There was a time when I was born again, and listened to nothing but Christian music. I was born again out of convenience, I think. I was young and frightened, and joining the army. No matter what went down in the next four years, I was going to heaven, and my those who trespassed against me were going to hell. Contemporary Christian music reminded me of that. Music, and my air blown ...
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Posts by Brian Vander Ark
Onward (inaudible) Soldiers
I Don't Want To Be A Bother
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Track:I Don't Want To Be A Bother
The first time I was born again, everything was one more sinI had Jesus on a notebook then and a fear of his fatherBorn again a second time, conception wasn't so divineYou gotta marry that girl and stay in line and I didn't want to be a botherThe third time I was born again, I left that girl who cheats and thenI found nirvana from within, swaddled up in dirty flannelA family that misunderstood ...
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We Are The Champions
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Track:We Are The Champions
A friend sent an old video of me, acting like a fool, and loving every minute of it.In 2006, after the release of The Verve Pipe's album Villains, we set out on the road to promote. One of the many bands that we had the pleasure of touring with was none other then that band of demons called Kiss.I recall the first time I saw the Kiss Alive record in 1976 or 1977. It was my brother's, and it sat...
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The Devil On My Little White Radio
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Track:LA Woman
I'm sitting here in front of my Denon AVR 2800 receiver, and I can't figure out why it won't stay in the quad stereo mode. Probably because it's outdated.In 1973, I had a little white AM radio, with gold trim on the two knobs. One knob was the on/off/volume and the other was for tuning. Bedtime meant lights out, but for me, it also meant surfing up and down the dial.WTAC in Flint Michigan wa...
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