David Crosby, a true Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon; he created one of the most beautiful, richly rewarding and infectious albums of all time with his first solo effort. What makes this album such a unique irresistible favorite is the perfect blend of mood, vocals, instrumentation, and lyrics all me...
This is incredible and it struck me like nothing else. I have never thought of the Chinese people (in which I am a member) in this way before. But it is all becoming clear to me now as to why this country has suffered for so long and it is still suffering today. Resentment brought...
Scholz still keeps busy in his studio, although now he looks at the process as purely artistic. He is bombarded with more musical ideas than he can possibly harness, but chips away at them as time allows. Tom has been a vegetarian for over 25 years, and supports many ethical organizations...
Forty years ago I hit on some interesting chords, got some interesting Lyrical images, and let the players take the stage.I think the guy left the girl the same day the girl left the guy, without actually telling each other, and he found her on the road.This one must run very...
She held out a glass and said, "Have another This is the last time we can meet" With her hair piled up high and a look in her eye That would turn any good man’s blood to wine All his eyes could see, well all his eyes could see ...
Ampeater Music is a website devoted to bridging the gap between unsigned (or just plain underexposed) artists and music lovers everywhere. Every day we feature a different artist on what we call The Ampeater Review. Each fea
I was coming from my manager's office, walking down Seventh Avenue, and I came up with a baseline and when I got back to my apartment, I started harmonizing the piano chords. When all of us started working on it, we put some horns in there that were expressing the same...
The lyrics seem to be (since I don’t plan those either) about the desires and angers that seethe in domesticity, as well as sexual politics and gossipy little towns (not unlike one I used to live in). I’ve thrown in some allusions to my favorite poets for those interested in huntin...
s it. A simple little test to see if I could understand the gist. I was very familiar with these tunes. I knew the key, had a basic understanding of the chords, knew the lyrics inside and out, and had watched them played as originals and as covers a hundred times over on Youtube....
A few menacing power chords coming out of an amp that’s just slightly distorting. The song is always slower than I remember—and that’s part of its pleasure: the singularity of the real. You wait for something to happen, and it does. The drummer, all hair and arms and shins, beats...