Majestically Talented Prince Still Reigns, Albeit Quite Purplexingly — Chicago Concert Review

Please click here to read the full review on SethSaith.com Prince United Center, Chicago September 24, 2012 @@@@ (out of 5)

Today in Rock History – July 29th

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1966, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker made their live debut as Cream at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England. 1966, Bob Dylan suffered a broken neck vertebra when he crashed his Triumph 55 motorbike near his home in Woodstock, New York. 1966, Datebook published Maureen Cleave’s interview with John Lennon in which he said [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Shhh” by O(+> (Prince)

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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Shhh” by  – Second day in a row for a Prince song, however this one’s technically by “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince” or . Here we have a live version of some deep soul from one of his most underrated albums, “The Gold Experience.” The album [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Dead On It” by Prince

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The follow up album to “Sign Of The Times” was to be Prince’s darkest and funkiest album to date. It was called “The Black Album” and was scheduled to come out in late 1987. At the last minute, and after a few promo copies had leaked out, Prince got cold feet and recalled the album [...]

Best and Worst of Super Bowl Halftime Shows

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Most people don’t remember that the halftime show was not really a rock/pop/hip showcase until the early nineties, when producer The Walt Disney company trotted out New Kids on the Block. Early incarnations of the halftime event consisted of marching bands, drill teams, and “Up WIth People,” a group of singer made of young adults [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Joy In Repetition” by Prince

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There are guitarist who can play from the head, but rarer are the guitarists who play from the heart….you know, the ones whose emotions are left out hangin’ to dry with each note. Jimi Hendrix did…so did Jerry Garcia and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Derek Trucks sure does and so does Neil Young. Here we have [...]