ROB:

I am a big fan of George Thorogood. This man, nay, this legend ranks amongst the greatest to ever wield the guitar. Only such people as Dick Dale, Ry Cooder, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix could be in the same realm as Thorogood. Now, I bought "The Hard Stuff" without much forethought, a rarity, I assure you. After hearing it, I have to give it a 6.7 . The Hard Stuff: First song. Starts off good, and gets better! Classic Thorogood lyrics. Yes, the riff is there. It has to be. Hello Josephine: Being a New Orleanian, I'm kinda wary of someone other than Fats singing this. Sorry, George.
Moving: Nice little rhythm. Bluesy 20's quality in an electrical style. Surprisingly, I'm either way with it.
I Got My Eyes On You: Love the beginning riff. OK, cheesy lyrics, but sometimes you need dairy.
I Didn't Know: (Kirk's song) inside joke. Most of the lyrics are "I didn't know", which I found amusing. 2nd best song.Any Town USA: Best used as a guide to various tourist attractions (a la Huey Lewis' "Heart of Rock/Roll"). Alright.
Little Rain: Good song to listen to when you're depressed. Gets it out that much quicker. Meh...
Cool It!: George must've time traveled for this one. But instrumentals do soothe me.
Love Doctor: Ahh, f*** it. Next song, please
Dynaflow Blues: Getting better! Like Moving, but more toe-tapping.
Rock Party: There we go, more energy. Must be cumulative! And sax, too! Ending…why did it have to end?
Drifter's Escape: No. 1 song! Little Spanish guitar mixed in and there's a (good) story. My heart wept (a bit).
Give Me Back My Wig: No honey, don't let your head go bald. William Shatner's behind this, isn't he!
Takin' Care of Business: Better songs with this title. Same riff as "Move It On Over", but MIOO does it better.
Huckle Up Baby: Full circle! Energetic and sounds a lot like our George of old! No. 3 song. Watch out, "I Didn't Know".Final analysis: Yeah, it's worth it. But, try some a best of George Thorogood if you're really unfamiliar with his work.
George Thorogood - The Hard Stuff

Friends, why can't they just put RGB out like any normal set. I'd even take it if they did it the bastardized way they did Thundercats (though I refuse to pay Thundercat prices). But a little something is better than nothing, so I'll take the three sample dvds…Videowise, the episodes have some age, but nothing too distracting. If we can get them to do a season set, I'm sure the quality would improve. Strangely enough, I have no qualms about the sound, though it does show some slight wear in certain places. Or that could be from my copies; I did order of eBay. The lack of interesting extras might upset some, but reader,Now I won't go into detail about each and every episode, but I will say that they have chosen some good episodes. "Night Game" is an excellent Zeddmore piece and truth be told, Winston has so few eps to call his own. This is one episode I had to adjust my TV settings, on a TV I've just bought a few months ago. Still, I'm being nitpicky. "The Bird of Kildarby" "Mr. Sandman Dream Me A Dream" "Drool the Dog-Faced Goblin" rank among my favorites from the three.Always hated, "They Call Me Mr. Slimer", in fact, Slimefighters is a Slimer centered dvd, IMO. Sorry Slimer, you turned a great cartoon into an alright cartoon in later years. Folks, watch any episode from seasons 1 and most of 2, then compare to later episodes. They had Cthlulu in season 1! What, did they think Lovecraft would scare children? And no Egon episodes. Would love to see the one where Egon's turned into a ghost!
The Real Ghostbusters: Creatures of the Night, Spooky Spirits, and Slimefighters
DAN:
In my most humble of opinions, The Doors self titled debut is one of the best albums to come out of the 60's. It's rich with bombast, melodies, haunting lyrics and it inundates you with both a lively and gloomy sonic ambience. You enter into this catalog of great songs with a punch in the mouth type song called "Break On Through". Within the duration of the CD, you're on both a fantastic and brooding dream. "The Crystal Ship" gives you an insight into a sailors' hedonistic pleasures. "The Whiskey Bar" is a Jim Beam tinged Waltz. "Light my Fire", which was the biggest hit of their careers, is a rollicking ride into both a spiritual and sexual mindtrip. Tinged with Ray Manzericks' skill on the organ, it becomes an enjoyable continuum. "Back door Man" is Balls to the Wall rock with a defiant yet dark stance. Then, we get into "The End of the Night". This song will Lull you silly. So Haunting and Pleasurable, that you won't want to move after it's over. And at last, but not least, "The End" at the end. Oh, man. If you've never heard this 11min. piece of art, you're missing out. The only way I can describe this song is that it's a nightmare that hooks you from start to finish. "Night" is a brooding, brutal, scary and yet, the melody is like a smooth flowing ocean. Too disturbing in it's original studio form, Jim and the boys had to change or leave out some of the lyrics. Excerpts about a blue bus, a snake and a kid wanting to kill his father are part of an acid trip gone totally wrong. I've not named all of the songs on this CD but I just named a few that stood out in my somewhat warped brain. Jim Morrison wants said in an interview that he saw himself as a comet so powerful and so brilliant that once it's gone, no one will forget it. Ever. Well, being that The Doors continue to sell millions of records 35 years after his death and with a legend that reverberated past 2 or 3 generations, I say his words are very prophetic.
The Doors - The Doors (1966)

Released in 1996, this brutal, seductive, heart-wrenchingly gothic tale of a group young, jaded misfits traveling to New Orleans from Missing Mile, N. C. just to collide with 3 young abhorrent Vampires shot Poppy Z. Brite to the top of the horror fiction literary world. When I first read this novel, my first thought was finally, a Gen-ex version of Anne Rice. Don't get me wrong, I love good 'ol Anne but so many novels later, her eloquence can get to be abit much to take. Lost Souls is more or less a Slash-to-the-Jugular read. I believe it encompasses the desperation felt by brooding and intelligent Gothic souls who are trying to find there way in modern american society. WOW, am I being deep or what? Here's the story in a ballshell: Ann, her boyfriend Nothing and their friend Ghost go through a little drama in Missing Mile, N.C. They then travel to new Orleans. All the while, 3 gothic, punk-ass vagabonds leave a trail of blood, guts and beer through the Eastern seabord are Rocking their way to New Orleans as well. Their names are Twig, Molochai and Zillah. There is a scene where they meet a transient, kill him and drink his blood through his ankles "Like Straws". Then, our gracious, young Carpathians get sick as a result. Of course, there is more in this young, jaded, bloody group of pages. But you have the free will to get this novel. Anyone reading this, How are her liquor series books?

Lost Souls (1995)
JASON:

Well, I gotta tell ya. I'm not too much of a music person. But, I do like a little Black Sabbath. My favorite record from them is "We Sold Our Souls To Rock n' Roll" I know what your thinking, Ozzy and Black Sabbath are Satan worshippers and they make Devil-music. I can understand that and I apologize for the misinterpretation. But, those 5 brutal lads of Heavy Metal make good music. The Song "Crazy Train" is a rollicking good time metal song. "Iron Man" is simply the greatest. I AM IRROON MAN...woo-hoo I love it! "War Pigs" is a song with a message. It teaches usWar's brutal lessons, and that you can die from that war. Very Prophetic. The Song Black Sabbath is very ominous sounding. I can go on and on but buy the CD and listen for yourself. You know how Toni Iommi came up with the Thundering guitar riffs that Black Sabbath is so notorious for? He cut off 2 tips of his fingers by accident and had replaced his tips with steel finger caps and that's how you hear the Metal in Heavy Metal...get it? And hey, I know Ozzy bit the head off a bat and he's tattoo riddled and he suffers from an irreprable damage of the speech due to many years of drugs. But I love the man, his madness and his music. So, if you don't like it, go pound sand. You, you, you faeries with boots. Oh, sorry if I was so mean in that last sentence. Anyway, As always, be safe and your life is worth living.
Black Sabbath - We Sold our souls to Rock n' roll (1975)
Well, kids, Time for another Train Revue. Hot diggity dog. My favorite part of the site. I want to talk about the EMD GP9. It's simply a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by the GM company Electro motive division between 1954 and 1963. This train can ride with or without central cabs. There are many of those babies in North America and remain in service to this day. I know it's not much but, Hey, it's more info I have for you than the Espee. Hee-hee. I'm so giddy about this train that I don't even want to write anymore. Have fun people.
GP-9
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