Sienna's Music Lounge II

I'm bumping my favorite music thread. I hope that the owner doesn't mind :)

A Million Miles by Ann Wilson of Heart

I have Heart's "Fanatic" CD currently in my car's CD player, and this track for some reason just stands out. The lyrics are a bit simplistic, but Ann's vocal work is exceptional, as usual. She's probably my top five favorite singers of all time, male of female, just because she is that good. And she has the pipes to back it up.
 
Listening right now to "Hey Big Brother" by Rare Earth.

It's a great song, really timely lyrics; they could have been written about today rather than 50 years ago. Great vocals by Peter Rivera, terrific sax, crunching guitar work and some screaming Hammond B3 organ thrown in for good measure. That's why this music is still listened to a half century later!
 
I'm listening to "Stone In Love" by Journey.

This is a live version taken from their Live In Houston CD and video. Neal Schon is playing a Les Paul with a tremolo bar, something you don't typically see on a LP.

We also get to see keyboardist Jonathan Cain playing guitar (looks like he has a Gibson Explorer) along with Neal. Steve Perry also does some keyboard work, though from the video it looks rather limited.

Neal was and is a phenomenal guitarist who is very underrated IMHO. He's one of the few people I follow on Instagram where he regularly posts videos of himself playing guitar. Definitely worth checking out!
 
I just finished watching Chicago's Concert at Tanglewood from Lenox, MA, from July 21st 1970. I'd just turned 10 that month. I can't recall if I had heard any of Chicago's music at this time, but in a couple years I would when my brother got a copy of their third album. I think I listened to it as much, if not more than he did. I certainly became a fan.

Back to the concert; there's lots of great music in this show, with many of their early hits: 25 or 6 to 4, Colour My World, Beginnings and Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? They close out the show with a raucous version of The Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man."

These guys didn't restrict themselves to one type of music. They could play and excel at doing soulful ballads, jazz fusion and straight-out rock! Guitarist Terry Kath is on fire during this show, and really tears up his Strat. Terry also contributes lead vocals, along with bassist Peter Cetara and keyboardist Robert Lamm. That was another thing that contributed to Chicago's unique sound. Not having the lead vocals limited to a single singer added to the diversity of the band's sound.

The band's playing is really tight and the musicianship is extraordinary during this show. Finding someone/anyone today who can play this well and at this level would be a challenging task that I would not envy anyone undertaking.

The music sounds just as fresh and exciting as it did half a century ago. I've watched this concert at least a half dozen times since I found it on Youtube last year and enjoy it more each time I hear it. It's worth every moment spent with it!
 
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
After being on Literotica over 20 years, I have had a story series removed by the Am Pic Moderator. This has deeply upset me and I have lost all faith and enthusiasm for staying with this website. My story series "Blood On Stone" was deleted without negotiation regarding where and which forum it should be posted.

I deeply regret having to make this decision and upset maybe many followers.

I am so sorry.


Robyn Louise Mason (aka Sienna)
 
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