Último álbum lançado pela banda australiana AC/DC, Black Ice é marcado por não propiciar nenhuma inovação radical no estilo musical do lendário grupo de rock 'n' roll liderado pelos irmãos Angus (guitarra solo) e Malcom (guitarra rítmica) Young, que conta também com Brian Johnson no vocal, Cliff Williams no baixo e o membro que entrou mais recentemente (1994) Phill Rudd na bateria. O estilo único, mantido no último trabalho, deixou os fãs (como eu) muitos satisfeitos com o resultado obtido pela banda, principalmente nas músicas Rock 'n' Roll Train, Black Ice e War Machine.
Com a apresentação do quinteto no estádio do Morumbi em São Paulo estando cada vez mais próxima (ocorrerá no dia 27/11), comentar o último lançamento é uma obrigação. Assim como conferir as músicas do mesmo.
Capa do álbum:
Faixas:
1. Rock 'n' Roll Train
2. Skies on Fire
3. Big Jack
4. Anything Goes
5. War Machine
6. Smash 'n' Grab
7. Spoilin' for a Fight
8. Wheels
9. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock 'n' Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock 'n' Roll Dreams
14. Rocking All the Way
15. Black Ice
War Machine (ao vivo Vienna, Austria)
Curiosidade:
Brian Johnson ao ser perguntado por um repórter acerca da falta de novidades nas músicas do Black Ice: "Nós nunca mudamos, continuamos sendo a mesma banda de sempre!"
ENJOY!
November is almost over so I better do this or I'll never do it. Here in Australia on Triple J radio is Ausmusic month and ABCTV show Rage has joined in this year too. In Jmag The Drones won the top spot in their "Greatest Aussie Song Ever" Top 30 as voted by Aussie muso's. Winning with Shark Fin Blues, which got the most votes and so should they, check it all out here: http://blogs.abc.net.au/triplej/2009/10/greatest-aussie-songs-ever.html
Plus the other night The Drones won two A.I.R. Awards for "Independent Artist Of The Year" and "Best Independent Album" for Havilah and so should they too, check it out here: http://www.airawards.com.au/ (also they should win every A.R.I.A. award at the end of this week but will miss out more than likely because well, it's the crappy arias). Anyway I'm going to re-post Gareth Liddiard from The Drones top five votes for Jmag's greatest Aussie songs, which are: AC/DC - Jailbreak Dirty Three - Hope Kim Salmon - Obvious Is Obvious Laughing Clowns - Collapse Board X - Revolution
Cool, eh? Plus now triple J’s "Like A Version Vol. 5" album is coming out at the end of this month with The Drones doing Suicide is Painless cover on it, yipee!
OK, that is it. I think I've picked a bit of everything but maybe more obscure than your normal top 100 Aussie chart. If you don't know something which sounds good to you please let me know and I'll do my best in letting you know where or how you can find it. I was going to write a line or two on each song but it really would take forever to do that so it's just a big long list again. There was reasons why for all of them and where they ended up in the chart but you can tell what I like and what I don't and a lot of bands or artists have been left out but I don't like them as much as the songs above. These I would listen to forever and if I could take over Triple J this is what I would play for you. What do you think???
Alright, as we near the end of this first Y2K decade, it's time to take a look back at all the incredible Albums that have been released up to now.
I'll start off this extensive research with 2000, up until 2009. I'll then go back to 1980, all the way up to 1999, to then wrap things up with the 70s and before.
Seeing the amount of albums I listen(ed) to, I'll be choosing my Top 25 Albums for each year. An ordered Top 10, and ~15 others worth mentioning. I'm also considering the live albums and EPs (~5), but they have their own section since songs on these have usually already been released before.
These are general rankings of how I see them today, and based on my Last.FM songs playcounts (2005-now) put through the formula:
Total Sum of each Album's Song's (running time X playcount)
DIVIDED BY
Album's Total Running Time
Thanks to MediaMonkey and its amazing scripting abilities, that formula gives an Album's REAL playcount, taking into consideration every song's lenght & playcount in relation to the overall album's lenght and # of songs on it.
You'll see the result (# of times I've really listened to an album since 2005) besides each, along with my 10* Rating. (x/x)
Besides each Year, you get the Total of all Albums' Playcounts and the average of all Albums' Ratings. (x / %)
Note that I haven't necessarily discovered and enjoyed all these albums on their released years, some I discovered years later. So these are also based on how important (to me) some of these albums were at the time.
(**) are the complete albums I was into at that time;
(*) are albums that contained only a few song(s) I was into or listened to at that time;
and those without (*) are albums I discovered years later.
Since one of the thing I love the most about music is the chemistry between players in a band, here's my lists of favorite duos.
These reflect not only amazing technical ability but also an amazing mix of styles backed up by great songwriting as well.
Duo Guitar/Bass
1) Alex Lifeson / Geddy Lee (Rush)
2) John Petrucci / John Myung (Dream Theater)
3) Nuno Bettencourt / Pat Badger (Extreme)
4) Jagori Tanna / Bruce Gordon (I Mother Earth)
5) Steve Vai / Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth & Vai)
Duo Guitar/Drums
1) John Petrucci / Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
2) Nuno Bettencourt / Mike Mangini & Jeff Consi (Extreme / Mourning Widows)
3) Steve Vai / Mike Mangini (Vai)
4) Jagori & Christian Tanna (I Mother Earth)
5) Adam Jones / Danny Carey (Tool)
1) Les Claypool / Tim Alexander (Primus)
2) Geddy Lee / Neil Peart (Rush)
3) Doug Pinnicks/Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
4) Rufus Philpot / Virgil Donati (Planet X)
5) Justin Chancellor / Danny Carey (Tool)
6) Bruce Gordon / Christian Tanna (I Mother Earth)
Duo Bass/Keyboards
1) Tony Levin / Jordan Rudess (LTE)
2) John Myung / Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater / Platypus)
3) Billy Sheehan / John Novello (Niacin)
Duo Drums/Keyboards
1) Virgil Donati / Derek Sherinian (Planet X)
2) Mike Portnoy / Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater / LTE)
3) Mike Portnoy / Kevin Moore (Dream Theater / OSI)
4) Carl Palmer / Keith Emerson (ELP)
5) Dennis Chambers / John Novello (Niacin)
1) Gary Cherone / Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
2) John Petrucci / Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater / LTE)
3) Virgil Donati / Derek Sherinian (Planet X)
Wishlist
1) Nuno Bettencourt / Mike Portnoy
2) Nuno Bettencourt / Virgil Donati
3) Nuno Bettencourt & Steve Vai / Planet X
Dream Lineups
Prog-Funky: Nuno Bettencourt / Mike Portnoy / Les Claypool / Derek Sherinian
Prog-Crazy: Steve Vai / Mike Mangini / Victor Wooten / Jordan Rudess
Prog-Spacy: Alex Lifeson / Virgil Donati / Geddy Lee / Kevin Moore
I'm Anna & these are the 15 most irritating, nerve-grating, brain-killing, child-corrupting, seizure-inducing songs in music history. If you feel very, very masochistic, create a playlist of these, listen to it, then kill yourself. What, you're not suicidal? YOU WILL BE.
PARENTAL WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT! THE FOLLOWING JOURNAL ENTRY HAS PICTURES OF MUTANTS IN IT!!!
Because there can be no list of shitty songs without this one. The worst thing is-once the fucker gets into your ears, there's no getting rid of it! And look at that album cover... JUST LOOK AT IT.
Whoever thinks that this band does good hard rock needs to check out The Cult ASAP. If you do that and still think this song & this band are any good, congratulations- you fucking suck.
Hard to pick just one, really. I chose this 'cause he says I'M BAD a zillion times in it, and it's the truth. The most overrated artist in music history, MJ had an unnaturally whiny voice & annoyingly repetitive, spastic dance moves, widely considered some of the bestest evarrr. Really? Plus he had the IQ of a senile Forrest Gump and threw away millions upon millions of dollars on shiny kitsch he didn't really need. A true icon indeed.
The fact that I liked this song when I was 13 makes me sad. Celine is the perfect example of a person who does have a voice, but uses it in the most irritating way imaginable.
The English language doesn't have the words to describe how bad it is. I wish I could've spent the summer of 2004 on the Moon, maybe then I could've avoided hearing this (not sure, though). Unfortunately I understand the lyrics, too.
I'm confused. I thought black females were supposed to have good voices. But then along come this squeaking blow-up doll and suddenly I'm not so sure anymore.
Look at this video. There's no way to describe just how disjointed and overlong and weird and ugly it is. Plus it features Lady GaGa, who's guaranteed to make everything 50% uglier.
The song is... amazingly bad. The kind of nausea-inducing shittiness that makes you hope that all that stuff in the Bible is true and there is indeed a Hell where the people responsible for this bullshit will burn, BURN for eternity.
It's actually a 3-way tie between Womanizer, Gimme More & 3. The Unholy Trinity of shitty plastic pop devoid of any emotion or message, 'cept that dressing up as cheap slut is cool and attracts men. Sadly, the latter is true.
She is a phenomenon! She is wild! She is shocking! SHE SUCKS ASS!
Stuff her fans keep saying:
SHE CAN PLAY THE PIANO!!! - yeah, like cca. 50.000.000 other people on the planet.
SHE SINGS LIVE!!! - sad but true: actually squeezing out those dumbass lyrics instead of mouthing them is an extraordinary accomplishment in today's pop business.
SHE DESIGNS ALL HER STUFF!!! - I'm pretty sure her designing process includes smoking weed while thinking real hard about how she could make the headlines again.
ZOMG SHE'S SO HOT!!! - O rly? Am I missing something here?
...yeah, whatever, dudes. The level of idiocy in Poker Face is nicely demonstrated by this charming fellow:
And if you still want more, just read the lyrics for Bad Romance & feel free to discuss the hidden meaning behind mysterious & intriguing lines like Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
What, you still don't feel suicidal? Here's a special bonus, brought to you by Black Eyed Peas!
SEASON'S SPECIAL:
2 songs which, unlike most of those mentioned below, will NEVER go away... Frank Sinatra (and several others): Jingle Bells & Bing Crosby (and several others): White Christmas
If these songs do anything successfully, it's the total & utter destruction of my Xmas spirit. Same story every year. It starts to snow, I feel kinda cheerful, I enter a store to check out some totally unnecessary stuff I might buy for my relatives to demonstrate that I actually care about their existence, and ONE OF THESE SONGS starts to play...
...and I already want to shoot a new hole into Santa's ass with a Magnum .44.
Il titolo dice tutto, ma vi prego, non fermatevi qui, io devo assolutamente denunciare la deficienza di quelle persone che più in là del proprio molo, non vanno.
Ma io dico, cazzo stai a fare sul molo se poi non pigli la tua barca?
Arriverò al punto, senza girarci troppo attorno:
L'altra mattina, con mia spiacevole sorpresa, stavo vagando su Facebook alla ricerca di qualche bel video divertente condiviso dai miei amici.
Il brutto di Facebook è che non puoi far a meno di venire a sapere cose più o meno personali di ex compagni di classe di cui non te ne fotte un cazzo, ma lo tieni lì, nella lista amici, perché ti dispiace toglierli, sopratutto se sei stato tu, da bravo coglione, ad aggiungerli.
Ebbene, io sapevo già che questa ragazza fosse innamorata persa dei Lost, Finley e tutti gli altri cazzoni che oltre a farsi il ciuffo emo, cosa rispettabilissima, ma, fino ad un certo punto, che fanno musica che io personalmente non riesco ad ascoltare.
Ci ho provato, eh. Io ci provo sempre. Ho provato ad ascoltarli, i Lost. Fanno testi penosi e il sound è pessimo. Ho provato a sentire anche i Tokio Hotel e vi dirò... sì il batterista le sa usare le bacchette, il gemellino coi rasta non mi dispiace neppure fisicamente... ma le canzoni hanno una struttura banalissima, non sono dinamiche, sono ripetitive e sono melodicamente ritrite e ritrite. Non parto prevenuta, per niente, anzi, sono fra le poche persone che ha provato ad ascoltare queste band. Ma giuro, non mi piacciono e questa è solo la mia opinione.
Però devo accusare tutti gli individui di deficienza per un motivo:
La ragazza che ho citato prima, aveva condiviso un bel video, a mio avviso sconcertante, che si intitola così:
*Sfida tra chitarristi (Roby vs Ka vs Tom vs Sonohra)*
Vi prego stringete i denti e non moritemi di infarto proprio adesso.
NON CHIAMATEMELI ASSOLI QUESTI QUI!
PORCA PUTTANA!
Ma possibile che non avete mai sentito gente come Allen Collins(Lynyrd Skynyrd), David Gilmour(Pink Floyd), Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page(Led Zeppelin), Steve Vai, Van Halen, Angus Young(AC/DC), Santana, Joe Satriani.... E cito questi solo per essere banale, perché sono solo gli autori degli assoli più famosi nella storia della musica!
Per tutti gli amanti di Kirk Hammett(Metallica), Slash(Guns N' Roses), Zakk Wylde e altri, non offendetevi, volevo solo evitare di fare una lista troppo lunga. Ragazzi, vi prego aprite gli occhi. Davanti a voi non c'è solo una piccola spiaggia bagnata da un pò d'acqua, c'è un intero oceano da scoprire, fino in fondo, negli abissi.
C'è musica che merita davvero di essere ascoltata, non limitatevi, VI PREGO!
E fate un pò il confronto... non vorrete mica dirmi che sono meglio i Lost degli AC/DC?! Oppure i Tokio Hotel migliori dei Led Zeppelin?
E parlo sia tecnicamente che musicalmente. Buon ascolto.
#3 - rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution - ac/dc at their best, love its climate. one of their songs i heard once and fell in love with them immediately.
#2 - let there be rock - power, power, power! and also great video. angus without tooth :D
#1 - inject the venom - probably their best and most underrated song (i hear here an inspiration from helter skelter :D).
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