Friday and the Random 10 (Can We Beat Georgia Again? Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (New Year's Eve Return Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (Existential Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (Waterloo Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (Heartbreaker Edition)

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

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This Day in Music History (10/11): Kansas/Point of Know Return

Point of Know Return is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released on this day in 1977. It would be Kansas' highest charting album in the US, peaking at #4, and would sell four million copies in the US and be certified Quadruple Platinum by the RIAA.

The title song "Point of Know Return" was a later addition to the album, but reached #28 on the Billboard charts. "Portrait (He Knew)" was written about Albert Einstein and reached #64. "Closet Chronicles" is a Howard Hughes allegory.

The best known song on the album though is "Dust in the Wind". It was a Top 10 single that peaked at #6. The guitar line for the song was written by Kerry Livgren as a finger exercise for learning fingerpicking. His wife, Vicci, heard what he was doing, remarked that the melody was nice, and encouraged him to write lyrics for it. Livgren was unsure whether his fellow band members would like it, since it was a departure from their signature style. However he did offer it to them, and the song was accepted and then recorded. The rest is history.

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Friday and the Random 10 (Emotions in Motion Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (AudioVisions Down Under Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (Rock Till You Drop Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (Musicatto Edition)

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One of the most underrated albums of the 80's.

Deep Cuts and Hidden Gems: Kansas/Ghosts

Sometimes, there are some songs that get lost on albums (or are left off the album altogether) that are truly great. Most of the time it isn't even recognized until years later. So this is a spot where I would like to put those songs in the spotlight for everyone to hear, and hopefully appreciate like I do.

The year was 1988 and Kansas released In the Spirit of Things, a follow up to their 1986 blockbuster Power. This album kind of came and went with no huge songs like the previous album. They were flirting with the Love Song Spiral of Doom© that claimed so many bands in the 80's. However, the first song on the cassette (member those?) actually brought me to tears the first time I heard it. Here is "Ghosts":

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Deep Cuts and Hidden Gems: Kansas/The Pilgrimage

Sometimes, there are some songs that get lost on albums that are truly great. Most of the time it isn't even recognized until years later. So this is a spot where I would like to put those songs in the spotlight for everyone to hear, and hopefully appreciate like I do.

This song is from Kansas' debut album simply called Kansas. There are classics on here like "Lonely Wind" and "Journey from Mariabronn", but hidden on side two is my favorite called "The Pilgrimage". Enjoy:

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Friday and the Random 10 (Post Plague Edition)

Oh man, yeah I know I missed last week but I had a good reason: the plague. Yeah I have been kinda sickly which caused me to miss several days of work. Luckily, I had the sick pay on file to take care of it. Now that I am 85% back to "normal" I can try to get things back on track. How about some music?

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Friday and the Random 10 (Super Bowl Warm-Up Edition)

Another week, another new format I am going to try. I will get it right eventually. In other news, the Super Bowl is Sunday between two #SEC quarterbacks. That's all you need to know. Prediction: $cam 20, Omaha 13. And then pitchers and catchers report... On with the music.

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Friday and the Random 10 (Am I Still Cool? Edition)

Yes I know it has been awhile. Blame the holidays folks. Things will get back to "normal" probably sometime in January. Oh well, here's some music:

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Friday and the Random 10 (Halloweenie Edition)

Well, looks like this will be the last Random 10 for October. Halloween is tomorrow night (dangit) so I was one day off from doing a spooktacular countdown. At least when I get back to work it will be the end of the MNSS parties. But hey, Christmas is right around the corner now and those parties start up November 8th! Geez.

Friday and the Random 10 (Broken Down Car Blues Edition)

So yeah on the way home from a magical kingdom Monday I had a bit of a car problem. There was a break in the attachment where the radiator hose goes and all of my water leaked out on the highway. This caused my car to overheat badly (duh) and basically burn itself up. Thanks to a friend I was able to get home and all, but the car is toast. Literally. So now I have no car and no way into work. That's been my week, how is yours?

So last week I celebrated the end of July with a special Random 10 31. That's how we roll around here. Unfortunately that's the only rolling going on lately. Car joke, get it? Anyway, so this week's randomness comes from these albums below:

Friday and the Random 10 (Walk This Way Edition)

So last week I started messing with the format again and I think I am going to stick with it for awhile. I have also been singing Xanadu all week but that's neither here nor there. So below you will see only album covers from this week's Random 10.

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 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.