Damone

I've gotten really, really tired of worrying about the world, being pissed off at religionists and drug warriors and polluters and breeders and Hummers and whalers and NIMBYs and pro-lifers and controllers and wars and climate and energy and racists and sexists and thin-skinned people and on and on and on. Nothing but intractable problems.

To hell with them all. At least for a while.

When it comes to music I tend to favor rock and roll, the harder and faster the better. For the past 40 or more years, when I listen to some good, speedy, heavy type music I find myself separated from all the bullshit the world has to offer. It all comes back, of course, but there's a little break available from time to time. (I was raised by classical music and opera buffs, and I enjoy a good bit of that sometimes, too, but rock me any time.)

Lately, iTunes offered a free download by a band called Damone. It was a hard, speedy tune called "Out Here All Night". I enjoyed it a lot, and wound up buying the whole album, which I've been enjoying a lot, too. Somebody called it "power pop", which seems like a good description to me.

If you like that sort of music, check out Damone's MySpace site. They have the song posted in three flavors, 1) a commercial, MTV-type video, 2) a live acoustic version, and 3) a live powered version.

I've noticed that some of my fellow rock fans don't seem to like bands with female singers for some reason. Different strokes, I guess, but I think some of them are terrific. I love Avril Lavigne, for example, and one of the most memorable performances I've ever seen on the tube was Pat Benatar and Martina McBride doing "Independence Day" on the CMT Crossroads program. Absolutely spectacular performance! I guess someone might argue that "Independence Day" is country not rock. I guess someone could argue that Avril and Damone are pop not rock. I don't care - it's great stuff. Whatever.

Anyway, great success to the young band Damone. Maybe they'll come to Phoenix some day so I can think about seeing them live.

"Out Here All Night" - Damone

Summer's coming too fast,
Winter's been here too long
If we keep wasting our days,
Pretty soon they'll be gone

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

I've been out here all night,
I've been out here all day
With my eyes open wide
Hoping that you will stay
Everything is all right
We can be happy too
If you look out for me
The way I looked out for you

People take what they need
Then they tell you "get lost"
Kindly leading you on
While they're ripping you off

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

I've been out here all night
I've been out here all day
With my eyes open wide
Hoping that you will stay
Everything is all right
We can be happy too
If you look out for me
The way I looked out for you

If I sounded insecure
It's because I wasn't sure
You were really there

I've been out here all night
I've been out here all day
With my eyes open wide
Hoping that you will stay
Everything is all right
We can be happy too
If you look out for me
The way I looked out for you

You can stand there all night
You can stand there all day
You can do what you like
It doesn't matter to me

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah