C-Drain - Wish You Were Here

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TYT Destroyed By Pink Floyd

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Floyd P!nk

Nick Mason on the State of Pink Floyd: ‘It’s Silly to Still Be Fighting’

What is the Debt?

Of Mice and Men put out this cover of Pink Floyd's "Money" tune. The significance is that it is in 7/4 time, so each quarter note gets one beat and it is counted: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. When I was preparing to audition with a band that had included this tune on its playlist, I counted it as: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | etc, because the 5 6 7 is what drummers might play in a waltz (usually in 3/4 time) where the bass drum is on 1 and the snare is on 2 3, which is also the pattern played by the Pink Floyd drummer (I believe it was Nick Mason on the "Dark Side of the Moon" release) and how I learned to count it years upon years ago when I was much younger.

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And the original to use as a comparison...

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I have always enjoyed this tune. It is a nice introduction to playing odd time, which is explored in this video:

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I Was Wrong

I've been seeing information about Alice Cooper's new album and upcoming tour with Deep Purple*. I have zero desire to attend any concert where those two are playing. While I respect both artists, they are both in the same group as Aerosomith, Thin Lizzy*, Pink Floyd* (to me) where I know their radio singles but I have never gone 'deeper' into their material. I'm not saying I shouldn't or that by not doing so I am better for it - it's just that I haven't felt compelled to do so. Maybe someday I will dive into their materials and kick myself but that ass kicking is not scheduled at this point.

But what is the point of this post - to dismiss classic bands? No. I saw these dates:

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with the two dates at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, one in Chicago; the other in St. Louis. My first thought was that it was wrong - that the venue on one of those two dates was created because of lazy copy and paste. However, that's when Google.com came to my rescue. I entered "Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre" and guess what I saw? There is one in Chicago and there is one in St. Louis, as shown below:

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Sometimes I am wrong.

* Editor's Note: These bands are so far away from being considered a favorite band that labels for each - Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, & Pink Floyd - have now all been added.