The late vocalist Paul Baloff of Exodus exclaimed something on that band’s live album ANOTHER LESSON IN VIOLENCE: “Why you gotta be so heavy?! Why so heavy…?” I just watched two videos on YouTube about “metal before Black Sabbath” and “metal after”, and there were a lot of bands I never heard of that were/areContinue reading “WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO HEAVY?!”
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PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION
Legend has it that Prince called a bassist at 2:30 in the morning and asked him “What are you doing right now?” The bassist said “I’m sleeping!” Prince replied, “Wrong answer I’m writing songs! Why aren’t you?” Yes I know the bassist and won’t say his name out of professional respect. While I will neverContinue reading “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
DID I JUST DO THAT?!
“I’m done writing songs!” Nope. I thought I was done. But the universe had other plans. This morning was a bit different. I was noodling around with two chords, not in a Taylor Swift way, but more of a “let’s see if these two chords go anywhere”. Stuck for ideas, I was going to putContinue reading “DID I JUST DO THAT?!”
WHAT A WEEK?!
This has been some week. My socials look more like obituary columns. I won’t make this blog morbid, nor reminisce about the past. It has to be mentioned though that losing Ozzy Osbourne was the blow that nobody needed or asked for. Two weeks after the final concert with Black Sabbath in England, we lostContinue reading “WHAT A WEEK?!”
I’VE ARRIVED!
I’ve arrived! How so? My friend Louis found a used copy of LAYERS OF TIME at a thrift store in West Milford, NJ! You’ve made it when you wind up in the used cd section. He posted these pics earlier today (July 19) and I sat at my laptop thinking “Wow, someone decided to discardContinue reading “I’VE ARRIVED!”
ANOTHER TOWN AND ONE MORE SHOW…
A former store manager used to tell me whenever I had a surprise sale that “Sometimes a squirrel backs into a nut.” Meaning, you get lucky when you’re not looking. I need to look less often! Yesterday I got another gig, this time with the cover band Vinyl Renegades. Classic rock, dance, pop tunes, youContinue reading “ANOTHER TOWN AND ONE MORE SHOW…”
HALFWAY DONE
So I played a gig this past Friday with the cover band CRASH. Yeah it was cool, perfect weather, outdoor gig, played for only 90 minutes as opposed to doing three sets over the course of a few hours. Not complaining at all, if anything I am grateful for any opportunities that swing my way.Continue reading “HALFWAY DONE”
DIDN’T EXPECT THIS? (NEITHER DID I!)
What happens when you pick up a 7-string guitar, drop the low B to low A on a whim, and a bunch of chords come out? You record it before the feeling goes away. That’s exactly what happened to me this morning (July 3, which also happens to be my son Julian’s 24th birthday!) YouContinue reading “DIDN’T EXPECT THIS? (NEITHER DID I!)”
WHO? ME?
Last Saturday I attended Metalfest 10 in Teaneck NJ at Debonair Music Hall. I had a good time, nice to see old friends, meet new ones, hear some pummeling heavy music and enjoy a kick-ass burger. But two questions kept coming up while I was hanging around… “Doing any new music?” “Playing Metalfest next year?”Continue reading “WHO? ME?”
MANIFEST! MANIFEST! MANIFEST!
The title of this blog definitely makes its point, doesn’t it? As we have always heard, “If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.” I asked and the universe listened. After the Blame It On The Girl gig last weekend, I blurted out (in my car) “I’d like another gig before August!” And well,Continue reading “MANIFEST! MANIFEST! MANIFEST!”
OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR 7-STRING GUITARIST STEVE BELLO 