FOCUSRITE: PLEASE GET IT RIGHT!

I have tried to download software from Focusrite's site and have received the following message since Christmas night.  Enough already!

Greg Lake, "I Believe In Father Christmas"

A sad farewell was bid to Greg Lake, a talented and influential musician, who passed away this week.  Lake was a founding member of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer.  He also held a stint in Asia, as well.  Here is the popular Christmas tune he penned years ago.  I will miss Lake's distinctive vocal delivery, his impassioned playing and his memorable recorded work.  A true progressive rock luminary and a very iconic performer.

PLAY WHO POWERCHORDS ON AN ELECTRIC UKE!

This music store find was a little weird:  The Who songbook for ukulele.  But there the book was, shelved below the wall mounted ukes and, as if to save the day, there were a few electric ukuleles in stock.  I do know that Pete Townsend wrote a song which appears on the collection, "The Who By Numbers", which features a ukulele.  "Blue, Red and Grey" finds Pete strumming on an acoustic uke.  I saw Roger Daltrey in concert a few years back and he did his own rendition of the song along with accompanying himself on ukulele.  The Vox electric ukuleles pictured here could be amplified up to "11" to reproduce the 140db sound level The Who were known to bombard their audiences with in the mid to late 1970's.  Play it LOUD!!!

STEVE MILLER BAND 12 STRING ATTACK, PASA ROBLES, CA. 8/14/16

Here is The Steve Miller Band performing at the Vina Robles Ampitheatre in Paso Robles, CA. on August 14, 2016.  Miller has got his Gibson double neck SG guitar in tow and I am not sure if that is a Carvin 12 string model played to the right.  A beautiful sound and sight to behold!

Consumer Technology Association Honors Legendary Musician and Internet Pioneer David Bowie .

Consumer Technology Association Honors Legendary Musician and Internet Pioneer David Bowie .: Consumer Technology Association Honors Legendary Musician and Internet Pioneer David Bowie .

CHEAP TRICK LIVE IN CALIFORNIA 2015

I have beat this drum before.  Cheap Trick is fantastic power pop band who have created many great songs over the years and were just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (finally!).  Still, after 40 years of existence, a ferocious live act.  Their connection to experimental musical instruments include, of course, bassist Tom Peterson's on stage preference for the 12 string bass guitar.  A guitar design he created.  No denying the power and volume of that bass!  And then there is Rick Nielsen and his five neck guitar.  Pretty unique axe.  How much does that thing actually weigh?  Here they are performing in San Jose, California in 2015.  Cheap Trick, keep bringing the noise!