BLUES PUZZLER
Blues Traveler held my #1 favorite band slot for a solid decade and I still never miss a show in my area. For the record, it went Kiss, Thin Lizzy, Blues Traveler, then many. I was literally reminiscing about how… Continue Reading
ROCK TRIVIA
BOUNCING AROUND THE PUZZLE
Inspired by the Phish classic of (almost) the same name.
ROCK THE PUZZLE
It wasn’t until recently that I looked up the lyrics to this song and realized how great they are.
B-B-B-BABY YOU JUST AIN’T BEEN PUZZLED YET
I think the best time to hear the song that inspired this title is when you are a kid.
LOVE THE ONE ACROSS YOU’RE WITH
This title marks the first and only suggestion I ever got. It came from my syndication company, universaluclick.com. Up until then, I was trying to squeeze the word “puzzle” into every title, so this suggestion was timely and welcome!
SMASHING PUZZLES
“Gish” and “Siamese Dream” speak for themselves and a puzzle was called for. Plain and simple.
SLIP AND SLIDE THE EYE OF YOUR MIND
I had a lot of experiences in my 3 weeks in Thailand, but the most vivid memory was this song playing at night at a bar VERY loudly while I was in the ocean rising and falling with the waves… Continue Reading
YOU MAY BE A LOVER, BUT YOU AIN’T NO PUZZLER
I love the fact that this song was Paul McCartney’s answer to hearing The Who.
LOVERS FOREVER…FACE TO FACE
Although it’s probably in the “overplayed softrock” category, the song for this puzzle’s inspiration is not inherently a bad one.
OH, PRETTY PUZZLE
I remember seeing “Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night” special with Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, and more. Then I saw The Traveling Wilburys. It was then that I realized the very few degrees of… Continue Reading
