These are songs that contain the word “Generation” in their lyrics.
“For Pete’s Sake” is a 1967 song by the Monkees, co-written by Peter Tork and Joey Richards, and recorded during the Headquarters sessions at a moment when the band was asserting real creative control over its music. Sung by Micky Dolenz, whose clear and slightly urgent lead vocal contrasts with the song’s reflective tone,
These are songs that contain the phrase “White Knight” in their lyrics.
“White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane emerged in 1967 as one of the defining psychedelic rock statements of the San Francisco scene, written solely by Grace Slick before she joined the band and first performed with her earlier group The Great Society, though the famous version appeared on Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow with a dramatic Spanish-bolero build influenced by Ravel’s Boléro
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite drug songs. See if you agree with any of these!
“Novocaine for the Soul” is a song by the American alternative rock band Eels, written by frontman Mark Oliver Everett (credited as E) and producer Michael Simpson of the Dust Brothers. Released in 1996 as the debut single from Beautiful Freak, it became Eels’ breakthrough hit, reaching No. 10 in the UK and topping
They played frequently in a local bar and started opening for bands such as Jefferson Airplane and the Byrds.
Space Opera was a band from Texas that released a self titled album in 1973 on Epic Records. They had at least one single, titled “County Max”. The four-man group hailed from Fort Worth, Texas. Their album was recorded at Manta Sound in Toronto, Ontario, and mixed and Mastered at Crystal Sound, Hollywood, CA.
When you don’t know what you’re talking about, it’s hard to know when you’re finished. – Tommy Smothers
Born on February 2, 1937, at the Fort Jay army post hospital on Governors Island in New York City, a bundle of joy named Thomas B. Smothers III, or Tommy as he would later be known, came into the world. Little did anyone know that this baby would grow up to be a comedic legend and a passionate advocate for peace. Tommy was the son of Ruth (née Remick), a homemaker; and Major Thomas B. Smothers, an U.S. army officer who died a POW, of the Japanese, in April 1945.
This is where I’ll be talking about the Album Art that I like. That is one of the benefits of 12″ vinyl albums, the cool packaging that surrounded the record. Here I’ll research the creations that we all loved as children, teenagers, and adults. I’ll try to find as much information on the artists as I can.
