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Of course the following videos are probably more a commercial for the movie than it is about the song.
One of the uber-80's movies is "Top Gun". "Top Gun", now in 3D and IMAX, is returning to movie theaters this Friday. (I love IMAX, but 3D is very lame technology.) It will be in theatres until February 13th. I plan to go see it before it's gone again. I would take my kids too if it wasn't for that one scene.
I look forward to hearing this amazing song blasting out of a primo sound system once again. Here are my three favorite songs from "Top Gun". Kenny Loggins butt kicking "Danger Zone":
And this song is a bit dated, but still one of my favorite lesser known songs from the 80s. Kenny Loggins "Playing With The Boys":
Not only one of the best ballads of the 80s, one of the best ballads ever. Berlin's "Take My Breath Away".
"Footloose" Movie Preview:
It does seem that Kenny Loggins became the king of 80's movie songs. You can't go wrong with Loggins highly infectious "Footloose":
Who can forget one of the most joyous songs ever, Denise Williams "Let's Hear It Boy":
Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For A Hero":
One great thing about 80's music is that they sure knew how to write the great love ballad. This is one of the many great ones. Mike Reno's and Ann Wilson's "Almost Paradise":
And I'm not sure what was the best 80's soundtrack. It was either "Pretty In Pink" or "Purple Rain". I'll present songs from each and you can decide. I love every song on "Pretty In Pink", but I'm not going to put them all here. Check out the full soundtrack on Spotify.
Oh boy did I have a big time crush on the lovely Molly Ringwald. I also much preferred the old movie trailers, they were about 90 seconds or less. Now with the 150 second trailers they just give away too much of the story. When I go see a movie now I already know so many plot points and have seen the funny parts already. It makes for a lesser movie going experience. The things we don't know about a movie is what makes it great.
"Pretty In Pink" trailer:
Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink":
Echo and the Moneymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses":
When the Smiths were still together I didn't appreciate them, now I love the Smiths. This was probably my first experience with a Smiths song. "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want This Time":
Jesse Johnson's "Get To Know Ya":
Belouis Some's "Round, Round":
New Order weren't one of the bigger bands of the 80's, however they had several good songs. Some of their other songs were "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Blue Monday". This is "Shell Shock":
Then of course probably the most famous song from this movie, OMD's "If You Leave":
I'd thought that Prince had finally loosened his rein on his songs being available on youtube.com. From trying to find songs for this blog, I realized he hasn't eased restrictions for his music on the internet much after all. Prince you are an idiot for not allowing your music on the internet. I couldn't find videos for "Baby I'm A Star", "When Doves Cry" or "Let's Go Crazy".
"Purple Rain" trailer:
"Purple Rain" song:
Janelle Monae's "Take Me With You":
Rihanna's "Darling Nikki":
Nico's Gun "Computer Blue":
See Prince maybe you should allow your music on youtube and not be such a greedy d bag. Maybe someone could remind Prince, that other than 80's stations, they don't play his music on the radio any more.
"Vision Quest" is a movie that sadly has been forgotten. I would highly reccommend you check it out. It is themusicaddict approved. It stars Matthew Modine and lovely Linda Fiorentino. There are also many excellent songs in this movie.
The "Vision Quest" trailer:
Red Rider's (no, they won't shoot your eye out) "Lunatic Fringe":
Sammy Hagar's "I'll Fall In Love Again":
Another one of those amazing 80's killer ballads, this is Madonna's "Crazy For You":
"The Breakfast Club" trailer:
Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me":
Another great 80's movie is "Back To The Future", a movie that still holds up. It's trailer:
"The Power Of Love":
themusicaddict
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Best Songs The 80's Has To Offer: My Brother (Updated 2/11/13)
Hello,
These are songs that I probably only enjoyed, or maybe even knew about, because of my brother constantly playing them. I'm not sure where he heard all these great songs. Was it through his friends, was it through KCGL, if not where did he hear all these great songs?
Many songs I probably wouldn't have got into unless I heard my brother playing them a bunch of times. This is one of those songs, Oingo Boingo's "Weird Science":
One of the musicians that my brother got into was Terence Trent D'arby. He ended up being a flash in the pan, but he left behind two great songs. The first is "Sign Your Name":
The sumptious "Wishing Well":
He was also into Neneh Cherry, "Buffalo Stance":
"Kisses On The Wind":
"Outre Risque Locomotive": (just a snippet unfortunately)
Just a couple of years after breaking big, the boys of Milli Vanilli were found to be a fake band. That being said this CD still has some of my favorite songs ever. For instance, "Blame It On The Rain":
and "Girl You Know It's True":
"Girl, I'm Gonna Miss You":
I remember one bald female singer that he liked, it was someone who had just released her debut CD. Now that I look back, I see how much of a classic "The Lion and the Cobra" is, but I didn't get it then. Just a few years later this bald went on to have her biggest hit "Nothing Compares To U". Of course I'm talking about the great Sinead O'Conner.
I have no idea how many times I heard "like a phoenix from the flames" coming out of my brother's bedroom. Here's O'Connor very raw take of "Troy":
Other great songs from "The Lion and The Cobra" include "Just Like U Said It Would B":
"Mandinka":
"I Want Your (Hands On Me)": (Sorry for the lame MC Lyte rapping, I'd never heard this song with her rapping before.)
And anytime I write about Miss O'Connor, I have to include her very cathartic divorce song. If divorce had a theme song, this would be it. Which version do you like best? "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance":
A different live version?:
Or the original studio version?:
A couple more quick songs, Jane Child's "Don't Wanna Fall In Love":
Finally one of those weird bands that was heard on KCGL and blasting out of his bedroom. This is some of the best songs of The Thompson Twins. All these songs are on their classic "Into The Gap" CD. Starting with what may be my favorite Thompson Twins song "You Take Me Up":
"Into The Gap":
"Hold Me Now":
"Doctor Doctor":
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These are songs that I probably only enjoyed, or maybe even knew about, because of my brother constantly playing them. I'm not sure where he heard all these great songs. Was it through his friends, was it through KCGL, if not where did he hear all these great songs?
Many songs I probably wouldn't have got into unless I heard my brother playing them a bunch of times. This is one of those songs, Oingo Boingo's "Weird Science":
One of the musicians that my brother got into was Terence Trent D'arby. He ended up being a flash in the pan, but he left behind two great songs. The first is "Sign Your Name":
The sumptious "Wishing Well":
He was also into Neneh Cherry, "Buffalo Stance":
"Kisses On The Wind":
"Outre Risque Locomotive": (just a snippet unfortunately)
Just a couple of years after breaking big, the boys of Milli Vanilli were found to be a fake band. That being said this CD still has some of my favorite songs ever. For instance, "Blame It On The Rain":
and "Girl You Know It's True":
"Girl, I'm Gonna Miss You":
I remember one bald female singer that he liked, it was someone who had just released her debut CD. Now that I look back, I see how much of a classic "The Lion and the Cobra" is, but I didn't get it then. Just a few years later this bald went on to have her biggest hit "Nothing Compares To U". Of course I'm talking about the great Sinead O'Conner.
I have no idea how many times I heard "like a phoenix from the flames" coming out of my brother's bedroom. Here's O'Connor very raw take of "Troy":
Other great songs from "The Lion and The Cobra" include "Just Like U Said It Would B":
"Mandinka":
"I Want Your (Hands On Me)": (Sorry for the lame MC Lyte rapping, I'd never heard this song with her rapping before.)
And anytime I write about Miss O'Connor, I have to include her very cathartic divorce song. If divorce had a theme song, this would be it. Which version do you like best? "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance":
A different live version?:
Or the original studio version?:
A couple more quick songs, Jane Child's "Don't Wanna Fall In Love":
Finally one of those weird bands that was heard on KCGL and blasting out of his bedroom. This is some of the best songs of The Thompson Twins. All these songs are on their classic "Into The Gap" CD. Starting with what may be my favorite Thompson Twins song "You Take Me Up":
"Into The Gap":
"Hold Me Now":
"Doctor Doctor":
themusicaddict
The Best Music The 80's Has To Offer: MTV (Updated 2/7/13)
Hello,
Kids I know you'll find this hard to believe but MTV used to really be about music television. MTV was very relevant to the culture of America before it disintegrated into the reality TV fiasco it is now. Many bands broke out big because of play on MTV. People like Madonna, Michael Jackson, George Michael, Dire Straits and many others took full advantage of the visual aspect of television.
Many bands that would have been big anyway increased their following because of their wise use of MTV. Many bands who probably would have never broke out before MTV, did with the help of MTV. They were able to create the videos that captured America. I remember how excited I use to be by World Premiere Videos.
This was before the internet. So we were basically held hostage by MTV if we wanted to see a video. That is unless we had recorded it on a VHS. We just couldn't go see a video anytime, it had to wait until MTV or some other station showed it. But for the most part MTV was the only game in town.
I was a sophomore in high school when I first saw MTV. The first song ever played on MTV and also an amazing song: The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star":
Other songs that I probably only knew about because of MTV. Sadly I couldn't find the original video for Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Silence":
Midnight Oil's "Beds Are Burning":
Boom Crash Opera's "Onion Skin":
Would Til' Tuesday ever broken out without this video or would Aimee Mann be as liked today as she is?
C + C Music's Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat" (Everybody Dance Now)": The vixen who looks like she's singing the song um really isn't.
Another band that was helped a lot by MTV was The Human League. "Don't You Want Me":
"Human":
Songs that artists used to increase their following. This is the first video I think of when I think about this. Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean":
Madonna was also very clever about using MTV to increase her following. Madonna's "Live To Tell":
is
This is one conversation I don't want to have with my daughter. One of my favorite videos from the entire 80s, Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach":
Not exactly the greatest video ever, but this does capture the whole Madonna craze when it was at it's peak. This is also one of my favorite Madonna songs, "Dress You Up":
This was one of the most striking videos to appear on MTV in the 80s. The Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These":
The smart established artist took full advantage of MTV. Bruce Springsteen, already an established star with a devoted following, wisely used MTV's exposure. With a young Courtney Cox, Springsteen exploded on to MTV with "Dancing In The Dark":
U2 was a band that broke big almost in spite of their lack of presence on MTV. Of course they made videos, but not one video jumps to mind when I think of U2. That is except "Sunday Bloody Sunday". U2 went to Red Rocks in Colorado and decided to play in very cold weather. They captured lightning in a bottle and this is U2 as they headed towards international fame.
One band that might surprise you that took full advantage of MTV's reach is ZZ Top. They made a series of now iconic videos. Here are a few:
"Gimme All Your Lovin'":
I can't find the original video for "Legs", this is the best I could find:
I can't find the original video for "Sharp Dressed Man" either: (The fact that Nickelback covered this song in concert is disgraceful. Nickelback perhaps is the worst big name rock band ever.)
This isn't my favorite ZZ Top video from that era, however it's my favorite of their songs from that era.
"Stages":
Another band that took full advantage of MTV's visual capabilities is Whitesnake. They used sex in the twirling, dancing body of Tawny Kataen:
"Here I Go Again":
This song seriously kicks some butt, although it owes more than a big thanks to Led Zeppelin. "Still Of The Night":
"Is This Love":
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Kids I know you'll find this hard to believe but MTV used to really be about music television. MTV was very relevant to the culture of America before it disintegrated into the reality TV fiasco it is now. Many bands broke out big because of play on MTV. People like Madonna, Michael Jackson, George Michael, Dire Straits and many others took full advantage of the visual aspect of television.
Many bands that would have been big anyway increased their following because of their wise use of MTV. Many bands who probably would have never broke out before MTV, did with the help of MTV. They were able to create the videos that captured America. I remember how excited I use to be by World Premiere Videos.
This was before the internet. So we were basically held hostage by MTV if we wanted to see a video. That is unless we had recorded it on a VHS. We just couldn't go see a video anytime, it had to wait until MTV or some other station showed it. But for the most part MTV was the only game in town.
I was a sophomore in high school when I first saw MTV. The first song ever played on MTV and also an amazing song: The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star":
Other songs that I probably only knew about because of MTV. Sadly I couldn't find the original video for Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Silence":
Midnight Oil's "Beds Are Burning":
Boom Crash Opera's "Onion Skin":
Would Til' Tuesday ever broken out without this video or would Aimee Mann be as liked today as she is?
C + C Music's Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat" (Everybody Dance Now)": The vixen who looks like she's singing the song um really isn't.
Another band that was helped a lot by MTV was The Human League. "Don't You Want Me":
"Human":
Songs that artists used to increase their following. This is the first video I think of when I think about this. Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean":
Madonna was also very clever about using MTV to increase her following. Madonna's "Live To Tell":
is
This is one conversation I don't want to have with my daughter. One of my favorite videos from the entire 80s, Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach":
Not exactly the greatest video ever, but this does capture the whole Madonna craze when it was at it's peak. This is also one of my favorite Madonna songs, "Dress You Up":
This was one of the most striking videos to appear on MTV in the 80s. The Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These":
The smart established artist took full advantage of MTV. Bruce Springsteen, already an established star with a devoted following, wisely used MTV's exposure. With a young Courtney Cox, Springsteen exploded on to MTV with "Dancing In The Dark":
U2 was a band that broke big almost in spite of their lack of presence on MTV. Of course they made videos, but not one video jumps to mind when I think of U2. That is except "Sunday Bloody Sunday". U2 went to Red Rocks in Colorado and decided to play in very cold weather. They captured lightning in a bottle and this is U2 as they headed towards international fame.
One band that might surprise you that took full advantage of MTV's reach is ZZ Top. They made a series of now iconic videos. Here are a few:
"Gimme All Your Lovin'":
I can't find the original video for "Legs", this is the best I could find:
I can't find the original video for "Sharp Dressed Man" either: (The fact that Nickelback covered this song in concert is disgraceful. Nickelback perhaps is the worst big name rock band ever.)
This isn't my favorite ZZ Top video from that era, however it's my favorite of their songs from that era.
"Stages":
Another band that took full advantage of MTV's visual capabilities is Whitesnake. They used sex in the twirling, dancing body of Tawny Kataen:
"Here I Go Again":
This song seriously kicks some butt, although it owes more than a big thanks to Led Zeppelin. "Still Of The Night":
"Is This Love":
themusicaddict
The Best Music The 80's Has To Offer! My Life (Updated 2/7/13)
Hello,
Oh boy do I have a lot of thoughts about the Lakers, the 49ers and many other things. However today I feel like posing a bunch of my favorite 80's songs. My playlist today first was Olivia Newton-John and then it moved to Tears For Fears. My drive music of late has been the non-80's "Pretty Hate Machine". I've posted the best of the 80's kind of posts before, but I want to do another one. I hope you enjoy it, I know I'll enjoy making it. Let the memories begin.
If some of these songs are from the late 70's or early 90's, forgive me.
The great thing about 80's music is that it's the same decade for both Guns N' Roses, Terence Trent D'Arby, Neneh Cherry and A Flock of Seagulls. The music was so electic. All genres of music were represented well on MTV and other places. The 80's was a time of a musical renaissance, sadly music has deteriorated since then. Music sadly has degraded to the mostly mediocre mix we have now.
I'm also feeling a bit nostalgic so I'll be attaching some personal thoughts to some of these songs. I'm trying to keep this in a mostly chronological order.
High School:
A song that reminds me of my first high school stomp, Missing Persons "Words":
This song reminds me my first job, working as a bagger at Safeways. 18 months where I finally began to grow up. My eyes were opened by a lot of things while working in downtown Salt Lake. This song was really big at the time and it was always on the radio. One of the best songs ever written, Prince's "When Doves Cry" (I'm not sure how long this video will stay on youtube.com though):
I graduated high school and for some reason decided to go to school to Ricks College. It's now called BYU-I and is in Rexburg, Idaho. It's one of the coldest places I've ever been. Looking back now I've no idea why I decided to go there. However although I was miserable and homesick, it was what I needed to do in order to leave the nest for two years. These are songs that remind me of my time at Ricks, all songs weren't released necessarily during my time there.
At the school's bookstore I was looking through their music and I was surprised to come across "British Steel"for sale. "United" has always been my favorite Judas Priest song:
Playing tennis before or after the cold hit a jeep drove by with the radio blaring. It was a Loverboy song, it was either:
or this extremely cheesy video:
I first heard this song on a boring weekday afternoon and didn't quite know what to think:
These were three of the biggest songs before I went on my LDS mission summer 1986-summer 1988 (which btw was one of the best things I've ever done.)
David Lee Roth's "Just Like Paradise":
With backing vocals from Bryan Adams, this is Glass Tiger.
I got home July 1988, in August 1988 I started working at Dicks Market in Centerville, Utah. I ended up working there for 17.5 years. My 80's ended with me working at Dicks, living at home and looking for my future wife. Thinking about it now, both my job and marriage lasted about 17 years.
themusicaddict
Oh boy do I have a lot of thoughts about the Lakers, the 49ers and many other things. However today I feel like posing a bunch of my favorite 80's songs. My playlist today first was Olivia Newton-John and then it moved to Tears For Fears. My drive music of late has been the non-80's "Pretty Hate Machine". I've posted the best of the 80's kind of posts before, but I want to do another one. I hope you enjoy it, I know I'll enjoy making it. Let the memories begin.
If some of these songs are from the late 70's or early 90's, forgive me.
The great thing about 80's music is that it's the same decade for both Guns N' Roses, Terence Trent D'Arby, Neneh Cherry and A Flock of Seagulls. The music was so electic. All genres of music were represented well on MTV and other places. The 80's was a time of a musical renaissance, sadly music has deteriorated since then. Music sadly has degraded to the mostly mediocre mix we have now.
I'm also feeling a bit nostalgic so I'll be attaching some personal thoughts to some of these songs. I'm trying to keep this in a mostly chronological order.
A song that reminds me of my first high school stomp, Missing Persons "Words":
This song reminds me my first job, working as a bagger at Safeways. 18 months where I finally began to grow up. My eyes were opened by a lot of things while working in downtown Salt Lake. This song was really big at the time and it was always on the radio. One of the best songs ever written, Prince's "When Doves Cry" (I'm not sure how long this video will stay on youtube.com though):
I graduated high school and for some reason decided to go to school to Ricks College. It's now called BYU-I and is in Rexburg, Idaho. It's one of the coldest places I've ever been. Looking back now I've no idea why I decided to go there. However although I was miserable and homesick, it was what I needed to do in order to leave the nest for two years. These are songs that remind me of my time at Ricks, all songs weren't released necessarily during my time there.
At the school's bookstore I was looking through their music and I was surprised to come across "British Steel"for sale. "United" has always been my favorite Judas Priest song:
Playing tennis before or after the cold hit a jeep drove by with the radio blaring. It was a Loverboy song, it was either:
or this extremely cheesy video:
I first heard this song on a boring weekday afternoon and didn't quite know what to think:
These were three of the biggest songs before I went on my LDS mission summer 1986-summer 1988 (which btw was one of the best things I've ever done.)
David Lee Roth's "Just Like Paradise":
With backing vocals from Bryan Adams, this is Glass Tiger.
I got home July 1988, in August 1988 I started working at Dicks Market in Centerville, Utah. I ended up working there for 17.5 years. My 80's ended with me working at Dicks, living at home and looking for my future wife. Thinking about it now, both my job and marriage lasted about 17 years.
themusicaddict
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
themusicaddict's Great Songs: In Case You Missed Them, "Cigarettes and Truckstops" etc (Updated 2/13/13)
Hello,
When I listen to music on iTunes, 95% of the time I listen to music on shuffle. One advantage of that is that I hear songs that I'd never hear any other way. Through shuffle I discovered one of those great songs last night. Lindi Ortega's "Cigarettes and Truckstops":
I'm not a smoker and think that smoking is one of the most vile things in the world. However I love the imagery of "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray":
Van Halen's "You and Your Blues":
And just because it's one of my favorite songs of all-time, I cannot tell you how much I love this song. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's "All Cried Out":
I love the singer's voice. Three Days Grace "Break":
Tift Merritt's "Mixtape":
"Smash" Season Two starts up tonight, just in case the omnipresent ads missed you. I liked "Smash" for about the first two-thirds of Season 1, but then got tired of it. They have some great songs, I'm not sure if I'm going to watch Season Two or not. Tonight's premiere is two hours. Of course I'd watch this over the hideously lame "American Idol". The amazing and gorgeous Katharine McPhee, showing that she's just not a pretty face. "Brand New Key":
I'm sure you've heard this song already, but this is such an amazing song. Miranda Lambert's "Over You":
This is Sufjan Stevens "Casimir Pulaski Day":
Five Iron Frenzy's "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night":
Elefant's "Uh Oh Hello":
I have no idea why Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" didn't receive more attention, it's full of great rock songs. Here's a few, starting with "Wrecking Ball":
I love when completely unaware I stumble across a song that's this great. I had this CD in my car and I had become tired of the other CDs in my car, so I listened to "Wrecking Ball". When this song came on I fell in love. I've added the song to my iPod and listened to it in my car several times. This song kicks some serious butt and I love the lyrics, "Death To My Hometown":
Selected "Death To My Hometown" lyrics:
No cannonballs did fly
No rifles cut us down
No bombs fell from the sky
No blood soaked the ground
No powder flash blinded the eye
No deafening thunder sounded
But just as sure as the hand of god
They brought death to my hometown
They brought death to my hometown
No shells ripped the evening sky
No cities burning down
No armies stormed the shores for which we’d die
No dictators were crowned
High off on a quiet night
I never heard a sound
The marauders raided in the dark and brought death to my hometown, boys
Death to my hometown
"Shackled and Drawn":
A couple recent free iTunes songs, both of these songs are great. Matt Hires "Restless Heart":
The Virginmary's "Just A Ride":
A song that's a few years older, but that's still great. This is Project Jenny/ Project's Jan's (with Fujiya and Miyagi's) "Pins & Needles":
themusicaddict
When I listen to music on iTunes, 95% of the time I listen to music on shuffle. One advantage of that is that I hear songs that I'd never hear any other way. Through shuffle I discovered one of those great songs last night. Lindi Ortega's "Cigarettes and Truckstops":
I'm not a smoker and think that smoking is one of the most vile things in the world. However I love the imagery of "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray":
Van Halen's "You and Your Blues":
And just because it's one of my favorite songs of all-time, I cannot tell you how much I love this song. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's "All Cried Out":
I love the singer's voice. Three Days Grace "Break":
Tift Merritt's "Mixtape":
"Smash" Season Two starts up tonight, just in case the omnipresent ads missed you. I liked "Smash" for about the first two-thirds of Season 1, but then got tired of it. They have some great songs, I'm not sure if I'm going to watch Season Two or not. Tonight's premiere is two hours. Of course I'd watch this over the hideously lame "American Idol". The amazing and gorgeous Katharine McPhee, showing that she's just not a pretty face. "Brand New Key":
I'm sure you've heard this song already, but this is such an amazing song. Miranda Lambert's "Over You":
This is Sufjan Stevens "Casimir Pulaski Day":
Five Iron Frenzy's "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night":
Elefant's "Uh Oh Hello":
I have no idea why Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" didn't receive more attention, it's full of great rock songs. Here's a few, starting with "Wrecking Ball":
I love when completely unaware I stumble across a song that's this great. I had this CD in my car and I had become tired of the other CDs in my car, so I listened to "Wrecking Ball". When this song came on I fell in love. I've added the song to my iPod and listened to it in my car several times. This song kicks some serious butt and I love the lyrics, "Death To My Hometown":
Selected "Death To My Hometown" lyrics:
No cannonballs did fly
No rifles cut us down
No bombs fell from the sky
No blood soaked the ground
No powder flash blinded the eye
No deafening thunder sounded
But just as sure as the hand of god
They brought death to my hometown
They brought death to my hometown
No shells ripped the evening sky
No cities burning down
No armies stormed the shores for which we’d die
No dictators were crowned
High off on a quiet night
I never heard a sound
The marauders raided in the dark and brought death to my hometown, boys
Death to my hometown
"Shackled and Drawn":
A couple recent free iTunes songs, both of these songs are great. Matt Hires "Restless Heart":
The Virginmary's "Just A Ride":
A song that's a few years older, but that's still great. This is Project Jenny/ Project's Jan's (with Fujiya and Miyagi's) "Pins & Needles":
themusicaddict
Monday, February 4, 2013
Catharsis Songs
Hello,
Dealing with the frustrations of life, I need some catharsis. Enjoy!
Along with Five Iron Frenzy, one of my new favorite bands is EarlyRise. If you are interested in helping break this band, go to Kickstarter.com and make a pledge. This is "Black and White":
Yes they also sound a lot like Paramore and Evanescence to me, but I love female based rock bands. The more the merrier:
One of the best songs ever for catharsis from one of my favorite bands at this time, Mumford and Sons. This is "Little Lion Man":
Warning: This song will probably offend more people than it won't. However this might be one of the all-time greatest catharsis songs. Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name":
Sometimes you have that moment where you realize why you are glad why you got a divorce. Daughtry's "Over You":
I could use any of the songs from Nine Inch Nails amazing "Pretty Hate Machine", pretty much every song on that CD is a catharsis song. I'll just use a couple: "Head Like A Hole":
If you notice a theme, it's not completely unintentional. "Ringfinger":
Do you ever hear a song and it reminds you of someone so perfectly? This song does that for me:
Linkin Park "In The End":
Linkin Park's "One Step Closer":
Papa Roach "Last Resort":
Drowning Pool "Bodies":
The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings":
Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking":
Montgomery Gentry's "Hillbilly Shoes":
Sinead O'Connor's "The Emperor's New Clothes":
Another great song of catharsis by Sinead O'Connor, indeed a song that speaks so eloquently about divorce. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance":
Easily one of the most gorgeous women working in the entertainment industry today. Carrie Underwood "Before He Cheats":
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Dealing with the frustrations of life, I need some catharsis. Enjoy!
Along with Five Iron Frenzy, one of my new favorite bands is EarlyRise. If you are interested in helping break this band, go to Kickstarter.com and make a pledge. This is "Black and White":
Yes they also sound a lot like Paramore and Evanescence to me, but I love female based rock bands. The more the merrier:
One of the best songs ever for catharsis from one of my favorite bands at this time, Mumford and Sons. This is "Little Lion Man":
Warning: This song will probably offend more people than it won't. However this might be one of the all-time greatest catharsis songs. Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name":
Sometimes you have that moment where you realize why you are glad why you got a divorce. Daughtry's "Over You":
I could use any of the songs from Nine Inch Nails amazing "Pretty Hate Machine", pretty much every song on that CD is a catharsis song. I'll just use a couple: "Head Like A Hole":
If you notice a theme, it's not completely unintentional. "Ringfinger":
Do you ever hear a song and it reminds you of someone so perfectly? This song does that for me:
Linkin Park "In The End":
Linkin Park's "One Step Closer":
Papa Roach "Last Resort":
Drowning Pool "Bodies":
The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings":
Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking":
Montgomery Gentry's "Hillbilly Shoes":
Sinead O'Connor's "The Emperor's New Clothes":
Another great song of catharsis by Sinead O'Connor, indeed a song that speaks so eloquently about divorce. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance":
Easily one of the most gorgeous women working in the entertainment industry today. Carrie Underwood "Before He Cheats":
themusicaddict
Sunday, February 3, 2013
"The Americans", Kickstarter" Five Iron Frenzy, Early Rise
Hello,
With a lot of anticipation I watched the first episode of "The Americans" last week. I'd read the article on grantland.com about it being the best new show since "Homeland", which quite simply is one of the best shows literally ever. (And unlike Ryan King on "Go On", I do know the definition of literally and know how to use it correctly.) Since it shows "live" at 11:00pm in the Salt Lake Valley I recorded it to watch Thursday night. So after a long work week I got home and all ready to watch it. I've written often how much I love Comcast, especially their On Demand. I love that I can fast forward through the commercials and stop if I need to do something else and pick up later etc.
However lately Comcast and On Demand have been having some problems. There have been glitches on the screen during shows. Glitches is the best word I can think of. Anyway these glitches usually last a few seconds and only occur for a brief time and are nothing more than a minor annoyance. I recorded the debut episode of "The Americans" the glitches have been much worse. They encapsulate the whole screen and can last for 2 or 3 minutes. It essentially made the show unwatchable.
So far I've only seen the first 2/3rds of "The Americans" and it was okay. However I won't be giving a full preview of "The Americans" until I see the full episode. Hmm, maybe I can watch it on-line. I checked my recorded copy of "The Americans" last night. Sadly the glitches were still showing. Also as of last night the show isn't On Demand. It's probably not a good thing when someone compares your show to "Homeland". That's a standard that almost no one can live up to.
In the October 1st, 2012 issue of Time there's an article about a website called Kickstarter. Basically the idea is that a bunch of people make small donations to something they believe in. Then there's the hope that the project will become big. There are usually some very cool dividends involved for those who participate in the so called crowd funding. Each Kickstarter project only lasts about 30 days.
Anyway I'm always on the lookout for the next big thing music wise. Previously researching Megan Joy I stumbled across the fact that she had a Kickstarter project. Her project was successfully funded on Augusts 31st, 2011. For those of you who don't remember, Megan Joy finished 8th on "American Idol" a few years ago. Not only is she one of the most beautiful women to ever appear on "AI", she also has a fantastic voice. She's also a fellow Salt Lake City resident, one of the thousands of the beautiful women in Salt Lake Valley.
I thought to myself maybe I can find a great band on Kickstarter and maybe even send a little tax refund money their way. As I was checking out Kickstarter I stumbled across the band Middle Class Mischief, eh they are pretty generic screamo music.
I've often thought there are a lot of great bands out there, it's just a matter of finding them. The record companies mostly give us crap, so true music lovers have to seek out the great music on our own.
However the next band I found on Kickstarter is Five Iron Frenzy, a band I like much better. They are a ska/rock band that has a very Mighty Mighty Bosstonesish sound. Their Kickstarter project to record a new album was successfully funded on Jan 21st, 2012. This Kickstarter project was so that they could record a new CD. They were asking for a total of $30,000 and ended up receiving $207,980. Their project was funded 693%.
It seems Five Iron Frenzy is a band that has been around a long time, but I've never heard of. If I seem someone who's completely clueless about this band, you know why. Thankfully a lot of these bands have their music on youtube.com and Spotify, one can get a sense of what their musical identity is.
This is Five Iron Frenzy's Kickstarter concert from Denver, Colorado:
From what I can tell, they are still working on the album they used Kickstarter funds to make. This is the first song from said album, "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night": (I love this song!)
This is one of my other favorites of their songs, "Oh Canada":
A band that may be worth investing your hard earned money in is a band called Early Rise. Their project is currently seeking funding at Kickstarter. Currently with 20 days to go in this funding cycle, they are 61% funded. So far they've had $9191 pledged of the $15,000 they need to record their new album. They hope to release said new album December, 2013.
This is their song "Wasteland":
"Become Mad":
themusicaddict
With a lot of anticipation I watched the first episode of "The Americans" last week. I'd read the article on grantland.com about it being the best new show since "Homeland", which quite simply is one of the best shows literally ever. (And unlike Ryan King on "Go On", I do know the definition of literally and know how to use it correctly.) Since it shows "live" at 11:00pm in the Salt Lake Valley I recorded it to watch Thursday night. So after a long work week I got home and all ready to watch it. I've written often how much I love Comcast, especially their On Demand. I love that I can fast forward through the commercials and stop if I need to do something else and pick up later etc.
However lately Comcast and On Demand have been having some problems. There have been glitches on the screen during shows. Glitches is the best word I can think of. Anyway these glitches usually last a few seconds and only occur for a brief time and are nothing more than a minor annoyance. I recorded the debut episode of "The Americans" the glitches have been much worse. They encapsulate the whole screen and can last for 2 or 3 minutes. It essentially made the show unwatchable.
So far I've only seen the first 2/3rds of "The Americans" and it was okay. However I won't be giving a full preview of "The Americans" until I see the full episode. Hmm, maybe I can watch it on-line. I checked my recorded copy of "The Americans" last night. Sadly the glitches were still showing. Also as of last night the show isn't On Demand. It's probably not a good thing when someone compares your show to "Homeland". That's a standard that almost no one can live up to.
In the October 1st, 2012 issue of Time there's an article about a website called Kickstarter. Basically the idea is that a bunch of people make small donations to something they believe in. Then there's the hope that the project will become big. There are usually some very cool dividends involved for those who participate in the so called crowd funding. Each Kickstarter project only lasts about 30 days.
Anyway I'm always on the lookout for the next big thing music wise. Previously researching Megan Joy I stumbled across the fact that she had a Kickstarter project. Her project was successfully funded on Augusts 31st, 2011. For those of you who don't remember, Megan Joy finished 8th on "American Idol" a few years ago. Not only is she one of the most beautiful women to ever appear on "AI", she also has a fantastic voice. She's also a fellow Salt Lake City resident, one of the thousands of the beautiful women in Salt Lake Valley.
I thought to myself maybe I can find a great band on Kickstarter and maybe even send a little tax refund money their way. As I was checking out Kickstarter I stumbled across the band Middle Class Mischief, eh they are pretty generic screamo music.
I've often thought there are a lot of great bands out there, it's just a matter of finding them. The record companies mostly give us crap, so true music lovers have to seek out the great music on our own.
However the next band I found on Kickstarter is Five Iron Frenzy, a band I like much better. They are a ska/rock band that has a very Mighty Mighty Bosstonesish sound. Their Kickstarter project to record a new album was successfully funded on Jan 21st, 2012. This Kickstarter project was so that they could record a new CD. They were asking for a total of $30,000 and ended up receiving $207,980. Their project was funded 693%.
It seems Five Iron Frenzy is a band that has been around a long time, but I've never heard of. If I seem someone who's completely clueless about this band, you know why. Thankfully a lot of these bands have their music on youtube.com and Spotify, one can get a sense of what their musical identity is.
This is Five Iron Frenzy's Kickstarter concert from Denver, Colorado:
From what I can tell, they are still working on the album they used Kickstarter funds to make. This is the first song from said album, "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night": (I love this song!)
This is one of my other favorites of their songs, "Oh Canada":
A band that may be worth investing your hard earned money in is a band called Early Rise. Their project is currently seeking funding at Kickstarter. Currently with 20 days to go in this funding cycle, they are 61% funded. So far they've had $9191 pledged of the $15,000 they need to record their new album. They hope to release said new album December, 2013.
This is their song "Wasteland":
"Become Mad":
themusicaddict
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