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The Rawk Show
http://www.thunderbass86.blogspot.com
The Rawk Show is a blog dedicated to the best music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Well-written and researched opinions on a wide variety of bands and genres, including rock, metal, motown, punk, pop, etc. Not just a diatribe, but encourages interaction with readers on opinions about rock -- who's the best, worst, underappreciated, and more.
Recent Posts
Let us give thanks (and make the devil sign....)
Good evening Rawkers. Holidays have put posts on hold. And the break started me thinking about all the things for which I'm thankful. Always good to get perspective on what's REALLY important.... Let's review my top five.1. For Ginger Baker and Jack...
Eric Clapton
Good morning Rawkers. I've been reading the Eric Clapton biography this weekend and was inspired to talk for a minute about one of my very favorites of all time, slowhand himself.In my opinion, few guitar players turn a musical phrase like Clapton. ...
Sometimes the "old time rock and roll" is the good stuff....
Good evening Rawkers. I'm betting there are strong opinions about this one, but i'm gonna go out on a limb. I love Bob Seger. I don't apologize for it. His music was part of high school for me and i flat out love his songs -- the slow ones, the rock...
Eagles, baby.... Eagles.
Good evening Rawkers. I'll need your indulgence to wax worshipful about what may be the very best band -- pound for pound, song for song, voice for voice, man for man -- to ever lay sounds on vinyl. One word: Eagles.The musicianship and songwriting ...
Time to smooth it out.... R&B legends
Good morning Rawkers. Let's spend a few minutes talking about a handful of the few "special" singers that especially tickle my groove bone. The list is short, featuring four of the monsters of R/B and soul -- Donny Hathaway, Al Green, Bobby "Blue" ...
Greasy-fried, country-fied, and all SOUTHERN....
Good evening Rawkers. I'm feeling the need to talk about one of my favorite musical subgenres, Southern Rock. So let's fry it up with some grease, smother it in gravy, sop it up with cornbread, wash it down with homebrew and pick our teeth while th...

