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Alberta Alt/Rock band THE HI-TOPS lead singer channels Jim Morrison on “Old Enough” Single!
“Old Enough” is an alternative rock ballad where the band steps away from their alternative roots to lead listeners through the tale of a lustful relationship. Lead guitar/vocal/songwriter Kole Halvorson channels one of his earliest influences Jim Morrison from The Doors to give the song a psychedelic groove that dances throughout its duration. That and the Santana-like guitar hook fuse “Old Enough” into something you would hear in a Tijuana saloon.
“Old Enough” starts with an atmospheric and peeled back rhythm with clean guitars and a delicate drum beat. The band focused on welcoming space throughout the verse sections, which in the end helped the guitar tones shimmer and the bass guitar to accent the rhythm in various ways. The song eventually reaches a heavier jam section with distorted guitars but never loses its feel throughout. Old Enough is quickly
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Brian Topp
Canadian political strategist (born 1960)
For the character from the British sitcom Spaced, see List of Spaced characters.
Brian Topp (born July 4, 1960) is a Canadian political strategist, union leader, and writer and was formerly chief of staff to former Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. He was the runner-up for the federal leadership of the New Democratic Party (NDP) during its 2012 leadership vote, finishing behind Tom Mulcair.[1] He has been president of the federal New Democratic Party, and was the Director of upplysning Services at ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) and the Executive Director and CEO of ACTRA Toronto. He also served as deputy chief of staff to Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow.
Personal life
[edit]Brian Topp was born in Longueuil, Quebec, and grew up in neighbouring Saint-Lambert on Montreal's south shore.[3][4] In addition to Montreal, Topp later lived in Somalia, Regina,
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Eddie Floyd
“‘Knock on Wood’ has been selling for close to a year now. When’s it gonna lay down and die?” soul singer Eddie Floyd asked a reporter back in 1967.
A half century later, the answer seems both obvious and remarkable: never. Since its release, Floyd’s “Knock on Wood” has become one of the defining hits of the Memphis soul sound and has since been covered by everyone from Otis Redding to David Bowie. But as iconic as that signature song is, it’s only one of many milestones in Eddie Floyd’s truly extraordinary career.
Knock on Wood
Eddie Floyd
Musical Foundations
Eddie Floyd was born in Montgomery, AL, in 1937, but grew up in Detroit, where his uncle Robert West owned the Lupine and Flick record labels, two early competitors to the legendary Motown label. There, Floyd co-founded the Falcons, an R&B vocal group that preceded other Detroit groups like The Temptations and The Four Tops. Alongside Floyd, the group would eventually add fellow future soul