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Playlist | Proto-Punk πŸ§·

Posted on by Standard 7

Inspired by the comments on a reddit post, I wanted to dig into some pre-“punk” proto-punk. I set Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, & Copilot to the task as I’m fascinated by their ability to parse & compile information if prompted accurately. (I’m also fascinated my their penchant to provide completely incorrect or even made-up information. Some time I will have to blog about my experiment in having them search restaurant menus in an area to see if they serve shellfish. Copilot recommended some seafood places, so clearly it wants to kill me.)

I added my own stuff that some of them disagreed with, but it is my list after all. 🀣 Going back to little Richard and including Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” were points of contention, as I would expect from a conversation with people.

Music snobs aficionados, audiophiles, and punk rock gatekeepers will argue all day every day about the origin of punk… but for me, to be clear, it’s the moment that the Ramones’ self-titled album dropped. So, with that in mind I gave the language models this prompt:

There is and always will be constant debate, but if we agree for the premise of this exercise that the Ramones self-titled debut album was the first punk album… What are 25 songs that should belong on a proto-punk or punk precursor playlist?

I would assume bands that get mentioned as the progenitors would most likely include The Kinks, the Sonics, Link Wray, The Stooges, the MC5, the Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, & more I’m sure to be missing. Maybe even the band Death who hailed from Detroit MI?

All songs on the list should have been released before April 23, 1976… and be listed in order if release date by single or album, whichever dropped first.

This has been corrected for my typically egregious spelling/typing/lack-of-proofreading errors. After tossing the rules to the wind, keeping to the spirit of punk rock, we arrived here:

  • “Little Demon” – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1956)
  • “Tutti Frutti” – Little Richard (1955)
  • “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” – Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)
  • “Rumble” – Link Wray (1958)
  • “La Bamba” – Ritchie Valens (1958)
  • “Love Me” – The Phantom (1958)
  • “Louie Louie” – The Kingsmen (1963)
  • “Surfin’ Bird” – The Trashmen (1963)
  • “Baby Let Me Take You Home” – The Animals (1964)
  • “House of the Rising Sun” – The Animals (1964)
  • “I’m Crying” – The Animals (1964)
  • “You Really Got Me” – The Kinks (1964)
  • “Gloria” – Them (1964)
  • “I Can’t Explain” – The Who (1964)
  • “Dirty Water” – The Standells (1966)
  • “My Generation” – The Who (1965)
  • “Strychnine” – The Sonics (1965)
  • “I’m a Man” – The Yardbirds (1965)
  • “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” – The Animals (1965)
  • “96 Tears” – ? & The Mysterians (1966)
  • “Wild Thing” – The Troggs (1966)
  • “Complication” – The Monks (1966)
  • “Psychotic Reaction” – Count Five (1966)
  • “Pushin’ Too Hard” – The Seeds (1966)
  • “7 and 7 Is” – Love (1966)
  • “I’m Not Like Everybody Else” – The Kinks (1966)
  • “You’re Gonna Miss Me” – The 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
  • “Talk Talk” – The Music Machine (1966)
  • “I’m Waiting for the Man” – The Velvet Underground (1967)
  • “Doctor Please” – Blue Cheer (1968)
  • “Sister Ray” – The Velvet Underground (1968)
  • “Fire” – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968)
  • “Jigsaw Puzzle” – The Rolling Stones (1968)
  • “Kick Out the Jams” – MC5 (1969)
  • “I Wanna Be Your Dog” – The Stooges (1969)
  • “Little Doll” – The Stooges (1969)
  • “TV Eye” – The Stooges (1970)
  • “Paranoid” – Black Sabbath (1970)
  • “Get It On” – T. Rex (1971)
  • “School’s Out” – Alice Cooper (1972)
  • “Suffragette City” – David Bowie (1972)
  • “Raw Power” – Iggy & The Stooges (1973)
  • “Search and Destroy” – The Stooges (1973)
  • “Personality Crisis” – New York Dolls (1973)
  • “Jet Boy” – New York Dolls (1973)
  • “Urban Guerrilla” – Hawkwind (1973)
  • “Violence” – Mott the Hoople (1973)
  • “Cum On Feel the Noize” – Slade (1973)
  • “Editions of You” – Roxy Music (1973)
  • “Ooh La La” – Faces (1973)
  • “Subway Train” – New York Dolls (1974)
  • “Hey Joe” – Patti Smith Group (1975)
  • “Piss Factory” – Patti Smith (1975)
  • “Roxette” – Dr. Feelgood (1976)
  • “The Next Big Thing” – The Dictators (1975)
  • “Chez Maximes” – The Hollywood Brats (1976)
  • “After Eight” – Neu! (1975)
  • “Ghost Rider” – Suicide (1977)
  • “Little Johnny Jewel” – Television (1975)
  • “30 Seconds Over Tokyo” – Pere Ubu (1975)
  • “Burn My Eye” – Radio Birdman (1976)
  • “Politicians in My Eyes” – Death (1976)
  • “Cherry Bomb” – The Runaways (1976)
  • “Roadrunner” – The Modern Lovers (1976)
  • “She Cracked” – The Modern Lovers (1976)
  • “Shake Some Action” – Flamin’ Groovies (1976)
  • “Blank Generation” – Richard Hell & the Voidoids (1977)
  • “Anarchy in the U.K.” – The Sex Pistols (1976)
  • “Sonic Reducer” – Dead Boys (1977)
  • “Neat Neat Neat” – The Damned (1977)
  • “Chinese Rocks” – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers (1977)
  • “Psycho Killer” – Talking Heads (1977)

I used Tune My Music to import it to Spotify from a text file, then copy to Amazon Music from there. I tried to go to Amazon first, but it messed up quite a bit of the songs. I did have to add “7 and 7 Is” by Love manually as it shows as “Seven and Seven Is” on Spotify. It weirdly plopped a Bob Marley song in that spot. Amazon was full of weird covers and the wrong songs when trying to import from text.

So, what do you think of the list? What’s missing? What needs added? Are my parameters skewed? Do you not accept anything past the date of what parameters were set? What obscure band that 14 people heard at the time is missing from this list? Don’t come at me with the Sex Pistols over the Ramones. Should we whittle it back to 25? Only have 1 song per artist? Come at me with healthy discourse.

Rock N’ Roll Movies πŸŽ¬

Posted on by Standard 3

I like rock n’ roll movies. I’ve seen a bunch. I still need to see a lot of them, or it’s been too long to remember what I thought of them.

What are your favorites? Mine are noted below: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… is good β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† is bad. I just threw them in a table, then sorted by rating then title.

Please don’t say Rock of Ages. I have no interest in musicals. 🀣

I used AI to partially successfully create a table with as-of-now correct IMDB & RT ratings. I’ll copy & paste it below, & link to my spreadsheet.

AiXeLsyD13’s Rock N’ Roll Movie List!
Movie:My Rating:IMDB:RT πŸ…:RT 🍿:Category:
A Mighty Windβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.287%82%Comedy
Airheadsβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.222%57%Comedy
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventureβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.081%75%Comedy
Boom: A Film About the Sonicsβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…8.9n/an/aDocumentary
Empire Musicβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.831%84%Comedy
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Sagaβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.563%81%Comedy
Fat Kid Rules the Worldβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.484%61%Drama
Heavier Tripβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.091%n/aComedy
Heavy Tripβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.094%85%Comedy
Honeysuckle Roseβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.360%74%Drama
Josie and the Pussycatsβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…5.653%53%Comedy
Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son of a Bitchβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.789%88%Documentary
Mad Tigerβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.767%57%Documentary
Mission to Larsβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…6.781%70%Documentary
Pick It Up!: Ska in the ’90sβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…8.0n/an/aDocumentary
Rayβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.780%87%Biopic
School of Rockβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.292%64%Comedy
The Other F Wordβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.278%82%Documentary
The Punk Syndromeβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.894%87%Documentary
This Is Spinal Tapβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.995%82%Comedy
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punkβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.882%93%Documentary
Walk the Lineβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…7.882%90%Biopic
Willie Nelson & Family (series)β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…8.386%100%Documentary
8 Mileβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.275%54%Drama
Anvil: The Story of Anvilβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.998%89%Documentary
Beware Mr. Bakerβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.698%81%Documentary
Bill & Ted Face the Musicβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†6.082%65%Comedy
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journeyβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†6.356%56%Comedy
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramonesβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†8.190%91%Documentary
It Might Get Loudβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.680%84%Documentary
Muscle Shoalsβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.797%90%Documentary
Ordinary Worldβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†5.553%46%Drama
Searching for Sugar Manβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†8.295%92%Documentary
Sound Cityβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.8100%90%Documentary
Straight Outta Comptonβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.889%91%Biopic
The Blues Brothersβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.973%87%Comedy
Wayne’s Worldβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†7.079%84%Comedy
Whiskey on a Sundayβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†8.9n/an/aDocumentary
A Complete Unknownβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†7.4n/an/aBiopic
Almost Famousβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†7.989%92%Drama
Metal Lordsβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†6.762%84%Comedy
Metallica: Through The Neverβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†7.182%74%Drama
Onceβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†7.897%91%Drama
Rock ‘n’ Roll High Schoolβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†6.781%70%Comedy
Rockstarβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†6.352%57%Drama
Some Kind of Monsterβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†7.589%86%Documentary
Studio 666β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†5.756%80%Horror/Comedy
That Thing You Do!β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†6.993%82%Comedy
The Rockerβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†6.241%57%Comedy
The Runawaysβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†6.570%66%Biopic
Wayne’s World 2β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†6.260%61%Comedy
CBGBβ˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†6.67%39%Biopic
Hired Gunβ˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†7.240%72%Documentary
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Foreverβ˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†4.6n/a55%Comedy
SLC Punkβ˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†7.463%89%Drama
The Dirtβ˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†7.039%94%Biopic
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Storyβ˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†6.6n/a57%Biopic
Becoming Led Zeppelinn/an/an/an/aDocumentary
Bohemian Rhapsodyn/a7.960%85%Biopic
Cadillac Recordsn/a7.066%68%Biopic
Elvisn/a7.377%94%Biopic
Gutterdammerungn/a7.6n/an/aWeird
Heavy Metal Parking Lotn/a7.583%78%Documentary
High Fidelityn/a7.591%90%Drama
Jimi: All Is By My Siden/a5.768%41%Biopic
Junen/a7.5100%83%Documentary
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Parkn/a4.8n/a60%Action
La Bamban/a6.991%78%Biopic
Metal: A Headbanger’s Journeyn/a8.090%91%Documentary
Punk’s Deadn/a4.6n/a36%Drama
Punks Not Deadn/a7.090%76%Documentary
Rocketmann/a7.389%88%Biopic
Sid & Nancyn/a7.088%84%Biopic
Sound of Metaln/a7.797%90%Drama
The Buddy Holly Storyn/a7.1100%82%Biopic
The Decline of Western Civilizationn/a7.5100%83%Documentary
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Yearsn/a7.276%76%Documentary
The Decline of Western Civilization Part IIIn/a7.2100%80%Documentary
The Doorsn/a7.258%83%Biopic

As I have finished up, damnit I forgot Filmage, Tenacious D’s Pick of Destiny (& the TV show), Crossroads, Purple Rain, Frank, CB4, Big Money Hustlas, Salad Days, Pump Up The Volume, We Are Lady Parts, Popstar, Beavis & Butt-head, Breakin’, Pirate Radio, & more. I’m gonna have to do a part 2. Or maybe this is part 2 or 3 already? I blogged about rock movies back in 2012 a bit, & about rock docs.

Yinz like weird playlists?

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I have been making goofy ones lately.

The latest one is Contradictions / Companions and it’s made up of songs that contradict or compliment each other. I mainly listen to Amazon Music, but this one was fun so I copied it to Spotify too.

Contradictions / Companions | Amazon Music

Contradictions / Companions | Spotify

I have a bunch more weird ones. Sometimes I reach out to Oddly Specific Playlists on Facebook or r/punk for help. Some have a specific order, some are designed for chaos goblins who always choose random.

Here’s some fun ones if you listen to Amazon, let me know if you want me to copy them to Spotify! (I usually do that with Tune My Music):

And there are plenty more weird ones. Lemme know if you check one out and think I’m missing some good obvious tracks that fit!

For those about to rock, we salute yinz! (ACπŸ—²DC β€’ PWRπŸ—²UP β€’ Pittsburgh)

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β€’ ACπŸ—²DC β€’ PWRπŸ—²UP β€’ Acrisure Stadium β€’ Pittsburgh PA β€’ Thursday May 8th, 2025 β€’

So, I have been a casual AC/DC fan for as long as I can remember getting into music. They were always there, always a mainstay, always the butt of “same sounding songs” jokes alongside fellow icons the Ramones. I believe I bought Razor’s Edge & Back in Black about the same time in Jr. High. I really dug “Big Gun” from the Last Action Hero soundtrack, and of course, loved the older stuff with Bon Scott as I got into them.

My kids heard me playing “Big Balls” when they were younger, and of course glommed onto it as the most hilarious song ever. I think I created a rock fan with my son, as he has really dug into the AC/DC catalog.

He wanted AC/DC tickets for his birthday, so we got some… then later traded up when a good friend said he wanted to come to town to catch the show with another buddy, as the speculation spread that it may be their last tour and they weren’t playing out his way.

I prepped by making a playlist of suspected tunes on Amazon Music & Spotify thanks to Setlist.fm. I also have one called 100% Certified Angus on Amazon & Spotify that we rock sometimes too! And my son has been spinning Back in Black on vinyl of all things. (I refuse to get into vinyl or guitar pedals, because I already have a guitar problem.)

Off we went for my son’s first stadium show, first time seeing Heinz Field Acrisure Stadium, & first time seeing AC/DC live! We did catch The Aquabats! at the Roxian last year and that was super badass. That was his 1st concert (if we don’t count the incredible & talented Laurie Berkner for a Christmas concert when the kids were super small) and 1st punk rock show!

A pastiche of images from the AC/DC show in Pittsburgh in 2025.
🀘 For those about to rock, we salute you! 🀘

Just a mashup of clips I got that evening of my dude enjoying his night:

If you follow me on the socials, you probably saw a few signs that we were there. It’s super exciting to me to bond over music as it has been such an important thing to me over the years, as a creative outlet, a place of joy, and comfort.

I can say he said it was “the best night of his life,” so I think he had fun! Ha ha. I am glad I got to see Angus & Brian perform. Man, the band are tight, but with a nice loose groove. I knew they were powerhouse rock icons, but to see it? Absolutely amazing. The show production was crazy with the infamous bell, canons, fireworks, huge LED screens, pyrotechnics, confetti, on-the-fly graphics enhancing live video… but at the same time it all seemed very simple. I’m not sure how to convey it. The frills were not the focus. Obviously Angus and his SG’s are the focus. Even Brian knows this, and he looks like he is having the time of his life up there, knowing he has the coolest job in the world.

I think Angus may be slightly slower now that he was in the 80s or 90s, but at 70 years old… he is undeniably crushing it skipping, shimmying, and duck-walking around the stage while playing rambling angry blues licks, goading the crowd into cheering, stripping off parts of the schoolboy uniform, & taking 17 minute extended guitar solos. At one point, he even defiled the fretboard with his necktie as a slide. That is how you put on a show. Some sources online seemed to think Brian’s vocals were low in the mix. I think that was the case where we were at on the floor… but videos from elsewhere have it perfect. His voice is amazing, and again, at 77… he is running around belting out these immortal songs like it’s nothing for 2 damn hours.

The crowd was sedate, lots of people fist-bumping or throwing horns or thumbs up to my dude as we went through the crowd & got to our seats. There were obviously visible drunks, but nothing I saw got too out of hand, even the tailgating outside seemed to be chill.

Scott Mervis has a great review from the PG, and Mike Palm has one from the Trib. I was also able to find a TON of video on YouTube so we can remember the night as long as YouTube is a thing. Ha ha. Check out this bonkers playlist that I am still updating:

It has all kinds of videos from promo stuff, to stage setup, to pyrotechnic stuff, vloggers, and nearly every song individually, from a bunch of different vantage points, and someone grabbed the whole show!

We have had a lot of craziness going on lately, so this was a fun respite and I think we needed it. Hopefully this will be a day long remembered by both of us as a highlight to this year.

So, were you there? Share your stories, pictures, & videos in the comments! I’d love more YouTube stuff to add to the playlist too. I think the only individual song I’m missing is “Rock N’ Roll Train.”

If you weren’t there, or saw them some other time, or in your city, or just want to drop some AC/DC memories or lore, do that too!

🀘⚑🎸

The Aquabats!/The Aggrolites/Lost Again @ The Roxian Theater (Pgh) 07/08/2024

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So, it’s been a long time since I have been to a punk rock show… or really any kind of show or concert. It’s been even longer since I was a regular attendee or participant in such shenanigans.

I got the opportunity to take my son to his 1st ever punk rock show on Monday at The Roxian (a place I have never been), and we had a blast watching Left Alone, The Aggrolites, & The Aquabats! Left Alone were awesome, and I have seen the Aggrolites open for Flogging Molly before so I knew they were killer. (Although, I can’t remember exactly when.)

I posted about it on FB a bit, but wanted to share it here too and see if it sparked any discussion on obtaining bootlegs (or official recordings) on shows you have attended.

Went to Setlist.fm, & made a playlist of all 3 bands’ songs last night on Amazon. We live in the FUTURE.

Check out my playlist on Amazon Music: Full Show Setlist – The Aquabats @ The Roxian 07/08/2024 with Left Alone & the Aggrolites – Set List

Although, this is slightly less cool than when I found an “Import” at CD Warehouse in Monroeville of the Bloodhound Gang at a show I saw at Metropol. I wish I had the Nerf Herder set from that night!

Somewhere, I probably still have cassette tapes of the Guns N’ Roses set from Three Rivers Stadium in the early 90s. Anyone remember those rock conventions where you could buy mad bootlegs that sounded like someone had a Radio Shack tape recorder jammed squarely up their keister?

I have legally purchased digital versions Metallica and Willie Nelson shows that I have attended. This shit ought to be standard practice for even smaller shows. I’d slap $ on top of the ticket price for a live recording of a show I attended, no problem.

Would you like to more easily be able to buy downloadable audio/video of shows or concerts that you attend? I know I would.

Looks like someone posted the sets from Monday on YouTube:

@aixelsyd13

It was a late night for my dude, but he pepped up with these songs! We were up front (at Ian’s insistence) for #LeftAlone , the middle for #TheAggrolites , then hung back for #TheAquabats ! All the bands put one hell if a great show, and it will be a killer tour. I’ll have to wade through video & post some tomorrow night too. Maybe on YouTube. #PizzaDay #RoxianTheater #Pittsburgh #πŸ•πŸ“†

♬ original sound – Eric Carroll

Which rock docs you diggin’?

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I liked & would recommend these rock docs, which other ones should I check out?

Rock Docs!

  • Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch – This has to be THE rock doc.Β  It ought to be the standard to which all others are held.
  • Mad Tiger – I love Peelander-Z.Β  This is a story about art, music, choosing your path, and ultimately about the bond of friendship beyond being band mates.
  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil – This is wild.Β  You feel for these guys so much.Β  At least I do.
  • Sound City – What a cross-section of rock n’ roll history.Β  Dave Grohl is cool for putting this together.
  • Searching for Sugar Man – This is a crazy story about how music can transcend time and borders, and save the artists like it saves the listener.
  • It Might Get Loud – I wouldn’t list any of these guys in my favorites as far as guitarists go… but this was a damn good movie.Β  I mean, Jimmy Page is Jimmy Page.Β  How can you not respect his body of work?
  • Beware of Mr. Baker – Fabulous just because Ginger is a wild man.Β  Maybe even a wild animal in a man’s body.
  • Flogging Molly: Whiskey on a Sunday – Mostly about Dave if I remember right.Β  I’m a fan of the music, so it was nice to have a peek inside that world.
  • The Punk Syndrome – Finland has some cool-ass social programs, one that gave us Pertti Kurikan NimipΓ€ivΓ€t.Β  Follow a punk rock band formed by cats with Autism and Down Syndrome and realize that their struggles are a whole lot like yours.
  • Filmage – ALL gets such a bad rap.Β  Ha ha.Β  I really enjoyed this story.
  • Mission to Lars – Less about being in the band, more about fandom & brotherly love.

What other ones do you like?Β  I am sure I have missed a few.Β  I liked that one Rush doc, I need to catch all of it.Β  I caught the end on VH1 way back.Β  Bonus points if these docs are “free” on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime.

Degenerated

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What’s Johnny doin’ out on a Tuesday night?

The song “Degenerated” from the movie Airheads is one of my all-time favorites. Β If you’re a fan of the movie, youΒ no-doubt know the song. Β And if you’re a music nerd in general, you probably know that it’s a Reagan Youth cover. Β I would love to know more about the song. Β I have collected most of the “who,” but I would love to know the “why.”

Check out the two songs and then we’ll get into why I have so many questions &Β what they are.

OK, here are the players involved from the information that I gathered on Wikipedia, IMDB, Discogs, & wherever else I clicked;

Here’s what I want to know;

  • Who decided to use the song? Β The director, the music guy, the writer, the musicians?
  • Why that song? Β The running joke about Chazz writing the song for his girlfriend or before he met her makes it even funnier because I wouldn’t remotely call it a love song. Β Did someone just really like the song? Β Was licensing cheap all around? Β Did they ask Paul Cripple for permission? Β What does he think of the song? Β Did Dave Insurgent ever get to hear it?
  • Why metal up a punk rock song? Β They seemed like an 80’s holdover kind of band. Β Was it a statement on Grunge being a punk n’ metal hybrid?
  • Why are there different chord changes? Β The chord progression is different, but the melody (and I use the term loosely) is the same. Β The cover may be tuned below standard if I remember correctly? Β Someone more musically versed may be able to explain the difference I just know when playing by ear on guitar they’re totally different progressions.
  • Why the lyric change? Β ( I assume to keep the movie rated PG-13?) Β Most notably a removal of the F-word and references to constipationΒ (Lone Rangers Lyrics/Reagan Youth Lyrics).Β  Who made the changes?
  • Who played drums? Β Jay, Sean, Bryan, or were there other uncredited musicians?

“The Lone Rangers? That’s original. How can you pluralize ‘Lone Ranger?'”

I’m sure I have more questions that I haven’t thought of here. Β Does anyone out there know the explanation?

It is 2017. Β I may have to reach out via Facebook , Twitter, or email to all of the players involved to see if I can get an answer. Β (If they even remember.)

Sadly, Dave Insurgent passed away in 1993 & Bryan Carlstrom passed away in 2013.

I just really dig both versions of the song, the movie, and that it led me to checking out more Reagan Youth. Β Is it weird to be a fan of a song by a fictional band? Β Hey, I dig “Three Small Words” too, and that was produced by Babyface.

Do you like either version of this song? Β Do you have a song by a fictional band that you really dig? Β Do you know any of the relevant information here? Β Let me know in the comments!

Now I’m off to look at naked pictures of Bea Arthur and eat cottage cheese out of a football helmet.

Let’s start some #AxlRumors:

Posted on by Standard 4

So, Axl is everywhere in the rock media world again and 15 year old me reads every stupid article like those it’s those goofy gossip columns in Rip or Metal Edge that used to be one sentence stories with bold rock star names jammed into one long nonsensical paragraph. Β I’m actually excited to maybe try & see whatever version of Guns N’ Roses eventually ends up in Pittsburgh (if it makes it that long).

#AxlRumors

#AxlRumors

I even made a parody news article with my last post that fell super flat with no reads or comments. Β Oh well, my bad.

I know I broke the one rule of blogging by never having regular steady content any more, but work with me here.Β  I want some interaction. Β Maybe no one cares. Β I guess we’ll see.

Let’s start some Axl Rose rumors.Β  Use the hashtag #AxlRumors on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or newer cooler social media platforms that I am wholly unaware of but still use hashtags.

You can post the url to your rumor(s) here in the comments, and we’ll see if it gets beyond this little corner of the internet, and if anyone finds their way back here.

Kapish?

I’ll start:

Now you.

⚠ Go! ⚠

(Don’t forget the #AxlRumors hashtag!)

Axl ‘Leaks’ Possible New GN’R Tunes

Posted on by Standard 1

Recent reports have surfaced that Guns N’ Roses’ sole founding member and self-proclaimed demigod Axl Rose may have literally leaked tunes to the upcoming GN’R β€œreunion” album. TMZ has posted but since redactedΒ an audio clip of Axl Rose passing gas taken via iPhone by a fan in an adjacent restroom stall at a roadside rest stop in Tennessee. Lucky listeners may note that the flatulence has a powerful sound that when transcribed as musical notes or tablature would make an incredible guitar riff hearkening back to the Appetite era, and sounds light years heavier anything on Chinese Democracy.

Axl squeezing one out on stage.

Axl squeezing one out on stage.

The fan asked Rose to autograph a sanitary toilet seat cover, but Rose declined stating that his new boss, Angus, wouldn’t allow it. Further investigation showed that someone had ripped the dispenser off the wall and urinated all over it anyway.

When Ultimate-Guitar.com reached out to Dave Mustaine for comment, Dave enlightened the all of rock and metal fandom…

β€œAxl and I had the same voice coach right around the time that I was kicked out of Metallica for writing better riffs than Jaymz and being a bigger douche than Lars. I’m great friends with Slash since we used to do heroin together, but I have to say that Axl’s farts make better riffs than the too-low-in-the-mix guitarsΒ the last Velvet Revolver album, whatever it was called.”

Dave went on to tell everyone that he wrote all of the essential building blocks for Metallica’s albums up until the black one, and that he could play all of the Metallica Metallica riffs and solos in his sleep with his balls on a Hello Kitty ukulele.

Izzy Stradlin recently came out of his hole, saw his shadow, and asked Blabbermouth.net to get off of his lawn.

Sebastian Bach tweeted about the news, adding that Axl’s farts not only sound great, but that they smell like fresh roses and have since 1997. He wishes he could maximize his own lower orifice potential and maybe that would finally convince the other guys in Skid Row to take him back.

Slash and Duff McKagan could not be reached for comment. Dizzy Reed and Gilby Clarke tried to comment, but no one would listen. Steven Alder has an upcoming exclusive interview with the every-other-week best-sale-ever flyer from Guitar Center, keep reading with us for updates when we steal that story before doing any fact-checking.

Matt Sorum still wants to punch Axl in the face, but would take the gig with Axl/DC if the current drummer tries to kill anyone. Β He has been asking Rush if he can join their band.

Axl has also been rumored to be singing for Queen (to be billed as Rocket Queen), and for Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, & Jason Bonham in a project billed as Red Zeppelin since Robert Plant won’t return any of their calls. Β Rose’s trash collector’s brother denies rumors of Axl fronting a Dio-era Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell tribute tour which may or may not include Bill Ward.

In related news, a special episode of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap will have Joe Perry and Slash trade places for a week to see how the other guyΒ deals with each other’s wives & bands for two weeks on tour.

So, I need help with my rΓ©sumΓ©.

Posted on by Standard 11

I rarely ever blog about or post on social media about work.Β  My work life is work, and my personal life is personal.Β  I’ve never felt the need to discuss, vent about, or provide detail about my job.Β  I’m going to go ahead and break with that for this post.

Unfortunately, the time has come where I need to update my resume.Β  About a year and a half ago, the company that I was working for was sold, shut down, & liquidated.Β  A core group of people decided to try to move on & start a company in the same industry, and I was invited to be a part of it.Β  I was honored to be asked to participate, and glad to be gainfully employed.Β  Sadly, things didn’t pan out as planned, and the company is also in the process of shutting down.Β  Basically, I’m no worse off than I was a year ago.

At that time, I had an updated resume, and went on my first job interview in a long time.Β  I was offered employment elsewhere.Β  It may have worked, but the pay wasn’t where it needed to be for me to comfortably continue to pay rent and put food on the table.Β  I went with the group I knew & salary I needed.Β  I have no regrets, I’m just illustrating that I don’t have much job interview experience, but it has mostly all been positive.

Basically, I’ve been at the same job for 10 or so years.Β  In 2002, I started at an a/v integration company as the shipping guy.Β  That company was purchased in 2005 and I was hired by the new company, which closed in 2011.Β  Then on to the newest one where I was doing all slight variations of the same thing.Β  I liked my work, it was a nice mix of desk/paperwork & physical warehouse work sometimes, it was always different & challenging.Β  I have learned many rules, processes, & things about the equipment over the years.Β  I was able to adapt to many changes, and survived them all (up until now).

I need help with my resume.Β  I think I first updated this format in 2005, when it looked like I may have needed to search for other employment.Β  (Luckily, I was able to work temporarily for the new company, proved my merit, and was hired full time.)Β  In 2012 this format may be stale.Β  I’m not big on titles.Β  I call myself a “shipping guy” but I do much more than that.Β  I have more skills than a simple shipping guy needs.Β  I hate phrases like “team player”.Β  I am, but it sounds goofy.Β  Who reads that & doesn’t roll their eyes?Β  I’m generally not boastful (other than in jest), but this is one time when you need to be.Β  There’s a lot riding on a resume.Β  It gets your foot in the door.

I’m confident in my writing (thanks to this blog), but thrown into a resume it looks braggadocios, fragmented, & boring.Β  I love bullet points, but breaking things down into them, I feel like I lose cohesion.

I need this to grab someone’s attention, highlight what I can do & what I can offer, and get me a job.

Eric AiXeLsyD with the Batmobile

I have a lot of skills in my utility belt.

What do I want to do?Β  I’m certainly qualified for shipping, warehousing, and inventory jobs… entry level or supervisory.Β  Sadly, entry level pay may no longer be acceptable.Β  I could certainly do something else though.Β  I’m a quick learner.Β  I’d love to get paid for this writing / blogging / insanity thing (I mean… show/album/food reviews, photos, humor, goofy letters? I can do a bunch of stuff there).Β  Unfortunately I don’t have a degree.Β  Can you get one in shipping?Β  Certainly 10 years experience in shipping I would have learned anything that I could in 2 or 4 years of school?Β  I do have some training in graphic design & commercial art, I have experience in drafting (by hand even… does anyone remember that?), some talents that have yet to get me paid like drawing mazes and photography, and I recently completed classes in Microsoft Project… so I could even fill a “Jr. Project Manager” type role where I can learn as I go.Β  I’m certainly adept with computers, know old school (& also useless) html coding, and can pick things up rather quickly with any kind of program.Β  I can promote things like my band, the blog, and Food Allergies like mad online.Β  I think I’d be a good PR person, I just lack formal training or experience.Β  Maybe it’s time for something different.

So, I need help with my resume.Β  What works, what doesn’t?Β  1 page?Β  2 pages?Β  IfΒ  so, how do I fit it all on one or to pages (I think it kicks into an atrocious 3 now)?Β  What do I need to express?Β  Do I need a cheesy cover letter?Β  Do letters of recommendation help?Β  References right on the resume, or “provided by request”?Β  3 Personal/3 professional?Β  3 total?Β  Cover letter?Β  No cover letter?Β  Cover paragraph?

I’m laying it all out here and asking for your help.Β  Take a look at this resume and tell me what you think?

Please help me with my resume!

Click to check it out at Google Docs…

Please excuse the format, it needs a new look… something anyway, and Google Docs may have messed with it a bit.Β  Other than that though… I ask you to be honest, brutal, constructive, and hopefully helpful.

Also… know anyone that’s hiring?Β  Are you hiring?Β  Point me in the right direction here.Β  I’m confident in my in-person interviews, and with anyone that already knows me or has worked with me.

Thanks in advance for your help.Β  I need to start hitting up InDeed, PA Career Link, etc. with my resume.Β  I know I have a lot of friends, family & readers that can help me out here.Β  It would be crazy to not use all of the resources at my disposal, right?

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