Ladies and gentlemen, I present, for your listening pleasure - Johnny Logan! Not just the two songs that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 ('What's Another Year') and 1987 ('Hold Me Now') but the whole 1987 album called Hold Me Now. Transferred from audio tape, so the digital transfer may reveal limitations in the original recording - other than the cheese, obviously.Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now (1987). Hold Me Now. Stay. Foolish Love.

Common Ground songs 'Angelus' is a groovy, organ-doused opener, and 'Freezer Burn' a vulnerable mid-tempo affair reflecting on personal flaws in the wake of a breakup. Within the record's framework, Freund tackles progress, hope, and the corporatization of his beloved Venice Beach, which he captures as a bittersweet vortex of vanishing beauty.

Decije pesme karaoke. When Your Woman Cries. I'm Not In Love.

Helpless Heart. What's Another Year. Heartbroken Man. Living A Lie. Such A LadyA wiki search revealed that - multiplying the cheese factor by about a hundred - Johnny Logan recently appeared in some McDonald's ads in Ireland.What can you say when words are not enough?Need more Johnny? Head over to the McDonald's website, where apparently you can ask Johnny anything. Like, perhaps, 'What were you thinking?'

I mentioned in passing the other day that former Johnny Hates Jazz vocalist Clark Datchler had a new album out, his first in about 15 years. I've had a chance to listen to some of the tracks, and I was impressed.

In particular the title track 'Tomorrow' struck me as possibly the best song he's ever written, with a very contemporary sound.Clark also offers a free track 'Nothing Left To Lose' which is typical of the quality and sound of the whole album.As I've mentioned before, you can stream the album or download or purchase the CD at. It's also available on iTunes and at.UPDATE. Just discovered a pretty good covering the new release and Clark's varied musical history. An interesting read. Sometimes musical discoveries seem to come about through true serendipity - an alignment of cosmic forces, if you will.

A good example is this album by Jules Shear, to my mind the best in an absurdly idiosyncratic catalog dating back to the mid seventies. Back in 1992 I was reading a book in my local library by Paul Zollo and out of all the interviewees, I was most interested by Jules. I was impressed to know that he had not only written 'If She Knew What She Wants', my favorite song by the Bangles, but also 'All Through The Night', amongst others.

In describing his craft, he seemed to identify exactly the elements that can make a song special.Although the interview was about five years old, by a quirk of coincidence I found a new release called The Great Puzzle nestling in the CD rack in our local store. It was unusual in those days for me to buy an album without reading a review, but without listening booths and the internet (can you imagine that?) sometimes you just had to take a chance.

When the latest edition of Q Magazine came out, I noticed that they reviewed the album and gave it four stars out of five, an assessment I thoroughly agreed with.Anyone who has not heard Jules' work before will find his voice takes a little getting used to. He has a very nasal, noo-yawk timbre, and in truth this can be a little wearing unless the material is compelling. Fortunately, every track on The Great Puzzle is a mini-masterpiece, a masterclass in songwriting where the melodies flutter and the stories weave their way into your head. Jules takes a slightly off-kilter approach to songwriting conventions. For example 'Bark', naturally enough, is about a dog. 'Jewel In A Cobweb' is about a dangerous relationship with some interesting spider allusions.

'The Sad Sound of the Wind' and 'Dreams Dissolve In Tears' take standard romantic break-up material and put an elegant spin on the proceedings such as 'Not to deceive or with plans to leave/It was pure without intent'. Other songs touch on loss, the perils of the world, and - in the sublime title track - its profound mysteries.

When Jules wonders aloud, the question marks hang in the air like suspended chords.Carefully produced by Stewart Lerman and also featuring his wife Pal Shazar, The Great Puzzle is a witty, melodic gem that has never lost its appeal to me. Nowadays, most second-hand CD stores have a copy for a couple of dollars - that's where I found the autographed one shown in the picture.After the rise of the eBay era, I discovered that three additional 'puzzle pieces' from the sessions had been added to a promotional single, but had never been commercially released.

All three are fine efforts and I have no hesitation in appending them to the set.Jules Shear - The Great Puzzle (1992). The Trap Door.

The Great Puzzle. We Were Only Making Love. The Sad Sound Of The Wind. Something Else To Me. Make Believe.

Much Too Much. Dreams Dissolve In Tears. The Mystery's All Mine.

Jewel In A Cobweb. Bark. His Audience Has Gone To Sleep (Bonus Track).

She Makes Things Happen (Bonus Track). Nothing Is Left Behind (Bonus Track)A few copies of the album were packaged with a bonus disc Unplug This, featuring acoustic versions of several tracks from this and previous albums. You can find this to download courtesy of my friend Big-D at, along with several other rare albums by Jules. I was in the UK back in July visiting family. One of the new releases that week was Made of Bricks by Kate Nash, which caught my eye because (a) it was at number one in the charts and had that cool jewel case becoming more common in europe, (b) I had just seen a brief mention in Q Magazine and apparently she had recently been successful in the singles chart with ' and (c) she was likeable in that down-to-earth, girl of the street way that an expat Brit like me might enjoy when stateside and in need of some cockney-speak.

I resisted temptation (I'm very wary of buying an album without hearing anything on it) but eventually bought it on eBay after just a couple of listens.I'm going to make a conscious effort not to mention another singer's name that always seems to be mentioned in the same breath. Like other reviews I have read, I an going to say that there is some filler material, partly explained by the label (Fiction) rushing out the album five weeks early because of the single's success. The street-smarts is no mere gimmick, as it's pretty obvious that most of these songs have their roots in a very straightforward piano and or guitar setting, and if anything the challenge has been to avoid drowning out the obvious singer-songwriter talent with an unnecessary plethora of studio tricks and modern production effects. For the most part, the songs shine through.

The single is probably the best place to start, with honest lines like 'I hope I'm not stuck with this one' and 'why don't you have another beer, then?' Bringing a conversational quality to the track. ' is a great romantic story song with some moments of word-play genius and other tracks like 'Mouthwash' and ' canter along in an entertaining manner. There's some profanity, but it never seems forced or superfluous.No word yet on a US release but given the strong showing of British artists over the pond in recent times, there's no reason why it won't be a chart smash all over again. Overall, a great debut from a charming young talent.You can listen to Kate's track by track commentaryHere's some videos:(live acoustic session)for the Album Chart Show. Have more Wang Chung than even their mothers would want.If you're feeling charitable, is offering two free tracks - A River Blue was recorded with needy children in Uganda and is a tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Do some good by making a donation and get some sounds at the same time.Former Johnny Hates Jazz vocalist Clark Datchler has released his new studio album, Tomorrow, via InterAction Music Group. The disc includes 11 new songs as well as a brand new contemporary recording of 'Shattered Dreams.' Tomorrow can be purchased at iTunes,. In which we imagine a world where the compact disc was introduced in 1980, and now-obscure artists and albums could be preserved for posterity.A Drop In The Gray - Certain Sculptures (1985). All the Same.

Wide Eyed One. Fall and Cry. Heartache Feeds Heartache. A Place for You. Past Your Frame.

No Light. Only Love. Turn Me 'Round. Be There. Alles DasselbeCampbell (Guitar)Marty Frederiksen (Percussion, Drums, Vocals)Dan Phillips (Percussion, Vocals)Hans Christian Reumschuessel (Bass, Cello.

Today is my 38th birthday, and by way of celebration I am posting a compilation of thirty eight tracks that I think say something about the kind of music that I like and where I'm coming from. I can guarantee that you will find something you like on here. If you do, please let me know in the comments section. Many of these artists are in line to be featured in the next few weeks and months, all being well. I've split the tracks into four categories, with two bonus tracks to make a round number.

I'm going to post half this week and the other half next Sunday if I get a positive response. It was great to see the reissued albums riding in the charts earlier this summer. Back in the late 80's and early 90's, all the members of that illustrious supergroup were producing the best material they had released in years. There was a generous spirit of collaboration that infused not only the Wilburys recordings, but also the solo albums released by several members not long after. Roy Orbison delivered, a fine effort even by his high standards, and Tom Petty released, arguably still the finest individual collection of songs in his canon.Tying all of these releases together was the trusty hand of Jeff Lynne, who capped a remarkable four year period by releasing his one and only solo album, Armchair Theatre. A modest success on release, the album has been out of print for several years now, a truly mystifying state of events given the overall quality of the record. Opening single 'Every Little Thing' was straightforward and easy to like.

'Lift Me Up' featured a heavenly chorus and found its way on to a soundtrack or two. The real treasures remain buried later in the album. The covers of two standards, 'Stormy Weather' and 'September Song', (ostensibly for Jeff's mother who had recently passed away) unroll their charms with a simplicity and directness that Jeff had never brought to his work before. Likewise, the charming closer 'Save Me Now', a throwaway acoustic ditty, conveyed an earnestness and economy that ended the album on a high note. Throughout the album, fellow Wilbury George Harrison contributed his trademark slide guitar lines in a way that underlined and improved every song, without stealing any of Jeff's thunder.My personal favorite is the penultimate track, a collaboration with Tom Petty entitled 'Blown Away' that describes romantic aspiration with a remarkable mixture of lyric, melody, and instrumentation. The interesting thing to me about this album was how I bought it on a whim, played it once, and then shelved it for a full twelve months before I gave it a second chance. Even now, 16 years later, it sounds like a musical letter from a postcode in heaven.Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (1990).

Don't Let Go. Nobody Home. September Song. Now You're Gone. Don't Say Goodbye.

What Would It Take. Stormy Weather.Despite clocking in at under 40 minutes, Armchair Theatre has a balance and flow that I would do little to disrupt. Reading around the multitude of ELO/Jeff Lynne, it seems like 'Don't Let Go' is the least liked track, and I would tend to agree. Several other tracks were recorded in the same time period, and showed up as later B-Sides:.Now you can make up your own track list. I am good to you or what?

I've been meaning to post some CD reviews ever since starting my blog. As I've mentioned in the past, I do have a account, so I'm no stranger to the digital album format, but there's something owning the physical product that no amount of technology will deter me from. Anything that I listen to for a length of time on my player is in line for a store purchase, usually one or two a week is my limit.That being said, the latest effort from Collective Soul is not available on Rhapsody, or in many stores. Due to an exclusive distribution deal with Target, Afterwords takes a little tracking down.

Fortunately, our town has a Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Circuit City, all within a stone's throw of each other.Let me say right from the start that this is an album worth looking for. Their last album, Youth, was one of my favorite discs of 2004, and the hits just keep on coming. Forming their own record label, El Records, seems to have rejuvenated the band after the comparatively lackluster Blender (2001) and overly ambitious Dosage (1999). A couple of personnel changes have done the band no harm, and band leader Ed Roland still has the songwriting chops in spades. First single ' is a great example, at once resoundingly familiar but still vibrant and melodic.

When they put their minds to it, no one makes better driving music - there's a grin-inducing vertigo to all their best work.Elsewhere, there's all the trademark touches. Crowd favorite 'Georgia Girl' makes it to the studio, and the closing track 'Adored' is deft mid-tempo ballad of the kind they do better than most. Strong choruses abound, such as those of 'Bearing Witness' and the thumping opener 'New Vibration'.

Perhaps the best touch (and most uncharacteristic) is the track voiced by guitarist Joel Kosche, 'I Don't Need Anymore Friends', which changes the pace nicely about halfway through the album.Similar to Youth, Afterwords is a comparatively brief affair, clocking in at around 40 minutes. But as such, it doesn't outstay it's welcome and leaves a good taste in the ears. From early listens, I would say that Youth probably just edges this one out overall it's definitely up there with their best work. Once again, Collective Soul deliver the goods.Stream the album for free at. I was pretty excited to find a 49c CD sale at today.

In particular, they had a lot of late 80's and early 90's stuff. I got away with this eclectic selection:Rhythm Corps -$0.49Aztec Camera -$0.49Aztec Camera - S - $0.49Kitchens of Distinction -$0.49Breathe -$0.49Katydids -$0.49Brett Dennen -$0.99Moev -$0.49Something Happens -$0.49Various Artists -$0.49Sarah Sadler -$0.99Ghost of an American Airman -$0.99Lauren Christy -$0.49Chris Rea - (cassette) - $0.49Chris Rea - (cassette) - $0.49Total cost, with tax = $9.38.Not bad at all. I'll be posting some reviews and links shortly. My interest in Black (AKA Colin Vearncombe) goes back to early 1989, when I joined a CD club as a way of adding a few discs to my meager collection.

I bought my first CD player in the fall of 1988, and back then not many stores were stocking anything outside the charts. I ordered Black's first album Wonderful Life (1987) and the second, Comedy (1988) on the basis that both were on sale for half price that month.Wonderful Life, of course, had the. However I always preferred the second album, plunging as it did into a world of languid desperation and studied spite. I thought about featuring this as my classic album this week. After 20 years, I still enjoy a listen. However, it seemed to me that both of these have been blogged fairly recently - featured them both and.So I decided instead to focus instead on Black's third album, and last for A&M, Black, released in 1991.

My initial reaction was to be just slightly underwhelmed. The album was a quieter affair, with earlier snarls of disaffection turning into utter resignation. This was, and is, a definitive late-night album.

Sounding utterly unlike anyone else in the charts (I was too young even then to recognize a Scott Walker impression), there were, needless to say, no hit singles and no appearances on Top of the Pops. However, what was left instead was quite achingly beautiful. On 'Two Many Times' Black laments that he can no longer talk to his father ('How was I to know you'd go so soon?' ) and other tracks like Listen, This Is Life, and Here It Comes Again are masterpieces of aural autobiography - the emotion is so naked that the album feels like it should be wrapped in brown paper. A couple of tracks are more defiant - Let's Talk About Me, for example, but nothing shatters the mood, and nor should it.I managed to find the, which includes excerpts and an interview with Black.From a historical perspective, I have added some extra B-Sides released with accompanying singles which extend the experience without detracting from it. More than due for a reissue, or at least a little respect, some treasures sadly remain buried.Black - Black (1991).

Too Many Times. Learning How To Hate. Fly Up To The Moon (with Sam Brown). Let's Talk About Me. Sweet Breath of Your Rapture. Listen.

She's My Best Friend. This Is Life.

Toyota vin decoder uk. Nice (B-Side from Feel Like Change CD Single). I Can Let Go Now (B-Side from Feel Like Change CD Single). Whole Wide World (B-Side from Fly Up To The Moon CD Single).

Under Wraps (B-Side from Fly Up To The Moon CD Single). What's Right Is Right (B-Side from Fly Up To The Moon CD Single). One thing you won't find in my blog is unnecessary advertising. I'm not trying to make any money from this site - my goal is purely to inform and entertain.

That being said, I will give props when due, particularly for products and websites that enhance my own entertainment experience.I've been a Rhapsody subscriber for six months, and in conjunction with my SanDisk MP3 player, downloading from Rhapsody and listening to the preset stations ('channels') is the primary way I discover new music. Rhapsody is great for several reasons:. Almost every artist you can think of (especially in the USA) is fairly well represented. Albums are available to download on the day of release, or often before. I was able to download the new Crowded House album, for example, about a week before it was released in stores. Exclusive live sessions are available, as well as artist interviews.

The channels are a great mix, usually including brand new tracks. Transferring tracks to my player is a snap. I can also import any of my existing mp3 collection.

The connection with Best Buy also means exclusive Best Buy tracks are also available for download. One monthly fee ($14.99) covers everything, unless I want to burn my own CD's - which I don't ever need to do.Here's some albums I have recently added to my player:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.I promise to post a CD review or two, when I have some time. My brother has always been a huge fan of CCM (Christian Contemporary Music), but it wasn't until I read a of a MercyMe album at last year that I got around to doing some serious digging in the CCM genre.

There are, to be sure, extremely talented musicians and vocalists working in every genre, but my previous experiences of CCM related material led me to believe that musicianship always played second fiddle to 'getting the message across' and from a lyrical standpoint basically sought to include as many inoffensive platitudes as possible.I'm happy to stand corrected. The genre itself is currently as broad as it's ever been, and, just like the MercyMe album Kurt mentioned, there is plenty for the non-churchgoer to enjoy on a musical level, without being bombarded by pointing fingers and sweeping ideologies. Perhaps the best example I found of this are the several bands making up the roster of, based in Brentwood, Tennessee.The bands in question are,. Each of them have issued an album in the last year that deserves recognition as a legitimate piece of art, with much for the casual music listener to enjoy.All three bands have MySpace pages where you can listen to several tracks. Here's a taster or three:And just to further convince you, how about this review:'Upstart EMI imprint Credential Recordings continues its impressive hitting streak with the debut full-length release of Bakersfield, California-based alternative pop/rock act Lost Ocean.

Soaring melodies, intimately evocative vocals and dominant piano and keyboard elements glide atop an intricate and quite powerful rhythm section and guitar churn to create a sound that is modern, classic, romantic and intense all at the same time.Recorded in an actual castle outside of Nashville, Tennessee, the listener can almost hear the echoing hallways and melancholic ambience of ancient stone throughout the tracks. Epic early alternative romantics like Simple Minds, A-ha, The Choir and The Ocean Blue echo down from one angle, while the more recent strains of Keane come from another. Skyler Johnson handles piano, keyboards and “ambience” while Christopher Short (drums) and Bret Black (bass) work out the beats with mechanical accuracy and an often Mullen/Clayton/Eno sensibility. But in spite of the dominance of the keys, front man Jeff Gray does a lot more than just strum his guitar and sing. His wide ranging tone palette and unique guitar philosophy add wonderful muscle beneath the always pretty skin of Lost Ocean’s vibe.Woven throughout all the lilt and grace are lyrics that are poetic and ethereal, yet still accessible and clearly purposeful. The result, while not exactly ground-breaking, is more than impressive. Lost Ocean brings back an important element of rock music: the cascading arc of classic melody and romantic sweep that beg you to just relax and float away on its waves.

Fantastic stuff.' Thompson (CCMMagazine.com)Or try this one:'If you were one of the many loyal fans that were a bit put off by the blandness of Coldplay's X And Y record, then I have some great news for you. Forget all about Coldplay. Instead, try yourself on a set of songs from Turn Off The Stars.

This brightly Brit-poppy band sounds like they've come from the same stomping grounds as Chris Martin and Co. But have a depth to their debut eponymous release that was lacking on the latest Coldplay record.All of the songs on Turn Off The Stars have a depth and ambiance that transcends most of the Britpop that has been released over the past two years. The songs have a haunting melancholy that is broodingly reminiscent of A Rush Of Blood To The Head's finer moments. TOTS has an emotional commitment to their music that draws easy comparison to the masters of modern anthemic Britpop, Embrace, their songs carrying a dynamic presence and enthralling quality. Lead vocalist Michael Walker slips easily in and out of a keen falsetto that will give most casual listeners the impression that he is merely lifting from Chris Martin, but there is a sincerity and depth to his voice that Martin most times lacks.Turn Off The Stars' debut record is an amazing eleven tracks of modern Britpop influenced music. The songs are catchy and densely layered with well-produced and brilliantly arranged sounds and structures.

Selling this band as the new Coldplay does nothing but sell them short of their own ability. TOTS eclipses that oversimplified comparison by leaps and bounds.

My only complaint is that there aren't more songs.' L.Keane (HybridMusic.com)Price Point - Checking around, I discovered that Turn Off The Stars is available from online for a very reasonable $5.88.BTW, I have no connection to any of the bands or to Credential Records, so consider this a free plug from an impressed music lover. Had some fun this evening playing with a new discovery -. For anyone who spends time looking for certain audio or video files on the web (and who doesn't?) this is a very slickly designed search engine with some neat tricks. For a start, it's very comprehensive. A search for 'Collective Soul' (the way I came across the site in the first place) yielded over 900 files.

It's then possible to play any of these files in an embedded player on the same page and also embed the player in another blog or website or send the playlist to other people. For example:Not only does SeeqPod allow you to search, it also allows you to discover new music.

Clicking the discover button rather than search will bring back recommended music based on the song you placed in the text box. I am not sure how SeeqPod is creating recommendations but it reminds me of iTunes 'Just for You' music recommendations.

Check out the screen-shot below of the discover search results. You may notice that my definition of a 'classic' album is different from the choices offered by Rolling Stone, the New Musical Express, and other publications. Many of my favorite albums saw limited release, had no hit singles and are largely unknown.

Perhaps that's why I like them. A case in point is The Blessing, who were the victims of bad timing back in 1991. They certainly had the musical chops, and in lead singer William Topley, they possessed a singer with a unique and powerful voice.

However, the world was going baggy at the time, and had no need for a cinematic, tightly produced album that exuded exotic locales, strange and dangerous characters and superb musicianship. Consequently, both the album and first single 'Highway 5', a comparatively light track, slipped off the radar despite a favorable 4-star review in Q Magazine. The Blessing would issue one more album, and William Topley would go on to make several solo records in the same vein, often with one, two, or even all three of his former bandmates - for the record, Mike Westergaard (keyboards), Luke Brighty (guitars), and Kevin Hime-Knowles (bass). However, for me, POTDW remains the high water mark, with standout tracks including the Dire Straits-ish 'Hurricane Room'. The poignant ballad 'Delta Rain' and the Rolling Stones meets Bruce Springsteen swagger of 'I Want You'.The Blessing Prince of the Deep Water (1991)0102 Flames03 Hurricane Room04 Baby05 Let's Make Love06 Back From Managua07 I Want You0809 Birdhouse10 Denial11 Prince of the Deep Water. In which we imagine a world where the compact disc was introduced in 1980, and now-obscure artists and albums could be preserved for posterity.Out Now! This blog is a nostalgic tribute to 80's pop bands.

Within you will find all kinds of obscurities - non hits by major label acts, regional hits, private pressings, demos, albums, EP's and whatever else I get my hands on.I'm an ex-pat Brit so many of my singles are from English, Scottish or Irish bands. I love an intriguing B-Side!!I currently live in Kentucky, USA so I also feature US and other worldwide bands that come across my radar.All downloads are for a limited time and will be removed on request.Further information from any band members or managers, roadies, etc.

Are welcomed.Also drop me a line if you have the rights to your music and would like assistance making your masterpieces available through legal channels.

1987 saw the release on the Barn Caruso label of 'The Great Indoors', the only album by Nick Haeffner. An acclaimed masterpiece of English Psychedelic, this eclectic collection of superb songs and music fairly brims over with ideas and invention. Oct 22, 2019 Free Drum Loops Download. Available in WAV format.

New Sounds added Weekly. Come and Taste it at Orange Free Sounds!.A special thanks to Sgt. Rocco (Rock) Matta, Sgt. Jason Burchard and Sgt. Charrnessa Tidwell for updating the Old Knuckle Dragger on the new Lingo! I left the old terms in here for the old Warriors to chuckle at.Army Battle Dress Uniforms.Air Thief.

Someone who is using up good air; has qualified for extinction.Affirmative. This means YES, understood.A.Squared Away. Someone who is anal about organization, or just plain organized.AMTRAC.

A large tracked vehicle used to transport Marines.Angel of Death. The Beautiful Round-eyed Woman that takes you to the Big Base Camp.AO. Area of operation. Where you blow shit up.Army.

Ain’t Really a Marine Yet.ARTY.Also called Steel Rain.ASS. Used as a slang for a weapon system, “We’re rollin’ with a lot of ass today.” (Fire Power)Ass-piss. The shits, Hersey Squirts, diarrheaAsshole. Uptight, critical; generally an annoying person.Ass-in-the-grass.Someone in the field., usually a Grunt.AT4 Rocket. A shoulder fired anti-tank rocket good for blowin’ shit up.Assume the Position.Drop down and get ready to feel the Goodness; that is, Pain BB.

Used to be a street in Okinawa filled with bars and fine looking women (now called escorts?).Baby Wipe Wars. What Troops call the Iraq and Afghan Wars.BDUs.Battle Dress Uniform.

Military clothing you wear into the bush. Marines called them Utilities, the Army called them Fatigues.Don’t know why?Belt-Fed. Rounds linked together for a machine gun. Or, “That guy is a belt-fed son of a bitch!Big Book of Words. What Marines call the Dictionary.Black Hawk. A helicopter used in the Iraq and Afghan Wars.Blue on Blue.

Friendly Fire.Being shot at by your own Troops.Body Armor. Also called a flak jacket. A heavy vest that might (?) protect you against shrapnel and some small arms fire.Boom-Boom.Screwing, in Vietnamese slang speak.Boonie Cap. A soft cover field hat. Marines call their hat, a cover.Boot. Someone new to the military, usually in Boot Camp.

Or someone just new in the unit.Bouncing Betty. A kind of landmine, that jumps up out of the ground and blows your balls off.Bradley.An M-2 or M-3 tank used to make the day unpleasant for the enemy.Brain Fart. Bad output from the brain-housing-group to your mouth.

Bad choice of words.Brain Grenade. Usually a beer, but anything capable of joyfully killing brain cells.Brain-Housing-Group. The small, cluttered human brain. Green colored substance in a Marines’ head.Briefing.An explanation of something you need to know.Buck up. A term used to make Troops bear their pain.Buffalo. An IED resistant (?) vehicle used in Iraq and Afghanistan (costs about $700,000)Bug Fuck.Small, intense, overly active.

Also, something driving you crazy.Bullet magnet. Anything that draws enemy bullets to your position.Burn the Shitters.A 55 gallon drum, cut in half, and filled with shit. Burning the shit was done with diesel, over long intellectual conversations.Bush. Usually means out on patrol in the landscape.

Or it can mean a bush, vegetation.“DIRTIES- aka Hajji, A-Rabs, and many other colorful names. But me and my buddies call em’ dirties ’cause they were simply dirty fucks.” (Sgt.Rock) CCake Eater. Usually a soft-bodied, self-involved Politician.Camel pack. A backpack filled with water. You suck on., through a small tube.Carpet Bombing. B-52 air strike that makes the landscape look like the surface of the Moon.Unpleasant to the enemy and all life.Case-Evac. To evacuate a casualty.Cautious Compassion.

Exercise cautious compassion with the safety off! Marine diplomacy on the battlefield?Chin up, head down, and one round in the chamber, in case you stick the bayonet. A catchy Marine saying, used by Wise and Knowing Sergeants. Means to be prepared, alert, and ready for the unexpected.Chinook. A twin-bladed helicopter used to transport Troops and supplies.Chow.The especially tasty food of Marines and Soldiers. Usually just like Mom used to make, only she didn’t shit in it.Chow Hall. The Gourmet Kitchen of Marines, serving only the finest of foods, and staffed by world renowned chefs.Cleared Hot!

Incoming support, cleared to drop ordnance (bombs) to make our enemies meet Jesus.Cleared Hot. Permission to fire your weapon.Click.One click is one kilometer (1000 meters).Cluster Fuck. Nothing’s working right, Murphy in complete control.Cobra Gunship. The AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter.

No shit, Death From Above!Code of Honor. Rifleman’s Code; Living Honorably.Combat Jack. Exercisin’ old Chester in the field – masturbation.Condition One.To put your weapon on Red Con One.

That is, to chamber a round and get ready to Get Some!Corpsman. A Navy person, medically trained who saves Marines in combat.Cover.What Marines call a hat.Crabbing. Walking on all fours, as low to the ground as is possible.C-Rats. 12 delicious selections of canned and boxed food, complete with a tasty desert and 5 cigarettes.Crotch.

What “ only” Marines may reverently call the Marine Corps.Crotcher. A Marine.CRS.Can’t Remember Shit. Common to all Combat Warriors. DDanger Close. When an air strike or Artillery is close enough to kill your ass.DCUs Desert Camouflage Uniform.Yet another military way to name your battlefield clothes.Death before Dishonor. A Code of Conduct that Marines live. Means you die before you turn to chicken shit and wimp out.Dee-Dee-Mau.

(Misspelled) Vietnamese for “get the hell out.”Devil Dogs. Our mascot is the Bull Dog.Digitals.

Also called Diggies.Your battlefield clothing that comes in wonderful blending colors.Dinky-Dow. Crazy in Vietnamese, used by Vets from that era.Ditty-Bop.Means to walk casually.Donkey Dicks. Usually a radiator hose or anything resembling the “little brain-housing-group”. You know, Old Chester, a dick, a penis.Down Range.Meaning to be deployed in a Combat Zone.Dry Firing.

Practicing firing your weapon without ammo.Duffle Bag.Same as a Sea Bag. A large green canvas bag to stuff all of your life’s possessions in to get beat to hell in travel.Dust Off. When the choppers lift off.

EEagle Shits. Payday in the Marine Corps.Comes from the Eagle on the Marine Corps Emblem.E-Tool.

A small folding shovel used to dig holes for shitting and sleeping.Extraction Point. That’s your exit point, how and where you’re gonna leave a location. FField Strip.To partially break down your weapon and clean it.Fire Mission. Calling in an air strike or artillery.Flush the Toilet of Humanity. Someone needs to meet Jesus right away.Fly Paradise.A brown, shit covered world where some people, who make poor decisions, go to visit. Some stay a long time.FNG.

Fucking new guy. Usually someone just “in country”, or new to a unit.FO.Forward Observer. Someone way up front callin’ in bombs and gathering intelligence.Foot Locker. A small green box that you hope no one inspects, and where you hide your contraband.

Usually kept at the foot of your rack.Foot Mobile. A person on foot.Forty Mike-Mike.

Refers to the millimeter of the round that is fired by the Mark 19. This is a rapid-fire grenade launcher.A wonderful weapon!Frag. A fragmentary hand grenade, with about a seven second fuse. A life time to wait.Free-Fire Zone.

Everybody is the bad guy. You can kill’em all. Oh boy!Friendly Fire.This is also called Blue on Blue. It means you’re gettin’ shot at by your own side.Frosty.Means staying alert.FUBAR. Fucked Up Beyond All Reason.Fuck. Noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, etc.

One of the two most useful and often used words in the vast Marine vocabulary.Fucking A!Marine term for Yes! Right on!Fungly.Fuckin’ Ugly GGarrison. The dreaded assignment to a base stateside.

No one likes garrison duty, unless you’re a POG.Get Some.Meaning to fire weapons, blow shit up, and kill the enemy.Get the Joke. Are you understanding?Ghillie Suit. Also called a Bush Tux.Brushed burlap covered clothing that makes one almost invisible in the bush. Used by snipers.

(And crazy Old Marines just for fun)Gig Line. Rhythm Corps Common Ground LyricsMaking sure you shirt, belt buckle and fly line up.Goat Country. What Troops call Afghanistan.Goat Fuck. Something bad happens.Green Weenie.Old Marine Corps saying. Usually referred to as being fucked by the Green Weenie.Ground Pounder.Usually a Grunt. The Infantry.Grunt. A Marine Rifleman.

Use to be M.O.S.A Jar Head HH.O.G. Hunter Of Gunmen. A school trained Sniper, who slays the P.I.G’s in his platoon to prepare them for sniper school.Another name for Arabs.Hajji.

The respectful term for someone who has made the trip to the holy land. It’s what you say before and after it that changes the meaning. Like fuckin’ Hajji, or Hajji asshole.Hard Ball. The blacktop pavement of a road.Hardback. A tent having a wooded frame and a wooden floor.

First class housing.HE.High Explosives.Head Call. Using the toilet or taking a dump.Hesco. A large wire cage filled with rocks and dirt to protect the Troops from incoming rounds.Hit the Wall. A new expression for breaking down emotionally.Hookin’ and Jabbin’. Hand-to-hand combat with bayonets.Hostile.Pronounced hoss-till.

An enemy.Hot LZ. A landing site that is under enemy fire.HUA. An Army slogan meaning, Heard, Understood, Acknowledged.Pronounced HOOAH!Hummer, or Humvee.

A jeep like-vehicle used by U.S. To walk., most often with a pack and combat gear.

II glassed it. Scoping it out through binoculars or rifle scope.I’ve got your six. I’m watchin’ your back.IED. Improvised Explosive Device.The chicken shit bomb used by the enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan, rather than a stand-up fight.Improvise, Overcome, and Adapt!

Marine attitude toward any obstacle or situation.In-Country. To be deployed in a foreign country, or the foreign country you are in.Intell. Intelligence (?)Interrogative. Said before you ask a question on the radio.Don’t know why.Intestinal Fortitude.

Guts.It’s All Good. Used by Troops to say “It Ain’t Nothin,” or, I’ve got it handled.

JJackin’ Your Jaws. Talking.Jar Head.Referring to the bald Marine head, with a starched cover, resembling a jar or jug.Jerk Off.

A waste of air, someone worthless.Jibber. Another name for the natives in Iraq, since they speak jibberish.Joe.

The slang used between Army Troops, as in G.I.Joe.Jug Head. Same-e-Same as Jar Head.

As in KAC ’em. Kill All that ComeKahuna. Hawaiian Sea God. (Mentioned in Book ONE)K-Bar.

A wonderful Marine Combat Knife, and my friend.Keep ’em Forward.Keep your weapons toward the enemy at all times.Kevlar. Usually what Troops call their helmet, made from Kevlar.Light Armored Vehicle. A tracked vehicle, like a small tank.Lean, Mean, Fighting Machine. A well-trained and conditioned Marine.Leatherneck.A Marine.Liberty. When you get to go off base and mix with the civvies.Lifer Juice. Someone who stays in the military for 20+ years.Light ’em Up!

Or to get lit up means to get fired on or to fire on the enemy.Limp Dick. Someone usually spineless, worthless, and afraid of salt.Lock and Load! Put your safety on and cram a magazine of ammo in your rifle.Lolly Gaggin’. Sitting around, wasting time.Low Crawl.Crawling as low to the ground as possible, and very slowly.LZ. Landing Zone.

A place where helicopters land. A wonderful.308 caliber rifle, that I love as my own child and cherished friend.M16A2. A full length rifle with the M203 Grenade Launcher. Another standard weapon of our Troops.M24.A Sniper Weapon System. (Rifle)M249 Automatic Rifle (Machine Gun) also known as the SAW. That stands for Squad Automatic Weapon.M4.

A carbine with the M203 Grenade Launcher. One of the standard short barreled weapons of our Troops.M79 Grenade Launcher. The Vietnam era way to reach out and touch someone. It has a 79 millimeter round.Maggot.Usually a Marine in boot camp.

A generally worthless person.Make My Bird. Get out of this place. Fly away.Marine.

My Ass Rides in Navy Equipment.Mess Gear. Metal, fold-up plates that you don’t want to shit in.Mikes. MinutesMilitary Alphabet.A=Alpha, B=Bravo, C=Charlie, D=Delta, E=Echo, F=Foxtrot, G=Golf, H=Hotel, I= India, J=Juliet, K=Kilo, L=Lima, M=Mike, N=November, O=Oscar, P=Papa, Q=Quebec, R=Romeo, S=Sierra, T=Tango, U=Uniform, V=Victor, W=Whiskey, X=X-ray, Y=Yankee, Z=-Zulu.Military Intelligence. You figure that one out?Military Time. From 12:00 midnight until 1:00 pm it’s the same, except we say, for example, ten hundred, instead of ten o’clock. One o’clock is 1300, (thirteen hundred), 2 is 1400, 3 is 1500, 4 is 1600, 5 is 1700, 6 is 1800, 7 is 1900, 8 is 2000 (twenty hundred) 9 is 2100, 10 is 2200, 11 is 2300, and it goes up to 2359 and turns back to zero one hundred.Mind Fuck. Common term in the Marine Corps.

Means you are confused, or you’re being confused by someone or something.Mission Critical. Absolutely important to the success of the mission.Mission focus.The intent of the mission without deviation.Mission Objective. What it is you are going to achieve.MK-19. Known as the Mark 19, a 40 millimeter (grenade launching) machine gun, capable of 325 rounds per minute.Makes us old Knuckle Draggers drool!MOPP Suit. (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) pronounced as “mop”. A hot miserable suit you wear when you think you’re gonna get hit with chemical or biological weapons.MOS.

Military Occupational Specialty. What you are best qualified for without screwin’ up.MREs. Meals Ready to Eat/Excrete.Foil wrapped food that makes you constipated if you eat it dry. Also called MRPs, Meals Ready to Puke.Murphy. A being that waits for you to make a mistake, to make things worse. Usually flies on the back of a Great Eagle that shits on your head.Dropped from aircraft in air strikes to convert Communists to our way of thinking.No Salute Zone. In the field when you don’t salute officers.

So the enemy doesn’t know who the officers are?Non-Hacker. Someone who quits, and drops out pukin’.NVGs. Night Vision Goggles.They’re the ones that fit on your helmet and swing up and down. OO Dark Hundred. When it’s dark. Also called Zero Dark Thirty or Zero Dark Hundred.OEF. Operation Enduring Freedom.

The War on Terrorism.OIF. Operation Iraqi Freedom.A tour might be called OIF One, or the second assault might be referred to as OIF Two. This will vary.One is none. If one of anything can go wrong, it will.

Two gives you a better chance. This is especially true in setting explosive charges or depending on military equipment.OORAH! A Marine word that comes from the Turkish word that means Kill. Marines use this a lot.It is what we say when another Marine says Semper Fi. The response is OORAH!Ordnance. Explosives, usually dropped from an aircraft.Oscar Mike.

Operationally Mobile.This means you’re movin’ out!Outside the wire. Means you’ve left the safety (?) of base camp.Overwatch. A position that offers fire for a base of operation.Oxygen Thief or Bandit.Someone who is a waste of good air and needs to be flushed down the toilet of humanity. Seems to be a lot of ’em?PPain is Good, Now Feel the Goodness. A favorite saying of Drill Instructors about to make your body, feel the Goodness. You know, like in “drop down and give me a thousand!”.Paint Me, or Paint the Target.

To shine your gun sight laser on the target to shoot it.PIG. Professionally Instructed Gunman!Also someone new to a sniper platoon who is slayed like a pig when he screws up. Parachute Landing Fall. A five point landing that’s supposed to take up most of the shock of impact when your ass hits the ground.Podunk. Candy, Twinkie-like crap filled with sugar.POG. Person other than Grunt.Police Action.

An undeclared war, like in Vietnam and other delightful places?Police up.To clean up or correct something.Politics. Poly, meaning many.Ticks, meaning blood suckers.Precision Guided Whoop-ass. Incoming artillery or an air strike.Predator. The MQ-1B Predator.An armed, unmanned Drone used to gather intelligence and blow shit up.

There are a number of these, like the MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4A Global Hawk, but most folks know them as Predators. Who thinks these names up?PTSD.My definition is, Psychological Training for Superior Discipline. In shrinker speak it means, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. That D at the end, sure sounds a lot like disease to me?Puss Nuts. Someone real stupid or asking dumb ass questions.PX. Post Exchange.

A Store on a Naval Military Base.On an Army and Air Force Base it’s called the Base Exchange (BX) Don’t ask me why? QQualifies for Extinction. Someone needs to put this person out of his misery.

A waste of good oxygen, an oxygen thief.Your wonderful Marine Corps bed.Ranger Grave. Sleeping holes dug to prevent gettin’ hit at night by mortar fire.Red-con-One.

A loaded weapon with a round in the chamber, safety on.Ripped Fuel. A brand name for stimulant pills banned by the military, but in still in popular use.ROKs.

Korean Marines from the Republic of South Korea. Wonderful fighters, and greatly appreciated by U.S.Marines in Vietnam.RPG. A rocket propelled grenade. Not real accurate but effective. US military doesn’t use this weapon. Means to get up off your ass, get your gear on and get ready to go Oscar Mike.Same-e-Same.

Vietnamese saying meaning “the exact same thing.”Sand Bagger. Someone lazy, or trying to skate.Mostly used in this context, “You sand baggin’ son of a bitch, get your lazy ass out there and help with that working party.” (Sgt. Rock)Sand Pit. What some Troops call Afghanistan.Sandbox. What Troops call Iraq, among other things.SAPI Plates.Twelve inch square ceramic plates worn in the front and back of your body armor to stop the AK-47 round.SAW. Squad Automatic Weapon.

The M249 Automatic Rifle.Scoop, or Skinny. Information, the latest news.Screw the Pooch.You’ve made a big mistake.Scum Bag. Someone fully qualified for extinction.Semper Gumby.“Means, ‘Always Flexible!’ for two reasons, cause the word changes and you need to accept that, and so that your ass ain’t tight when the green weenie plugs it.” (Sgt.

Rock)Shit Bird. Generally, anyone with a poor attitude.Shit Tube. A direct drop or shortcut to Fly Paradise.Shit. Second most common Marine word, taking the place of most parts of speech.Shit-for-Brains. Someone who cannot think clearly; easily confused.Shrapnel.Small bits of bombs that travel freely through your body.Sit-Rep. Situation Report. What is happening at this moment.Skater.

Someone who comes up with creative ways of getting out of the field or out of working parties.In context, “you skatin’ bitch!” (Sgt. Your under ware.Snap To. To get your shit together and deal with it.Snappin’ In. Dry-firing your weapon, or paying attention.SOP.Standard Operating Procedure. The way it’s usually done, even if it’s wrong.Spineless Maggot.Someone worthless, having no back bone, and having a great fear of salt.Splash Down. When the arty or incoming air support ordnance hits the ground.Spotter Round.In the old days, it was usually a White Phosphorus round that marks the spot for a napalm strike. White Phosphorus is a delightful substance that sticks to you and burns like hell until it’s gone.Squad Bay.

The barracks that Marines call home.Stay Frosty. To stay alert and on guard at all times.Steel Rain.Artillery.Step Off. To move out on a mission.Suckin’ Wind.

You’re dog-ass tired.Surrender is Not in Our Creed! Marines do not surrender, do not quit, or give up.Sweep (or Search) and Destroy.The public relations policy in Vietnam, to make better friends and neighbors TTango. Usually referred to as an enemy.TBI. Traumatic Brain Injury / Totally Brainfried Individual.The Stan. A name Troops use for Afghanistan, other than Goat Country.The Suck. A name only Marines use for the Corps.Thermite Grenade.

A hand grenade that produces tremendous head, and can melt through an engine block.Thousand Yard Stare.The spaced out stare of a Combat Warrior, thinking about his her traumatic experiences.Tracer Round. A bullet that when fired is visible, especially at night. Only problem is, the enemy can also see it and where it’s being fired from.T-Rats. Pre-manufactured military food usually served in the chow halls of forward units.Triggers. What sets you off emotionally.Two is one and one is none.

One charge is never enough to be sure. The same way with anything, you need a backup to be sure.Adverb, noun, adjective, verb. The process undertaken to organize a cluster fuck. It may also be used in this way, a senior enlisted Marine may say, “Hey squad leader, go unfuck that cluster fuck,” or, “Go unfuck that private, he’s all fucked up.” (Sgt. What Marines call their BDUs, the clothes they wear in the field.A vehicle.VIED. Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device WWheels Up.

Usually means when your aircraft is taking off. Sometimes it means taking off to be deployed down range.When conditions are at their very worst, people are at their very best.This is when the tough get going!When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Applies to all non-quitters.Winged Lizard.A bird-like creature. YYellow Jugs. A yellow jug that is filled with explosives, used by the enemy.You don’t have to like it, you just have to do it. No quitters, no wimps and no whiners.What we all have to do at times and make the best of it.Young Pups. Young Marines, Young Devil Dogs.ZZero Dark Thirty, or Zero Dark Hundred.powerfulilove.