When I first heard Cypress Hill’s Insane in the Brain or I Ain’t Goin Out Like That my thought was that this genre of music has now reached the absurd, then, eventually, the damn songs grew on me. I read that House of Pain’s Jump Around was originally offered to Cypress Hill but they were unable to furnish lyrics.
Some of you Utah locals are no doubt familiar with this group. I first heard a snippet of this song (… “you can’t smoke weed, I’m living in Utah …”) when I was buzzing by on the cat track near the Collins lift mid station, slamming on the brakes the attendant informed me of the name, Utah Maid, by Pixie and the Partygrass Boys. That night at Alta’s Goldminer’s Daughter lodge where I was staying I unfortunately learned they played at the P Dog (Peruvian) the night before. They have other songs of a mountain/ski theme.
Unfortunately I’ve spent enough money alpine skiing the last several decades to buy several new cars. I saved a decent amount of money by getting on the ski patrol when I lived in Utah whereby my pay was that my wife and kids skied free.
Wow! There are some impressive lists of concerts attended on this thread. I’m a list maker, and like to track a lot of things, but have never gone through this exercise.
I suspect the reason is a sentiment Paul Simon expressed in the Kodachrome lyrics: substitute his “all the girls I knew when I was single”, with something like “all the bands I’ve heard live in my lifetime”, and you’ll know where I’m coming from.
I know this has been posted before, probably by me, but it’s one of the funniest bits film ever… (I was reminded of this yesterday by an NPR program interviewing the author of a new book called “Swingtime for Hitler”.)
Hmm. I wasn’t interested in KISS (blame my ■■■■■■■ foster brother who loved them and was a huge bully), but remember BTO for a fe songs and one of the coolest band names ever. I also saw Ambrosia and Captain &Tennille (rip Daryl Dragon - his real name)
Perhaps the best concert I saw was Black Oak Arkansas, JoJo Gunne, and Focus all on the same show. The Who and Johnny Winter were right up there as well.
