Friday Nite Rock and Cognac

Friday at last! Time to let the frustrations of the week pour out and nothing does it better than a little head banging shredder rock. I’ve got some of the best below, including a couple that, in my humble opinion, are two of the best rock songs ever written. Namely, Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” and Led Zepplin’s “Stairway to Heaven.” There’s enough music here to take you deep into the night.

Joe Satriani

Ice 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vqJCOO5im4

Satch’s boogie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7qD4acDu68

Surfing with the alien: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-OK7sS855M&feature=related  

Flying in a blue dream: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOsgv_X_cV8&feature=related


Steve Vai:

Tender Surrender: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw74sDWPH7U

Bad Horsie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5BrE1Pi5cU&feature=channel

Die to live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0KNR7texT8&feature=channel

Attitude Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0-OvL2pHsM


Eddie Van Halen

Eruption: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEBSxP725w

Dreams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qOvr0me2kw&feature=related

Eagles Fly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmE10ZJV9tY&feature=related  

There’s only one way to Rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCCWXAp49So&feature=related 


Metallica

Enter Sandman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QP-SIW6iKY

Fade to Black: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faEX3qjP9Mc&feature=related

Nothing Else Matters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scDdiHIP4ag&feature=related

The Unforgiven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Mdw5p9fqU&feature=related


Jimi Page & Led Zepplin

Stairway to Heaven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugxFcmZXDyc&feature=related

Chopin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZXG0fNUUXs&feature=related


Deep Purple

Smoke on the Water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jp3de50_d8&feature=related

Highway Star: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgZSnAkQc4c&feature=related

Child in time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlZxbTVfrMM&feature=related


Johnny winter

Be careful with a fool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tyg5SJDpiQ

Johnny B Goode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcd1bUtogPY&feature=related

Mean Town Blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqJOsNMhIRo

Mississippi blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKSONbPbafI&feature=PlayList&p=D3D4F735F4D5AD2A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2 

Now, sipping wine doesn’t really cut it with this kind of music. While a beer might be more appropriate, you could also go for a sipping whiskey or in my case, Courvoisier VSOP Cognac. It has a beautiful copper color with notes of carmel, raisen, vanilla, and spice aromas. It has a very supple entry with a dry, yet fruity palate of carmel, dried apples, toffee and spice. You get a numbing burst of heat with a very nice texture in the mouth followed by a toasty warm finish. Now at $32.00 a bottle, it may seem to be over the price limit, but you don’t drink the whole bottle…please! If you over do it, you’re gonna be joining Joe Satriani surfing with the aliens. Just pour three fingers in a snifter and sip it through the evening. A bottle lasts me about six weeks. Enjoy!

Cheers!