Of Thin Lizzy, Bowie, and all else rock...Oh ya some exam blues too

Thin Lizzy. First time I heard them was back in primary school with their anthem , The Boys are Back in Town. Next time I heard them was in the Kiss movie, Detroit Rock City, with the song Jailbreak. Then this year I was getting restless and needed more classic rock stuff, so I just randomly downloaded Whiskey in the Jar, which pretty much blew my mind away and showed me the true potential of Phil Lynott's band. Simply magical the sound of the guitar on tt track. It showcases Lynott's rough vocals with the hint of an irish accent (his mum was half irish). I could listen to tt song everyday and it never fails to get me going. Naturally I got other tracks from the band. Dancing in the Moonlight is not really much of a rock song but a lovely medly of blues and jazz, a fun song put simply.
Then arrived Bowie. David Bowie has always struck me as the perfect english rock star. He is a gentleman in and out but man does he know how to perform. I downloaded some songs from the Ziggy Stardust album (which was made in 5 days, and is one of the top albums of the last millenium). Bowie came up with the concept of Ziggy, who is an alien who falls to Earth 5 yrs before the end of the world. He becomes a superstar by dint of the truth of his music and world demands more of him. Ziggy then disintegrates under the pressure of expectancy. As bizzare as it may sound, i think there is alot tt we mere mortals can relate to that. Space oddity and Starman are superb songs, tt really take you to another world. Cool stuff.
Bought this classic rock magazine recently. It came with a dvd that showcased how some of the greatest british rock songs were made. Included were Smoke on the Water, Money and my favourite, Baba O'Reily by the Who (which is the theme song of CSI:NY). They took the song apart and brought in each instrument one by one. The best part was the guitar, played by Mr Townshend. Roger Daltrey's vocals were unbelievable, its like he really made you believe in Teenage Wasteland, and Keith Moon's thundering drums really set it off. The best part about the magazine was the countdown on the top British Rock Albums and could you guess who was standing proudly at No 1? None other than Led Zeppelin IV with Robert Plant pouting his lips on the page and Jimmy Page next to him in a world of his own with his guitar. Simply brilliant and well deserving, without a doubt.
Its freaking ironic, how when exams start to creep up, I tend to focus on everything else but the exams (like rock). But yea I m getting tt focus back now. Tomorrow is my physio presentation. last assignment of the semester. This is the last week of uni, next week is study break, then exams, then farm pracs, then Melbourne. Cant bloody wait, but I gotta pull through this 3 weeks first. Not goin Triple Crown on fri, cant afford a hangover before exams (lesson learnt well), instead goin to watch a local band, Something for Kate this sat wit aaron and nicole. My last major leisure activity before exams. Well all is good I suppose, just gotta presevere onwards. It really is cold now, the mornings are horrible as all you wanna do is sleep soundly but I drag my sorry ass to class. Hmmm as Calvin's dad would put it, It builds character. Well thats bout it then, back to more cramming. To all those on breaks, enjoy it you lucky bastards, and all those on exams, I feel your pain too. Keep dreaming (and rocking)