Friday and the Random 10 (National Championship Afterglow Edition)

Well things are starting to slow down around here...slightly. It has been a busy time with Christmas and then New Years. Throw in the fact that I am still on cloud nine after Bama won it's 16th championship on Monday, followed two days later by my birthday it is a wonder I even have time to work on my blog. Some changes are in store for sure, and I have already "tested" a few of them. More on that later. For now, on to the music:

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Friday and the Random 10 (Florida Sucks Edition)

Well last week was the Halloween edition with a song for every day in October. Now it is time to turn the calendar over to November and start worrying about the holidays to come. Yeah, it's all out there in front of us. The Magic Kingdom is all decked out for Christmas already with decorations and the big tree going up. I walked through Town Square today with "Winter Wonderland" playing at a nice chilly 88 degrees. Florida sucks y'all.

Music, please take me away from this madness...

Friday and the Random 10 (Feeling That Way Edition)

Well we have finally reached that part of the year in Florida where there's a chance of rain or thunderstorms everyday (typically around 1:15 like clockwork). I know most of the country hasn't even hit spring yet, but down here we have been in almost summer conditions (i.e. humid and hot) for several weeks now. Our winter just never happened and it sucks. Game of Thrones was wrong. Winter isn't coming. Boo.

Before we get started though, how about that Random Ten last week? You can take a quick review by following this link, or trying to figure out the artists from the cool picture below: 

As always the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top next to the Home tab.

Friday and the Random 10 (Day at the Beach Edition)

Well I finally listened to Jimmy Buffet and spent the day at the beach and I have learned one thing: even though it's overcast and dark and a bit rainy, if you lay there face down long enough, you can still get sunburned. Unbelievable.

Anyway, back to the music. Looking back at last week it looks like Enigma and The Beatles are banned this time around. As usual, the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ on the top.

Here we go!

Friday and the Random 10

Well here we are on 4-20. To quote Tom Petty, "Dont mean nothin to me". Just not my thang if you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, another week of randomness for your perusal. Dont hate the blogger, hate the song...

1) ZZ Top/Doubleback - nice way to start...was also from Back to the Future Part III

2) Britney Spears/Sometimes - I'm introducing a new feature this week. It's called "delete". As in goodbye to my music inventory and stop wasting space....congrats Britney, you're #1!

3) Apollo 440/High on Your Own Supply - wow, how appropriate a song is this for today? These guys are awesome though...

4) Esquire/Tron Thomi - wonderful song...give a listen:

5) Faith No More/Epic - epic is indeed the correct word!

6) Kansas/One Big Sky - this is from In the Spirit of Things, which is the post 70's version of Kansas, which wasn't really that bad

7) AC/DC/Given the Dog a Bone - sometimes they just need a bone

8) Tommy Shaw/Outside in the Rain - from his first solo album (Girls with Guns) ...ahhh the 80's...

9) Rick Wakeman/The Dancing Pierrot - I dont even know what to say anymore...

10) Chicago/Something in This City Changes People - album cover winner

Well another week down, and many more to come. The Spinal Tap Commemorative Song for this week is: Rick Wakeman/Waves...<blank stare>

Play us out boys!

Friday and the Random 10 (Until the Whole World Reads)

Well I finally got to sleep in today and get some well needed rest. I still have to work tonite but I feel refreshed! And now for this week's Random 10. Put that mp3 player or Ipod on random and list the first 10 songs that pop up, no matter how embarrassing (at least in my respect). And away we go...

1) Van Halen/Spanked - when Sammy was still in the band

2) RHCP/Freaky Styley Jam - donwnloaded their whole catalog and need to get rid of these "live" performances, which I've never been a fan of anyway...even for YES (gasp!)

3) Steve Howe/The Go Between - this is from one of his "Homebrew" cd's that had alot of his demos from his home studio that eventually ended up part of ABWH/YES songs...this became the guitar part for the beginning of "Quartet" from ABWH and also parts sound like "New State of Mind" from Yes's Open Your Eyes

4) Velvet Revolver/Just Sixteen - havent listened to this much

5) Casting Crowns/Until the Whole World Hears - love me some CC! Video winner:

6) Esquire/Sunshine - great voice but overdoes it I think

7) Dennis DeYoung/Beneath the Moon - another love song but damn that man can sing

8) Alabama/I'll Be There Call on Me - about the only country I like but this one just plain sounds weird

9) Camel/Rhayader - more smooth jazz

10) YES/Rhythm of Love (remix) - another one of those bonus dance remixes from Big Generator (mandatory album cover below)

Friday and the Random 10

Well here we go again! Another week gone by and time for another popular mostly ignored Random Top 10 blog post. Dosnt matter to me...I like doing them. Gonna skip the rules and get right into it!

1) AC/DC/Beating Around the Bush - I'm thinking I should start every morning with some AC/DC...what a great way to start the day and get you going!

2) The Beatles/Yellow Submarine - wow, this is gonna be stuck in my head all day now...maybe something will come along and knock it out...but at least it gives me the album cover winner

3) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers/I Won't Back Down - good ole southern boy

4) Red Hot Chili Peppers/My Friends - ok, now I'm kinda getting tired of them since they show up so much

5) Aerosmith/Livin on the Edge - this is the live version but who cares, you get a video

6) Camel/Wait -this is a cool jazzy kinda band

7) Esquire/To The Rescue - great voice but i think she way over-sings sometimes...bonus video

8) Rick Wakeman/The Colossus of Rhodes - now my week is complete...lol, old joke but RW shows up again!

9) Alabama/Is the Magic Still There? - the only country I own and only because of their name

10) Third Day/Thief - still building up my collection of Christian music...this is an awesome song! New category for today: lyrics winner.

I am a thief, I am a murderer, walking up this lonely hill.
What have I done? I don't remember. No one knows just how I feel; 
And I know that my time is coming soon.

It's been so long, oh, such a long time, since I've lived with peace and rest.
Now I am here, in my destination, I guess things work for the best;
And I know that my time is coming soon.

Who is this man? This man beside me, That they call the King of the Jews.
No, they don't believe, that He's the Messiah, But, somehow I know that it's true.

They laugh at Him in mockery, They beat Him till he bleeds,
They nail Him to the rugged cross, And they raise Him, yeah, they raise Him up next to me.

My time has come, and I'm slowly fading, But I deserve what I receive.
Jesus, when You are in Your kingdom, Could You please, please remember me.
Well He looks at me still holding on, And the tears fall from His eyes,
And He says I tell the truth, Today, yeah, you will live with Me in paradise, woah yeah.

And I know that my time, yes my time, is coming soon, woah yeah.
And I know that my time, yes my time, is coming soon, woah yeah, yeah
And I know that paradise, paradise is coming soon.