Happy birthday Tony Iommi and Prince Markie Dee (R.I.P.)

 

First I'd like to wish Tony Iommi a happy birthday.  He is now 73 years old.  Of course, he's one of the most influential guitarists in the history of heavy metal.  For those who don't know, he's the founding guitarist of Black Sabbath.  He was also involved with other bands such as Velvett Fogg, WhoCares and Heaven & Hell.  He was even in Jethro Tull at one point.  His band Iommi is currently on hold and hopefully he continues that soon.  I hope he has an awesome day today!

I'd like to also wish Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales of The Fat Boys a happy birthday too.  Unfortunately, he didn't make it to his birthday today.  Not only is it sad that he died, but it's also sad that he died a day before his birthday.  He was 52, so today he would have been 53.   An unfortunate loss in the world of hip-hop/rap since he was part of a pioneering group of the genre.  I liked his approach to rap.  I didn't know him too well, but I did enjoy the music he recorded with The Fat Boys.  For more on him, check out this article by The A.V. Club.

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band

 

I've had a few blog entries about rock and metal musicians/bands.  However, I have not posted about a psychedelic rock band.  I love psychedelic rock, one of my favorite sub genres of rock music.  Today's blog entry is about The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.  They're a terrific band that you ought to know.  I'm not going to get into their history since you can find that on Wikipedia or Last.fm.  Here you'll find songs I like and my thoughts on them.

Here's an awesome song by them, one of my favorites.  It's off their album Vol. 2.  Groovy stuff and you should check it out.  I remember listening to this on the Garden State Parkway a few years ago.  One of their best songs.

This one is taken off their album Part One and it's a good one.  I don't think it's better than "In the Arena", but it's also groovy.  This song was recorded earlier and it appears on their Volume One album.  I think the Part One recording is superior.

Another off Vol. 2, of course it's awesome.  Ya gotta love anti-war songs of the 1960's.  There's usually always something special about them.  This one in particular is one of the best anti-war songs and it's a shame not too many know about this one.  Check this one out!

Last, but not least... a cut off their final album Where's My Daddy.  I listened to this one as I wrote this.  It features fantastic piano and guitar work.  Brilliant vocals in this song as well.  Fantastic track overall.

Like them?  I highly suggest you search 'em up on YouTube.  If you wanna go the extra mile, buy one of their albums!  Have a good day/night!