Big Bunny, I'm a pretty good pianist. Don't mess with me. I'm a pretty good rhythm guitarist and better pianist. I'll take y'all on!
Record Producer
Rock Journalist
Pianist
Guitarist
Songwriter
Song & Dance Man!
have a nice day
p.s. read some excerpts from Chip Lamey/Ira Robbins reviews:
COUNT
I'm a Star (French Flamingo) 1979
Love & Flame (French New Rose) 1982
The Intuition Element (VAR International) 1984
The Count — Joseph A. Viglione — has been a visible and important fixture on the local Boston scene ever since the mid-'70s. Besides recording and performing his own material, he's published fanzines, promoted concerts, produced other bands and operated the Varulven label. Oddly enough, his first two albums have never been issued outside France.
I'm a Star owes quite a bit to the influence of the Velvet Underground and, like Lou Reed, the Count knows how to make the most of a voice with a limited range. The tracks — many previously issued in the US on singles and EPs — are appealing because of their simple, romantic outlook on life. Love & Flame finds the Count in a more mainstream new wave format.
The Intuition Element, dynamically produced by veteran Jimmy Miller, is a highly charged near-metal rock album filled with blistering guitar solos (credit Fudge Keegan), thundering drums and more of the Count's individualistic songs.
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Post Post Script
That photo of me with the hands is while I'm talking to author Dennis "Mystic River" Lehane. The piano in the studio was played by Ray Manzarek of The Doors prior to my Manzarek interview (and right before I drove Mr. & Mrs. Manzarek to the Howie Carr Show).
I take the air piano remark made about an Italian guy who often uses his hands during interviews (always in a professional way, unlike how certain radio people use their hands in violation of Mass General Law) as Italian discrimination. I will now make an illegal hand signal and extend one digit to you, Big Bunny!