Topical Then, Relevant Now … or is it? The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. – (generally attributed to) Edmund Burke Exegesis (from the Greek ἐξήγησις from ἐξηγεῖσθαι ‘to lead out’) is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Quicksilver Night’s …
The Word of the Day is “Ambience” 🙂 Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon was perhaps the seventh or eighth album I’d ever gotten in my young life (long ago, yes) and had a huge impact on the way I listened to music and my understanding of what popular music could be in terms …
You know, “Latest News” and all that… 🙂 The “Presque Vu” mini EP is approaching 80K cumulative streams on Spotify but the curve of that approach has largely flattened; it might well hit 100k by the end of the year but unless something else happens to goad things between now and then I don’t expect …
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… A little bit about the songs “Symmetry” & “October Skies” by way of example. I sometimes write poetry but it seldom lends itself well as lyrical verse. When I am inspired to write lyrics, however, my process usually leads me to superimpose words over a previously composed melody, sort of like poetry but constrained …
Good Music Transcends Genre Bottom line upfront: “Cool! Another Band is finally going to cover my music!” I’m sitting here looking at the nearly 80K Spotify streams of the “Presque Vu” mini EP since its release 28 days ago and reflecting on just how little that actually means in one respect but how cool it …
Seeing the Forest for the Trees… “It was six men of IndostanTo learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind),That each by observation Might satisfy his mind.” The above is the first verse of “The Blind Men and the Elephant” by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887). You can find …
Some Ruminations and a Recommendation… “It seems to me that older musicians can’t legitimately complain about the musical tastes of younger generations while simultaneously refusing to engage those younger generations on their preferred platforms.” – Warren Russell (That’s right, I said it. I’m quoting myself. LOL) I have a lot of musician friends and acquaintances …
Well, since you asked… Check out this excerpt of an amazing photograph “Into the Valley” by my friend Bob Hembree. An impressive vista, isn’t it? It was taken December 4, 2018 at Monument Valley, Utah. I’ve licensed this photo for use as the album cover of Quicksilver Night’s forthcoming all-instrumental “Asymptote” album, a hugely eclectic …
Presque Vu, October Skies, & Homecoming The title track “Presque Vu” describes the sense of impending change, the feeling that some almost seen truth is about to make itself known, that some life-altering event is about to occur. “Still I can’t help but feel there’s more intended for me by this life.” Celtic-tinged with classic …
…An Oral History This is a picture of my good friend Al “Lavaman” Murdoch wearing a Quicksilver Night T-shirt as he wields his guitar in service to the Quicksilver Night catalog. Sadly he has largely retired from recording projects for personal reasons that are not mine to divulge. Lavaman’s ample contributions to Quicksilver Night include …