Mental Hopscotch

Dunno why I picked that title - though I do love me some Missing Persons. Terry Bozzio would be tough to keep up with.

Haven't posted for a while. I guess writing to myself is starting to lose its charm. Now that Tax season is over I'm getting ready for the next RB-centered party - this Saturday night - and that usually means downloading some new songs in the hope of finding a few new party favorites. Today I finally picked up two of the Night Ranger tracks - (You Can Still) Rock in America, and Don't Tell Me You Love Me - and gave then each a quick run, even though I was already worn out. I'm here to tell you they are both seriously fun - lots of movement, fairly fast tempo. I just love me some '80's crap rock, I do. Haven't tried either of 'em on guitar yet, as one or both of them are tier 7, and I'm a pretty crappy plastic guitar player.

Also, since my last post, I've found my new favorite warm up song: Meant To Live by Switchfoot. I'm no Jesus-freak, but it's got everything you want in a warm up track - mid-tempo, lots of movement, varied beats, fun and easy fills, and it's short. I bought it just because I remembered hearing it on the radio back in '03 (or thereabouts), and I'm a sucker for songs that I recognize. Now I play it every day. Wierd, huh?

I've also downloaded a metric shitload of $1 RBN songs, and though I haven't drummed them all yet, there are some gems in there. There are a few dogs too, but that's to be expected. I have played most of them on Guitar & Bass, and that seems to be where most of them shine. Someday I'll make a list of the RBN I've bought, but it's easiest to just say that I have just about every $1 track that was listed as "indie rock", and quite a few of the overall top-rated picks that were $1, too. No metal for me, thank you. Also, unless it's something I know already (JoCo and 3EB), I've been avoiding the $2-3 RBN tracks until someone I trust rates them.

That's it - just a little RB rambling today.