I'm waiting to hear what the president has to say about why I don't have any money. Somehow I don't think he's going to give me a raise, but you never know. The talking heads at CNN have set expectations so high for this speech that anything short of an immediate economic 180 will be a deemed a failure. While I am waiting, I thought there'd be no better way to pass the time than to listen to some 70's guitar rock. Specifically, some Pat Travers-style 70's guitar rock. [...]
I recently put Pat Travers and Trooper in the same category. Then I thought about it and realized that ain't necessarily so. Pat Travers was steeped in the blues. Many people categorize him with guys like Gary Moore , for example. Trooper, on the other hand, were very much a party band. Some would put them in the same category as Loverboy . So why would I categorize them together? History. When I started working in AOR radio, back in the early 1980's, there were a handful of [...]
From blues to hard rock Pat Travers has covered it all. With a unique sound and energy his music has been inspirational to a lot of guitarist the world over. And after 30 years he is still performing live and recording. A couple of his early albums are must haves for any collection. Highly recommended are Makin Majic and Putting it Straight from 1977. The 1978 release Go For What You Know has been considered a classic by many. And a fan favorite is Crash and Burn from 1980, which includes Snortin Whisky. In [...]
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