A New Feature - Band of the Week

It seems I'm always listening to some group that borders on the not-too-well-known, or maybe even the un-known, or according to Suzanne "why are you listening to that crappy jazz again?".  Regardless of disagreements over my obviously mature musical tastes, I thought it would be fun to drop a new group on you every week just to (a) offer you some different tunes and (b) to help move you toward a more open-minded, less Hollywood directed collection of music.  So here is the inaugural week's nomination.

 

              The Boomers.

For starters, there is a party band in Florida that claims this name.  That is not who I'm referring to.  The Boomers I enjoy are from Ontario.  That's in Canada eh, not the one in California.  The core of this group is a fellow named Ian Thomas.  He has a well known brother, Dave Thomas, who was half of the SCTV Bob and Doug McKenzie - "Hey - Take off hoser!".  You might remember them.   While brother Dave was feigning being a beer-swilling Canadian hockey fan (and making a pile of dough on tv and the movies), brother Ian was making some incredible music.  He was in a number of bands before joining up with the group that in 1991 became The Boomers.

Let's start with their biggest hit - at least here in the Lower 48 -
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxEmnYFvAm0

Here is another wonderful tune - four guys in a classic two guitar / bass / drum band with an absolutely pure and simple song that incorporates clean solid rhythm, some fabulous bass playing and crisp vocal harmonies -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_2ZT7QzwAw&feature=related

And here is a song that I just can't play loudly enough while I'm driving in the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKMcVHFZlYI&feature=related

Here's a tasty little tune that just makes you want to bounce..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FO0hIQ_bkU&feature=related

When I bought my first Boomer's album, I found myself categorizing it as Rock-Psychology since so many of the lyrics are deeply personal, penetrating and exceptionally thoughtful.  The band has four albums.  Check them out.

More info at - http://www.almarecords.com/artist.php?id=15

Doing the Impossible...

I have a friend who is climbing Mt Baker this coming weekend and is making ready for the trip with training both mental and physical.  I noted today she had a post on her Facebook page about having a conversation with the climbers she is going with and she mentioned it was like "climbing with 5 Ueli Stecks".  I recognized the name of Ueli Steck having just recently seen a video of his made while climbing a Swiss mountain.

Take a few minutes and watch this video....then ask yourselft what, exactly, in any of our lives is so difficult as to be impossible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdHlyjM_8_E