Song: "Capt Midnight" Artist: Tomahawk Album: Mit Gas (2003)
Maybe I'm a day late on this being synchronous to collective reality, but oh well. Take it as a sign that I'm going to stop posting anti-cliche songs. Maybe.
Tomahawk has plenty of aggression and apparent chaos on their first two albums. This is a song exception, as it's relatively gentle overall.
My favorite part of this song is "WHAT!", etc. I quote it regularly. WHAT. This part is better portrayed here.
I was trying to find something good to listen to a few weeks ago, searched similar artists on Danava, and ended up liking this right off. Of course, then my friends at Sludge Swamp posted a couple of their albums what seemed to be ten minutes later... That happens a lot.
To sum them up... Hawkwind appreciation. Classic psychedelic rock minus the not-on-purpose fuzzy production. I need more time but they sound nice so far.
Edit: Heard the rest of this album later on this day... Holy shit. It's freakin' good.
I forgot about posting this approximately a year ago and it just came up on random. So, here it is.
This song is kind of boring, being that it emulates Sleep in the fact that the song is the same crap over and over. You have to be in the mindset for it. However, if you are, it's nice and warm.
Well guess what. I've got nothing for you on this one. You can't even look it up. I have found no confirmation on the fact that this even exists. But I have it, and it certainly sounds like Tweak Bird, and they reference each other in the songs... so I'm going to make a judgment call on this one and say it does, in fact, exist.
That said, this song has been stuck in my head for a few days now. It's contagious, like the herpes, except you probably won't get it because google failed today.
This song is okay, and a couple others on this are alright, but... eh. I can't get into this album. It's taken me months just to post this song thanks to being all interested and finding out that I am not actually interested in what's going on here. Still, the song works... It's nummero uno on the album, and for good reason.
I get the sense that I must have heard this song before, somehow somewhere. It came across as very vaguely familiar on first recent listen. Even still, it seems "new". The year it came out isn't especially apparent in the music itself. I don't get the impression that metal generally ages like rock does... Of course, I could just be getting old.
Song: "Wherever I May Roam" Artist: metallica Album: metallica/The Black Album (1991)
This song is totally about me. Or so I thought when I was circa 9 to 20 years old. Except the part about laying head = home. Not quite. But technically there is no "home" in the land of disposable living, so it may still apply.
Anyhow, I've had this song stuck in my head in recent days. I had trouble identifying it because it's been that long since I've heard the song, so I looked it up... and it continued to be stuck in mind. Maybe this will get rid of it.
Crazy how difficult this band was to me a year or so ago, how since about September I've had very little trouble with them. What a ridiculous shift in taste. Or even interest. Or whatever it was.
The vocals still make me laugh. So over the top. Doesn't make the song suck, though. Especially after three minutes in. So, listen.
I'm pretty jealous that ungrateful morons in Georgia are given a festival containing a lineup including but not limited to High on Fire, Mastodon, Neurosis, Boris (even though they suck live), Torche... I probably wouldn't attend the festival even if I were rich because, if I were rich, I would have seen these bands more or at all individually, but it's the principle of the thing. Further, I have a show the same day that is one-off, so even if I were rich and liked crowds, I'd probably stay local. It's important to learn what you can when the opportunity arises, rather than beating the dead horse that is High on Fire, Mastodon, Neurosis, Boris, Torche.
Huge paragraph aside, hi. This song is fulfilling on an emotional level. If you have not, please do.
I finally got around to uploading some more song-videos to youtube. Here's one. There's also Black Cobra's "Beneath" and Tweak Bird's "On and On". For anyone that missed it before, I uploaded Monster Magnet's "Stadium" half a year ago as well.
Oh, and just the record, I have a crush on Sony Vegas. It's like Sony Acid... but with video!
And some more. Those of you without youtube accounts should get one so you can automatically view high quality versions of video (and sound). Granted, you have to change the settings in your account either way, but it's much nicer.
Song: "Sexy Boy" Artist: Air Album: Moon Safari (1998)
...is a rare occurrence, but I suppose when it does, it levels somewhere around this song. At least before "other women" are sighted. Or the boy starts talking. If boys would never talk, that'd be great. Even better if they stayed in the kitchen/laundry room until beckoned. That would solve a lot of problems.
Song: "Man In The Box" Artist: Alice In Chains Album: Facelift (1990)
FAEEEE-AYEEAYEAYED MY EYYYYES. JAAAAAA-YAYAYAY SUSS CAHRIIST.
Going on 19 years now, and about ten since I re-discovered them on my own will. It's funny how some songs drop out of relevancy after a while, or get boring, or whatever it is... and some just don't fucking go away. Case in point.
Song: "Master and Servant" Artist: Depeche Mode Album: Some Great Reward (1984)
I saw this video on tv a bunch of years back. I was surprised about how these geeky looking guys managed to get away with an entire career. And how about that dance..?
I hope you won't mind the live song. You probably won't since you've probably heard this song before now. Which I suppose is good. Hey, you get to sample his speaking voice. If you're a lady, please do that so you can see how much your boyfriend/husband/endeavor of the day sucks in the vocal department.
I listened to this today and it was promptly stuck in my head. Great. The last time it took a month to leave. Especially the "darkness by her side" part near the middle and the next quiet-loud part. I hate the asshole who introduced me to this band.
Since I've got nothing for you, I'll have to describe them. The Faint +/- one or two drinks and a slightly more masculine singer, Goldfrapp on crack instead of heroin, Le Tigre minus feminist angst, and !!! without pretentiousness. So very not for the metal types that visit here most, but it's good for what it is: bassy, dancable electronic rock. If you haven't heard Ghostland Observatory before, get this album.
This song is more laid back than the rest of this album which makes it stand out quiet a bit. It's nice in its calmness...
The first few times I listened to this, I remember laughing at the first line. The whole album focuses on a teenager-ish approach and viewpoint on life, so it makes sense in context... but by itself it seems random.
All the same, it's a nice song. Great for bad moods.
Being 13-14 years old when Daft Punk first violated my brain, I never got a chance to make a decision whether what I was hearing was any good or not before they were stuck in there forever. I do remember listening to this band at that age on a radio station that made me think they were of a classic dance nature rather than brand new or even an actual entity, but... I was musically retarded and dance definitely was not my thing to begin with.
After a decade of practical avoidance, I finally downloaded some Daft Punk songs in 2006... And promptly had this god damn song stuck in my head, just like that fuckin' "Around The World" song. It's good sometimes, bad in its repetition most other times.
Also, did you know that if you bind yourself to a simple formula of repetitive, easily dancable but slightly strange electronic music, people will refer to you as gods?
Milla Jowhateverich, the girl from The Fifth Element, sings a bit here. I wasn't sure this was all english until I read the lyrics. Odd vocals and word choices makes it more interesting, I suppose.
If you didn't like the Puscifer album but like the "REV 22:20" song, give this a shot.
I haven't listened to Welcome to Sky Valley in a while. It got old from a second or third round of overplay a couple of years ago and I haven't wanted to spend much time on it since. But God... god god god. This album is so good. Duh? I know. You know. We all know. We all know Welcome to Sky Valley is one of the greatest examples of good music, ever. It's one of those things we should be sending out into space. Hey aliens, yeah you fuckers, listen to this: Won hun drehhhhhhhhd dahgree. But, ah, it's good.
Every once in a while a youngin' wants to know what my favorite Kyuss song is. It's a tough choice. It depends on the mood. And even then, they're all pretty damn good. There are a couple I would toss on the simple basis that I'm female and that song there is violating to my feminine brain, but even then they're not "bad". I like them all.
I usually tell them my overall favorite Kyuss song is this one. It has a great beat, it has variation, it's positive in feeling, the vocals are interesting, it sticks in your head (but you don't mind), the lyrics are memorable. On it's album, it's got a great placement between a very spaced out song and a very, very energetic song, so you look forward to the change in tracks when it's about to arrive and when it ends.
... But that paragraph is incredibly boring in comparison, so, you know... listen to it.
With a stereo and speakers that adequately depict sound.
I am unhappy about this development. I wanted to like them before I heard them, before I saw them... but there's something about this particular style of music that reminds me of people I want to kick in the face. Or at least gently push and go "oh shtop"... Yeah. This song has a redeeming quality for the band, and perhaps one day I will stop hating other assorted late 1960s-1970s transplants, too.
I haven't posted this yet? Well shit, here you go. Too bad the sound on this video isn't better, because if you haven't heard the song before you may be dissuaded. I, however, encourage you to check this band out through another means. It's worth it.
PS. Sludge.
PPS. I just noticed I posted the previous Rebreather song during Sun in Leo, Moon in Libra. Sun's in Aquarius now, Moon in Aries. Exact opposite Sun and Moon signs. COINCIDENCE?! Perhaps.
PPPS. Fucked up, I posted about the same Kyuss song at the Moon sign beforehand both times, too! "100 Degrees": Sun in Leo, Moon in Virgo. Mention of "100 Degrees": Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Pisces.
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