Here is is...Adrienne 101

Here's a chance for me to give you my life story a brief introduction as to who and what I am.  For starters, this is a blog about music - who I'm loving at the moment, who I will love forever, and how music moves through me.

I'm 30.  A divorced mom with 2 great kids.  I started getting into music when I was just a small child.  My dad, who is a die hard George Strait fan, introduced me to some of my favorite artists (thanks Daddy!).  From a very young age, I was listening (and singing along with) artists such as Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr, Randy Travis, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Billy Joel, Queen, and Merle Haggard.  One of my fondest memories of music as a child was listening to Chase Around the Room by Merle Haggard.  I also remember the song "Tear in my Beer" by Hank Williams Sr that had Jr dubbed in.  ANYWAY...I had to have been around 4 or 5 when music started taking over my life.  At that point, I didn't listen to radio.

Fast forward about 4 or 5 more years and we arrive in the VERY early 90s.  We had "the initial" artists like Stevie B, Timmy T, LL Cool J, and others.  I never understood why they didn't use their full name but...I digress.  I became a DIE HARD NKOTB fan.  I had the Joey McIntyre birthday cake, NKOTB shirts, posters, fashion plates, pillow case, socks, tapes, and Teen Beats mags.  I believe NKOTB might have been my downfall but hey...they had the Right Stuff and tried to teach all how to count to five in Step by Step.

In 1992, I became a (wannabe) musician.  I started playing flute.  It has provided me with many many many years of being a team player and a disciplined "artist".

Then 1993 hit.  I was introduced (thanks to my mom) to wonderful female artists such as Maura O'Connell and Sarah McLachlan.  I still love and listen to both of them to this day.  It also gave me a greater appreciation for female vocalists and song writers in a world that I assumed was a male dominated society, musically speaking of course.

Come 1994, my life was changed forever.  The video for "Lightning Crashes" played on VH1 which, in those years, was known for playing videos of up and coming artists who were lesser known yet had major record deals.  I immediately fell in love.  I'm not sure if it was the story of the song, the lead singer (omg I LOVE him), or their sound but I STILL cannot get enough of Live or of Ed Kowalczyk.

Fast forward 18 (!!!!!!!!!!) years...and here we are.  I've had the chance to see Ed Kowalczyk in concert twice.  I've seen Lifehouse (twice), Matchbox 20, Everclear, Course of Nature, Gin Blossoms, One Republic, Maura O'Connell, the Toadies, and Edwin McCain in concert too.  But clearly, Ed has left a LASTING impression on me.

So that's that for my basic intro.  Next post will be a review of my (current) favorite album - Lateness of the House from Alex Clare!!!

Listen to some samples on iTunes if you'd like!!