themusicaddict's Fantastic Fourteen More Discovered, Re-Discovered Songs New Music by Halestorm, Hollywood Undead and Scott Weiland

Hello,

This is more of a nostalgia blog honestly, but there are some newer bands that I like quite a bit. I'm a huge fan of Halestorm, a bit conflicted by Hollywood Undead and intrigued by Scott Weiland's new band, the Wildabouts. I'm not claiming to be breaking new music here, I've been counting down until new music by Halestorm and Hollywood Undead for the last few months. Now that time is almost here. Another CD that I was looking forward to was the live in Japan Van Halen CD, that is until I heard David Lee Roth's vocals. It's sad when rock stars get old, but this is painful:

Van Halen "Panama":

The 2013 version of Van Halen sounds almost the exact same as the 70's classic lineup. Eddie still shreds on the guitar as well as always, Wolfgang Van Halen ably fills in for Michael Anthony and Alex still kicks butt on the drums. However when Roth starts screeching the fantasy that this is the same band ends abruptly. I'm clearly on the side of Van Hagar over David Lee Roth Van Halen. Here's a classic Van Hagar concert from 1989:

Here's a classic Van Halen show from 1982. Roth's voice sounds a lot better, but still not great. He's nowhere the singer that Hagar is. Roth doesn't sing as much as scream the lyrics. He reminds me a lot of Anthony Kiedis in that he's nowhere as cool as he thinks he is.

This is when the classic lineup was at their best with "Unchained":

The amazing Thompson Twins and "Hold Me Now":

I love this version of the Ten Years After classic, this is Jetta on "I'd Love To Change The World":

Upcoming Greatest Hits blogs coming up include Rod Stewart and ZZ Top's 10 best songs - both will be here eventually. But also Greatest Songs blogs are coming for Yellowcard and The Ataris. Both bands are bands who peaked on their first CD, especially the Ataris. Here's a taste of both of those bands best songs:

The Ataris' "So Long Astoria":

Yellowcard's "Twenty Three":

Now a few classics and then the promised new music. I don't usually feature instrumental music, but there are some instrumental songs that are great. Here are a couple, starting with "The Pink Panther" Theme Song:

Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee":

Three more recent classic songs, all the way back from the best decade for music ever, the 80's:

Billy Idol's "Endless Sleep":

Def Leppard's "Stagefright":

Sweet Sensation's "If Wishes Came True":



From Hollywood Undead's "Day of the Dead", out March 31st, 2015, this is "Gravity":



Also out on March 31st, 2015 is "Blaster" from Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts. This is "The Way She Moves":



Probably my current favorite rock band is Halestorm, their new CD comes out on April 14th.

themusicaddict