PopTodd

Used to have this old thing: I got it for free from a friend and wound up trading it away for a crappy 1980's Peavey twin because I just couldn't get it to work. Turned out to be a $35 repair job (according to the guy that I traded it to) and it was the best-sounding amp" he ever heard. Damnit. One of those things that just got away. It must've weighed about 100 lbs, though. Thing was damn heavy.

Don't know if this guy is underrated so much as unknown, but: Duane Aslaksen was Roky Erickson's lead guitar player in the early 80's. He came up with some pretty great leads that should be more-widely appreciated. For instance, his leads absolutely bring this song to a whole new level.

Underappreciated and underheard, for sure. But never underrated by anybody who's heard him play. Still a great one to give props to.

You should have responded, "¡No mames, wey!"

1. Grant Hart 2. Colin Moulding 3. the power of great arrangements

Wasn't sure is India was east enough to be considered a part of Southeast Asia or not. But, according to a few maps that I've looked at, it appears to be. That said, India holds an embarrassment of riches: • The films of Satyajit Ray, for highbrow cinema: Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and The World of Apu. • Bollywood films, for populist cinema • The books of Salman Rushdie: The Satanic Verses or East/West for the adults; Haroun and the Sea of Stories for the little ones. • The music of Ravi Shankar. Lots more that I cannot think of off the top of my head.

An old bandmate of mine just transferred a bunch of our old material from cassettes to digital — our 2 demos, a live show, and a rehearsal tape — and sent them to me on 3 discs. Totally unexpected; just arrived in the mail out of the blue. Listening to the rehearsal, now. It's fun and very nostalgic for me. Some pretty good songs that I had just about forgotten.

Agreed and disagreed. I find him to be kinda uneven. But when he's inspired, they don't get any better.

yes.

The songwriting of Dave Davies. While I am, and shall forever remain a huge Ray Davies fan, Dave did contribute some pretty amazing songs to The Kinks' Katalogue. "Death of a Clown" "End of the Season" "Funny Face" "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" "Mindless Child of Motherhood"

Damn. May have to try to make this one if I can.

And Elliot Easton, in particular. Love The Cars.

And then, of course, there is this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_g9GOQkkg And they just keep coming...

Another one: Bob Andrews the keyboard player from Brinsley Schwarz and also for The Rumour. Nobody ever seems to mention this guy when talking about great keyboard players in rock history, but some of his parts were some of the greatest ever, and all of his parts were great. This being, perhaps my favorite rock keys part of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlyn0WoSjc

This is not so much religious as just plain wise. Yeah, I've always liked this, too.

I had never heard the hit before listening to the entire album. Difficult to believe, maybe, but true. So, maybe that is helping me appreciate it all more. Still: kicking. my. ass.

The drumming of Jody Stephens. His playing is so-often overlooked as being essential to the sound of Big Star (themselves, of course, so often overlooked by the public at large). But try to imagine ANY of their songs with any other drummer and it cannot be done. The way that he plays THROUGH the one. His choice of drums. Even the way that they are tuned. So very, very musical. He deserves to be mentioned among the greatest.