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CanCon Friday - Sons Of Freedom

Today, presenting Vancouver's late-'80's offering to the Hard Rock story - Sons Of Freedom, a band that in a more appreciative world would have gone on to mucho glory (Robert Plant was heard to admire them) and a band that I certainly liked - even though Don Binns nicked one o' me bass tones!

Kidding, Don

;>)

Come Darkness, I'll See Her Again

...I'll be there, my love.

Reader Request, number 2 in a series

From reader Trac, comes a request for bipartisan bliss which, of course, we could all use more of in these troubled times.



...And the soundtrack.

;>)

Internet's Wrong, Friend

Sunday Overnight

Tonight, a tribute to maestro Josef Zawinul - our first track, the title tune from the Mr. Gone album, 1978.



His own arrangement of In A Silent Way, 1971.



...And finally, a joint improvisation from the 1975 lineup of Weather Report (Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Chester Thompson, and Alphonso Johnson) that resolves to Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz.

"The bass is the mother of all music and the drums are the father."

Heaven And Helms

CanCon Friday - Bonne 4e Juillet, mes amis Americianes

Neil Young, Rockin' In The Free World.

Reader Request - Number 1 In A Series

I find myself very fortunate indeed that those who peruse my blog, irregularly updated as it may be, do so to see revisualizations that they have not seen before, or at least in the context into which I have put them.

Occasionally, I receive email from readers with some suggestions for ideas which they might like to see rendered in my style...Or anybody's style, I suppose.

Frankly, I would like to be more prolific with executing these requests, but there are many and varied constraints on my time which, when blended with a stubborn lazy streak conspire at times against such simple indulgences.

However, in the spirit of giving back to a supportive community, I would like to initiate a more regular weekly post that highlights my attempts to bring such collaborations to life, and we will start today with the infamous Dr. Bong's twinning of stage and spleen...



Please feel free to pass on your suggestions for future works in the comments, and thank you.

;>)

Exorcise The Right To Vote