Polyrhythmic metal anyone?
With most bands I like I go into frenzy mode and become an [insert band here] afficionado. I never really bothered with Synthetic Breed because I decided that no matter how much local music fans knew about this band, I'd always have one up on them - bassist Jonas Bahlo was my history teacher at the second high school I attended. See? That equals me>you.
Despite the nifty sound Synthetic Breed create, they sound a lot better on cd. My friend said it best when he told me "polyrhythmic metal is hard to headbang to" and he's right. Last time I saw them perform I was confronted by a wall of noise with each instrument hard to distinguish from the others and it was so loud that the vocals were all but drowned out. It was a shame too, they were the headliners and I was so looking forward to seeing them.
There's not much to say about this band even though I do enjoy listening to them.
If you're going to pass judgment on them from what I say, then I'm sorry to disappoint. You're better off listening to them yourself. Don't listen to them live first though; unless they've improved their sound since and I'm unaware.
Just be envious that the bassist was my history teacher. =D
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
LITTLE KNOWN AUSSIE BAND WEEK!! #1: Black Like Vengeance
Ok, so Black Like Vengeance may not be THAT little known around here in the metal scene (I've encountered enough people who know who they are), but you know, how many Americans or Canadians can say that they know who this band are? PROBABLY NOT MANY!
This band pretty much hauls a fair amount of ass. I first heard of them on some random music forum I used to loiter on. I never bothered to post because the people on it were dickheads who were incapable of intelligible arguments or anything for that matter. The name made me think of some whiny emo band in dire need of new lyrical topics, but in spite of that, I went and listened to them. Whiny emo band? Not likely.
Their first release is the 4 track EP 'All Has Blackened', which is really, really good! Like A Coma is possibly the best song on it, but it's too good to really pick just one good song on it. The second, 'Empty As The Day' seems heavier. It might also be because it's louder. No, it's heavier.
The first thing you're going to notice about Black Like Vengeance (probably) is that their vocalist Sheri is a female. And she's not a silly bimbo looking thing either. She's not a rake, nor is she all made of plastic and makeup. I had the opportunity to witness them perform once at a uber cheap gig when I was in lack of money, which I usually am, and boy are they great! The stage they were on was only small, and was pretty much non-elevated which gave Sheri the opportunity to ram herself into every person in the front row. I established contact, being in the front row and all.
If you're going to take my advice and listen to this band, listen to Asleep At A Wake. Then maybe Empty As The Day.
You know you want to listen to them. Female fronted metal is always fun.
This band pretty much hauls a fair amount of ass. I first heard of them on some random music forum I used to loiter on. I never bothered to post because the people on it were dickheads who were incapable of intelligible arguments or anything for that matter. The name made me think of some whiny emo band in dire need of new lyrical topics, but in spite of that, I went and listened to them. Whiny emo band? Not likely.
Their first release is the 4 track EP 'All Has Blackened', which is really, really good! Like A Coma is possibly the best song on it, but it's too good to really pick just one good song on it. The second, 'Empty As The Day' seems heavier. It might also be because it's louder. No, it's heavier.
The first thing you're going to notice about Black Like Vengeance (probably) is that their vocalist Sheri is a female. And she's not a silly bimbo looking thing either. She's not a rake, nor is she all made of plastic and makeup. I had the opportunity to witness them perform once at a uber cheap gig when I was in lack of money, which I usually am, and boy are they great! The stage they were on was only small, and was pretty much non-elevated which gave Sheri the opportunity to ram herself into every person in the front row. I established contact, being in the front row and all.
If you're going to take my advice and listen to this band, listen to Asleep At A Wake. Then maybe Empty As The Day.
You know you want to listen to them. Female fronted metal is always fun.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Silversun Pickups - Carnavas.
1. Melatonin
2. Well Thought Out Twinkles
3. Checkered Floor
4. Little Lover's So Polite
5. Future Foe Scenarios
6. Waste It On
7. Lazy Eye
8. Rusted Wheel
9. Dream At Tempo 119
10. Three Seed
11. Common Reactor
For a band to come along and leave their footprints deeply embedded in my heart via JUST one song alone is a huge feat that rarely occurs. Silversun Pickups did just that, and not only did they leave their footprints, they also etched their name on my heart and planted their catchy songs in my eardrums to blossom like a tree. Or flower, is probably more accurate.
For everybody's pleasure, I included the track listing. I think that's a nifty idea, at least then people can be all 'oh! I know what song she must be talking about!' now. Hooray.
The beginning of Melatonin has an almost Smashing Pumpkins-esque feel about it. Nothing could be bad about that! Although I am quick to argue when people call them the new Smashing Pumpkins, because they are not, and don't sound that much like them in my opinion, but this song does have an SP feel to it.
Well Thought Out Twinkles is ridiculously infectious, and has a video clip to match. You really must watch it. Then again, I am a sucker for videos in that sort of style. Listen to this song, and if the guitar riff at the beginning does NOT get firmly implanted in your head for days on end, then I will denounce the claim of ridiculously infectiousness. Although, when I think about it, I probably won't. The bass solo part is ace. A lot of SSPU's songs have great bass.
Future Foe Scenarios is insanely good. Oh goodness look at my adjectives today! Let's see how many more I can use.. It's a fucking brilliant song. Brian's vocals seem so much more emotional and heartfelt in this song than in any others. I think it's beautifully written. The lyrics are wonderfully witty and clever. Adjective, adjective, adjective! Brilliantly wonderfully masterful! This song is perfect.
Waste It On has a good bass intro. Scratch that. The bass throughout is ace. I like Nikki as a bassist. It is possible that I am biased in saying so due to the fact that this band is wonderful, but I do think she's a nifty bassist. The fact that their songs aren't afraid to let the bass through the wall of noise produced by the other instruments is just great.
Lazy Eye is the song that propelled them straight into my heart. I've heard the EP version, which is slower, but the album version is better. There isn't much difference except for the speed, and the vocals are a little different, but it's still the same great song.
Last but not least; Dream At Tempo 119. Purely fucking beautiful beginning for a god damn brilliant song. I've still yet to try to come up with a meaning for this song, but really who gives a shit? All that matters is that it's highly aurally pleasing and has Nikki's backing vocals littered throughout it. It's cute.
She said don't open your eyes..
Please give this band a chance. You won't regret it, and if you do, then I'm sorry you have poor taste in music.
2. Well Thought Out Twinkles
3. Checkered Floor
4. Little Lover's So Polite
5. Future Foe Scenarios
6. Waste It On
7. Lazy Eye
8. Rusted Wheel
9. Dream At Tempo 119
10. Three Seed
11. Common Reactor
For a band to come along and leave their footprints deeply embedded in my heart via JUST one song alone is a huge feat that rarely occurs. Silversun Pickups did just that, and not only did they leave their footprints, they also etched their name on my heart and planted their catchy songs in my eardrums to blossom like a tree. Or flower, is probably more accurate.
For everybody's pleasure, I included the track listing. I think that's a nifty idea, at least then people can be all 'oh! I know what song she must be talking about!' now. Hooray.
The beginning of Melatonin has an almost Smashing Pumpkins-esque feel about it. Nothing could be bad about that! Although I am quick to argue when people call them the new Smashing Pumpkins, because they are not, and don't sound that much like them in my opinion, but this song does have an SP feel to it.
Well Thought Out Twinkles is ridiculously infectious, and has a video clip to match. You really must watch it. Then again, I am a sucker for videos in that sort of style. Listen to this song, and if the guitar riff at the beginning does NOT get firmly implanted in your head for days on end, then I will denounce the claim of ridiculously infectiousness. Although, when I think about it, I probably won't. The bass solo part is ace. A lot of SSPU's songs have great bass.
Future Foe Scenarios is insanely good. Oh goodness look at my adjectives today! Let's see how many more I can use.. It's a fucking brilliant song. Brian's vocals seem so much more emotional and heartfelt in this song than in any others. I think it's beautifully written. The lyrics are wonderfully witty and clever. Adjective, adjective, adjective! Brilliantly wonderfully masterful! This song is perfect.
Waste It On has a good bass intro. Scratch that. The bass throughout is ace. I like Nikki as a bassist. It is possible that I am biased in saying so due to the fact that this band is wonderful, but I do think she's a nifty bassist. The fact that their songs aren't afraid to let the bass through the wall of noise produced by the other instruments is just great.
Lazy Eye is the song that propelled them straight into my heart. I've heard the EP version, which is slower, but the album version is better. There isn't much difference except for the speed, and the vocals are a little different, but it's still the same great song.
Last but not least; Dream At Tempo 119. Purely fucking beautiful beginning for a god damn brilliant song. I've still yet to try to come up with a meaning for this song, but really who gives a shit? All that matters is that it's highly aurally pleasing and has Nikki's backing vocals littered throughout it. It's cute.
She said don't open your eyes..
Please give this band a chance. You won't regret it, and if you do, then I'm sorry you have poor taste in music.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Birthday Massacre - Nothing And Nowhere.
Everybody should own this cd. I don't give a damn if you're not a fan of them, or gothic style electronica/industrial, you should own it anyway.
For starters, there is nothing bad about this cd. Nothing bad whatsoever.
Happy Birthday is the lucky song chosen to open the cd, and the fact that Chibi whispers in the song is enough to lure me into liking them. It worked too. Fucking damn whispering!
For those of you who haven't cottoned on just yet, the first song on a cd often determines whether I should listen to the entire cd or not. If it's a mediocre opener, I will reluctantly listen to the rest. But I still do, because the rest could be kickass and I'd miss out.
You could probably say that all The Birthday Massacre seem to write about is relationships, whether it's meant in a romantic sense or something else, but even if it is does it really matter? Promise Me may well be an example of such, but it's fucking brilliant. The imagery is truly pretty. If you think you have the topic pegged then congratulations to you, it still has fantastic accompanying imagery. Good synths in this song too. Fuck.
There was a time when my favourite song on this cd was Video Kid, because of the video game style intro, which seriously is too cute, and if you listen to it you can understand why. I've always loved the lyrics in this song.
Despite all of that, Over is arguably the best song on the cd. It is virtually impossible to dislike that song. Don't use 'but I don't like that genre' as an argument because you don't count. I couldn't give a shit if you hated that song, because I'm not actually addressing you, even if you would like to believe that I am.
Then there's the deliciously industrial Broken, which is probably the heaviest song on the cd, as heavy as The Birthday Massacre could possibly get. Yeah. You guessed right; it's freakin' great! It switches from Chibi's angelic vocals to rough guitars and synths and classic industrial style whisperlike vocals and back again. It kicks. Mmhmm.
Basically, the point of this entry is to tell you all to go invest in a copy of Nothing And Nowhere if you haven't already.
4/5
For starters, there is nothing bad about this cd. Nothing bad whatsoever.
Happy Birthday is the lucky song chosen to open the cd, and the fact that Chibi whispers in the song is enough to lure me into liking them. It worked too. Fucking damn whispering!
For those of you who haven't cottoned on just yet, the first song on a cd often determines whether I should listen to the entire cd or not. If it's a mediocre opener, I will reluctantly listen to the rest. But I still do, because the rest could be kickass and I'd miss out.
You could probably say that all The Birthday Massacre seem to write about is relationships, whether it's meant in a romantic sense or something else, but even if it is does it really matter? Promise Me may well be an example of such, but it's fucking brilliant. The imagery is truly pretty. If you think you have the topic pegged then congratulations to you, it still has fantastic accompanying imagery. Good synths in this song too. Fuck.
There was a time when my favourite song on this cd was Video Kid, because of the video game style intro, which seriously is too cute, and if you listen to it you can understand why. I've always loved the lyrics in this song.
Despite all of that, Over is arguably the best song on the cd. It is virtually impossible to dislike that song. Don't use 'but I don't like that genre' as an argument because you don't count. I couldn't give a shit if you hated that song, because I'm not actually addressing you, even if you would like to believe that I am.
Then there's the deliciously industrial Broken, which is probably the heaviest song on the cd, as heavy as The Birthday Massacre could possibly get. Yeah. You guessed right; it's freakin' great! It switches from Chibi's angelic vocals to rough guitars and synths and classic industrial style whisperlike vocals and back again. It kicks. Mmhmm.
Basically, the point of this entry is to tell you all to go invest in a copy of Nothing And Nowhere if you haven't already.
4/5
Monday, May 19, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Metric.
How could I start a music blog without writing about the mighty Metric?!I had to. Gosh.
If you are an indie fan and have not yet heard of the force that is Metric, I am going to take the rock you have been living under and beat you over the head with it until you beg for mercy. How else will I punish you?
They're Canadian. If you have a problem with Canadians then you fail at life. Racism is not cool ok? They've been at it for 10 years. Yes, really. Since 1998, Metric have been doing the rounds. Three albums counting and I am certainly hoping for another. Fingers crossed.
Metric are made up of keyboardist/vocalist Emily Haines, guitarist James Shaw, bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key. If the names Emily Haines and James Shaw sound familiar to you, then obviously you are a fan of Broken Social Scene, as they are involved with the prominent indie artists.
There is no song that I can recommend to you all as their best so far. Everything this band records is amazing in its own way. Although, I can recommend which cd to start with.
Live It Out is their most recent recording [ignore the re-release of their first effort; Grow Up And Blow Away] and there is a very good reason as to why I recommend it to people yet to have their Metric cherry popped.
There's a 90% chance it is because the song opens with the brilliant Empty. Nothing is better than a song that starts out slow and builds to an explosion of drums and guitars only to fade back out to the same way it started. There is absolutely nothing bad about that song. Emily sounds angelic singing softly alongside the very placid drumming. The guitarwork is pretty too. Even better, go watch the video. It has cute puppets and you see Emily on her keyboard. Awesome.
The cd has a delightful mix of dancable and balladesque tunes. Handshakes is fun, and also has the following clever line; "buy this car to drive to work/drive to work to pay for this car." Clever AND true! If that does not make sense to you, then clearly you were dropped on your head at birth.
Too Little Too Late is just pure sexy. Why? Listen to her voice in it. There is something alluring about hearing Emily sing in a slightly lower register. Does it turn me on? Why yes, maybe it does! Even the lyrics are sexy. Hell, just trust me on the sex factor of this song ok?
If you listen to Triple J you're bound to have heard Monster Hospital. Yes, this is the song that got me hooked. Yes, I still love it. How can I not; it's feckin' Metric dammit! There is also pure sex when she sings "I've been bad!" just before the chorus comes in. Mmm. Fans of Grey's Anatomy take note: this song has been featured in that show. I can't say which episode, considering I've only seen it a select amount of times, but just trust me on that.
Patriarch On A Vespa sounds like the song that would've been used as an opener if Empty had've been left off. The slow start isn't as long as Empty's considering it kicks in mighty quick, but it's damn worth it. Excellent guitars in this song too. So damn catchy. Fuck.
Ending Start is next in line in the 'Emily sounds sexy in lower register' queue. It's beautiful. That is all I can say.
And what a better way to end a cd is the title track of the album; Live It Out. Seriously, this song is too good to even comprehend. Listen to it, nobody wants to hear me rant.
Once you've waded the crystal clear waters of Live It Out, your next adventure lies in the firm yet loving grip of Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? My infatuation with this band and all things Emily is making me go on for far too long right now. Best songs on Old World Underground... you ask? I.O.U, Succexy, Combat Baby, Dead Disco and Love Is A Place. The latter has to be one of the prettiest songs they've ever written. And yes, lower register FTW.
Also check out Emily Haines And The Soft Skeleton. She's a fucking amazing woman. Emily; be my mistress?
The Grates.
This is a band that fans of Aussie indie music should check out. Unless you already like them. In that case, I salute you.
The Grates are a three piece, last time I checked. They have fun energetic songs which make me, and should make other people, want to dance. But I refrain on account of the fact that I dance terribly.
I've yet to actually witness them perform live, but very reliable sources have let me know that they are fun live. How? I've seen live videos. DUH!
Singer Patience bounces around and all sorts of shenanigans; even whilst singing. See? Energetic. I've also seen footage of Patience using one of those gymnastics ribbons on stage. It's also an added bonus that she's a cutie. Hooray!
Their songs are fairly basic and simplistic, but good. Gravity Won't Get You High is their only full-length at the moment, yet I do believe they are currently recording a new cd. Thank god. It's pretty much about time.
They have a garage sound about them too. The song Howl has quite a garage feel to it. I'm not sure if I'm the only person who thinks that but this is my blog with my opinions so go jump.
Science Is Golden is the first song I heard of theirs, and like the earlier blog I wrote about Pretty Girls Make Graves' use of handclaps, they also employ the use of said handclaps. If you've been following, then right now you will know that I absolutely adore Science Is Golden. It pretty much got me hooked. Those darned handclaps; harlot!!
Nothing Sir oozes cuteness, from the piano that litters the song to the simplistic drumming of Alana Skyring. It sounds like a nursery rhyme or something that you'd expect to hear in a child's mobile. NOT phone; one of those dangly nursery toys that babies coo at. Yeah. Just leave the piano tune and voila! Instant baby hit.
There is also something amusing in hearing Patience swear in some of their songs. I look at her and think cute innocent girl, and hearing her sing "some motherfuckers think they're born to dance" makes me giggle. Gosh. Potty mouth indeed! Ahem..
I can't think of any bands I can compare them to. If I could I would write them, so that in the off chance fans of any similar bands read this they can go OMFG THE GRATES!
Although, last.fm does tell me they've been compared to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There we go. Fans of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs can go look into The Grates. I should write about YYY. Karen O is sex on legs..
I can't wait for the new cd. I hope it's as good; or better; than Gravity Won't Get You High.
The Grates are a three piece, last time I checked. They have fun energetic songs which make me, and should make other people, want to dance. But I refrain on account of the fact that I dance terribly.
I've yet to actually witness them perform live, but very reliable sources have let me know that they are fun live. How? I've seen live videos. DUH!
Singer Patience bounces around and all sorts of shenanigans; even whilst singing. See? Energetic. I've also seen footage of Patience using one of those gymnastics ribbons on stage. It's also an added bonus that she's a cutie. Hooray!
Their songs are fairly basic and simplistic, but good. Gravity Won't Get You High is their only full-length at the moment, yet I do believe they are currently recording a new cd. Thank god. It's pretty much about time.
They have a garage sound about them too. The song Howl has quite a garage feel to it. I'm not sure if I'm the only person who thinks that but this is my blog with my opinions so go jump.
Science Is Golden is the first song I heard of theirs, and like the earlier blog I wrote about Pretty Girls Make Graves' use of handclaps, they also employ the use of said handclaps. If you've been following, then right now you will know that I absolutely adore Science Is Golden. It pretty much got me hooked. Those darned handclaps; harlot!!
Nothing Sir oozes cuteness, from the piano that litters the song to the simplistic drumming of Alana Skyring. It sounds like a nursery rhyme or something that you'd expect to hear in a child's mobile. NOT phone; one of those dangly nursery toys that babies coo at. Yeah. Just leave the piano tune and voila! Instant baby hit.
There is also something amusing in hearing Patience swear in some of their songs. I look at her and think cute innocent girl, and hearing her sing "some motherfuckers think they're born to dance" makes me giggle. Gosh. Potty mouth indeed! Ahem..
I can't think of any bands I can compare them to. If I could I would write them, so that in the off chance fans of any similar bands read this they can go OMFG THE GRATES!
Although, last.fm does tell me they've been compared to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There we go. Fans of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs can go look into The Grates. I should write about YYY. Karen O is sex on legs..
I can't wait for the new cd. I hope it's as good; or better; than Gravity Won't Get You High.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Beck.
Despite being a very avid non-Beck fan, I respect him as a musician.
The reason being is the mere fact that he created the one song of his that I love undyingly; Nausea.
Occasionally, I will respect an artist I dislike if they can release one or a few songs I can enjoy wholeheartedly or even tolerate. But not always; not looking at anyone Radiohead.
I was pretty much put off the first time I ever heard the tune Sexx Laws. Seriously; what is with that song? It's pretty lame. I heard it on Futurama, which for the record, is a wonderful show.
Lameness of Sexx Laws aside, he writes some pretty spiffy lyrics. Go read some. Be amazed. Then fall in love with Nausea. I did.
Man. I'm not really with it today.
I END WITH THIS;
I respect Beck as a musician even if I don't like him. Oh yeah.
The reason being is the mere fact that he created the one song of his that I love undyingly; Nausea.
Occasionally, I will respect an artist I dislike if they can release one or a few songs I can enjoy wholeheartedly or even tolerate. But not always; not looking at anyone Radiohead.
I was pretty much put off the first time I ever heard the tune Sexx Laws. Seriously; what is with that song? It's pretty lame. I heard it on Futurama, which for the record, is a wonderful show.
Lameness of Sexx Laws aside, he writes some pretty spiffy lyrics. Go read some. Be amazed. Then fall in love with Nausea. I did.
Man. I'm not really with it today.
I END WITH THIS;
I respect Beck as a musician even if I don't like him. Oh yeah.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Cradle Of Filth.
Oh this'll be fun.
Why? Simple really; so many people seem to resent this band. And by people I mean metalheads. Either that, or they did like them then complain about their change in musical prowess.
Midian was an effing great cd. Seriously. Well, in my opinion. It was made of serious uber win. Cthulhu Dawn is such a rad song to open such a rad cd with.
So, I like Cradle Of Filth, I'm not afraid to admit it. They've put out some good music. They are metal, whether you want to believe that or not. See the difference between me and other metalheads, is that I accept that there is some shit metal out there.
For example.
A metalhead who doesn't like Cradle will insist wholeheartedly that it's NOT metal. Sorry to break it to you pal, but just because you don't like a metal band doesn't mean they're not metal. What the fuck are they? Opera? Jazz?! Fucking grow up. I don't like Pantera but I accept that they are metal. Stop being such a douchebag, ok?
Then there's the metalheads who go on and on about how Cradle used to be a good band when they released stuff like The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh. You're the kind I don't like. Admittedly, their newer attempts have been mighty lacklustre compared to the earlier stuff, but I reckon they turned bad on Thornography. I'm willing to see if they improve with another record. But have you even BOTHERED to try the stuff that isn't old? Or are you so scared of being flamed for having an opinion that you 'fit in' with the rest of the metal fans out there by announcing your dislike of the newer Cradle music?
I know a few people who think that their first outings were the only good ones, and they are forgiven because they don't force their opinions onto me. The ones who do; you're also douchebags.
I will say that I enjoy listening to Damnation And A Day and Nymphetamine. There are some quality songs on both of those cds. Damnation has the most amazing lead-in to a song I've ever heard in the way of Damned In Any Language (A Plague On Words) + Better To Reign In Hell. Mmm.. Musicgasm..
Then there's the little fact that Dani is so insanely easy to pick on. Has anybody ever noticed that? He's a short little British man who dresses in corpse paint and metal spikes and screeches like a banshee. It's a pretty nifty vocal range IMO, but gosh. A short little British man! What could be easier to pick on?! If he was a tall fat German guy, pretty sure people would be all 'how br00tul', but no. Poor Dani.
Even I can't screech that high. Hell, I can't do it at all. Wow.
Why? Simple really; so many people seem to resent this band. And by people I mean metalheads. Either that, or they did like them then complain about their change in musical prowess.
Midian was an effing great cd. Seriously. Well, in my opinion. It was made of serious uber win. Cthulhu Dawn is such a rad song to open such a rad cd with.
So, I like Cradle Of Filth, I'm not afraid to admit it. They've put out some good music. They are metal, whether you want to believe that or not. See the difference between me and other metalheads, is that I accept that there is some shit metal out there.
For example.
A metalhead who doesn't like Cradle will insist wholeheartedly that it's NOT metal. Sorry to break it to you pal, but just because you don't like a metal band doesn't mean they're not metal. What the fuck are they? Opera? Jazz?! Fucking grow up. I don't like Pantera but I accept that they are metal. Stop being such a douchebag, ok?
Then there's the metalheads who go on and on about how Cradle used to be a good band when they released stuff like The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh. You're the kind I don't like. Admittedly, their newer attempts have been mighty lacklustre compared to the earlier stuff, but I reckon they turned bad on Thornography. I'm willing to see if they improve with another record. But have you even BOTHERED to try the stuff that isn't old? Or are you so scared of being flamed for having an opinion that you 'fit in' with the rest of the metal fans out there by announcing your dislike of the newer Cradle music?
I know a few people who think that their first outings were the only good ones, and they are forgiven because they don't force their opinions onto me. The ones who do; you're also douchebags.
I will say that I enjoy listening to Damnation And A Day and Nymphetamine. There are some quality songs on both of those cds. Damnation has the most amazing lead-in to a song I've ever heard in the way of Damned In Any Language (A Plague On Words) + Better To Reign In Hell. Mmm.. Musicgasm..
Then there's the little fact that Dani is so insanely easy to pick on. Has anybody ever noticed that? He's a short little British man who dresses in corpse paint and metal spikes and screeches like a banshee. It's a pretty nifty vocal range IMO, but gosh. A short little British man! What could be easier to pick on?! If he was a tall fat German guy, pretty sure people would be all 'how br00tul', but no. Poor Dani.
Even I can't screech that high. Hell, I can't do it at all. Wow.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Alexisonfire - Accidents.
Everybody should fucking love this song.
From the greatness of the beginning to the also great ending, this is a song that everybody should listen to at least once in their lives. Preferably more than once.
What could be better than a song about a fear of hospitals that has the ability to somehow work it's way under your skin and affect you in a way you never thought a song about hospital fears could?!
It must be the gang vocals in the LET'S REDEFINE part. Whatever.
Fuck it. Listen to it now.
And until next time I blog without having my mind taken over by the lure of WoW, I leave you with these words;
"Do they even cure you?
Or is it just to humour us before we die?
If only we could heal ourselves
We wouldn't need to be hooked up to these machines."
Ah Alexisonfire, you've done it again.
let's redefine what it means to heal!!
From the greatness of the beginning to the also great ending, this is a song that everybody should listen to at least once in their lives. Preferably more than once.
What could be better than a song about a fear of hospitals that has the ability to somehow work it's way under your skin and affect you in a way you never thought a song about hospital fears could?!
It must be the gang vocals in the LET'S REDEFINE part. Whatever.
Fuck it. Listen to it now.
And until next time I blog without having my mind taken over by the lure of WoW, I leave you with these words;
"Do they even cure you?
Or is it just to humour us before we die?
If only we could heal ourselves
We wouldn't need to be hooked up to these machines."
Ah Alexisonfire, you've done it again.
let's redefine what it means to heal!!
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