Showing posts with label hard rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hard rock. Show all posts
Friday, 8 August 2008
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Robert Plant
His live at Nashville, TN (dated 06-29-05, whatever that means, probably 29 May 2006) is excellent. Find it.
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Fight Fire with Fire
A video from March 14th of this year. It's amazing how quickly one can get hold of music video, just by following a few Dailymotion user feeds (I did not even know Metallica was playing there, and I did not look for it in particular).
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Coroner
I do not know this band well, but a full live from 1990 is now online.
The same user has some good Exodus.
The same user has some good Exodus.
Monday, 19 May 2008
“The Ecstasy of Gold”
For all the Metallica fans, the classic version of “The Ecstasy of Gold” by Ennio Morricone:
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Black Sabbath, "War Pigs"
Two version of "War Pigs," a landmark in angry blues:
The song fully qualifies to the term "heavy," along with a few others like "Whola Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. The emotional charge that you get from its otherwise simple melody and rather normal pace is definitely heavier than what you would expect.
The song fully qualifies to the term "heavy," along with a few others like "Whola Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. The emotional charge that you get from its otherwise simple melody and rather normal pace is definitely heavier than what you would expect.
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Monday, 24 March 2008
Venom, “Witching Hour”
From Welcome to Hell, the album usually designated as the starting point of back metal.
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Saturday, 26 January 2008
Daily Thrash Motion
It takes about thirty seconds to connect with very large groups of music videos on Dailymotion. “Thrash Militia” has particularly good stuff. Make sure you adjust sound volumes between videos, some of them are very quiet/loud.
You probably need to know the studio version to enjoy this:
You probably need to know the studio version to enjoy this:
Monday, 14 January 2008
Recent additions
Back to blogging. Here are recent additions to my ear:
- Overkill, Taking Over (1987) -- which goes along with my Overkill craze.
- Oldelaf & Monsieur D., “Le Café” (2006) -- a hilarious track from their last album:
- Black Strobe, Burn Your Own Church (2007) -- I saw them play most tracks in Edinburgh last year at Cabaret Voltaire, and they were simply amazing. Check their excellent podcast.
- I also exhumed a lot of Rolling Stones album from my musical past, in order to build my Ultimate Best of Stones. I am not part of the Nostalgic Snobs Club and I like much of the recent stuff from Voodoo Lounge (err, 1994, fairly recent let's say, but I was already listening to it when it came out!).
- Nick Drake, Five Leaves Left (1969) -- a good pick, especially for the song “Riverman”.
- A Pink Floyd bootleg recorded in 1970-71 on the French radio Europe 1 (mistakingly referred to as Europa 1 in the bootleg). I have listened only to the first two tracks, the quality is acceptable. The last track is an orchestra version of “Atom Heart Mother” which sounds very average, I am not that impressed.
Happy New Year, Invisible Tiny Readership!
- Overkill, Taking Over (1987) -- which goes along with my Overkill craze.
- Oldelaf & Monsieur D., “Le Café” (2006) -- a hilarious track from their last album:
- Black Strobe, Burn Your Own Church (2007) -- I saw them play most tracks in Edinburgh last year at Cabaret Voltaire, and they were simply amazing. Check their excellent podcast.
- I also exhumed a lot of Rolling Stones album from my musical past, in order to build my Ultimate Best of Stones. I am not part of the Nostalgic Snobs Club and I like much of the recent stuff from Voodoo Lounge (err, 1994, fairly recent let's say, but I was already listening to it when it came out!).
- Nick Drake, Five Leaves Left (1969) -- a good pick, especially for the song “Riverman”.
- A Pink Floyd bootleg recorded in 1970-71 on the French radio Europe 1 (mistakingly referred to as Europa 1 in the bootleg). I have listened only to the first two tracks, the quality is acceptable. The last track is an orchestra version of “Atom Heart Mother” which sounds very average, I am not that impressed.
Happy New Year, Invisible Tiny Readership!
Sunday, 23 December 2007
Overkill frenzy, last episode
Watching Overkill at Wacken 2007 perfected my knowledge of the band, which is impressively good on stage. Their new drummer is absolutely fantastic. Here's “Wrecking Crew” with muffled yet enjoyable sound:
And the unforgettable “Rotten to the Core” live, again!
And the unforgettable “Rotten to the Core” live, again!
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
Overkill
You learnt about Overkill yesterday. I have done my video-homework and can now testify: Overkill is one of those rare bands which managed to preserve their 1980s identity through the 1990s, despite the deadly nature of this decade for high-pitched voices and clear snare drums. Here they are, playing 'Rotten to the Core' in 2004 as if it were 1985:
The guy who uploaded the first piece puts it this way: 'fuckers are still killing it.' Enough said.
Also enjoy 'Coma' live (n.d.):
The guy who uploaded the first piece puts it this way: 'fuckers are still killing it.' Enough said.
Also enjoy 'Coma' live (n.d.):
Two Doors to Thrash Metal
Here are two interesting entry points to the thrash galaxy.
1.
“Coma” by Overkill. The video is in fact the studio version collated to a variety of concert extracts:
2.
“Burnt Offerings” by Testament. I cannot seem to find a decent live version. This will have to do:
… but please go and find the album version.
Where was this music born? Check this foggy picture of the San Franscisco bay.
These songs are interesting entry points to thrash metal because they tell you what to expect (catchy guitar riffs, terrific drums) and what not to expect (interesting lyrics, innovative song structures). For some reason the album versions of the songs seem more interesting to me.
My own introduction to thrash metal was unconventional, since I first heard of it through Metallica's S & M -- not exactly a traditional thrash record.
1.
“Coma” by Overkill. The video is in fact the studio version collated to a variety of concert extracts:
2.
“Burnt Offerings” by Testament. I cannot seem to find a decent live version. This will have to do:
… but please go and find the album version.
Where was this music born? Check this foggy picture of the San Franscisco bay.
These songs are interesting entry points to thrash metal because they tell you what to expect (catchy guitar riffs, terrific drums) and what not to expect (interesting lyrics, innovative song structures). For some reason the album versions of the songs seem more interesting to me.
My own introduction to thrash metal was unconventional, since I first heard of it through Metallica's S & M -- not exactly a traditional thrash record.
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Led Zep
You can't really miss the bootlegs and video material. Two stills can help me make my point, however. Here's the Zeppelin in 1969 for a live in Paris:
And here's the Zeppelin in London, 2007:
Let's agree that the visual performance is probably less fun. But the sound, the sound, is still great from what I can hear!
And here's the Zeppelin in London, 2007:
Let's agree that the visual performance is probably less fun. But the sound, the sound, is still great from what I can hear!
Sunday, 9 December 2007
Notes from the week
- Blackfield, “II” is not bad. Now I can see where Opeth is coming from (some tracks are very similar as far as the general harmonics are concerned, especially if you listen to Opeth's acoustic masterpiece).
- Faith No More, “The Real Thing” is quickly importing from the CD. Let's see. Isn't “War Pigs” a song by Black Sabbath? HA–I knew it!
- My longlasting love story with French hard rock from the eighties continues: I just bought H-Homb, “Attaque” on iTunes (the funniest band ever), and Trust, “Répression” is now the most listened album in my library, right after…
- … The Chemical Brothers, “Dig your Own Hole” -- because this album is simply one of the best electronic music albums I have ever heard.
Friday, 5 October 2007
Zeppelin fuel
Led Zeppelin is fuel you pick up on the road to keep going forward. Here's a very decent live recorded in Paris in 1971. Seven songs, two from I, one from II, two from III, two from IV.
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Slayer - Raining Blood
The best version (followed by Black Magic):
All drenched in blood:
With better audio/video:
Get a glimpse at the audience:
Top 10 of all-time best hard rock.
All drenched in blood:
With better audio/video:
Get a glimpse at the audience:
Top 10 of all-time best hard rock.
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