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@morpheusathame Probably not, but my hometown is Tyler. Family still lives there. I, however, have not lived there in 30+ years. Haven't lived in Texas in almost 10 yrs. I'm still a "Texan", always will be no matter where I lay my head. I love where I live now, it's very beautiful this time...

It's like butta baby! Butta!!!

Passing by to extole the greatness of the Donald. The toast of NY. Much respect.

This was one of a few songs that me and one of my ex-girlfriends used to dig together back in the mid-latter 70's in highschool (Class of '78). Everytime I hear this song I think of her and what her life is like now. Mine has been pretty good and here's hoping hers has been good as well. This ...

Classic "He said, she said" scenario we have here. Depending on who's telling the story as to which side is demonized the most. The truth lies somewhere in between. However, there is NEVER an excuse for taking the lives of innocent women and children. And most certainly, there's NO HONOR in d...

Bravo! Hey, OgerManiak....dig the wax out of your ears. These guys are tighter than a humminbirds azz! Their pitch is fine. What sound engineer? There are no mics or pa system. There's nothing to engineer. It's a live room...a very live room. And, it's obviously being recorded by a camcor...

Ditto on Stu's crackalackin snare. It's not uncommon for today's music, but for 80's music it's extremely unusual. Every stupid producer in the 80's insisted that the snare drum should sound like a floor tom with a hint of snares on the bottom of it. I hated it. I was so glad when the 90's go...

I like how in the first verse he's holding an unplugged mic (not to be confused with a wireless mic)...and right at the very end of the first verse...he suddenly has a cord attached to the mic. This is why my wife hates watching tv/movies with me.

If anyone, Liberty reminds me of Jemaine of "Flight of the Conchords".

Know what you mean "skyblue.." Aaaaaahhhhh, a Billy Joel "Scenes from an Italian Resturaunt" reference. Nice! I think most people identify their teen years as the "good ole days". You tend to always live in your teens musically because those songs mark your coming of age moments before ventu...

Agree, those guys were the some of the greatest vocalists from the 70's, but my favorite would have to be Brad Delp from Boston. Brad had a voice like an angel. Man crush? No, but it's hard to top Brad's perfomance in More Than A Feeling. Let's not leave out Gino Vanellli either. You'd be ha...

In my humble opinion, NOBODY tops Brad Delp's vocals. He not only sang the lead on Boston, but he also did all the backing vocals...like Tom did with all the guitars (including bass). However, although Tom was the genius behind Boston and produced their albums, I would've preferred Tom no be so...

I learned the piano and drum intro to this song when it came out. I was in highschool. I ended up getting a degree in music and playing drums for the past 35 years. Thanks ELO for lending me this song to get it all started.

Tighter than a hummin' bird's ass! These guys are just one of several groups of the 70's that could write songs, sing and perform them on point without the aid of digital pitch benders. Great melody, stellar harmonies, smooth & tight groove. 70's RULE!!!

Summer of '75. 15 yrs old. Working the concession stand at the ballpark. Hoping to be popular. Taking chances. In the best shape of my life. Felt invincible. Just hitting my stride with the ladies. Oh, to go back there again if only for a moment. Guess that's why we have the songs to hel...

MMM...great voice...great songwriter...great person. Thanks for CITP Michael.

My band opened for MMM in 1991 in Atlanta at a club called Miss Kitties when he had delved into country. He made the mistake of doing his hits first (like this one and Carolina in the Pines), and then doing his (then) current album stuff which was a bunch of cowboy songs (like prairie style not ...

Didn't sound like he looked, but he was greatness. "Cool Night" is equally great. RIP Paul, along with Brad Delp (Boston) & Gino Vanelli, you are at the top of my list of the great vocalists of all time (much less of the 70's).

I dedicated this song to my left hand. Well....I'm still the one...I mean it's still the one...which is technically part of me...which comes back around to me being the one. Anyways, when all else fails...I'm still the one. Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. That's why I'...

Somebody lost their virginity to this song I would bet. I'm thinkin' her name was Cindy or Carla...can't remember...but I'm certain that braces were a major contributing factor....I'm just sayin', lose the braces and you probably wouldn't lose your...well...you get the point. Is that so wrong? ...

I was 17 when this song came out. I remember dancing to this song at the Sadie Hawkins dance with the girl that asked me out. Take this song, thrown in a couple of Ambrosia tunes, a couple of Al Stewart tunes, and a little Paul Davis...nice glass of wine...hot tub...close your eyes...and drift ...

Yeah, could've been FT Wth, I was 18 at the time and went to several concerts during that time at both Dallas & Ft Wth conv cntrs. However, when I saw him, he came out wearing #33 Tony Dorsett's jersey. Minuita, I know. The point being, Gino and his band (then and now) are awesome. I was hook...

I played in a cover country band in the 90's & early 2000's. Blackhawk was a staple in our set lists. They always had a hit on the radio. Heck, the first 5 songs from their first album were top radio hits! This song (That's Just About Right) is cut #5 from the first album "Goodbye Says It All...

Gino always had excellent drummers (Casey, Graham, Mark etc.) I think the drumming is what attracted me to his music along with great melodies, vocals, and superior instrumentation for that era. Brother to Brother blew me away first time I heard it. Still blows me away. Gino was way ahead of ...

"...I can't call her sugar...Sugar never was so sweet..." Freddie was the king of sweet! Damn, I love me some Freddie!

@brdhef1971 Hey man, I'm originally from Tyler. Freddie was from Gilmer but moved to south Chicago when he was about 12. That's where he gets the funky R&B groves. But he gets his soul from Texas. Love the bass line to this tune...Groves like a motor scooter. Love me some Freddie.

The difference between this music and "Periphery, Veil of Maya, and C.O.C" is THA composes using chord progressions and keys throughout the whole song. So it is a real piece instead of some random riffs and breakdown mashed up to make a song. Not saying the others don't write using keys, just obv...

This guy is a fucking joke