....something tells me he's been here before. Because experience makes you wise. -"Dead Horse" by GNR
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so it's raining outside, and it's november, so i opted to put in "Use Your Illusion I". What a great fucking album, straight thru, and i forgot how much i LOVE Bad Obsession w/ the slide guitar and Double-Talkin' Jive especially w/ the beginning lyrics "found a head and an arm in the garbage can and i don't know why i'm here."---(see: dead baby jokes)
so i was thinkin yesterday about my holiday gift to my friends--every year, for the past 4 or 5 years, i've been making a "best of the year" compilation, what i thought were the best tracks to come out during the year---and that's not to say they were singles, just the best songs....and it was all mixed up. electronic, metal, hip-hop, rock, punk, etc...somethin for everyone. seeing as i don't have access to as much (free) music as i did in past years, i was considering NOT doing the cd this year. THEN i thought of how cool those "Rock Against Bush" cd's are and now that bush (unfortunately not to mention probably in a slanted way) won another 4 years in oriface, i can make my version of a (n) (anti-) patriotic compilation....
here's my start:
"I'm So Bored With the U.S.A." (The Clash)
"Welcome to Paradise" (Green Day)
"Garden Of Eden" or "One In A Million" (GNR)
" N.W.O." (Ministry)
thats it so far....and i thought of a really cool fucking halloween costume for myself..... Clarence Whirley (Christian Slater's character in True Romance).
yeah motherfucker!
Saturday, November 27, 2004
what this blogger needs....
...is more fucking COWBELL!!!
ok, thought this would be fun.
TOP 5 Songs to CRANK when driving into a new town/city(either alone or w/ commrades)
1) Live Wire (Motley Crue) --Too Fast For Love would be suitable, as well.
2) New Sound (Refused)--technically any REFUSED song would work, as long as it's CRANKED
3) Clash City Rockers OR White Riot (The Clash) ---it's really a fucking toss-up, and a tough one at that.
4) i'm avoiding cliche (Welcome to the Jungle) and would be more apt to go w/ Garden of Eden (Guns N Roses)
5) Four Horsemen (Metallica) --what a great fucking song from Kill 'Em All.......its so.......METALLY (*note: 'metally' is not a word, nor does it sound very 'metal-esque', so excuse me while i kick my own ass for pansying the heavy metalness of metal)
**some honorable mentions:
"...millionaire" (QOTSA)
"whole lotta rosie" (AC/DC)
"new way to dance" or "hey hey hey hey" (The Kinison)
"children of the grave" (black sabbath--but the White Zombie version sounds a bit better)
"immigrant song" (led zeppelin)--just cuz it sounds fucking cool!
and for shits n giggles.....
my 7 song-playlist (in shuffle) for going to sleep:
The Leaving Song (AFI)
Accident Prone (Jawbreaker)
Lover, You Should've Come Over (Jeff Buckley)
Forget Her (Jeff Buckley)
23 (Jimmy Eat World)
For Me This Is Heaven (Jimmy Eat World)
Martin Eden (The Twilight Singers)
ps: i've really been digging Dillinger Four, Rise Against, and The Lawrence Arms lately, but only have a few songs from each available.......just thought you'd like to read that....
~snoogans (w.t.f.?)
ok, thought this would be fun.
TOP 5 Songs to CRANK when driving into a new town/city(either alone or w/ commrades)
1) Live Wire (Motley Crue) --Too Fast For Love would be suitable, as well.
2) New Sound (Refused)--technically any REFUSED song would work, as long as it's CRANKED
3) Clash City Rockers OR White Riot (The Clash) ---it's really a fucking toss-up, and a tough one at that.
4) i'm avoiding cliche (Welcome to the Jungle) and would be more apt to go w/ Garden of Eden (Guns N Roses)
5) Four Horsemen (Metallica) --what a great fucking song from Kill 'Em All.......its so.......METALLY (*note: 'metally' is not a word, nor does it sound very 'metal-esque', so excuse me while i kick my own ass for pansying the heavy metalness of metal)
**some honorable mentions:
"...millionaire" (QOTSA)
"whole lotta rosie" (AC/DC)
"new way to dance" or "hey hey hey hey" (The Kinison)
"children of the grave" (black sabbath--but the White Zombie version sounds a bit better)
"immigrant song" (led zeppelin)--just cuz it sounds fucking cool!
and for shits n giggles.....
my 7 song-playlist (in shuffle) for going to sleep:
The Leaving Song (AFI)
Accident Prone (Jawbreaker)
Lover, You Should've Come Over (Jeff Buckley)
Forget Her (Jeff Buckley)
23 (Jimmy Eat World)
For Me This Is Heaven (Jimmy Eat World)
Martin Eden (The Twilight Singers)
ps: i've really been digging Dillinger Four, Rise Against, and The Lawrence Arms lately, but only have a few songs from each available.......just thought you'd like to read that....
~snoogans (w.t.f.?)
Friday, November 26, 2004
For those about to rock...
...we salute you!
Ok: so i drove home from NEBRASKA, today...not too bad of a drive--i was once again armed w/ a healthy dose of ROCK N ROLL and REDBULL!!!
TOP 5 (+3) ALBUMS to DRIVE HOME TO (today).
1) G'N'R (Appetite For Destruction)
- need i give an explaination? only one of the FINEST albums recorded in rock n' roll history!
*note: number 2 is more a conglomerate of albums--i love my ipod.
2)AC/DC (High Voltage, Dirty Deeds, Let There Be Rock, Highway To Hell, and Back In Black on random) - one of the GREATEST bands in rock n roll and i couldn't choose ONE fucking album to listen to straight through....nothing better than going from tracks like "live wire" (high voltage) to "problem child" (let there be rock) to "have a drink on me" (back in black) all in the span of 11 minutes (or so)...that's at least 5+ years....i thoroughly enjoy the sound of angus young's squeeling guitar over the thick rhythms laid by brother malcom young....and i think i MUCH prefer Bon Scott to Brian Johnson....
3) Rancid (Let's Go)
- one of the finest of Rancid albums, i had purchased it upon reccomendation back in my high school days---enjoyed it so much i bought the t-shirt to match...found to my dismay, that it had been stolen from me (the cd) some time later....i was wearing my rancid t-shirt the other day (as i wear it quite often), and listening to "indestructible" (the new album, very good, as well) and i realized, hey, i haven't listened to 'let's go' in a VERY long time! so i looked it up and remembered, it had been stolen---so i repurchased it, and loaded it right in my ipod, should i just be destined NOT to own that album....thus we come to this morning--i listened to it and remembered choice tracks like "dope sick girl" and "Salvation" not to mention good sing alongs like "I am the one" and "Gunshot"....ahh, the sultry sounds of Lars Friedricksen and Tim(my) armstrong.
4) Jawbreaker (Dear You)
-okay, so i don't really know what to say about this album--it's all over the place, and i REALLY love the song "accident prone"--i think it was played at punk night one night and dedicated to Frannie--but i could be wrong....its a really good track. I found an appreciation for Jawbreaker about a year ago when introduced to them by my acquaintence Mr. S...he copied 24-hour revenge therapy for me---and i was blown away...i found this album one day and opted to buy it b/c i opted that i REALLY liked this band---and i love when i'm right. i really like this band.
5) The Clash (The Clash [US])
- tracks like "janie jones", "(white man in) Hammersmith", and a stunning rendition of "i fought the law", how could one NOT appreciate this fine album--especially the US version of it?
6) The Clash (London Calling)
-sticking w/ the theme, i thought it would be fun to listen to this album after the S/T. there's a noticable difference in songcrafting and sound quality, but both albums are amazing. i've found yet, ANOTHER favourite track from this album, aside from "rudie can't fail"--"brand new cadillac"...ahh..punk.
7) The Kinison (Mortgage Is Bank e.p.)
-so i found this cd in the 'old stack' in our prize closet at work, so i "helped myself" to it...i figured, hey "fearless records is a decent label, and who wouldn't try something new if it was free and released on a decent label--not to mention there's only 5 fucking songs on it!" i liked it immediately....tracks like "hey hey hey hey" and "new way to dance" are immediate singalongs....i haven't listened to the full-length i picked up the other day, all the way through yet, but i aurally glanced at it, and it's not too shabby....but this EP ROCKS ASS!!!!
and finally, my #8 cd to drive home to:
8) Ministry (houses of the mole)
- inspired by monday night's STUNNING performance @ house of blues, i opted to give this album a listen again...nothing cooler than ANTI-G.W. propaganda in musical..ahem..INDUSTRIAL form...all w/ song titles beginning with/containing the letter 'W' in it....." no w", "waiting", "wrong", "warp city" "walrus"....and a track that may have been wrongly titled in CDDB as "psalm 32"---"psalm 23" is a more suitable title (for the letter "W" is the 23rd letter in the alphabet)...see i'm smart...or something to that effect.
8 fucking hours in a toyota matrix--you bet your ass i'm listening to some tunes!!!
Ok: so i drove home from NEBRASKA, today...not too bad of a drive--i was once again armed w/ a healthy dose of ROCK N ROLL and REDBULL!!!
TOP 5 (+3) ALBUMS to DRIVE HOME TO (today).
1) G'N'R (Appetite For Destruction)
- need i give an explaination? only one of the FINEST albums recorded in rock n' roll history!
*note: number 2 is more a conglomerate of albums--i love my ipod.
2)AC/DC (High Voltage, Dirty Deeds, Let There Be Rock, Highway To Hell, and Back In Black on random) - one of the GREATEST bands in rock n roll and i couldn't choose ONE fucking album to listen to straight through....nothing better than going from tracks like "live wire" (high voltage) to "problem child" (let there be rock) to "have a drink on me" (back in black) all in the span of 11 minutes (or so)...that's at least 5+ years....i thoroughly enjoy the sound of angus young's squeeling guitar over the thick rhythms laid by brother malcom young....and i think i MUCH prefer Bon Scott to Brian Johnson....
3) Rancid (Let's Go)
- one of the finest of Rancid albums, i had purchased it upon reccomendation back in my high school days---enjoyed it so much i bought the t-shirt to match...found to my dismay, that it had been stolen from me (the cd) some time later....i was wearing my rancid t-shirt the other day (as i wear it quite often), and listening to "indestructible" (the new album, very good, as well) and i realized, hey, i haven't listened to 'let's go' in a VERY long time! so i looked it up and remembered, it had been stolen---so i repurchased it, and loaded it right in my ipod, should i just be destined NOT to own that album....thus we come to this morning--i listened to it and remembered choice tracks like "dope sick girl" and "Salvation" not to mention good sing alongs like "I am the one" and "Gunshot"....ahh, the sultry sounds of Lars Friedricksen and Tim(my) armstrong.
4) Jawbreaker (Dear You)
-okay, so i don't really know what to say about this album--it's all over the place, and i REALLY love the song "accident prone"--i think it was played at punk night one night and dedicated to Frannie--but i could be wrong....its a really good track. I found an appreciation for Jawbreaker about a year ago when introduced to them by my acquaintence Mr. S...he copied 24-hour revenge therapy for me---and i was blown away...i found this album one day and opted to buy it b/c i opted that i REALLY liked this band---and i love when i'm right. i really like this band.
5) The Clash (The Clash [US])
- tracks like "janie jones", "(white man in) Hammersmith", and a stunning rendition of "i fought the law", how could one NOT appreciate this fine album--especially the US version of it?
6) The Clash (London Calling)
-sticking w/ the theme, i thought it would be fun to listen to this album after the S/T. there's a noticable difference in songcrafting and sound quality, but both albums are amazing. i've found yet, ANOTHER favourite track from this album, aside from "rudie can't fail"--"brand new cadillac"...ahh..punk.
7) The Kinison (Mortgage Is Bank e.p.)
-so i found this cd in the 'old stack' in our prize closet at work, so i "helped myself" to it...i figured, hey "fearless records is a decent label, and who wouldn't try something new if it was free and released on a decent label--not to mention there's only 5 fucking songs on it!" i liked it immediately....tracks like "hey hey hey hey" and "new way to dance" are immediate singalongs....i haven't listened to the full-length i picked up the other day, all the way through yet, but i aurally glanced at it, and it's not too shabby....but this EP ROCKS ASS!!!!
and finally, my #8 cd to drive home to:
8) Ministry (houses of the mole)
- inspired by monday night's STUNNING performance @ house of blues, i opted to give this album a listen again...nothing cooler than ANTI-G.W. propaganda in musical..ahem..INDUSTRIAL form...all w/ song titles beginning with/containing the letter 'W' in it....." no w", "waiting", "wrong", "warp city" "walrus"....and a track that may have been wrongly titled in CDDB as "psalm 32"---"psalm 23" is a more suitable title (for the letter "W" is the 23rd letter in the alphabet)...see i'm smart...or something to that effect.
8 fucking hours in a toyota matrix--you bet your ass i'm listening to some tunes!!!
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Capitalsim is indeed organized crime...and we're the victims...
TOP 5 BEST ROADTRIP ALBUMS (presently):
1) REFUSED "Shape of Punk to Come"
-this is good especially if you start your endeavor in the AM hours. I learned the neccesity of playing this album at loud volumes in the morning from listening to an acquaintence's college radio show "WAKE UP SCREAMING"--which i learned later on was the title of a SUBHUMANZ track.
2) QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE "Songs For the Deaf"
- this album was recorded with the concept of turning the "dial" trying to find a decent station on the way to JOSHUA TREE STUDIO (as read in interview w/ JOSH HOMME and NICK OLIVERI--but i don't remember what magazine and when)
3) SOCIAL DISTORTION "Sex, Love, & Rock N' Roll"
- i can't explain how profound an appreciation i have for this album. it came at a pinacle point in my life, and it SPEAKS TO ME on a level I've never been. The constant themes of innocence lost and momentary living [as if today was your last day] weave in and out of simplisticly-complex chord progressions. It speaks truth and makes you think of where you're going, what you're doing, and where you've been...yet constantly reminds you to forget yesterday, think about tomorrow, but LIVE FOR TODAY.
4) NEIL YOUNG "Greatest Hits"
- this is just a great collection of songs that have been remastered from original tapes. some of the underlying tones range from country, to southern rock, to folk, to brit-rock--(see: CINNAMON GIRL--sounds like CREAM!) All-in-all a good blend of styles from one of the greatest songwriters in American Rock History.
...now #5 is a tough one--a toss up maybe...but only ONE can be chosen.
5) THE TWILIGHT SINGERS "Blackberry Belle"
- when the sun is going down, this album is perfect. the textures of organ, guitar, drums, gospel singing backgrounds, and deep, dark vocals painting a picture of lament...not to mention, one of the COOLEST voices in music today: MARK LANEGAN (as a guest vocalist). Fronted by Greg Dulli [Afghan Whigs] this album is as uplifting as it is mournful from the starting bars interpreted by a piano and Dulli's singing all the way to the ending track with vocal-dualing of LANEGAN and DULLI and shaded with slide guitar....
those are my (for today) TOP 5 ROADTRIP CD'S--for on the way to Nebraska....i'm falling asleep now.
1) REFUSED "Shape of Punk to Come"
-this is good especially if you start your endeavor in the AM hours. I learned the neccesity of playing this album at loud volumes in the morning from listening to an acquaintence's college radio show "WAKE UP SCREAMING"--which i learned later on was the title of a SUBHUMANZ track.
2) QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE "Songs For the Deaf"
- this album was recorded with the concept of turning the "dial" trying to find a decent station on the way to JOSHUA TREE STUDIO (as read in interview w/ JOSH HOMME and NICK OLIVERI--but i don't remember what magazine and when)
3) SOCIAL DISTORTION "Sex, Love, & Rock N' Roll"
- i can't explain how profound an appreciation i have for this album. it came at a pinacle point in my life, and it SPEAKS TO ME on a level I've never been. The constant themes of innocence lost and momentary living [as if today was your last day] weave in and out of simplisticly-complex chord progressions. It speaks truth and makes you think of where you're going, what you're doing, and where you've been...yet constantly reminds you to forget yesterday, think about tomorrow, but LIVE FOR TODAY.
4) NEIL YOUNG "Greatest Hits"
- this is just a great collection of songs that have been remastered from original tapes. some of the underlying tones range from country, to southern rock, to folk, to brit-rock--(see: CINNAMON GIRL--sounds like CREAM!) All-in-all a good blend of styles from one of the greatest songwriters in American Rock History.
...now #5 is a tough one--a toss up maybe...but only ONE can be chosen.
5) THE TWILIGHT SINGERS "Blackberry Belle"
- when the sun is going down, this album is perfect. the textures of organ, guitar, drums, gospel singing backgrounds, and deep, dark vocals painting a picture of lament...not to mention, one of the COOLEST voices in music today: MARK LANEGAN (as a guest vocalist). Fronted by Greg Dulli [Afghan Whigs] this album is as uplifting as it is mournful from the starting bars interpreted by a piano and Dulli's singing all the way to the ending track with vocal-dualing of LANEGAN and DULLI and shaded with slide guitar....
those are my (for today) TOP 5 ROADTRIP CD'S--for on the way to Nebraska....i'm falling asleep now.
Monday, November 22, 2004
I have big green bloggers.....
...in my big jewish knows.
so i dunno what the 'f' i'm supposed to do w/ this. Mr. Gordon reccomended me to this........perhaps i'll use it as a MUSIC REVIEW type thing.
what you think?
maybe i'll take polls...(Poles)? or just your pulse.....now i'm telling jordan-jokes. uh huh......ok i'm done. back to my chips n salsa & Chocolate milk.
so i dunno what the 'f' i'm supposed to do w/ this. Mr. Gordon reccomended me to this........perhaps i'll use it as a MUSIC REVIEW type thing.
what you think?
maybe i'll take polls...(Poles)? or just your pulse.....now i'm telling jordan-jokes. uh huh......ok i'm done. back to my chips n salsa & Chocolate milk.
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