Friday and the Random 10 (AudioVisions Down Under Edition)

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

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Friday and the Random 10 (Richmond's Still Alive Edition)

Oh look. Richmond's Von's still alive. Yes, yes I know it has been awhile. Work has been work and the weeks have flown by. And now summer is almost over and it's creeping up on October. Have I mentioned the Halloween parties have started? Like weeks ago? I need to buckle down and get back to being creative. Back to your room Richmond! It's music time!

Friday and the Random 10 (Knights Templar Edition)

I hope someone gets that reference.

You know what we do around here on Friday the 13th right?!? 

Friday and the Random 10 (Black Friday Edition)

As you can tell around these parts I have barely had any time at all to update the blog any. It's a holiday week at Disney and that means one thing: long days with long hours. Nothing like a 73 hour work week to get you all excited for a holiday you can't even spend with your family. #CastMemberLife

However, I just could not let Friday come and go without doing a Random 10. It may be brief and concise, but it is getting done.

Looking back at last week, Exile Island has a lone occupant. Take a big guess who. Yep:

As usual, the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top.

Friday and the Random 10 (Gigolo Edition)

Wow, in less than a week I got a surprise in the mail. As promised, bam!

You're welcome ladies. Me? A male model? Oh you flatter me, but I'm not on Schmidt's level yet. Yeah whatever, I'm a dork. But hey, a free shirt is a free shirt. Thanks Viggle (you know I am still looking for a sponsor...hint hint).

And now, on to more pressing matters. When we cast our eyes back to last week, we see that Exile Island is becoming quite the busy place:

Maybe poor Chicago will find its way back this time around. Need to make some sense of all this? Check out the rules and whatnot up there ↑ at the top.

Enough with all the jibber-jabber! Play me some music!

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1) Wendy Carlos/Scarlotti Harpsichord Sonata - I got this only because "she" did the original Tron soundtrack. And maybe I like harpsichords. Why the "she"? She used to be a man, baby.

2) Cherry Poppin' Daddies/Ding Dong Daddy on the D Car Line - We had this song like two weeks ago. Ugh. Makes me miss my trains though.

3) Billy Idol/Eyes Without a Face - This one is for Lori. Let's steal a car and go to Las Vegas. Ooh gigolo... Found this hard to believe, but:

4) Def Leppard/Run Riot - The one song off Hysteria that wasn't a hit.

5) Boston/My Destination - Or as they say, how to make an album in just under ten years. Album cover winner though:

6) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (CSNY)/Our House - Wow, another new addition. I hope Neal Young will remember a southern man don't need him around anyhow.

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers/By the Way - May your Fridays be funky and cool.

8) The Beatles/Julia Tarkus'd! Now stay on that island!

8) Pink Floyd/When the Tigers Broke Free - WWII must have really damaged the British psyche. It shows up a lot in their music and movies and TV shows (like Doctor Who)

9) Genesis/Turn It On Again - All I need is a TV show, that and the radio. Down on my luck again, down on my luck again...

10) Chicago/Back to You Ugh. Just ugh. So close. I'm just beyond words at this point.

10) Led Zeppelin/Black Dog - Hey hey mama!

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So there it is. Nektar got freed from exile (yay?), but The Beatles and Chicago are just going to have to share a snail dinner around the campfire. But no spooning later on!

The STCS for this week is Velvet Revolver/Headspace. Just realized their name has four V's in it. Cool.

As always stay cool and dry wherever you are, and Roll Tide (sigh).

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Cue the butt slaps and play us out Billy!

Friday and the Random 10 (Where Did July Go? Edition)

Wow, I can't believe it's August already. Seems at Disney we gear up so much for the 4th of July that once it's passed the summer just flies by. Unfortunately the temperatures are not affected one bit. It's still miserable...

Well at least a new month gives us new hope. The Moody Blues could not escape last week's countdown, but at least The Beatles are free as a bird now. As usual the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top.

Let's see what August hits us with...

1) Jane Child/Biology - I've spoken of my crush on her before. I think it was that chain that connected her earring to her nose ring that got me going. Yowza!

2) Genesis/Heathaze - Typical 80's Phil Collins sound.

3) Enigma/In the Shadow, In the Light - Turn everything off and break out the candles...

4) Apollo 440/White Man's Throat - Man so far everything is jazzy and funky.

5) Chicago/Elegy: Canon - Nice, horns only segment of a much larger piece. Album cover winner too:

6) The Human League/Life on Your Own - Another song of theirs I have never heard of, but if you had asked me who it was I could have told you right away.

7) Styx/Kiss Your Ass Goodbye - Glenn Burtnik song when he was still in the band. I love this song.

8) Tommy Shaw/Outside in the Rain - Speaking of Styx, this is when Tommy went solo and left the band to DDY (chills). Burtnik on #7 was actually his replacement.

9) The Moody Blues/Your Wildest Dreams

9) America/Political Poachers - Yeah, umm okay. No idea. I thought they only did love songs and sang about horses in the desert.

10) Velvet Revolver/Psycho Killer - Still haven't gotten into them much yet.

Wow, those Moody Blues don't know when to quit do they? Just one more week and they could have been free and clear, but no they go and get Tarkus'd again. Oh well.

The STCS for the first week in August is Journey/Sand Castles. Bet you've never heard that one have ya? It's from the soundtrack of a Japanese film called Dream, After Dream. It's actually one of my favorite Journey albums. Cool.

As always, stay cool and dry central Florida, and Roll Tide!

I'll let my 80's crush play us out!

Friday and the Random 10 (Gloomy Weather Edition)

I know a lot of yall out there have more reason than I do to complain about the weather but c'mon Florida! Yes it was 84 degrees a few days ago...in February...but two days later it's in the 40's?!? And today its dark and gloomy. Be consistent already! Ugh!

You know what is consistent? That's right, Friday and the Random 10! Looking back at last week, I see that Kansas gets a weekly ban and The Moody Blues get to take the whole month off. Will the Tarkus arise for the first time in 2014? Inquiring minds want to know...

Friday and the Random 10

Wow, the holidays can really keep a person busy. When you work for the Mouse, you basically have no life from Thanksgiving to New Years. But now that January is upon us things start slowing down just a bit.

I hope to blog a lot more in 2014. I also have a ton of books I plan to read this year so look for reviews of that at some point. For now, how bout we just settle in with something familiar like a Random 10. As usual the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right.

Let's see how this year starts off!

Friday and the Random 10 (Roll Tide Edition)

College football has finally started! Last night was battle of the Carolinas (with a long weather 101), followed by a great back and forth SEC game between Vandy and Ole Miss. But that's all just the appetizer. The Main course starts tomorrow as Bama takes on Va Tech. I am so pumped!

And nothing better to help me get more pumped up than a Random 10! Looking back at last week, I see that no one was banned. Cool. As usual, the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right.

Time for the kickoff!

Friday and the Random 10 (06/14/13)

Not a lot of time this week so this one is going to be quick. As usual the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right. Looking back at last week, Styx and Jimmy Buffett are banned, and ABWH is still serving their month in the slammer.

Let's roll the dice!

1) Velvet Revolver/Fall to Pieces - I need to listen to them more. Good song.

2) Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Anno Domine - I guess I should separate my Christmas and other seasonal music to other folders.

3) Camel/Curiosity - More smooth sounds. Good nighttime sleeping music too.

4) Bob Seger/Night Moves - He still gets me.

5) The Beatles/You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Good advice.

6) Glass Hammer/Watching the Sky - I can't tell if this band wants to be like Yes, ELP, or Jethro Tull.

7) Van Halen/Sinner's Swing - Great stuff from the DLR years.

8) Lynyrd Skynyrd/Swamp Music - Yes. Just yes.

9) Journey/In My Lonely Feeling/Conversations - Some of my favorite music is very early Journey before Steve Perry. Listen to Neal Schon on the guitar at the 2:15 mark. Magic.

10) Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP)/Karn Evil 9 - Completely epic. No one makes music like this anymore, or even tries. Or is even talented enough to try.

Not bad. Actually one of the better ones lately, except for the Christmas tune. The STCS for this week is Bob Seger/Against the Wind. Mind-blowingly awesome. And he gets to play us out:

Groundhog Day and the Random 10

OK, I haven't done this in quite awhile and want to get back to it. I guess I should probably lay out some of my ground rules here. I open up media player on my computer (you can use iTunes or an mp3 player or whatever), put the music on random (I currently have 38.7 GB), and list the first 10 songs that pop up, no matter how embarrassing. Sometimes a theme will emerge which will be indicated in the title. Other times, eh...

And a few other notes... I like to include my own personal awards such as Album Cover Winner, Video Winner and Lyrics Winner when appropriate. There are also special categories such as the Spinal Tap Commemorative Song, or STCS (some people will get it) and the Recycle Bin Award which goes to songs that are so bad I just have to delete them from existence.

Also, as a running joke and because he released 1,837 albums during the 1980's, Rick Wakeman is guaranteed to show up at least once per list...

...and away we go!

1) Fleetwood Mac/Go Your Own Way - good way to start, everyone just about knows this song

2) REO Speedwagon/Keep Pushin' - classic oldie from the boys

3) Velvet Revolver/Dirty Little Thing - OK  this is one of those things I downloaded to try out so this is probably my first listen to it. It can stay.

4) REO Speedwagon/Start a New Life - wow, two songs from them already? This is an oldie, but not a classic

5) Van Halen/House of Pain - from the classic 1984, though not some of the better stuff from this album

6) Pink Floyd/The Grand Vizier's Garden Party - and then there's crap like this. I still think YES is better.

7) Genesis/Paperlate - love this song

8) YES/Silent Talking - just so you know, YES will always win the album cover challenge

9) Korn/Daddy - some people inspire me to try different music sometimes (this one's obviously you Tabitha). My first listen for this one.

10) Boston/Peace of Mind - freaking epic

And the STCS for this week is Kansas/Journey from Mariabron. Good stuff. Hope you enjoyed. Play us out Genesis:

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 (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)