March 2011 Blog Posts (9)

THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD PT.2

The original idea was very simple- like with their others, I would play the album and talk about it.

But things are never so simple.

The long length of The Beatles' Abbey Road album left little time to really get deep into it on a slightly less than hour show.

So it was decided we would do TWO shows, as the importance of the Beatles and the album, when originally released and still today, was of such a magnitude it would be worth it.

The use of the…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 24, 2011 at 12:32am — 4 Comments

THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD PT.1

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Added by Mike Pell on March 23, 2011 at 2:23am — 9 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS GOES TO THE MOVIES PT.6

Rockollections Goes To The Movies returns to the great Movies and Music of the 60's- I can't get out because I keep thinking of more terrific flicks and accompanying songs!

In fact, we'll begin with one that is maybe as known for its Soundtrack as for the Movie itself!…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 17, 2011 at 1:38am — 20 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS GOES TO THE MOVIES PT.5

Continuing on with the Rockollections Goes To The Movies epic series, as I am inclined to do, I thought I would take a detour.

Movie Stars!

That's what I'll do- take a musical look at some iconic Movie Stars in this chapter.…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 15, 2011 at 1:07am — 14 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS GOES TO THE MOVIES PT.4

One thing I'd like to clear up before anything else, I didn't mean to mislead anyone in the previous half hour- the Johnny Horton song, Sink The Bismark, was used in U.S. theater trailers for the film, it was not used in the film…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 10, 2011 at 12:32am — 4 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS GOES TO THE MOVIES PT.3

As I continue our series, Rockollections Goes To The Movies, I felt that it was necessary to include Adult Movies...I mean why not?

Not that I've ever seen one, lol!

So, a tune for them from Steely Dan, which if you know the origin of their name, is altogether…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 8, 2011 at 1:15am — 6 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS GOES TO THE MOVIES PT.2

In this chapter a look at how with the help of a Movie, the FIRST Rock & Roll song ever made it to the top of the Pop Charts- and not just here but all over the world.

The song had been released a year before and bombed, so the Movie was essential to its success!…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 3, 2011 at 1:39am — 4 Comments

Back for a bit

Hey guys, its has been a while in deed. I am just getting over a bad bout of pneumonia that thanks to some wonderful medication left me with some nasty side effects. Thanks you stoopid f*#k doctor. I also (just prior to getting sick) finished up some schooling (top of the class if you can imagine that....and in Psychology at that) but I have signed up for another advanced course now, so I'll do my best to say in with The March Madness and keep in touch with all of my missed friends…

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Added by Dannolonghair on March 1, 2011 at 8:51am — 3 Comments

ROCKOLLECTIONS GOES TO THE MOVIES PT.1

Every now and then I take on a big topic, a long series- this will be one of them.

It's something I have wanted to do for years.

And since the Academy Awards, the Oscars, were just this past Sunday…

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Added by Mike Pell on March 1, 2011 at 3:25am — 4 Comments