Old Enough to Forget

I've never really watched Law and Order , or any of the endless spin offs, but I know the opening sequence. Which got me to thinking, wouldn't it be cool if I could get Steven Zirnkilton (I looked him up to give him credit) to narrate an opening segment to one of my blog posts. Actually, this post would be good. Close your eyes and read it while thinking of Steven's dulcet tones. Oh, right, maybe open your eyes so you can see. You'll have to figure out how to imagine his voice on your own.   "In a criminally competitive musical landscape, many albums are lost to time - forgotten, out of print, absent from streaming - these are considered especially elusive. One such album is Midnight Fire by Randall Waller.” Yes that's right I finally found a copy of Midnight Fire to replace the one I lost many years ago. Talk about a blast from the past. This is Randall Waller's lone entry into my personal discography. The date on the label says it was from 1980, but I di...

I had no idea Ambrosia were THIS GOOD! Holy snot balls, rub tiger balm in my eyes I did not expect this. I mean, I knew of David Pack was from Ambrosia mainly because I'd seen his name on Kerry Livgren's solo album Seeds of Change . I couldn't place the band though, as the only song I could recall was "Biggest Part of Me" that honestly sounded like a cheap knock off of The Doobie Brothers. Heck even the name, Ambrosia sounded wimpy. I thought it was a flower or the kind of drink that came with cherries and a wee tiny umbrella.  The album opens with "Nice, Nice, Very Nice" and it's a killer song that has soaring keyboards and a great groove. Heck Kurt Vonnegut gets a writing credit so you just know it's going to be something ... nice. From the opening song I could not reconcile this as Ambrosia ... this was cool. Turns out the sucky stuff started on their appropriately named album One Eighty from 1980. However, take anything I write with a heapin...