'Take Me To The Top' -- New Video

Motley Crue has just released a new video for "Take Me To The Top." The song is from the Too Fast For Love album. The new video mixes classic clips of the band with scenes from the movie The Dirt. What a special treat to have a new Motley video!

Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love

'The Affirmation' -- Sammy Hagar & The Circle

Sammy Hagar's music is the soundtrack of summer. Now Sammy Hagar & The Circle have a new video for the song of "Affirmation." The track is taken from the band's album Space Between. The record is filled with really great rock tunes.

Revisiting 'Aja'

The past few days I’ve come across some discussion of Steely Dan online. The arguments usually go like this:

Nameless internet troll one: Steely Dan is the best band of all time.

Nameless internet troll two: No man, they suck. Every song is terrible.

Nameless internet toll one: Explain Aja then.

Nameless internet troll two: Ok that was a good album.

Usually when Aja comes up, folks are solidly in one of two camps: love or hate. Plenty have said Aja is the best album of all time. I wouldn’t go that far. The thing is an engineering marvel, though.

Steely Dan - Aja (Remastered)

Rolling Stone rates Aja as #145 in their list of the top 500 best albums of all time. The album earns that spot for “Deacon Blues” alone.

The thing about Aja that always struck me is this: it’s just 7 tracks. People gave Bruno Mars crap for his last album that was only 9 songs, but every one of those tracks was pretty meticulously crafted too. I think there is something to be said for a shorter album full of really good music versus a ton of filler everyone always skips.

Maybe we need more Aja-like albums in our lives these days. Plus these warnings: “Drink scotch whiskey all night long and die behind the wheel.” So agree or not: shorter is better?

Think About Dayton Today

Overnight, Dayton, Ohio was hit pretty hard with tornadoes. I live in the suburbs and therefore was not impacted. I have many friends and coworkers in the region. There is a ton of damage and many lost their homes. If you can spare a dollar or two, please consider a gift to the Red Cross on behalf of Dayton.

Emergency officials in Dayton, Ohio, are responding following a large tornado. https://t.co/2S1dK565cH

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) May 28, 2019

National Weather Service forecaster David Roth told NPR that the violent weather is part of a pattern that has also brought flood worries to Arkansas and Oklahoma. He said it may take up to a week for the weather pattern to return to calmer conditions. https://t.co/W63sdJruSb

— NPR (@NPR) May 28, 2019

Vince Neil Joins Sammy Hagar On Stage

Did you see this clip? Vince Neil opened for Sammy Hagar & The Circle earlier this month. When Sammy did the Montrose hit "Rock Candy" he invited Vince to join him on stage. Remember, Vince was in a bad called Rock Candy before Motley Crue.

Sammy kept pouring Vince drinks during the song. I'm not sure that was the right way to go, but hey. Vince was having trouble keeping up with the lyrics here - but he looked happy enough, so there's that.

Sammy Hagar & The Circle: At Your Service (2 CD Set)

Crue Guitar Auction

Through the end of today: bid on this autographed guitar by the members of Motley Crue. Benefits the NASCAR Foundation. Click the tweet to go to the bid site - current high bid (as of nearly 9 a.m. ET) is over $3,000!

Buy Motley Crue Items Here!

Calling all @MotleyCrue fans and guitar collectors! Bidding will close this weekend on this autographed @SchecterGuitars electric guitar from the Auto Club 400 at @ACSupdates earlier this year.

Bid online through May 26: https://t.co/GV2gyhREpu pic.twitter.com/CWHEzOIBS5

— The NASCAR Foundation (@NASCAR_FDN) May 24, 2019

'I Do' Playlist

It’s a holiday weekend and guess what? Heather is getting married today. This has me thinking about some rocking reception songs. Maybe a little glam with the lovey dovey crap every DJ plays?

Here’s my list for some good wedding reception tunes – be sure to add yours:

Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Always – Bon Jovi
Dance The Night Away – Van Halen
Nothing But A Good Time – Poison

Wait – maybe there is an easier way? An Amazon playlist perhaps. Her reception is an “I Do BBQ” and apparently a playlist called Classic Rock BBQ already exists. Sign me up!