JT Curtis Music

The Making of Where Did the Music Go: Recording the title track

Me recording my vocal to the title track of the upcoming album with Dino Covelli on piano. I was going to include this with my all-access videos but I'll be posting it all over my socials for promo, so anyone is free to watch this one. The album, Where Did the Music Go, is coming soon (Date TBD).

Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield - Summer of Prog

The last entry this year for Summer of Prog - and getting us ready for the Halloween season - Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield (huge thank you for donating this copy!) Tubular Bells is best known as the theme song to The Exorcist, all mostly performed and recorded by Mike himself. Let's go through this piece that takes up the entire two sides of the record! Special thanks to everyone for supporting this year's Summer of Prog.

Update on Where Did the Music Go Exclusive Content

Hey all, due to lack of interest, I have decided not to post anymore exclusive behind-the-scenes videos for the making of Where Did the Music Go. It was initially to help fund the album but now between finishing it, finishing Summer of Prog and playing gigs to pay for the album, I just don’t have the time to add behind the scenes content to that list.

Appreciate everyone's continued support. Gonna try to finish up the final Summer of Prog video this week.

Breakfast in America - Supertramp - Summer of Prog

By request, our next entry in Summer of Prog is Breakfast in America by Supertramp - Certainly a well-loved album with classics like The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger, Take the Long Way Home and Gone Hollywood. But is it truly a progressive rock album?

Much Needed Break

Hey everyone - I'm gonna be taking a much needed week off. There's been some stressful things going on with the making of this new album and I'm not really getting a huge amount of support to justify the mental anxiety it's causing right now. I promise the final two Summer of Prog videos and Beach Boys video are on my to-do list and they will come out once I've recharged. Appreciate ya'll for understanding.

All-Access Content from Upcoming Album

Hey everyone, so as some of you may have seen, I'm working on a new album. If you've been to one of our recent shows, you've already heard a good portion of it!

It's a progressive rock album called Where Did the Music Go set in a dystopian society where AI controls everything (so basically right now) and an underground congregation lives off the grid playing real music. The B-side will be a side-long piece about finding where the music has gone in the wake of a near apocalypse. As with ...

Top 10 South Park Songs

With the premiere of their 27th season, I'm going through my personal Top 10 favorite songs from South Park, from the original theme by Primus, to the musical numbers from Bigger, Longer & Uncut to... well you'll have to watch and find out!

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis - Summer of Prog

Continuing Summer of Prog, I'm reviewing another long requested classic: The Lamp Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis, a double album and their last with frontman Peter Gabriel. It's a rock opera set in New York City as Rael goes on a spiritual journey, coming across many strange sights along the way.

To be honest, I had a really hard time putting this one together, mostly due to past experiences with Phil Collins people claiming copyright on YouTube. So I decided to break the format and d...

And the winner of this month's poll is... The Beach Boys!

Thank you to all who voted!

So... what are YOUR favorite Beach Boys songs?

And of course RIP Brian, Carl & Dennis Wilson ❤️

Last day to vote in the poll!

Don't forget to vote!

#23 Poll: What should my next JTC Playlist Video be?

What Band / Artist should be my next subject for my ongoing JTC Playlist series where I organize the best songs of their catalog into a vinyl formatted playlist with bonus tracks at the end?

JT Curtis - Never Let the Bastards Grind You Down LIVE at White Eagle Hall NJ

JT Curtis & Mongoose opening for Red Vox live at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City New Jersey playing Never Let the Bastards Grind You Down written by JT Curtis, Todd Meredith & Emily Seibert. The band is:

JT Curtis - Guitar & Vocals
Juliana De La Cruz - Percussion & Vocals
Colleen "Sax Kitten" Farquhar - Saxophone & Vocals
Scott Stein - Keyboards & Vocals
Hector Lopez - Drums
Jason Taylor - Bass

Thanks to Becky Curtis for filming video
Elem...

2112 - Rush - Summer of Prog

Summer of Prog is back and I'm reviewing a long requested classic: 2112 by Rush (donated by a fan, thank you!) 2112 was the album that brought Rush into the limelight, the band consisting of bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer extraordinaire Neil Peart. The title track is a side long progressive rock gem and also features tracks like Train to Bangkok, The Twilight Zone and Tears. Let's dive into this classic and start off Summer of Prog with a bang!

Best Eric Clapton Songs - JTC Playlist

JT Curtis highlights the greatest songs from Eric Clapton and his associated bands: The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos.

Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDa7kXyM3V4Uy_VhlIfcvrqL3yMXwxE_W&si=ydxQ5_7P-NhvcuID

Just finished filming the JTC Playlist video for Eric Clapton

Thank you all for your patience... it's been a year I'll say that... Busy weekend, but hopefully next week I'll have this video edited and ready. Looking forward to it!

Rock Protest Songs - JTC Playlist

By request, JT highlights some of Rock & Roll's greatest protest songs, socially conscious songs and "Woke" songs:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5U4eeURXdJsHjbqs54TXht?si=H4kor7YGQzaqJ9jN3L41Sg

Pink Floyd at Pompeii IMAX Review

I just saw #PinkFloyd #LiveatPompeii in #IMAX - Here is my #moviereview of the new cut!

Thank you for the album!

A huge thank you to an anonymous donor who donated #rush #2112 for #summerofprog - can’t get much more prog than this!

Wish List for Summer of Prog 2025

Hey all - Huge thank you to those who made some suggestions for Summer of Prog 2025. I added a few to my Amazon Wish List - though unfortunately a number of them aren't available. If anyone has a copy or can get one through another site, please send me a message. As with last year, if you send me one of these records on vinyl (or other prog records) I WILL review them. They do have to be on vinyl though, I won't accept CDs.

Appreciate your contributions!

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Summer of Prog 2025

Planning to do #SummerofProg again this year. I have some ideas but maybe YOU have some? Comment below. And remember if you send me a prog rock record, I will review it!

Is Rock & Roll Woke?

Discussing how issues of discrimination and war impacted Rock & Roll, the many protest songs that have defined the genera, and what the word "Woke" actually means.

Comments are welcomed but please be civil...

Special thanks to Gillian Stoll for the artwork.

To all my Patrons...

The next video I am going to release is called "Is Rock & Roll Woke" and it deals with topical issues related to Rock & Roll's history, such as racism, sexism, homophobia and just the stigma surrounding protest music in general. I did my best to keep it in the same style as my History of Rock videos (some fun moments along with emotional moments) and tried to be fair to both sides of the aisle, but I did also make some opinions known.

If forever reason you don't want me to inclu...

Elements on Vinyl - The Video Album

The Vinyl Release of Elements, by JT Curtis, visualized with all of the songs' videos, including the title track, You and Only You, Never Let the Bastards Grind You Down, Bootleg Gasoline and Home (Last Stand). You can buy a copy of Elements on Vinyl through Bandcamp and Patrons get a discount code by sending me a message here on Patreon.

https://jtcurtis.bandcamp.com/

Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii getting IMAX release

Discussing the upcoming release of Pink Floyd's classic 1972 film Live at Pompeii.

Update

Hey all - So I haven't posted in a little while. I took some time off just to recharge. History of Rock 2010s and The Chuck Berry video were a lot of work. However I am working on the Eric Clapton video as well as video essay on "Did Yoko Ono Break Up The Beatles." Hopefully I can get those out relatively soon and hope everyone is doing well. Thank you for your continued support!

JT

Eric Clapton wins the poll for the next JTC Playlist!

This should be interesting to put together... So what are you favorite Eric Clapton songs?

#21 What should my next JTC Playlist Video be?

What Band / Artist should be my next subject for my ongoing JTC Playlist series where I organize the best songs of their catalog into a vinyl formatted playlist with bonus tracks at the end?

Who should be in my next poll for the next JTC Playlist?

Before I make up the next poll for my next JTC Playlist, who else do you want to see me talk about?

From the previous Classic Rock poll I still have:

• Deep Purple

• The Kinks

• Creedence Clearwater Revival

• Bruce Springsteen

• Eric Clapton

I usually list 6 options, so who should my 6th be? Suggestions from YouTube that I like include: Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, N...

California Fire (Single Version) - Read the description

I debated whether I was going to share this or not, but I’m an artist, it’s what I do.

In 2015 I released a song called California Fire off of the album One Last Stand. At the time I’m writing this, January 9th, 2025, Pacific Palisades, a town I grew up for a long time before moving to New York City, has been burned to the ground. So many places and structures I used to walk by everyday as a kid, including my high school Palisades Charter High School, have either been severely dam...

History of Rock & Roll OUTTAKES - 2010s

Outtakes and Bloopers for The History of Rock & Roll The 2010s with Nick Patrella and Ashley Rose. Watch the Full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/history-of-rock-117600077?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_...