric!)
Leaning against the Stage (Can't remember If they had seats that close in or not! Hell, We stood the whole Time Anyway!) Queen Rocked! I remember they started with Jailhouse Rock...And It was an Awesome Show!

Queen-By Royal Appointment
Sporthalle
Cologne, Germany
February 1st 1979
smoker says,"Pretty Damn Good Audience Recording. Vinyl Rip!"
FLAC
Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3G9L2LTZ
Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FC1ZD6YK
Part 3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IU4HTCM9
mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q1PY7JMT

Leave some Nice Comments for the M-A-N!

Groove A Lot!

Funk-Metal Masters, Mother's Finest - Live with 4 Bonus "New" Studio Tracks!
Another Out-Of-Print MF CD (They have several now...)
Released back in 2006...
http://www.amazon.com/Live-Villa-Berg-Right-Here/dp/B000F4LDN4/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_lnk



ANOTHER Excellent Live MUTHER!
It's Everything You Think It IS!

Here's the "Original" Back Cover...With the Studio Tracks Up Front...

BUT, I Like 'Em at the End - After ALL the LIVE is Done...
PLUS, It made the 2 CDs sorts Lop-Sided - 16 songs on #1 and ONLY 6 on CD #2...
SO, I sorta Re-Arranged it Somewhat...
Whichever you choose is fine...They're BOTH Included!

MF-Live-Villa Berg06-CD1
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VRSQX4OQ
MF-Live-Villa Berg06-CD2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U30SZWB6

Another Mother BONUS:




MothersFinest-Dis-GoDat-Way
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6GV8IYWL

Groove A Little..

Appears this IS Out-Of-Print!
http://www.amazon.com/Groovus-Maximus-Electric-Boys/dp/B000008FCN/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_lnk
Going for as Cheap as $0.01 US (One Damn Cent!)

Excellent Rockin' Band with Great Conny Bloom Guitar Work...
From the Early 90's - Just gotta Love this Rock N Roll!
Just Listening to it for the First Time, Myself...
Don't have any Favorite Tunes Yet...
One After the Other - Good Songs keep Rollin' Up on the CD Player...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VM0G1J4E
And A BONUS TRACK:
From the 1992 ABBA Tribute...

Electric Boys - King Kong Song (ABBA Tribute)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XA8IIZSW
ALSO Posted Previously:

Some Beach...

Another Kentucky Band, Although with Much Less a Country-Influenced Sound...
BLACK STONE CHERRY!

Can See Why They'd Wanna Play All the Way Up To New Hampshire...
Ain't Got No Beaches in KY!

Here's a Too Cool Sand Scupture...
Probably Some Kinda Anti-Humanitarian Statement On Display...
Like Man's Inhumanity towards His Fellow Man (Or Some Such Philosophical Shit?)
I just Thought It Looked Pretty Cool...And Musta Been a Bitch To Make!

Decent AUD Recording...But That's It! Won't Go Any Farther than That...
IF you're NEW to This Band - Don't Get this One!
GO HERE, Instead:
http://hearrockcity.blogspot.com/search/label/Black%20Stone%20Cherry
And Pick up Either of the 2 Previously Posted Live CDs...
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This Is for Those Already Into BSC, and Just Want MORE!
Those Complete-Ists (Like Yours Truly - You know when you get into a Band's sound and you just wanna Hear EVERYTHING - Every Note They've played so far...)
Great Performance! - Sound Quality's Just OK!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X97J6UED

Fool For The Country...In The Big City!

Here's a Great Soundin' Show From The Kentucky Headhunters...
LIVE! - All the Way Up In New York City!

Hell Yeah! Rednecks Got Maps & GPS, Too!
Hillbilly Heaven in the Big Apple...Makin' Hard Apple Cider, Baby!


The KY HH Have their own Blend Of Country & Rock...
And, It sounds Damn Good, If'N You're Into that Kinda Thang...
KnowhatImean?
Couple of Their BigTime Hits from Way Back are Here, Plus Country & Classic Rock Standards & Influences! As Mr. Young once Wrote, "From Hank to Hendrix..."
Just 9 Tunes in All, BUT Well Worth the D/L...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N6M0YD2P

Odds & Ends...

Thanks for ALL the Comments - As ALWAYS!
NOTE: IF YOU DON'T READ THE COMMENTS SECTION Regularly - You're Really Missing Out!
We (Hear Rock City) Get some of The BEST Comments, Suggestions, Requests, Etc. I have seen OR could hope for...Almost ALL are more than just a simple Thank You!
You Folks ADD so Much to This Place...
I Love Readin' The Stories & Memories, Especially...
'Cause that's What Much of This Music Does...
Takes You Back to Somewhere You Were Before!

First Off,
Don't have the Electric Boys' B-Sides, BUT IF anyone does - Feel Free to Send US a Link!
Do Have Their Rockin' Version of the Old Ram Jam Hit - Black Betty (Bam A Lam!)

Electric Boys - Black Betty.mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=107M8AED

Also, Someone wondered about this here song - Down To The Wire by Little Caesar!
Dug It Up for Ya!

LittleCaesar-DownToTheWire.mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LFR7KCH6
Gotta Love This Jacket!