music. good music. local music. simple as that.

about ten days ago i was given a CD by the artist himself.

in my life this has happened only three different times.

here...give it a listen, they say. 

let me know what you think, they told me.

and of course i listened to the CD.

repeatedly, for a few days.

was it good?

it was great.

what makes music great today? 

talent.

simple as that.

since i don't promote bands and concerts i'm not going to tell you to listen to any type of music or any specific artist. i will tell you that there are so many types of music today that it is almost deafening...

almost.

when i first started listening to music it was always classic rock; rock; hard rock; rock & roll; heavy metal. my favourite musical group is, Iron Maiden (heavy metal). my favourite singers: Bob Dylan (folk/blues rock), Jimi Hendrix (hard/blues/psychedelic rock) and Bob Marley (reggae; rocksteady).

like many people - i'm sure - music is not in my life nearly as much as i would like it to be.

well let me rephrase that.... good music is not in my life nearly as much as i would like it to be.

the music on most all radio stations today is dated and redundant.

the music played at the office, the grocery store, the hair dressers' - it's all the same shit.

that's why when somebody hands you a CD; their CD - you get excited.

you really have no other option.

it's new. it's tuned. it's for your ears only. 

when someone puts their entire being - nevermind their heart & soul - into the lyrics, the beat, the performance..you just know. you just know that the place where this person is coming from is deep and dark and far, far away. something changes when you listen to what somebody else is used to hearing.

when you think of music you may think of something catchy, upbeat, loud and full of bass

but do you think of writing?

always write. right all ways.

and you too will create a beautiful song to be sung.