tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post1684504373768190802..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: A Window Above: Tom SawyerThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-68892604599781496042018-12-20T21:52:55.861-05:002018-12-20T21:52:55.861-05:00Rush did come a little later. Vocally, Geddy Lee ...Rush did come a little later. Vocally, Geddy Lee was definitely inspired by Plant, early on at least.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-80102614148103344112018-12-20T21:46:46.485-05:002018-12-20T21:46:46.485-05:00Again, no argument here. For me, no other band tr...Again, no argument here. For me, no other band truly compares with the Beatles but it's also worth considering why they were better than everyone else. It's the songs. Other bands sing better - Queen or, better yet, take your pick of soul acts. By all accounts, the Beatles were genuinely tight instrumentally but others were better. But the songs? No one can touch that level of dependable quality. Their best 10 against anyone else's? Easy choice. The longer you make that list - top 20, top 50, top 100 - the more ridiculous the comparison becomes. They are the standard. Forever.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-70685454470407774352018-11-26T21:45:54.921-05:002018-11-26T21:45:54.921-05:00I was a Zepplin fan (I don’t remember Rush until I...I was a Zepplin fan (I don’t remember Rush until I was in college—maybe I’m showing my age), but as a Mark Twain fan, I do like that song.<br /><br />www.thepulpitandthepen.comsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-69036797943690719902018-11-26T16:23:07.075-05:002018-11-26T16:23:07.075-05:00I always figured I got bang for buck with the beat...I always figured I got bang for buck with the beatles, yeah they rocked:)SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-45402683457372140372018-11-25T19:45:49.167-05:002018-11-25T19:45:49.167-05:00We listened to a Tom Sawyer audiobook on a road tr...We listened to a Tom Sawyer audiobook on a road trip a few summers ago. Twain is wonderful read aloud. Huck Finn will always be my favorite but Tom's book is delightful for entirely different reasons. The Mysterious Stranger is pretty amazing, too.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17660784155607084262018-11-25T03:25:31.693-05:002018-11-25T03:25:31.693-05:00Listening to a Tom Sawyer audiobook with my mother...Listening to a Tom Sawyer audiobook with my mother in-law (I look after her on Wednesdays). Barefoot cheer :-)<br />I can't choose between Rush and Led Zepplin, it's dependant on my mood. Rush would be more contemplative. Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-40342184489993214372018-11-24T07:43:25.842-05:002018-11-24T07:43:25.842-05:00Snow has been less of an issue than the cold - all...Snow has been less of an issue than the cold - all-time low on Thanksgiving. It's supposed to warm up a bit today, getting us above freezing, at least.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-70512357121246720292018-11-24T07:42:08.259-05:002018-11-24T07:42:08.259-05:00Me, too. In truth, my affection for Rush centers ...Me, too. In truth, my affection for Rush centers on probably three songs. With Zeppelin, I can still completely lose myself in the early albums.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-24160446401698714472018-11-24T07:41:02.191-05:002018-11-24T07:41:02.191-05:00Queen came later for me. Hearing "Bohemian R...Queen came later for me. Hearing "Bohemian Rhapsody" for the first time - that was a magical moment!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-43622846907339419072018-11-23T20:50:47.342-05:002018-11-23T20:50:47.342-05:00My youngest son is a fan of Rush.
Are you snowed i...My youngest son is a fan of Rush.<br />Are you snowed in ? We had a overcast Thanksgiving Day but back to the 70's this weekend.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and badgerangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-44613786579557555502018-11-23T17:13:07.265-05:002018-11-23T17:13:07.265-05:00I was always a Led Zeppelin fan- but did enjoy Rus...I was always a Led Zeppelin fan- but did enjoy Rush. I have come to appreciate them even more as an adult- but still Led Zeppelin wins for me. :)<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-56566071737052387022018-11-23T10:23:58.223-05:002018-11-23T10:23:58.223-05:00What if I wasn't in either camp as a teenage b...What if I wasn't in either camp as a teenage boy?<br />But I'll touch on a bit of my music history in my upcoming review of Bohemian Rhapsody.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-12767237217149146032018-11-23T08:48:28.891-05:002018-11-23T08:48:28.891-05:00Thank goodness for audiologists. Happy Friday, my...Thank goodness for audiologists. Happy Friday, my friend.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17387890744377266652018-11-23T01:54:14.759-05:002018-11-23T01:54:14.759-05:00I too am a fan of Tom Sawyer, from the time I firs...I too am a fan of Tom Sawyer, from the time I first read that book in the 1950s. I now treasure the bit of John Whittier's poem:<br /><br />"Blessings on thee, little man,<br />Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!<br />With thy turned-up pantaloons,<br />And thy merry whistled tunes;<br />With thy red lip, redder still<br />Kissed by strawberries on the hill;<br />With the sunshine on thy face,<br />Through thy torn brim’s jaunty grace;<br />From my heart I give thee joy,—<br />I was once a barefoot boy!"<br /><br />As to Rush or Zeppelin, I cannot say, but I like the song "Tom Sawyer", which represents learning in freedom. As to what I'm listening to now: I strain to hear my world, my wife's gentle voice, through tinnitus ringing in my old ears --and, with the help of my audiologist, I succeed. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com