Hello,
I hope you have your copy of "Chinese Democracy" by now. If you don't go out and get it! The reviews have been mixed with an average of about a B-. I don't have an official grade yet, I have just started listening to it with an intent to review it. Here are some quick thoughts "Chinese Democracy" is a great song but it runs about 90seconds too long. "Better" is a great, great pop/rock song with a great hook. I also am liking the song "Street of Dreams", although I have not given it a full listen yet. I also am a big fan of the power ballad "Sorry".
So far there is no video for any song from "Chinese Democracy". Also a miracle happened, not only was this CD released but gunsnroses.com was actually updated! They have one of their staffers review "Chinese Democracy" plus an excerpt from Rolling Stone's review. They also have the Boston Herald's review. Not surprisingly they only have positive reveiws on their website. Their website also promises a new on-line shop coming soon.
I was very unimpressed with Best Buy's advertising for this CD, even though they have a near exclusive rights to sell it. Did they not realize they had one of the most anticipated releases of the last several years in their grasp. They just have two small mentions in their weekly ad. Maybe they thought it was getting enough publicity already or maybe it has to do with their recent financial difficulties. rollingstone.com has an interesting article about the reaction at Best Buy on the first day this CD was for sale there.
MySpace Music is no longer playing all 14 songs in their entirety. They are playing snippets of selected songs now. When MySpace Music was playing "Chinese Democracy" in it's entirety, they had 3 million people listen to it in one day. If you want to listen to the whole thing, you need to buy it. It's easily worth $11.(themusicaddict does not support getting it free from anywhere- the musicians have the right to earn a living.)
Also very disappointingly Guns n' Roses is not the cover subject of the next issue of Rolling Stone. Wait for it, it is Brittani Spears in their annual hot issue. She definitely is hotter than Axl Rose, but whose music is going to be more enduring? She is looking good though, and for her almost wholesome. One more thing Carrie Underwood performed in SLC last Wednesday. She covered Guns n' Roses "Paradise City" and apparantally did a good job with it.
In the upcoming few days I will be back with a full review of "Chinese Democracy". On to other news. Today's video of the day is "Another Way To Die", the new Jack White and Alicia Keys song. I did not know how this song would work but it actually does. Although I am sure that Jack White wrote this song with the idea in mind that he could meet Alicia Keys. She definitely is one of the hottest female musicians currently.
Some quick tour news, both No Doubt and Motley Crue are set to go out on tour again. No Doubt is going to be ending their five year hiatus by going on tour in 2009. Also according to their official website they are going to be headlining the Bamboozle festival. No Doubt will be headlining the May 3rd, 2009 night of the two day Bamboozle festival. This is the largest music fesitival in New York City.
Motley Crue will be starting a 30 date tour starting February 2nd in San Diego, Ca. They will be bringing Hinder and Theory of a Dead Man with them on tour. Also on tour will be contest winners The Last Vegas. (Hinder and Theory of a Deadman won't be playing at all shows.) This is the Saints of Los Angeles 2009 Tour. Also after a short break following that tour, they will be having their second annual Crue Fest this summer. It is good to have the boys back, now come to Salt Lake City please. (Thanks both to billboard.com and Motley Crue's official website.)
If you don't hear from me again, have a Happy Thanksgiving! I hopefully will be back one or two more times this week, themusicaddict
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
"Chinese Democracy" is here.
Hello,
"Chinese Democracy" is here. This CD has been selling in local record stores in the Salt Lake Valley since Wednesday morning. Even when it goes into wide release it still will only be selling at Best Buy chain stores, iTunes music store and at those same local, independent stores. If you really have your heart set on buying it at Best Buy, go ahead. You will have to wait until Sunday to get it and also have to pay more at Best Buy. Also for most people you will probably have to drive further to get it at Best Buy. The following blogger, David Blogger, has had the CD since Wednesday, read more at blogs.sltrib.com/burger. He also reviews the CD, only giving it a C+.
Currently I am listening to it for my second time at myspace.com/gunsnroses. Yes all 14 full tracks are available at this website. Right now I am just listening and enjoying it, I haven't even begun to review it. I am probably going to be giving it a grade better that C+ though. It might not be the greatest CD ever, but it is so much better than a lot of crap out there now. It's a CD that rocks and I hope to hear how these songs sound live. Obviously it will never live up to "Appetite For Destruction", but honestly how many CD's will?
Today's mtvmusic.com video of the day is No Doubt's "Spiderwebs". This song really rocks and this was when Gwen Stefani and the boys were at their best. Word is that the band members have written more songs and put their parts down on tape. Now all they are doing is waiting for Stefani to record vocals. No Doubt is such a great band. I saw them in concert opening for U2 and they kicked butt. Their music sounds great live and they are a very energetic band. Stefani has a great voice. I am looking forward much more to a new No Doubt CD than a new solo Stefani CD.
"Life on Mars" continues to be a great show. It has great music and some very hilarious musical sequences. The main character, Sam Tyler, has channeled both Michael Jackson and Vanilla Ice in previous weeks. I was not able to see last night's episode.
Hopefully I can catch it at the network website or maybe even the "Life On Mars" website. Unfortunately "Life On Mars" is going on hiatus until January 28th. Other bad news "Eli Stone" was cancelled as well. This was easily one of the best shows on TV and I will miss it.
One more final note, if you want to go to President Obama's inauguration you better get ready to dish out a whole bunch of money. Apparantally tickets are going for thousands of dollars. Also the security is going to be tight. There is going to be unprecedented security as well.
That's it for now, have a great weekend! themusicaddict
P.S. One more thing in tomorrow's Holy War, I am predicting the Cougars will upset the Utes. Go Cougars!
"Chinese Democracy" is here. This CD has been selling in local record stores in the Salt Lake Valley since Wednesday morning. Even when it goes into wide release it still will only be selling at Best Buy chain stores, iTunes music store and at those same local, independent stores. If you really have your heart set on buying it at Best Buy, go ahead. You will have to wait until Sunday to get it and also have to pay more at Best Buy. Also for most people you will probably have to drive further to get it at Best Buy. The following blogger, David Blogger, has had the CD since Wednesday, read more at blogs.sltrib.com/burger. He also reviews the CD, only giving it a C+.
Currently I am listening to it for my second time at myspace.com/gunsnroses. Yes all 14 full tracks are available at this website. Right now I am just listening and enjoying it, I haven't even begun to review it. I am probably going to be giving it a grade better that C+ though. It might not be the greatest CD ever, but it is so much better than a lot of crap out there now. It's a CD that rocks and I hope to hear how these songs sound live. Obviously it will never live up to "Appetite For Destruction", but honestly how many CD's will?
Today's mtvmusic.com video of the day is No Doubt's "Spiderwebs". This song really rocks and this was when Gwen Stefani and the boys were at their best. Word is that the band members have written more songs and put their parts down on tape. Now all they are doing is waiting for Stefani to record vocals. No Doubt is such a great band. I saw them in concert opening for U2 and they kicked butt. Their music sounds great live and they are a very energetic band. Stefani has a great voice. I am looking forward much more to a new No Doubt CD than a new solo Stefani CD.
"Life on Mars" continues to be a great show. It has great music and some very hilarious musical sequences. The main character, Sam Tyler, has channeled both Michael Jackson and Vanilla Ice in previous weeks. I was not able to see last night's episode.
Hopefully I can catch it at the network website or maybe even the "Life On Mars" website. Unfortunately "Life On Mars" is going on hiatus until January 28th. Other bad news "Eli Stone" was cancelled as well. This was easily one of the best shows on TV and I will miss it.
One more final note, if you want to go to President Obama's inauguration you better get ready to dish out a whole bunch of money. Apparantally tickets are going for thousands of dollars. Also the security is going to be tight. There is going to be unprecedented security as well.
That's it for now, have a great weekend! themusicaddict
P.S. One more thing in tomorrow's Holy War, I am predicting the Cougars will upset the Utes. Go Cougars!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Only 4 more days until "Chinese Democracy"
Hello,
Yes that's right only 4 more days until "Chinese Democracy". Rolling Stone had a review on it's website a couple of weeks ago. Now ew.com has a review up as well, they give it a B-. With the CD coming out Sunday I hope to be giving my own review soon. As you know I am quite excited by the release of this CD.
Although it is going to be sold "exclusively" through Best Buy, I have had it confirmed that you can buy it through some local, independent CD stores. In the Salt Lake area you can pick it up at Greywhale this Sunday. I still have a feeling of disbelief as I write that sentence. IT'S ALMOST HERE! (Also themusicaddict supports local, independent record stores and that is where he will be buying his copy.)
Speaking of this CD, another single has been released to radio, the new song is "Better". Listen to it on demand at q104.3.com/pages/news/gunsnroses/better. I like this song better than the first single "Chinese Democracy".
Okay on to other music as you now know both David Cook and David Archuletta have released their first CD's. Neither one of them is receiving universal praise, but Cook's CD has been getting better reviews. Speaking of David Archuletta there is a hilarious viral video circulating on youtube.com. I couldn't find it on youtube.com itself. If you want to see it go to blogs.sltrib.com/burger and scroll about half way down. The video is of a bunch of pre-teen girls (of course) and their devastation when David Archuletta did not win "American Idol". They have probably moved on now though.
Here are some quick reviews. The new AC/DC CD is titled "Black Ice". I can describe this CD with one word, RAWK! This song really rocks and has several good songs on it. I give this CD a A- and definitely encourage you to pick it up. The next CD is Taylor Swift's "Fearless". Unfortunately I can't be as kind about this CD. This CD feels like a step back, it's not as mature as her previous CD. I think the song "Fifteen" says it all. This is just a temporary step back though. I give this CD a C grade, and probably being generous with that. (I still haven't watched her full concert with Def Leppard yet.) Last and absolutely least the new Bruce Springsteen song was played on the half-time show on this past Sunday's Sunday Night Football. It is a very generic Bruce Springsteen song, it sounds like a throwaway from the "Magic" sessions. I grade the single "Workin' On A Dream" a D-. That does not quell my interest in his new CD though. His new CD of the same name will be released on January 27th.
Finally I have a new favorite website it is mtvmusic.com. This website was launched on October 28th. It is all the videos that has ever been played on MTV. (A long time ago they used to play only videos and that was when the channel was at their best. Eventually they started adding game shows and then reality TV. I have no idea what they are showing now because I haven't watched more than a minute of it for I don't know how long.) Anyway this site is very, very cool. The highlight of course is the videos. But they don't just have videos, they have clips of live performances including "Unplugged". They also have musicians talking about other musicians songs, which is not something that excites me much. In the 3+ weeks it has been going here are the Top 10 videos with their number of viewings:
1) "Womanizer"- Britney Spears 128,428 views. I can't believe this is the #1 most watched video.
2) "Never Gonna Give You Up"- Rick Astley All I can think of that this video is so high is that Rick Astley spends a lot of time at this website. I do like this song, but there are so many other better videos and songs.
3) "Money For Nothing"- Dire Straits. One of the great songs and great videos of all-time.
4) "Video Killed The Radio Star"- The Buggles The first video played on MTV.
5) "Welcome To The Jungle"- Guns n' Roses Do you notice a trend here, 4 straight songs from the 80's. Also this obviously is one of the best songs of all-time.
6) "Under Pressure"- Queen and David Bowie It is also the song that provides the underlying beat for Vanilla Ice's "Ice, Ice Baby".
7) "Once In A Lifetime"- Talking Heads Yet another 80's song.
8) "Thriller" (Long Version)- Michael Jackson The #11 most watched video is the short version of "Thriller".
9) "Take On Me"- A-ha One of the best videos of all-time even better than its song and it is a great song.
10) "Weapon of Choice"- Fatboy Slim
So 9 of the Top 11 songs are 80's songs, which is easily the best decade for music.
They also have 18 Led Zeppelin so called videos, they are mostly live performances. I am starting a new feature today, video of the day. Today's video of the day is Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall". The video and the song match up perfectly. A video that is completely cool.
That is it for now, enjoy humpday. themusicaddict
Yes that's right only 4 more days until "Chinese Democracy". Rolling Stone had a review on it's website a couple of weeks ago. Now ew.com has a review up as well, they give it a B-. With the CD coming out Sunday I hope to be giving my own review soon. As you know I am quite excited by the release of this CD.
Although it is going to be sold "exclusively" through Best Buy, I have had it confirmed that you can buy it through some local, independent CD stores. In the Salt Lake area you can pick it up at Greywhale this Sunday. I still have a feeling of disbelief as I write that sentence. IT'S ALMOST HERE! (Also themusicaddict supports local, independent record stores and that is where he will be buying his copy.)
Speaking of this CD, another single has been released to radio, the new song is "Better". Listen to it on demand at q104.3.com/pages/news/gunsnroses/better. I like this song better than the first single "Chinese Democracy".
Okay on to other music as you now know both David Cook and David Archuletta have released their first CD's. Neither one of them is receiving universal praise, but Cook's CD has been getting better reviews. Speaking of David Archuletta there is a hilarious viral video circulating on youtube.com. I couldn't find it on youtube.com itself. If you want to see it go to blogs.sltrib.com/burger and scroll about half way down. The video is of a bunch of pre-teen girls (of course) and their devastation when David Archuletta did not win "American Idol". They have probably moved on now though.
Here are some quick reviews. The new AC/DC CD is titled "Black Ice". I can describe this CD with one word, RAWK! This song really rocks and has several good songs on it. I give this CD a A- and definitely encourage you to pick it up. The next CD is Taylor Swift's "Fearless". Unfortunately I can't be as kind about this CD. This CD feels like a step back, it's not as mature as her previous CD. I think the song "Fifteen" says it all. This is just a temporary step back though. I give this CD a C grade, and probably being generous with that. (I still haven't watched her full concert with Def Leppard yet.) Last and absolutely least the new Bruce Springsteen song was played on the half-time show on this past Sunday's Sunday Night Football. It is a very generic Bruce Springsteen song, it sounds like a throwaway from the "Magic" sessions. I grade the single "Workin' On A Dream" a D-. That does not quell my interest in his new CD though. His new CD of the same name will be released on January 27th.
Finally I have a new favorite website it is mtvmusic.com. This website was launched on October 28th. It is all the videos that has ever been played on MTV. (A long time ago they used to play only videos and that was when the channel was at their best. Eventually they started adding game shows and then reality TV. I have no idea what they are showing now because I haven't watched more than a minute of it for I don't know how long.) Anyway this site is very, very cool. The highlight of course is the videos. But they don't just have videos, they have clips of live performances including "Unplugged". They also have musicians talking about other musicians songs, which is not something that excites me much. In the 3+ weeks it has been going here are the Top 10 videos with their number of viewings:
1) "Womanizer"- Britney Spears 128,428 views. I can't believe this is the #1 most watched video.
2) "Never Gonna Give You Up"- Rick Astley All I can think of that this video is so high is that Rick Astley spends a lot of time at this website. I do like this song, but there are so many other better videos and songs.
3) "Money For Nothing"- Dire Straits. One of the great songs and great videos of all-time.
4) "Video Killed The Radio Star"- The Buggles The first video played on MTV.
5) "Welcome To The Jungle"- Guns n' Roses Do you notice a trend here, 4 straight songs from the 80's. Also this obviously is one of the best songs of all-time.
6) "Under Pressure"- Queen and David Bowie It is also the song that provides the underlying beat for Vanilla Ice's "Ice, Ice Baby".
7) "Once In A Lifetime"- Talking Heads Yet another 80's song.
8) "Thriller" (Long Version)- Michael Jackson The #11 most watched video is the short version of "Thriller".
9) "Take On Me"- A-ha One of the best videos of all-time even better than its song and it is a great song.
10) "Weapon of Choice"- Fatboy Slim
So 9 of the Top 11 songs are 80's songs, which is easily the best decade for music.
They also have 18 Led Zeppelin so called videos, they are mostly live performances. I am starting a new feature today, video of the day. Today's video of the day is Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall". The video and the song match up perfectly. A video that is completely cool.
That is it for now, enjoy humpday. themusicaddict
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Hello,
First I would like to wish my little brother a happy birthday. Happy Birthday and enjoy your iTunes gift card.
Only 8 more days until the release of Guns n' Roses "Chinese Democracy", that's right one week from tomorrow you can go to Best Buy and pick it up. (Remember it's sold exclusively through Best Buy and their website. There are a couple of exceptions, you can buy it at iTunes and some local, independent record stores.) Can you believe this CD is actually coming out? There are so many things in place it will have to come out almost through inertia alone. I am now giving this CD a 95% chance to actually come out this year. I just have that fear that at the last minute Axl is going to have a fit and take his ball and go home.
You can pre-order this CD at both iTunes and the Best Buy website. Also the myspace.com/gunsnroses website has a countdown to the actual release date. (Do not be fooled by other websites saying the CD won't be out until November 25th. Most new CD's come out on Tuesday, however this CD will be coming out on a Sunday.) They also have about half of the song "Chinese Democracy" that you can listen to. Axl is a little anal, they should have 3 or 4 full length tracks from the new CD- the point is to raise the excitement level isn't it? As always the lamest website in music, gunsnroses.com, has no recent word about the new CD. The last time their lame website was updated was August 28th. If that was the only place you got your G n' R news you wouldn't know too much about "Chinese Democracy". At myspace.com/gunsnroses website you can see Best Buy's commercial for "Chinese Democracy".
Speaking of the MySpace music website, it is pretty cool. I checked it out yesterday. You can listen to a lot of songs free. For instance, I listened to the new David Cook single "Light On" for the first time yesterday. I hardly ever listen to the radio is why I haven't heard it yet. I really, really like "Light On". I am very much looking forward to his new CD, which will be released this Tuesday.
Also on myspace.com/paramore the great band Paramore has a live track of "Crushcrushcrush". You can also listen to "Decode", their new song from the "Twilight" soundtrack. I also was able to listen to music from Ra Ra Riot, they were a bit disappointing. I listened to music from the great Brazillian band CSS. I was disappointed they don't have any music from Lykki Li. She has been getting a lot of hype of late. Taylor Swift's myspace.com/music website has a lot of content. Pink's myspace.com/music website has tour dates. In addition I found out a band I really like broke up, their name is Supa Fuzz. They were a great rock band. Even though they broke up, you definitely need to check them out. (Thanks to my little brother for introducing them to me.)
A couple of other quick notes. Bruce Springsteen is introducting a new song tomorrow night on Sunday Night Football. It will premiere during halftime of the Washington- Dallas game. (Go Dallas!) The name of the song is titled "Workin' On A Dream". I am guessing it will be on Bruce's new CD, which tentatively set to be released around January 20th. What is it about New Jersey musicians talking about dreams so much, I am looking at you Bruce and Bon Jovi.
Also the drummer who played behind Jimi Hendrix on some of the greatest tracks of all-time died this past week. His name is Mitch Mitchell and he lived from 1947-2008.
He will be missed.
One final thing Guns n' Roses isn't on the cover of the new Rolling Stone magazine. I was disappointed about that as I had been advocating them as the next cover subjec. Instead the cover article is about the 100 Greatest Singers of all-time. This is actually one of those issues with multiple covers. The four different covers feature Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Elvis Presley. Once I get the magazine I will be letting you know my opionion of their selections. I think the greatest singer of all-time is hands down Robert Plant. He has that great voice and a great stage presence. He sang for one of the greatest bands of all-time and he helped write many of their great songs. One final thing, I think Bob Dylan is a terrible singer. He never was a great singer and has been living on his 60's reputation for far too long.
Other upcoming things: more about Led Zeppelin 3 and "Life On Mars". Also I am going to see Celine Dion in concert on Friday. That review should be coming next weekend. Other news coming soon, reviews of the new AC/DC and Taylor Swift CD's. Also news about two upcoming Motley Crue tours. (Please, please come to Salt Lake City.)
Have a good weekend, themusicaddict
First I would like to wish my little brother a happy birthday. Happy Birthday and enjoy your iTunes gift card.
Only 8 more days until the release of Guns n' Roses "Chinese Democracy", that's right one week from tomorrow you can go to Best Buy and pick it up. (Remember it's sold exclusively through Best Buy and their website. There are a couple of exceptions, you can buy it at iTunes and some local, independent record stores.) Can you believe this CD is actually coming out? There are so many things in place it will have to come out almost through inertia alone. I am now giving this CD a 95% chance to actually come out this year. I just have that fear that at the last minute Axl is going to have a fit and take his ball and go home.
You can pre-order this CD at both iTunes and the Best Buy website. Also the myspace.com/gunsnroses website has a countdown to the actual release date. (Do not be fooled by other websites saying the CD won't be out until November 25th. Most new CD's come out on Tuesday, however this CD will be coming out on a Sunday.) They also have about half of the song "Chinese Democracy" that you can listen to. Axl is a little anal, they should have 3 or 4 full length tracks from the new CD- the point is to raise the excitement level isn't it? As always the lamest website in music, gunsnroses.com, has no recent word about the new CD. The last time their lame website was updated was August 28th. If that was the only place you got your G n' R news you wouldn't know too much about "Chinese Democracy". At myspace.com/gunsnroses website you can see Best Buy's commercial for "Chinese Democracy".
Speaking of the MySpace music website, it is pretty cool. I checked it out yesterday. You can listen to a lot of songs free. For instance, I listened to the new David Cook single "Light On" for the first time yesterday. I hardly ever listen to the radio is why I haven't heard it yet. I really, really like "Light On". I am very much looking forward to his new CD, which will be released this Tuesday.
Also on myspace.com/paramore the great band Paramore has a live track of "Crushcrushcrush". You can also listen to "Decode", their new song from the "Twilight" soundtrack. I also was able to listen to music from Ra Ra Riot, they were a bit disappointing. I listened to music from the great Brazillian band CSS. I was disappointed they don't have any music from Lykki Li. She has been getting a lot of hype of late. Taylor Swift's myspace.com/music website has a lot of content. Pink's myspace.com/music website has tour dates. In addition I found out a band I really like broke up, their name is Supa Fuzz. They were a great rock band. Even though they broke up, you definitely need to check them out. (Thanks to my little brother for introducing them to me.)
A couple of other quick notes. Bruce Springsteen is introducting a new song tomorrow night on Sunday Night Football. It will premiere during halftime of the Washington- Dallas game. (Go Dallas!) The name of the song is titled "Workin' On A Dream". I am guessing it will be on Bruce's new CD, which tentatively set to be released around January 20th. What is it about New Jersey musicians talking about dreams so much, I am looking at you Bruce and Bon Jovi.
Also the drummer who played behind Jimi Hendrix on some of the greatest tracks of all-time died this past week. His name is Mitch Mitchell and he lived from 1947-2008.
He will be missed.
One final thing Guns n' Roses isn't on the cover of the new Rolling Stone magazine. I was disappointed about that as I had been advocating them as the next cover subjec. Instead the cover article is about the 100 Greatest Singers of all-time. This is actually one of those issues with multiple covers. The four different covers feature Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Elvis Presley. Once I get the magazine I will be letting you know my opionion of their selections. I think the greatest singer of all-time is hands down Robert Plant. He has that great voice and a great stage presence. He sang for one of the greatest bands of all-time and he helped write many of their great songs. One final thing, I think Bob Dylan is a terrible singer. He never was a great singer and has been living on his 60's reputation for far too long.
Other upcoming things: more about Led Zeppelin 3 and "Life On Mars". Also I am going to see Celine Dion in concert on Friday. That review should be coming next weekend. Other news coming soon, reviews of the new AC/DC and Taylor Swift CD's. Also news about two upcoming Motley Crue tours. (Please, please come to Salt Lake City.)
Have a good weekend, themusicaddict
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
President Obama/ Taylor Swift
Hello,
Apparantally President Elect Obama and his advisors have written up a list of about 200 things that he is going to work to overturn following President Bush's disastrous Presidency. One of the things that he perhaps will overturn is Bush administration policies on stem cell research. Also he is looking to overturn the opening up of 360,000 acres of public land in Utah to drill for oil. As a life long Utahan I certainly welcome the second idea. Also it's good to see that President Bush is being graceful in the transition of power to Barack Obama. He is going above and beyond in this transition time.
Like a lot of Americans I am putting my faith in President Elect Obama. Hopefully he can be able to start America's return to prominence. However let's be careful, this is not the second coming. Obama, while being very charismatic and intelligient, is still just a person. Plus it will still be two months until he becomes President. So lets give him some room to move and adjust. He is going to make mistakes as well, so we need to be patient. He is our President whether you voted for him or not. (Thanks to yahoo news.)
Also I promised a list of the potential singers that might replace Robert Plant in a potential Led Zeppelin reunion tour. I am going to list some of these rumored singers and my opinion about them. Dave Grohl (um, no!), Sammy Hagar (would be too distracting), Jack White (doesn't he already have two bands?) and Steven Tyler (NO!).
Also Chris Cornell has thrown his hat into the ring as well. I would like him to be the singer if Plant doesn't. Cornell would just have to remember that the reunion is not about him though. I expect that if Plant doesn't acquiese to join the reunion, the gig will go to Myles Kennedy. Led Zeppelin doesn't want a singer to overshadow the band. I do wonder if Kennedy has the chops to sing 2 to 3 hours of Zep songs each night. This story has sort of quieted down the last few days. If there is going to be a reunion tour it probably won't be announced until next year. I really have mixed feelings about the whole thing. To hear Led Zeppelin in all their glory check out "What Is and What Should Never Be" from the live 3 CD set "How The West Was Won".
(Thanks to both spin.com and blender.com for the above information.)
More now on Guns n' Roses "Chinese Democracy". This CD really looks like it will be coming out. rollingstone.com has a review of the actual CD now on-line. I have seen reveiws before, but they usually are of leaked tracks. It seems to be a favorable review. I don't like reading reviews until after I have experienced it, I want as few preconceived ideas as possible. After 17 years since their last release it is hard not to have a lot of preconceived notions already. Also at the iTunes music store you can preorder the CD now. You will be able to get the lead single immeadiately, which is the song "Chinese Democracy". You will be able to get the full download on November 23rd. iTunes does seem to be wary as well about if this CD is really coming out, they list the release date as "expected release date". I still have some skepticism that this CD is coming out, in spite of that I am raising my percentages of this CD actually coming out this year to 50%.
Here's a list of new CDs coming out today and my excitement level.
1) "Fearless": Taylor Swift Excitement Level: 10
2) "Soul": Seal EL: 5
3) "Certifiable"- The Police two cd's and two dvd's. This is an exclusive to Best Buy collection. EL: 5
4) "If All Goes Wrong" (DVD)- The Smashing Pumpkins EL: 3
5) "Our Bright Future"- Tracy Chapman El: 3
6) Self-titled: David Archuleta EL: 0. I think the lack of a title shows the lack of creativity behind this CD. Also I saw a bit of this video- lame!
Last but not least, songs rockin' my iPod: 1) "Rumors In The Air"- Night Ranger 2) "Sharp Dressed Man"- ZZ Topp 3) "Roses Are Red"- Aqua 4) "Sweet Child O' Mine" (Live)- Guns n' Roses 5) "Goodbye My Lover"- James Blunt He is fantastic in concert. Check him out if you can. 6) "Who's That Girl?"- Madonna 7) "Too Late For Love"- Def Leppard 8) "Jenny Was A Friend of Mine"- The Killers 9) "Possum Kingdom"- The Toadies 10) "Hell or High Water"- Tinsley Ellis 11) "Night Moves" (Live)- Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 12) "Back In Black" (Live)- AC/DC 13) "That Rock Won't Roll"- Restless Heart 14) "The Rainbow Connection"- The Carpenters I am a rock and roll guy mostly but bizarrely I have 5 Carpenters songs on my iPod. I also really like all five songs. Just FYI they are "The Rainbow Connection", "Superstar" (a truly great song), "Top of The World", "Sweet Sweet Smile" and "It's Going To Take Some Time". 15) "Elevation"- U2 16) "Who Do You Want To Be?"- Oingo Boingo 17) "Rain King"- Counting Crows.
Again my prayers and thoughts going out to Jennifer Hudson and her family in this difficult time in their lives.
I am not sure when I will be back. Next time I will be writing about Led Zeppelin 3 and the fantastic TV show "Life On Mars". Have a great week, themusicaddict
Apparantally President Elect Obama and his advisors have written up a list of about 200 things that he is going to work to overturn following President Bush's disastrous Presidency. One of the things that he perhaps will overturn is Bush administration policies on stem cell research. Also he is looking to overturn the opening up of 360,000 acres of public land in Utah to drill for oil. As a life long Utahan I certainly welcome the second idea. Also it's good to see that President Bush is being graceful in the transition of power to Barack Obama. He is going above and beyond in this transition time.
Like a lot of Americans I am putting my faith in President Elect Obama. Hopefully he can be able to start America's return to prominence. However let's be careful, this is not the second coming. Obama, while being very charismatic and intelligient, is still just a person. Plus it will still be two months until he becomes President. So lets give him some room to move and adjust. He is going to make mistakes as well, so we need to be patient. He is our President whether you voted for him or not. (Thanks to yahoo news.)
Also I promised a list of the potential singers that might replace Robert Plant in a potential Led Zeppelin reunion tour. I am going to list some of these rumored singers and my opinion about them. Dave Grohl (um, no!), Sammy Hagar (would be too distracting), Jack White (doesn't he already have two bands?) and Steven Tyler (NO!).
Also Chris Cornell has thrown his hat into the ring as well. I would like him to be the singer if Plant doesn't. Cornell would just have to remember that the reunion is not about him though. I expect that if Plant doesn't acquiese to join the reunion, the gig will go to Myles Kennedy. Led Zeppelin doesn't want a singer to overshadow the band. I do wonder if Kennedy has the chops to sing 2 to 3 hours of Zep songs each night. This story has sort of quieted down the last few days. If there is going to be a reunion tour it probably won't be announced until next year. I really have mixed feelings about the whole thing. To hear Led Zeppelin in all their glory check out "What Is and What Should Never Be" from the live 3 CD set "How The West Was Won".
(Thanks to both spin.com and blender.com for the above information.)
More now on Guns n' Roses "Chinese Democracy". This CD really looks like it will be coming out. rollingstone.com has a review of the actual CD now on-line. I have seen reveiws before, but they usually are of leaked tracks. It seems to be a favorable review. I don't like reading reviews until after I have experienced it, I want as few preconceived ideas as possible. After 17 years since their last release it is hard not to have a lot of preconceived notions already. Also at the iTunes music store you can preorder the CD now. You will be able to get the lead single immeadiately, which is the song "Chinese Democracy". You will be able to get the full download on November 23rd. iTunes does seem to be wary as well about if this CD is really coming out, they list the release date as "expected release date". I still have some skepticism that this CD is coming out, in spite of that I am raising my percentages of this CD actually coming out this year to 50%.
Here's a list of new CDs coming out today and my excitement level.
1) "Fearless": Taylor Swift Excitement Level: 10
2) "Soul": Seal EL: 5
3) "Certifiable"- The Police two cd's and two dvd's. This is an exclusive to Best Buy collection. EL: 5
4) "If All Goes Wrong" (DVD)- The Smashing Pumpkins EL: 3
5) "Our Bright Future"- Tracy Chapman El: 3
6) Self-titled: David Archuleta EL: 0. I think the lack of a title shows the lack of creativity behind this CD. Also I saw a bit of this video- lame!
Last but not least, songs rockin' my iPod: 1) "Rumors In The Air"- Night Ranger 2) "Sharp Dressed Man"- ZZ Topp 3) "Roses Are Red"- Aqua 4) "Sweet Child O' Mine" (Live)- Guns n' Roses 5) "Goodbye My Lover"- James Blunt He is fantastic in concert. Check him out if you can. 6) "Who's That Girl?"- Madonna 7) "Too Late For Love"- Def Leppard 8) "Jenny Was A Friend of Mine"- The Killers 9) "Possum Kingdom"- The Toadies 10) "Hell or High Water"- Tinsley Ellis 11) "Night Moves" (Live)- Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 12) "Back In Black" (Live)- AC/DC 13) "That Rock Won't Roll"- Restless Heart 14) "The Rainbow Connection"- The Carpenters I am a rock and roll guy mostly but bizarrely I have 5 Carpenters songs on my iPod. I also really like all five songs. Just FYI they are "The Rainbow Connection", "Superstar" (a truly great song), "Top of The World", "Sweet Sweet Smile" and "It's Going To Take Some Time". 15) "Elevation"- U2 16) "Who Do You Want To Be?"- Oingo Boingo 17) "Rain King"- Counting Crows.
Again my prayers and thoughts going out to Jennifer Hudson and her family in this difficult time in their lives.
I am not sure when I will be back. Next time I will be writing about Led Zeppelin 3 and the fantastic TV show "Life On Mars". Have a great week, themusicaddict
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Quick blog today
Hello,
As you probably know, my wife and I are seperated. That means the kids are with her most of the time. Today I have our three boys with me, so that means not much time for me. Our daughter is staying the night at her other Grandma's house tonight. So that is why this will be a quick blog, I don't have much time.
First of all: the countdown continues to the new Guns n' Roses CD "Chinese Democracy". It should be out in only 15 days. As far as I know it will still be released November 23rd. I am very excitingly looking towards 14 mostly new Guns n' Roses songs. I still remain skeptical about whether this CD will really see light of day this year. I'm still nervous that something will happen and it won't be released. That is why I can't raise my prediction of this CD actually coming out this year above 15%. Axl I would love to be proven wrong.
Some exciting upcoming events: "American Idol" is going to be making it's Season 8 debut on January 13th and January 14th. There will be a two hour show each night. This season may be a make or break season for "AI". It had a big ratings decrease last year. Also they have got to get rid of the loopy Paula Abdul and the repetitive Randy Jackson. Although I hate them, I will tolerate and I am looking forward to another season of "AI". I look forward to the auditions from Salt Lake City and also how the new judge affects things. Four judges just seem like too many.
Speaking of "American Idol", David Archuletta will be releasing his new CD Tuesday. I can hardly wait. (Extreme sarcasm!) ew.com has a review of his CD and also new CD's by Beyonce and the super talented Taylor Swift. Anyway the ew.com reviewer, Chris Wilman, gives Archuleta's new CD a C+. But read his review and it feels like a courtesy grade. These are some of the things he says about the new CD: "bland, amnesia-inducing collection", and "saddled with the most generic and production money can buy". Who would have guessed? Now don't get me wrong he is probably going to sell at least 1,000,000 copies of this CD. If you really want this CD, just wait a month and you can buy it used at a CD store.
Meanwhile Taylor Swift will be releasing her second CD also on Tuesday. How does she compare against Archuleta. Her CD scored a B grade from the ew.com writer Leah Rosenblatt. Swift is a girl who writes her own songs, has a fantastic voice and appearance and can hold her own live in concert with Def Leppard. (Can you imagine Archuleta trying to sing with the mighty Lep? Oh never mind don't.) She also is not being pushed by a parent trying to fulfill their dreams through his kids. Archuleta's CD may sale more initially, but who is going to remember it in a year. Taylor Swift is built to last. (More about Taylor Swift in my next blog.)
Bruce Springsteen could be releasing his new CD right around the inaguration day for Barack Obama, Jan 20th. This will be his follow-up to 2006's "Magic". He is one of the greatest singers of his generation. He is so much better than the overrated Bob Dylan. Springsteen's music speaks to me whereas Dylan's music speaks down to me.
I'm not sure when my next blog will be. I have news on Led Zeppelin and who possibly will take Robert Plant's place in a reunion. The list is pretty funny and very doubtful. (Although I would not mind seeing Chris Cornell take the place of Robert Plant.) Also more about "Life On Mars" and what makes Led Zeppelin's "3" such a great CD. I will also have more on President Obama. themusicaddict
As you probably know, my wife and I are seperated. That means the kids are with her most of the time. Today I have our three boys with me, so that means not much time for me. Our daughter is staying the night at her other Grandma's house tonight. So that is why this will be a quick blog, I don't have much time.
First of all: the countdown continues to the new Guns n' Roses CD "Chinese Democracy". It should be out in only 15 days. As far as I know it will still be released November 23rd. I am very excitingly looking towards 14 mostly new Guns n' Roses songs. I still remain skeptical about whether this CD will really see light of day this year. I'm still nervous that something will happen and it won't be released. That is why I can't raise my prediction of this CD actually coming out this year above 15%. Axl I would love to be proven wrong.
Some exciting upcoming events: "American Idol" is going to be making it's Season 8 debut on January 13th and January 14th. There will be a two hour show each night. This season may be a make or break season for "AI". It had a big ratings decrease last year. Also they have got to get rid of the loopy Paula Abdul and the repetitive Randy Jackson. Although I hate them, I will tolerate and I am looking forward to another season of "AI". I look forward to the auditions from Salt Lake City and also how the new judge affects things. Four judges just seem like too many.
Speaking of "American Idol", David Archuletta will be releasing his new CD Tuesday. I can hardly wait. (Extreme sarcasm!) ew.com has a review of his CD and also new CD's by Beyonce and the super talented Taylor Swift. Anyway the ew.com reviewer, Chris Wilman, gives Archuleta's new CD a C+. But read his review and it feels like a courtesy grade. These are some of the things he says about the new CD: "bland, amnesia-inducing collection", and "saddled with the most generic and production money can buy". Who would have guessed? Now don't get me wrong he is probably going to sell at least 1,000,000 copies of this CD. If you really want this CD, just wait a month and you can buy it used at a CD store.
Meanwhile Taylor Swift will be releasing her second CD also on Tuesday. How does she compare against Archuleta. Her CD scored a B grade from the ew.com writer Leah Rosenblatt. Swift is a girl who writes her own songs, has a fantastic voice and appearance and can hold her own live in concert with Def Leppard. (Can you imagine Archuleta trying to sing with the mighty Lep? Oh never mind don't.) She also is not being pushed by a parent trying to fulfill their dreams through his kids. Archuleta's CD may sale more initially, but who is going to remember it in a year. Taylor Swift is built to last. (More about Taylor Swift in my next blog.)
Bruce Springsteen could be releasing his new CD right around the inaguration day for Barack Obama, Jan 20th. This will be his follow-up to 2006's "Magic". He is one of the greatest singers of his generation. He is so much better than the overrated Bob Dylan. Springsteen's music speaks to me whereas Dylan's music speaks down to me.
I'm not sure when my next blog will be. I have news on Led Zeppelin and who possibly will take Robert Plant's place in a reunion. The list is pretty funny and very doubtful. (Although I would not mind seeing Chris Cornell take the place of Robert Plant.) Also more about "Life On Mars" and what makes Led Zeppelin's "3" such a great CD. I will also have more on President Obama. themusicaddict
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Congratulations America!
Hello,
Sorry I have had a long layoff, due to a lot of different things going on in my life.
I was so proud of my country last night for giving Barack Obama a chance and breaking away from the same ol', same ol'. I'm so happy of his winning of the election and also thankful we don't have to rely on the Supreme Court to decide this election. I had been practicing saying President Obama all day, I love the sound of that. President Obama you have your mandate now please go do something with it. (Although I do wonder why a person who claims he is all inclusive was all alone on the stage for his acceptance speech last night.)
Also I send kudos out to John McCain for his unbelievably warm, stirring and patriotic concession speech. That was an example of class in action. Although I had heard the speech last night, I still watched it again today. His speech was better than even Obama's speech. John McCain is truly an American hero.
With Obama's impressive victory, I was fearful he is going to be on the cover of the next Rolling Stone magazine. Now after thinking about that I am okay with it. Although the following cover I would like to see Guns n' Roses on the cover. They should be celebrating their triumphant return about that time. With only 18 days left until the release of "Chinese Democracy" I am getting amped up for the release. So far there have been no more hitches in the release of this CD. I checked at the bestbuy.com website the other day and you can get "Chinese Democracy" in the CD and vinyl formats through them. Also I heard that it will be for sale through the iTunes music library.
Slowly but surely details are coming out about the seemingly serious touring ambitions of a reunited Led Zeppelin. There has been no confirmation of who the lead singer would be in the reunited Led Zepplin. Although the hot rumor is that if they can't convince Robert Plant the job will fall to the lead singer of Alter Bridge. I went to alterbridge.com to do some research on him. His name is Myles Kennedy. He cites Led Zeppelin as one of his influences. Also he lists Guns n' Roses "Appetite for Destruction" as his favorite CD. So you can't fault his taste, but can he fill the very big vocal shoes of Robert Plant? From the little I have heard of Alter Bridge's songs, and honestly who would want to hear a lot, Kennedy does have a fairly powerful voice. So vocally I think he could handle it but what is he going to do with all the negative feedback he is going to receive? Alter Bridge is on tour until December 10th. Of course if the Led Zeppelin reunion does go through it probably wouldn't start until next year at the earliest. As I find out more I will let you know.
A couple of quick movie reviews, I saw the supposed classic "Warriors" the other day on Comcast On Demand. This 1979 movie has not aged well. It is hard to believe this is the same movie that caused riots when it initially opened. Now the only thing it would cause is boredom. Other than watching it as a curiousity, like I did, there really is no other reason to give up two hours of your life.
Since I have a 7 year old daughter we went and watched "High School Musical: Senior Year" the other day. It is about what you expect, a lot of singing and dancing. The songs are upbeat and happy but forgettable. The movie is suppose to chronicle their senior year but it goes on a little long. In fact it went on so long that it felt like it was occuring in real time. I am glad I was able to take my daughter to see it though. (Although when we did get out of the theatre I had AC/DC on the CD player and that helped me get over the pop music sugar rush.)
Two more quick music notes, Paramore has too new songs available on the "Twilight" Soundtrack. I listened to one of those two songs yesterday, it's titled "Decode". It is okay, not Paramore's best effort. Not as good as anything off their recent CD. It is still worthy of buying though. Also David Archuletta's new CD comes out on November 11th. Apparantally the booklet that comes with the CD has 3500 words in it, most of that his thanks to the influences in his life. He wrote a paragraph to his father, thanking him for believing in him. He doesn't mention anything about being locked up in the basement after losing out on "American Idol" to the much more talented David Cook. It will be interesting to see how much he will be in the public eye a year from now. I think by then he will be about as memorable as Taylor Hicks and the many other "AI" contestants who crashed once the show was through.
One more note good luck to the Utes tomorrow night when they play TCU. It should be a great game. It will be big both for their conference and the winner will probably play a big role on the national college football stage.
One of my favorite authors, Michael Crichton, has passed away after a battle with cancer. He is the author of one of the best books of all-time "Jurassic Park". Don't judge the book by the movie. That was his peak which he was never able to recapture. He died yesterday at the age of 66.
I hope to be back Friday, themusicaddict
Sorry I have had a long layoff, due to a lot of different things going on in my life.
I was so proud of my country last night for giving Barack Obama a chance and breaking away from the same ol', same ol'. I'm so happy of his winning of the election and also thankful we don't have to rely on the Supreme Court to decide this election. I had been practicing saying President Obama all day, I love the sound of that. President Obama you have your mandate now please go do something with it. (Although I do wonder why a person who claims he is all inclusive was all alone on the stage for his acceptance speech last night.)
Also I send kudos out to John McCain for his unbelievably warm, stirring and patriotic concession speech. That was an example of class in action. Although I had heard the speech last night, I still watched it again today. His speech was better than even Obama's speech. John McCain is truly an American hero.
With Obama's impressive victory, I was fearful he is going to be on the cover of the next Rolling Stone magazine. Now after thinking about that I am okay with it. Although the following cover I would like to see Guns n' Roses on the cover. They should be celebrating their triumphant return about that time. With only 18 days left until the release of "Chinese Democracy" I am getting amped up for the release. So far there have been no more hitches in the release of this CD. I checked at the bestbuy.com website the other day and you can get "Chinese Democracy" in the CD and vinyl formats through them. Also I heard that it will be for sale through the iTunes music library.
Slowly but surely details are coming out about the seemingly serious touring ambitions of a reunited Led Zeppelin. There has been no confirmation of who the lead singer would be in the reunited Led Zepplin. Although the hot rumor is that if they can't convince Robert Plant the job will fall to the lead singer of Alter Bridge. I went to alterbridge.com to do some research on him. His name is Myles Kennedy. He cites Led Zeppelin as one of his influences. Also he lists Guns n' Roses "Appetite for Destruction" as his favorite CD. So you can't fault his taste, but can he fill the very big vocal shoes of Robert Plant? From the little I have heard of Alter Bridge's songs, and honestly who would want to hear a lot, Kennedy does have a fairly powerful voice. So vocally I think he could handle it but what is he going to do with all the negative feedback he is going to receive? Alter Bridge is on tour until December 10th. Of course if the Led Zeppelin reunion does go through it probably wouldn't start until next year at the earliest. As I find out more I will let you know.
A couple of quick movie reviews, I saw the supposed classic "Warriors" the other day on Comcast On Demand. This 1979 movie has not aged well. It is hard to believe this is the same movie that caused riots when it initially opened. Now the only thing it would cause is boredom. Other than watching it as a curiousity, like I did, there really is no other reason to give up two hours of your life.
Since I have a 7 year old daughter we went and watched "High School Musical: Senior Year" the other day. It is about what you expect, a lot of singing and dancing. The songs are upbeat and happy but forgettable. The movie is suppose to chronicle their senior year but it goes on a little long. In fact it went on so long that it felt like it was occuring in real time. I am glad I was able to take my daughter to see it though. (Although when we did get out of the theatre I had AC/DC on the CD player and that helped me get over the pop music sugar rush.)
Two more quick music notes, Paramore has too new songs available on the "Twilight" Soundtrack. I listened to one of those two songs yesterday, it's titled "Decode". It is okay, not Paramore's best effort. Not as good as anything off their recent CD. It is still worthy of buying though. Also David Archuletta's new CD comes out on November 11th. Apparantally the booklet that comes with the CD has 3500 words in it, most of that his thanks to the influences in his life. He wrote a paragraph to his father, thanking him for believing in him. He doesn't mention anything about being locked up in the basement after losing out on "American Idol" to the much more talented David Cook. It will be interesting to see how much he will be in the public eye a year from now. I think by then he will be about as memorable as Taylor Hicks and the many other "AI" contestants who crashed once the show was through.
One more note good luck to the Utes tomorrow night when they play TCU. It should be a great game. It will be big both for their conference and the winner will probably play a big role on the national college football stage.
One of my favorite authors, Michael Crichton, has passed away after a battle with cancer. He is the author of one of the best books of all-time "Jurassic Park". Don't judge the book by the movie. That was his peak which he was never able to recapture. He died yesterday at the age of 66.
I hope to be back Friday, themusicaddict
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