One More Wild Guitar

Let’s take a break from movies for a second and talk about a record that not nearly enough of you are listening to: David Werner’s Whizz Kid. I started to write up a whole entry when I discovered that someone else already did a pretty good one, so I’m just going to link you there (there’s some interesting stuff in the comments too, so read those while you’re there). If you like music at all, you’ll love this guy. If you don’t like music, you should go get yourself checked out. You might be coming down with something. Here’s the link where you can find it so go there and come back when you’re done. I’ll wait.

See? It’s fantastic. As with most people, my first thoughts when listening to the album were “how have I never heard of this guy before?” and “where can I get more?” A quick Google search later left me floored that not only has he not released an album since ’79, the ones he did release have never even come close to a CD. What the hell? I can’t think of a single reason why his albums are still out of print. Someone needs to give them the attention they deserve because they’re too good to be relegated to $2.00 bins at the used record store. Maybe some re-mastered editions and bonus tracks? I’d buy those in a heartbeat.

Like the other blog said, if this was released today the hipster kids would be ruining their tight pants by shitting themselves over it. On the bright side you can count yourself lucky that you got a copy, which totally makes you cooler than them.