Al Green
Saturday, November 29
The Midland
Better than: The time I took my first communion in front of the full congregation, knowing damn well I didn't believe any of it.
One thought kept coming to me throughout the 70 minutes that a jittery, Jesus-praising, lady-hugging, greatest-hitting, half-singing, soundman-berating, set-list-shredding ghost of the Rev. Al Green doled out a set more perfunctory than a La Quinta breakfast bar. Seeing Green at the Midland really was like going to church.
AOL Radio posted what their listeners consider to be the ten best cover songs of all time.
The list:
10) Urge Overkill: 'Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon'
9) Guns N' Roses: 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'
8) Manfred Mann's Earth Band: 'Blinded by the Light'
7) Foo Fighters: 'Darling Nikki'
6) Joey Ramone: 'What a Wonderful World'
5) Seether: 'Careless Whisper'
4) Alien Ant Farm: 'Smooth Criminal'
3) Metallica : 'Turn the Page'
2) Jimi Hendrix: 'All Along the Watchtower'
1) Johnny Cash: 'Hurt'
Two Dyla
What with the weather and everything yesterday morning, I wasn't too sure as to whether or not Warped Tour 2009 would be worth attending. The idea of standing in the middle of an amphitheater parking lot all day during a torrential downpour isn't exactly my idea of a perfect summer day.
Nick SpacekGallowsHowever, by the time I hit Tonganoxie on my way out from Lawrence, the sun had begun to peek out and was shining full force by the time I'd made it through the gate and in front of the H
