repost from @lordrarerock AMY WINEHOUSE - Jazz was the conduit, the medium, the essence through which Amy Winehouse channeled her thoughts into music. It had to be jazz, no other genre could encapsulate her rare blend of talent and creativity with such depth and nuance. She wasn’t a pop diva, though many tried to cast her in that mold, eager to exploit her talent for mass consumption. Amy was a jazz musician at heart, a true artist, whose voice and spirit, when surrounded by the right people, revived jazz for a new generation. She didn’t just perform; she brought the genre back to the mainstream, influencing an entire era in the process. And then, there was her stunning voice. The effortless way she sang, the precision of her timing, the flawless phrasing. It was the purest form of talent, so abundant that she could’ve continued to sing for decades. But she didn’t. She left us too soon, passing away at just 27 on July 23, 2011. 1. Love Is A Losing Game 2. (There Is) No Greater Love 3. Back to Black 4. In My Bed 5. Valerie iiii]; )'

repost from @lordrarerock THE DAY ZEPPELIN DISBANDED - Today marks the 45th anniversary of the day Led Zeppelin made the decision to not continue after the passing of their legendary drummer, John Henry Bonham. We honor Led Zeppelin with a tribute to their last professionally filmed show at Knebworth in August, 1979. For most it was the first (and only) time they saw a band that had not played in Britain for four years. Knebworth was about the return of Led Zeppelin. The 100,000-watt sound system, the 600,000-watt light show, the white light and swirling smoke that engulfed them during Achilles’ Last Stand, the pyramid laser than encased Jimmy Page during In The Evening – these are the memories that anyone there took away. A legendary show through and through. 1. Kashmir 2. Nobody’s Fault But Mine 3. Rock and Roll 4. Achilles Last Stand 5. Since I’ve Been Loving You 6. Sick Again 7. In the Evening 8. Whole Lotta Love iiii]; )'

repost from @lordrarerock HENDRIX FREESTYLE - Jimi Hendrix having a loose jam during “Tax Free” at the Miami Pop Festival in 1968. Hendrix’s 1966 touchdown in London started a four-year revolution that tore up the rules of electric guitar playing and terrified the old guard. Over half-a-century after his sonic boom, those ripples can still be felt. Four years. That’s all it took Jimi Hendrix to tear up guitar culture, depose the ruling elite and drag a centuries-old instrument in a thrilling new direction. Perhaps, on some level, the guitarist knew the clock was ticking. It would certainly explain the fervour with which he blazed through London after stepping off the plane at Heathrow on September 24, 1966. The buzz was deafening, but if Hendrix’s guitar revolution had a flashpoint, it was the Experience’s showcase at the Bag O’ Nails in Soho. Before a packed house of British luminaries – among them Clapton, Brian Jones, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and John Lennon – the American’s visceral display shuffled the hierarchy, prompting a tearful Jones to exit the club in a daze, and Townshend to later admit the experience “completely destroyed” him. Speaking to this writer, Queen’s Brian May agreed that witnessing Hendrix at full-throttle prompted one of two reactions: “As a guitarist, it really did make you want to give up. Or else go away and rip everything up.” Enjoy iiii]; )'