Friday and the Random 10 (That's Why We Are Here Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (Let's Get It Up Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (The Logical Edition)

Welcome to a new and improved, simplified and stripped down Random 10! 

Here's a picture.

Who wants breakfast in America?

Friday and the Random 10 (Surprise Edition)

What's the surprise? That there actually is a random 10 this week. I know it has been awhile, and my work schedule is not very conducive to lots of blogging time. That is something I will be addressing soon. I just never seem to have any time anymore. Me no likey.

Music!

Friday and the Random 10 (Good Friday Edition)

Happy Good Friday everyone! Or is it just Good Friday to you all? I don't know the best way to say it and surely don't want Catholics mad at me. Either way, you know what day it is. 

Quick Von, distract them with music. Hey look down there:

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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 (Life is Just a Fantasy Edition)

Oh man. Not a lot of time for talk. Too tired. Working the holidays at Disney sucks. Enjoy some music:

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Friday and the Random 10 (End of July Edition)

So today marks the end of July and how do we celebrate the end of a month that ends on a Friday around here? That's right, one song for every day of the month! So today instead of a Random 10 you get a Random 31! This ought to make the picture below hella interesting:

Well, got 25 of them...

Friday and the Random Ten (Buckle Up Edition)

Hey, did you know baseball season started? Oh, wait they have to talk about Wisconsin and Duke for another few days. So much for choosing Kentucky in my bracket. It's a good thing I don't do that for money. And Bama has a coach now in former NBA player Avery Johnson. His press conference was amazing. When the University of Alabama calls, you pick up the phone. #BuckleUp

Before we get things going, 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

Now that I have finished that other wimpy post, it's time for something manly. How about some music? And let's make it random! Yeah, you know the deal. The rules and whatnot are over there → to the right as always. Looking back at last week I see that Chicago and, ummm who would that be, oh yeah Rick Wakeman are banned for this week. On a side note, I deleted a lot of RW last week, only leaving the actual classics. The rest was just...unnecessary.

And now for the manly music!

Friday and the Random 10

Well here we go again. It's been another long, fun week and what better way to head into the weekend than with some randomness. Looking back at last week I see that Styx and Yes are both banned, but since it's August now, RW has been set free. I'm sure he will return with a vengeance. As usual, the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right.

On with the show!

1) U2/Hawkmoon 269 - What is "Songs I've Never Heard Of" for $200, Alex? I just never got into these guys.

2) Pink Floyd/On The Turning Away - Yet another band I never truly embraced.

3) Camel/Squigely Fair - Now these guys I like. And album cover winner too:

4) Van Halen/Top of the World - Is it blasphemy to say I liked the Hagar years better than the David Lee Roth era?

5) Jimmy Buffet/Sending the Old Man Home - Is this what they say at the end of my shifts every night?

6) Rick Wakeman/The Spider Crab - RW! This must be his album about things you can find on a beach.

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers/This is the Place - Yep.

8) Wendy Carlos/The Light Sailor - from the Tron (original) soundtrack. Oh, and this Wendy chick used to be a dude. No, really.

9) Yes/Heart of the Sunrise Boston/Higher Power - Now that's what I'm talking about!

10) America/Tin Man - Classic song.

Well that wasn't so bad. No one got banned (though Yes tried to sneak in there) and RW made his comeback. The STCS for this week is Trans-Siberian Orchestra/The Safest Way Into Tomorrow from their non-Christmas Night Castle CD. Overall, not bad. Until next week, stay classy central Florida.

Play us out boys!

Friday and the Random 10

I must say, this is my favorite post to write every week. I don't write it ahead of time either or fudge the results. I truly have no idea what will play when I start this. So here I am setting my media player on random and waiting to see what shows up. And away we go!

1) Korn/For No One - Well that was a heavy way to start the day. Not really my style. Just trying them out because of a friend.

2) The Moody Blues/Words You Say - Don't know this song. Very over the top with the orchestra.

3) The Buggles/Living in the Plastic Age - Video winner because a video actually exists of this song:

4) Steve Howe/Cruise Control - From Homebrew 3, which is the third (duh) collection of his at home demos that evolved into other songs or parts of other songs. I was really surprised at how much of Yes' music came from him. This piece eventually became New Languages on The Ladder album.

5) U2/The Fly - I do not really know much, or really cared about their music. This sounds cool though.

6) Yes/Harold Land - Now here's some classic stuff that I've already shared here.

7) Syd Barrett/Waving My Arms in the Air - I tried some of his stuff because of the whole Pink Floyd thing and from an episode of The X Files. IMHO, his music is complete crap and gets the Picard Award (brand new!)

8) ELO/Starlight - I love bands that have a certain sound and no matter what they play you know it's them.

9) Korn/Ball Tongue - I don't even know how to comment on this one. I'm just not a fan of the dark angry music. They might get the (so far unused) Cybermen Award before too long.

10) Phil Collins/In The Air Tonight - You know, the song where everyone (including Mike Tyson) knows the drum parts.

Well there we go for another week. I keep waiting for something new to show up, and for that matter, we haven't seen RW in quite awhile either! No album cover winner this week? Odd. The STCS for this week is Chicago/What Else Can I Say. Good, older stuff from them before the 80's happened.

Play us out Phil! Everyone drum along!

Friday and the Random 10

Another week, another brush with randomness. And I can't believe it's June already! Where has this year gone? Maybe this week's theme will be something about time. Let's see, shall we?

1) Genesis/Just a Job to Do - sweet, back when they were really really cool

2) Billy Joel/Pressure - ah, Mr William Joel shows up again...

3) Kutless/Redeemer - and now for some Christian rock. You know, I've tried but I just can't get into it. I mean some of it is good but it's all about the same thing. I mean that gets a big "DUH" but how many ways can you sing about the same topic?

4) AC/DC/Safe in New York City - had never heard this one but it's AC/DC so it's good

5) U2/I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - live version that I will probably delete

6) Journey/Majestic - guitar piece by Neal Schon that opens this epic album:

7) Van Halen/Hang 'em High - classic Roth and the boys

8) Kraftwerk/Neon Lights - electronic synth pop...oh boy!

9) Third Day/Blind - more Christian music if it was done by Hootie and the Blowfish...at least that what it sounds like to me

10) Journey/Someday Soon - when Journey was really good...see #6...another album, cover winner:

The Spinal Tap Commemorative Song for this week is Kansas/Two Cents Worth. Not Bad. play us out with that classic video Billy!

Friday and the Random 10: Blah

Well here we go again... It's been kind of a weird week, with me having to bum rides back and forth to work (yeah, my truck is still sick) and me feeling, well just kinda weird. I'm still trying to get that full time gig at The Mouse and the future just looks kinda hazy. But anywayz, it's Friday and i'm off so I can crank another one of these out.

1) Velvet Revolver/America Man - I guess I should actually listen to some of the music I download sometimes

2) YES/Don't Kill The Whale - this is the Tormato album (which should have been called simply Tor in my humble opinion) which was the first to actually NOT have a Roger Dean cover. Mistake. Here's an actual retro video where you can see RW playing away on keyboards:

3) Jon Anderson/Hurry Home (Song for the Pleiades) - from a JonJon 80's solo album that I actually like In The City of Angels. There's some decent songs here but this is where he started becoming disappointed with the Cali music scene, which led to a reunion of YES members and the forming of ABWH the following year.

4) Rick Wakeman/The Hanging Gardens of Babylon - all RW needed was an idea for a solo album and this time it was the 7 wonders of the ancient world...no really...

5) U2/When Love Came to Town - still dont get the hype

6) Lady GaGa/Marry the Night - my little attempt to be semi-contemporary...the music is neat by the lyrics are just the same over and over...is this all music is nowadays?

7) Prince/I Would Die 4 U - from Purple Rain..nuff said

8) Jon Anderson/Sound and Color - from his Toltec solo album...nice sounding but I expected something different along the lines of Angkor Wat...not even close..

9) AC/DC/Highway to Hell - classic classic classic (times infinity)

10) Journey/Sand Castles - now this is from a rare little soundtrack album they did for some Japanese movie or something with an orchestra...think along the lines of Good Morning Girl/Stay Awhile and this is what the whole album sounds like...and I love the hell out of it!

Wow, there was a whole lot of YES related stuff today. Sometimes even I want a little more variety. And the Spinal Tap Commemorative Song for this week is... YES/Then. Wow, so randomness had to get in one more final shot. Oh well, there's always next week...

Friday and the Random 10 + 10

Well lookie here! Yeah I was so busy working last week that I totally forgot about doing my Top 10. Some of ya'll were upset I know. Maybe this week I can dig a little deeper and roll out 20 songs to make up for it! Enough talk...on with the show!

1) Lady Gaga/Monster - wow, ummm, ok...the first new music I downloaded in awhile to sample and it shows up first...I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about

2) Styx/One Way Out - a re-make of some old song I dont know who from

3) Bob Seger/Roll Me Away - Bob gets me! This is my divorce CD unfortunately

4)  Camel/Rhayader - didnt I have this exact one a few weeks ago?

5) Rick Wakeman/A Castle of Dreams - RW in da house!

6) Van Halen/The Full Bug - old school with David Lee Roth

7) Enigma/Mea Culpa - classically smooth and sexy...here's the video

8) Led Zeppelin/Good Times Bad Times - oh yeah now we're finding some good stuff!

9) Kansas/Angels Have Fallen - "Save me for now, save me forever"

10) Camel/Tell Me - more smooth sounds...

11) Tommy Shaw/Dangerous Game - from one of his early solo albums

12) Alabama/Anytime - I've really got to start deleting some of this...

13) The Beatles/Eleanor Rigby - one of my most favorite Beatles songs

14) Kansas/Andi - once Walsh left them they just werent quite the same...nice song though

15) U2/Gone - I still dont see what all the fuss is about

16) YES/Dear Father - decent song by them that kind of bounced around during the early years and never really ended up on an album until some re-masters were done

17) Third Day/Innocent - getting into them more and more

18) YES(west)/The More We Live Let Go - weird time period for YES...the band was split into 2 versions (YESwest and ABWH) that all came together for the Union album (pic below)...unfortunately it ensured that ABWH II would never happen...sigh

19) ELO/Evil Woman - wow, some good classic stuff today!

20) Tommy Shaw - Ever Since The World Began...play us out Tommy!