Ken David Stewart's Recommendations for Today

Motorhead Stage Fright DVD Review<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5832938535004868"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> First of all I'd like to say that Motorhead is my favorite band. I first learned about Motorhead from watching WWE wrestling. I learned that Motorhead played the entrance song called The Game for the wrestler, Triple H. I like this song so much that I decided to find out about the band Motorhead. I remember, vaguely, hearing their song Ace of Spades in the 1980s. I am surprised now that I heard so little about the band then. I soon learned that Motorhead have a massive catalog. I also got to see the DVD called Live Fast Die Old. This documentary does a very good job of exploring the legend of Motorhead. Of course, it is impossible to talk about Motorhead without talking about Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy is the band’s bass player, songwriter and lead vocalist. He is a le...

The Best of the Rolling Stones (part three) As mentioned previously my two favorite Rolling Stones albums are December’s Children and Flowers. The third best Stones record in my opinion is Aftermath. This was the first album that really featured the writing talents of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Their previous records had favored a lot of cover songs. By the time Aftermath was released Jagger and Richards had matured as songwriters. What really make this a great record, however, is the contributions of Brian Jones. Jones had the ability to pick up virtually any musical instrument and be able to play it well within an hour. This included instruments such as marimbas, the dulcimer and the flute. Brian quickly mastered the sitar and his playing of it on Paint It, Black truly made this a classic track. Lady Jane featured Jones on dulcimer, and Jones played marimbas on Under My Thumb. One must also give credit to Ian Stewart for his superb piano playing on several tracks included on Af...

The Best of the Stones (part two) The icing on the cake for the December’s Children album is the inclusion of two live tracks, Route 66 and I’m Movin’ On. At this time live concert tracks were relatively rare. These two tracks added some grit and grunge to this eclectic album. My second album selection would be Flowers. Flowers is another patched together US release. Like its predecessor, December’s Children, Flowers turned out to be a gem. Some of the best Rolling Stones single releases are included on this album. These include, Lady Jane, Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadows and the pastoral masterpiece Ruby Tuesday. This album makes very evident the musicianship of Brian Jones. Brian plays the flute on Ruby Tuesday and dulcimer on Lady Jane. With these two tracks the Rolling Stones had greatly expanded the artistry of what is termed rock music. One of my favorite cuts on Flowers is My Girl, the Smoky Robinson and the Miracles cover.

The Third Reich Last night I watched a two DVD set from the History Channel called The Third Reich . This documentary relates to the rise and fall of The Nazi regime in Germany . This DVD set proves that history is anything but dry and boring.   This is a difficult video to watch. It even includes a viewer discretion advisory. I found myself becoming very drawn in by this video the same way I might be by watching a very enthralling fictional movie. As The Third Reich is a two disc set I planned on only watching disc one last night. However, I was so fascinated by the first disc that I just had to watch disc two immediately after it. As I have stated before, real life is much more horrific than fiction and this historical documentary proves the point. Keep on learning my friends, Ken David Stewart

The Best of the Rolling Stones (part one) The question that occurred to me was, ”If I could only take three Rolling Stones albums with me to a desert island, which three would they be?” My first choice is easy, “December’s Children”. This is my all time favorite Rolling Stones album. I can still recall when I first heard it. I was at a friend’s house and his older brother had just purchased it. Ironically, this was a spliced together US album version. It contained tracks from the UK version of “Out of our Heads” with a couple of recent singles thrown in. It also contains a couple of tracks from the EP “Got Live If You Want It.”   I don’t know how much thought was put into the track selections or the track order on the original record. Whether it was by considered choice or not, it makes for a kick ass album. The first track, “She Said Yeah” starts with Keith’s or possibly Brian’s, slashing guitar chords. This gets the album off to a rocking start. This set also includes two of t...

Nightmares and Dreamscapes Nightmares and Dreamscapes is Stephen King’s best collection of short stories. In his introduction Mr. King basically explains what makes him write what he writes. He makes it sound like he almost can’t help himself from writing such great stories. I have Nightmares and Dreamscapes in hardcover, paperback, audio cassette version. I also have it downloaded from audible.com as an audio book. I have read the book and all the stories are great. Many of these short stories will shake the reader up and are not recommended for those of us with a weak heart or an easily upset stomach. My favorite stories from the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection are Chattery Teeth and The Moving Finger. These two are really classic short stories in this genre.

The Beach Boys in Concert 1980 This evening I had the privilege of watching the Beach Boys play a concert in England in 1080. The name of this DVD is Good Timin’. This is a very appropriate title as this was one of those special Beach Boys concerts in which all the members of the band (including Brian Wilson) were present and were playing in top form. This DVD is a great piece of musical history and is just a plain joy to watch. The Beach Boys - Good Timin' (Live at Knebworth, England 1980)

The World is Yours by Motorhead The World is Yours is the most recent album by Motorhead. This band has never sat back on its laurels and put out a record that they didn’t believe in. Their most current CD release is no exception. The musical skills of this band have kept progressing over the years. The World Is Yours is a hard rocking album. Lemmy and the boys have refused to compromise their principles or change their music over the years. In my opinion this is why they have maintained such a loyal following. The songs on this album are all inspired by Lemmy’s philosophy of life and Lemmy doesn’t really care whether you agree with him or not. Lemmy’s attitude is that the world is a pretty awful place most of the time but that isn’t going to prevent him from getting his kicks and making the most of it.

1) The United States. You're a great country. Thank you for getting rid of Bin Laden and thank you for reading my blogs. Have a great birthday my American friends! 2) Dogs. Dogs will wreck everything in your house but I can't stop loving my critters. 3) Central air conditioning. I have lived without air conditioning for most of my adult life but this year Martha and I finally got central air installed in our home. What a treat on a day like this! When we were without air conditioning it would get so hot in our house that we would feel sick.

Ken David Stewart's Recommendations for Today: Recommendations From KDS for July 1, 2011 : "1) Happy birthday Canada: we're still the best country to live in on the planet. 2) The video box set for the 1972 Summit Hockey Series wit..."

1) Happy birthday Canada: we're still the best country to live in on the planet. 2) The video box set for the 1972 Summit Hockey Series with Canada playing the Soviets. This was the most exciting hockey series of all time. 3) The Sundaze CD Shakin' all Over by the Guess Who. This is a great compilation of great Guess Who sons recorded a few years before the Guess Who became international rock stars. This Cd may still be available on Amazon. 4) This Time Long Ago 2 CD set by The Guess Who. This set is a must for Guess Who die hard fans. 5) The Blue CD by Joni Mitchell. This album is raw and brutally honest. 6) Johnny Bower and Terry Sawchuck were the best platooned goaltending team of all time.