By Jim Fusco:
Hey HEY! Welcome to your Friday night Laptop Sessions fix here with me, Jim Fusco! I simply can’t believe it’s my night again… Now, I’m going to be going away this weekend for another overnight trip. The last time I did that, the entire Laptop Sessions site (not to mention all my other ones) went down for three days! We lost all of our Google rankings- it was a mess. So, I’ve invested time and money to ensure that it doesn’t happen again, and I pray for 36 hours without my computer and a site that still works when I get back. Cross your fingers!
Tonight is another new night, and I’m bringing you yet ANOTHER new band! Do I ever run out of these things?
I challenge the other three guys on here to do a song from Trey Anastasio’s band “Phish”, as I’ve taken a song from his solo career after the band originally broke up. I got into this band via a friend of mine who was a big Phish phan…I mean, fan. The album (also called “Shine”) was new at the time and was Trey’s second solo studio album. I instanly fell in love with it. The songs are very accessible and they trim out the minutes upon minutes of jam-band soloing that was so popular in Phish’s work.
I’m more of the three minute song kinda guy, and the album “Shine” delivers just that: three minute pop gems from a guy with amazing guitar skills, a great hand at songwriting, and the classic too-much-drugs-over-my-career wobbly voice. The album isn’t perfect by any means, but there are just some great songs up and down the boards that I truly enjoyed for an extended play in my car’s rotation.
My band, “Masters of the Universe” covered this song in concert and we used to kick some rear. We had five part harmonies going on the chorus and the song really rocked. I believe it’s on our first DVD. Head on over to the Fusco-Moore Store (link at the top of the page) and check it out.
I’m looking forward to my trip tomorrow. Maybe I can do some mobile blogging on my iPhone! Then you can experience scenic Lenox, MA, too. Until (dreaded) Monday, have a great weekend and enjoy tonight’s acoustic cover song music video!
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This is one in a series of acoustic cover songs, original music, and free mp3 downloads here on the Laptop Sessions Music Video Blog.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Hey dude, do you think I could get the chords to Shine? I’m thinking of performing it at a talent show at my school. Many thanks dude.
PS Your cover kicks more ass than chuck norris
March 1st, 2010 at 2:00 am
Hi there Meaghan!
Glad you stopped by the site. I normally don’t respond to chords requests (they take a while to type out), but your Chuck Norris line was an instant “OK” in my book!
I posted the chords for you: “Shine” by Trey Anastasio Chords, Lyrics, and How to Play
Hope you enjoy and please come back to the blog soon. Oh, and by the way- good luck in the talent show!!
~Jim