Poverty Blues

wrob's music videos

A list - greatest concert ever

B list - specialty occasions

C list - oblivion

This one has garnered some very humbling compliments...a great one for spaces where white artists seldom perform.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vbqbu7asu8

Kill the Blues

wrob's music videos

A list - greatest concert ever

B list - specialty occasions

C list - oblivion

The first song to earn me money, as i was invited to be the featured performer at Oakland's Nomadic Press open mic, and made $20 for my effort. My first song which visibly, viscerally affected people. A stunning feeling. It was inspired by a similar song, but with forgettable lyrics. As i pedaled home after an open mic, i hoped i would get there in time to get down all the words in my head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eZOkt6ZqSI

Every Child

wrob's music videos

A list - greatest concert ever

B list - specialty occasions

C list - oblivion

The only tune from my FL batch of earliest songs which still holds onto a concert slot (but maybe just barely...is that axe swinging?).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBgv1ZbIP8

Raw Dog Blues

wrob's music videos

A list - greatest concert ever

B list - specialty occasions

C list - oblivion

A beloved B-lister that couldn't hang on. Some amazing performances...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9FLa7qJnk4

Hug Song

wrob's music videos

A list - greatest concert ever

B list - specialty occasions

C list - oblivion

An A-lister that appears at the end of shows, as a sweet send-off after the finale. The audience is instructed to hug someone they don't know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1YP11SHfHg

"Star Trek: Picard"

The first season looks great, but struggles to find its identity, and feels even less like TREK than Discovery. The glorification of violence is worthy only of that OTHER lame-ass (and disneyfied) franchise...in particular, seven's revenge killing of the romulan sister is shot in such a "money-shot" way that you'd be justified in never watching another second.

Season 2 shows improvement...it finds its identity, and becomes decent storytelling. But still, the spirit of the original vision is gasping for breath, at best.

Smiling Blues

wrob's music videos

A list - greatest concert ever

B list - specialty occasions

C list - oblivion

This one held onto A, then B...i still sometimes think i've made a horrible mistake by dropping it to C oblivion. It had some wonderful performances. But i suppose that's what i knew had to happen, when i said that my goal was to have the songs i throw away be better than the ones others keep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9OOhbDx5V0