Here is my current list of top 10 favourite albums, but, as I listen to so much music, this could change in the next….hour…minute.
Way back in 1983 the BBC aired a series, Rockschool, which taught the basics of performing rock music and its various genres. It featured Geoff Nicholls on drums, Henry Thomas on Bass and Dierdre Cartwright (above) on lead guitar, along with interviews with leading musicians from the various genres covered.
There were nine episodes in the first series:
The BBC went on to produce a second series, which aired a few years later, and added a keyboard player (Alastair Gavin, I think). But it is the first series for which I had fondest memories.
If you want to check out the series a user on YouTube has uploaded the whole thing. http://www.youtube.com/user/joeeyeless
You may find that the first section of the episode on Heavy Metal is blocked. I think it’s the bit that has a clip of Motörhead. Well they did say that if they moved in next door your lawn would die!
Civil Civic have a new single out in July, check out the release here http://shop.civilcivic.com/. In the meantime you could do a lot worse than check out their debut EP, the economically titled “1”.
Track listing:
The EP can be checked out on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/4AsMofBSF82KTbDoS4tuCW
Genre(s):
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Further information:
@CivilCivic.blogspot.com - http://civilcivic.blogspot.com/
@Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/civilcivic
@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/civilcivic
@Twitter - http://twitter.com/civilcivic
I’ve just been checking out the new album, The Obsidian Conspiracy, by Nevermore. If you are not familiar band then they are well worth checking out, particularly if you like your extreme music progressive. The band don’t really fit into any particular genre of extreme music as, to me, they sound totally trans-genre. My, oh my, can this band play!
Track listing:
Listen at Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/7j7tAsWboyxgxEXzaFC41p
Let’s check a bit of Jeff getting all shreadtastic at Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010. Cool!
Reviewed at:
AngryMetalGuy - http://www.angrymetalguy.com/nevermore-the-obsidian-conspiracy-review/
Sputnik Music - http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=53432
Bloody Disgusting - http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/music/723
The New Review - http://thenewreview.net/reviews/nevermore-the-obsidian-conspiracy
Danger Dog - http://www.dangerdog.com/2010-music-reviews/nevermore-the-obsidian-conspiracy-review.php
Genre(s):
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Further info:
@MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/nevermorefans
@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevermore-band/34097738619?ref=ts
@Twitter - http://twitter.com/nevermoreband
@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermore
@JeffLoomis.com - http://www.jeffloomis.com/
There I was, looking for a Top/Best of list to post on the blog today, and when I looked in the mailbox things got a whole lot easier when I discovered the my, just delivered, Decibel issue 69 contained a Top 5 Swedish Black Metal Albums list. So here is is:
I managed to find all the above, except Satanic Slaughter’s debut, on Spotify.
Track listing:
I’ve never given Can’s album, Tago Mago, a proper listen. However, that was rectified over the weekend when the wife suggested that we give it a listen while we hung out in the lounge. Of course, me being me, tried to go one better and I put together a list of albums that also contained one each from bands that are similar in some way to Can. Here is the playlist I put together on Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/user/toxicmusic79/playlist/76xJALdw4Md33veFrixgg4
More information about Can, can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_(band)
Especially owing to my current status as a probationary Canadian, it’s good to see one of the ‘local’ bands getting the recognition that they deserve. http://www.alliancefilms.com/en/89/details/display/12402/
Plus, I love Rush. I’ve loved them since a friend played me 2112 way back in the ‘70s.
I know I will be checking out this movie when it comes to Halifax (Nova Scotia) next weekend, for a 2 night run at the Empire. http://www.empiretheatres.com/movie/rush-beyond-lighted-stage
For those unfamiliar with the band, just the following list of studio albums will give some idea of their longevity:
Here is a super-play list of the 18 released studio albums care of Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/user/toxicmusic79/playlist/33s6jyepkX23qfqLI5jfRi
And, for you young tykes, here is a list of more ‘recent’ similar artists (well they have been going a while):
Take it away RUSH!
I was looking through my June issues for the music magazines that I subscribe to, at the moment (Revolver / Rock Sound / Terrorizer), and thought it would be fun to post a list of the albums from their June reviews that either got the top spot* or scored 9+. Here is the resulting list (where possible I have hyperlinked to the album on Spotify).
The Shape Of Punk To Come, by Swedish band Refused, completely passed me by when it was originally released , however I gave it a listen recently and was completely blown away by the unique sound. Check it out, still sounds as fresh today as it did in 1998.
Track listing:
Check it out at Spotify - http://open.spotify.com/album/3qiPCc9ktPONvkHyfqUqOz
Reviewed at:
Genre(s):
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Further information:
@Website - http://www.officialrefused.com/
@Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/refused
@Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/RefusedBand
@Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refused
