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One of the best things I like about spending time in Dublin is all the new swear words I learn.

And I think one could write a Ph.D thesis on the many uses of "bollox,"  the greatest word in the English language.

I gotta go back to Dublin again in a week.  Three trips in six weeks. 

So when I read about plonk guys and dirty feet and hiatusectomies (does it hurt when they remove your hiatus?) I gotta wonder just what in the confound world language that is!

I get it.

This might seem a little counter intuitive, but quit trying to learn to play songs, and start trying to learn to play the guitar.

Study theory until you understand it.  You'll know you understand it when learning to play songs is no longer a problem, and you can learn any song you like, as well as write your own.

Scales.  Chord progressions.  Scales.  Chord progressions.  Learn how they relate to each other, and you'll be fine.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

The difference is as simple as pot vs cocaine.

I dunno how slapping a C-clamp and a 2x4 on my bass' neck is cool.   

Either you're exactly right, or you're misunderstanding what they mean when they say 2nd, 3rd, and 6th.

Triadic harmony is what you are describing.  It does not have to be that way.  It just ensures that whatever note you play is within the key you are playing in.

If I'm in C, it's perfectly OK to play D major, even though the theoretically correct chord would be D minor.

Theory is a framework that lets you easily build music.  It is not hard fast rules that must be adhered to in order to be "correct."

Van Halen I was released in 1978.

The notion that someone who hasn't written a musical isn't qualified to critique one is palpably dumb on it's face.

I have never penned a bad musical. Therefore I am eminently qualified to identify bad musicals.

That's equally dumb, and makes as much sense.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.   Lets follow that logic a bit further.

I've never penned a bad opera or musical, so that means I'm perfectly qualified to critique someone who has.

Another McCormick classic.  I'm dying over here!

You got trouble! With a capitol T and that rhymes with P and that stands for Pool!

Great film.

For pop music, I couldn't agree more.  A Grammy is a sure sign that your band sucks.  Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, and Jay-Z round out the "Album of the year" categories this year.  I think I'd rather be front row at Yoko Ono's next gig than sit through that. 

For less popular generas, though, I think the Grammys still have merit.  Country, bluegrass, jazz, gospel, and other like music still finds the best getting the Grammys, because the commercial pressure isn't nearly as strong.   Female Country artist has Trish Yearwood, Leanne Rimes, AND Allison Krause (who is fabulous and I love her ohyesIdo), and I might sit through Yoko Ono's next gig in order to see any of them.  Specially Allison.

The Talking Heads live album I feel the same way about.  I'm not a fan of their studio stuff, but live it's just Zow!