A few more thoughts

A couple of things on my mind that didn't seem to fit the tone of my last post, but that I am an the mood to babble about.....

I recently finished reading a book by Jim Walsh that was an oral history of the rock band The Replacements. While I never had the good fortune (or misfortune?) of seeing the band live, their albums have been among my favorites and always take me back to high school and college. The music is great on a historic level, and I've always thought that if there were justice in the world that the Goo Goo Dolls would have to give at least 50% of every penny they made to Westerberg for stealing his stuff. Anyway, it was a great book and very interesting.

Second thing....I just downloaded the new album by New Zealand singer/songwriter Liam Finn. Another band that I latched onto in high school was Crowded House. They are another band that I don't think gets the due they deserve. Liam is the son of CH leader Neil Finn -- who in my mind is up there with Westerberg as one of the greatest songwriters of our times. His son seems to be a chip off the same block. His voice reminds you of dad, and while his sound will remind you of the older Finn's work, its not just a carbon copy. If you're a fan of Neil, check out Liam's album. I don't think you'll be disappointed.