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Number 530 - John Lee Hooker
2007-12-16 01:48:00 Number 530John Lee Hooker "The Healer"(1989)..Genre:Bluesart by seduced-by-the-sunThe picture on left by *Seduce by the Sun* would make a terrific poster, don't you think? Some very talented people @ www.deviantart.com and i envy everyone i feature on this site, if only i was half as good. Now i don't know if John Lee Hooker was into the ole voodoo black magic & I'm not suggesting he was, but I've always slightly associated the Blues & the New Orleans/Deep South scene together. What i would give to walk around St Louis cemetery, it looks absolutely fascinating (I'd rather walk on it than be underneath it). FYI John Lee Hooker is buried in a San Fransisco cemetery (go figure, he was born in Mississippi) click here for Google Airways to take you there.22.08.17 to 21.07.01 He was beloved worldwide as the king of the endless boogie, a genuine blues superstar whose droning, hypnotic one-chord grooves were at once both ultra-primitive and timeless. But John Lee Hooker recorded... More About: Number
Number 531 - Elton John
2007-12-15 01:22:00 Number 531Elton John "Blue Eyes"(1982)..Genre:Popprint available @ maroushaImagine, if you can, what it is like for us people celebrating (bloody) Xmas in the middle of summer? Yet, down under we have to tolerate Christmas advertising with a "White Out" theme. Snow, snowflakes, snowmen, snow-angels and yet its 25 degrees (77 Fahrenheit for our non metric friends) yet the media insist on a white Xmas, its crazy i tell you. Imagine Americans & Europeans standing around a BBQ in beach shorts on Christmas day! (Oh look ... emails from people who live in Florida) naff naff. art by blackfauve Speaking of people who wear bizarre outfits such as Santa 'the anagram'ing Satan' he is, leads me to another entertainer, Elton John, who also loves the flair of outrageous clothing too. I have been to two concerts of Elton's now and i can say he has to be one of the best. I have never seen so many people who had enjoyed themselves so much. If you havent been to one of his concerts yet .... th... More About: Number
Number 532 - Hall & Oates
2007-12-13 08:58:00 Number 532Hall & Oates"Maneater"(1982)..Genre: Pop Rockart by cuntracula Right, where was i? Oh yes 2 girls 1 cup, no wait! That definitely wasn't it! (For the record that video is truly disgusting). Anyway, back to another eating disorder is Hall & Oates "Maneater" from 1982, it was the duo's biggest hit in their long career beginning in 1967. Back then it was OK for two men to sing in a duo, you hardly have anyone today doing that for the fear of abuse & ridicule, funnily enough at the turn of this century it was OK to have 5 lads in a "boys" band and not much was said. Name just one duo that are around today ..... and no .... Akon & Eminem don't count. Nor Janet & Michael Jackson either smarty pants ..... that's a completely different genre altogether. (In fact, it could be compared to the opening title)We not benders mateFrom their first hit in 1974 through their heyday in the '80s, Daryl Hall and John Oates' smooth, catchy take on Philly soul brought t... More About: Number
Number 533 - Talking Heads
2007-12-01 10:50:00 Number 533Talking Heads "Psycho Killer"(1977)...Genre:AlternativeWhen Talking Heads screamed onto our planet of ears, you would have thought music had just landed "arse up". Remember, 1977 was a land of Disco & Love Ballads and not forgetting the bastard offspring "Punk". New Wave was around the corner, so WTF was Talking Heads all about then? Well as luck would have it, Talking heads was the Timelords missing link between Punk & New Wave.... sort of like a "marriage made in rock's heaven" or "Sid Vicious holds hands with Lou Reed". If you think that's confusing, try and understand this gem of a chart for Genealogy Of Music. (Ai yi yi) Now if only they can figure who Rap is related to (OK ... who yelled out Sesame Street ! ???)Click here for bigger viewart choffman36At the start of their career, Talking Heads were all nervous energy, detached emotion, and subdued minimalism. When they released their last album about 12 years later, the band had recorded everything from art-... More About: Number
Number 534 - Bangles
2007-11-29 09:17:00 Number 534Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"(1986)...Genre:PopAnother month gone by, almost a whole year, damn it's gone fast. So much time has passed and so little has been achieved. I was telling Mr. Almighty a bit ago how busy life seems to have gotten, way to busy, I forget to breath sometimes, haha. Seems my only down time is listening to music, such a wonderful thing music. It's my sanity but it is also my insanity. I listen to lose myself, I listen to find myself. I listen to calm myself, I listen to be agitated. Music is a huge chunk of my life.But eh, the music arts are here, will always be here and these little ladies seem to have been extremely popular in their time.Even my kids like this song, go figure!!! It's a catchy tune, can't say I have any fond memories associated with this tune, other than some people really seemed to walk like that for awhile, haha. Anyways, enjoy, The Bangles are a great girl band have some really good songs that I enjoy, this is one of them…... More About: Number
Number 535 - Foo Fighters
2007-11-23 06:05:00 Number 535Foo Fighters "Monkey Wrench"(2000)..Genre:Alt Rockart by ozzerauzI have been trying to think of another Band that were world famous, who had broken up and its spin off just as big. Wings with Paul McCartney come to mind, but they were never as great as The Beatles were they?. After that its a bit of a struggle to think of anyone else. Sure you throw in a couple of hundred solo artists from "World Famous" bands but that doesn't compare with Nirvana & Foo Fighters or Beatles & Wings. Metallica & Megadeth? Ugh, I give up. I don't want to upset Nirvana fans (being one myself) but you have to ask who was really the driving force in Nirvana? If Kurt had survived being fatalistic about breathing then I'm sure Kobain and Grohl would have been the same league as Lennon/McCartney of the new Millennium. Guess we will never know.News Alert! Foo Fighters coming to NZ May 5th 2008!pic by BrazenPhotographySince the first Foo Fighters album was a collection of Dave Grohl sol... More About: Number
Number 536 - Conway Twitty
2007-11-19 10:56:00 Number 536Conway Twitty "Its Only Make Believe"(1958) .. .Genre:Rock n RollPic by lizbraun (buy it!)So, your in the 1950's and your name is Conway Twitty? Well, you wouldn't want to rock up to your first day at college with a name like that would you? So it would be quite surprising if you knew he changed his name to that, from Harold Jenkins? Ah the good ole 50's i tell you. So fess up ..... How many of you have had a pompadour hmmm? Last living person i knew who had a head of hair like that was the lead singer out of Dread Zepplin (and I'm sure that's just a stage act ~ i hope)What a sezzy Pompadour notI must admit i do like the music from this time period. It reminds me of, say, "Christine" the movie about a homicidal spiteful evil car (written by Stephen King, i would love to see Christine kill the VW "Herbie" take that Disney!) Also this music reminds me of the soundtrack "American Graffiti" and that album from 1973 was a huge influence to me back then, Platters, Crests, De... More About: Number
Number 537 - Eric Clapton
2007-11-16 09:23:00 Number 537Eric Clapton "Lay Down Sally"(1977)..Genre:RockSally lying down? by CassiopejaThe one thing that impresses me about Eric Clapton is that he is a karaoke singer's dream. Ouch, you might say, but Eric has always been more comfortable being behind a guitar rather than the mic, that's why he has expansive guitar solos, ...maybe. Now don't get me wrong, i think he carries his voice very well and would no doubt make me look like a cat on a Friday night hanging out on some fence meowing at a full moon in F flat. The only gripe i have about Mr Clapton is the "Legendary" status bestowed as a guitar player. I wrote on Number 636 (Jeff Beck), the "Top 100 Guitarist of all Time" by Rolling Stone Magazine rank Clapton at #4. I completely disagree with that assessment. There are far better guitar players than Clapton and even to most points, Hendrix. Clapton is great, yes, but not earth shattering, maybe ranked as #16 say .... but #4??? Neil Young, as an example wipes out the other tw... More About: Number
Number 538 - Th' Dudes
2007-11-14 09:45:00 Number 538Th' Dudes"Walking In Light"(1979)..Genre:Rock3rd palm tree past HawaiiTiny wee place innit? Funny thing is we Kiwi's all dream of escaping for a holiday to Fiji (if they don't beat you up when getting there by their government) or Hawaii, yet we are not that much bigger ourselves, yet most of us have a metropollis outlook to our own Islands. For example, i live in a city of 1.3 million people, so excuse me for not feeling like i'm laxasnoozing as if i was sitting on a deck chair in Maui. (I wish)Osama? (Oh please)So when a teeny country like ours breaks into the big time with any type of music, you have to sort of think, "thats pretty amazing". To be honest we havent made the worlds biggest splash to date, but more of a raindrop landing in a ocean somewhere. Most UK and Americans have heard of Crowded House and to some degree the likes of Spilt Enz, Dragon (No they are not from Oz*), OMC, Blindspott, Th'Dudes, Keith Urban, Richard O'Brien **(Rocky Horror), Breaks Co-... More About: Number
Number 539 - Queen
2007-11-10 11:30:00 Number 539Queen "Killer Queen"(1974)..Genre:RockMii on WiiGazza here .... also known as Bowling King! Poozer crowbarred has let me graciously !$^*%#^ (whatever) write about the one and only supergrup QUEEN. Frag the Led Heads and their one and only reunion concert. Lucky them, its not if we can dig up ole Freddy Mercury and plonk his bones on Wembly Stadium and perform isit? One would imagine in a coupla hundred years they can DNA Mercury and grow a new one in a test tube. Hmmm .... sort of like a Thermometer! Killer Queen is a killer track although personally i prefer "Tie Ya Mother Down" now theres a knees up. By the way, here are some facts for crowbarred to stick in his pipe since he loves rubbing his precious Beatles in my ^&%*&^$$ face ..... Queen was voted in 2007 by the BBC as being the "Best British Band Of All Time". Also in 1999 by Music Of The Millennium "The band was voted the greatest band in music history" and lastly, in 2005 - The band's performance at Live A... More About: Number
Number 540 - The Crests
2007-11-06 09:30:00 Number 540The Cres ts"16 Candles"(1958)..Genre:Doo Wopart by ponyhofmassacreSo, your all hanging out for the Led Zeppelin concert huh? All got your tickets? No? Or are you one of the lucky 0.00054644 % of the worlds population that has a ticket? C'mon, you can tell me ...... you won it on a radio station competition didn't you? Well for the fortunate ones who do have a ticket, i hope its all that you want it to be, and hey, don't sweat it, I'm sure Jimmy Page's broken finger will recover for that Stairway to Heaven solo. Me, I'll just wait for the DVD. Tell you what i am curious about is ........ who on earth do you get to open for Led Zeppelin when they do play? Could you imagine (whatever the band it is) how they would feel "on the night"? Who would you have opening for Led Zeppelin come December 10th? I bet you this, it ain't Scissor Sisters !~ Crowbarred. (Velvet Revolver?)Your right its not Led ZepOne of the most successful integrated doo wop groups, the Crests waxed the ... More About: Number
Number 541 - Turtles
2007-10-30 08:38:00 Number 541Turtles "Happy Together"(1967)..Genre:Psychedelic RockAnyone home?What was it with the naming of bands in the 60's? I mean, The Animals, Beatles, Turtles, Byrds, Troggs, Monkees, Zombies & the Buggles, ok, so Buggles are 70's, but, well, you get my drift. It almost makes me want to Google™ bands with names like The Slugs* or Moth* or the Caterpillars, hey, what about the Larva's? Is that not where it all started? Mind you if you think about today's names like Scissor Sisters, Maroon 5, Foo Fighters and Mint Chicks i guess then the 60's gen "baby boomers™" are really laughing at us (But wait, im gen X :p). Lesson learnt, never laugh at the generation before you, cos you really know ..... its going to get worse. You will find yourself more in tune with the generation before you, much more than the one after. (*after i wrote it i researched and yes, there were 2 bands with these names, very funny)Though many remember only their 1967 hit "Happy Together," the Turtl... More About: Number
Number 542 - Hello Sailor
2007-10-25 10:29:00 Number 542Hello Sailor "Gutter Black"(1977)..Genre:RockThe West Family (not related*)The song "Gutter Black" has been bought back to life thanks to this New Zealand TV series called Outrageous Fortune. But it doesn't make the song popular again as it is already a cult classic, but rather introduce the song to a new generation. By the by, Outrageous Fortune will go down in New Zealand history as its most successful TV show ever .... its that good. Don't worry America, its been sold to ABC so they can interpret the show for viewing just for you, but if you want to do a fair trade, how about Fox do a new series of Married With Children? God i miss that show ~ :)* my family is worseBring back Wolf West!Although not widely known outside of their native New Zealand, during the mid-1970s pub-rockers Hello Sailor emerged among the biggest stars on the Kiwi scene, becoming one of the country's first native bands to succeed not merely as a covers act but on the strength of their original ma... More About: Number
Number 543 - Barry McGuire
2007-10-22 08:59:00 Number 543Barry McGuire"Eve of Destruction"(1965)...Genre:Folk Rockart by Latuff2Some songs are timeless and some are just as important today. "Eve of Destruction" sounds Dylanesque to the core, but where this song differs is it's not as all "self important" as Dylan is, rather the "Eve of Destruction" song is honest ... "world importance". I can imagine every Dylan fan wants to grab their AK47's in disgust of such a comment, but then that is the contradiction between the two artists.Another interesting aspect about this song is that even though it's about the Vietnam War it does not have that sensation of Hippynism, as one would imagine flowers and Tie-Dye exploding. This song is rockier, edgier, almost a "Lennon" like chant as "Give Peace a Chance". If desired, this song would need only a few tweaks and guitar modulations and it would be a number 1 hit in 2007, just in time for the (sponsered by)"i-Pod War aka Iraq Police Action" or even the "Iran WW III Conflict"The eastern wo... More About: Number
Number 544 - George Jones
2007-10-21 08:41:00 Number 544George Jones "White Lightning"(1959)..Genre:CountryPic by PengringoI wonder how this song came across in 1959, i mean, was it provocative or different even revolutionary? Or was Skiffle/Rockabilly commonplace around that time? In this countdown there is a song by Lonnie Donegan called "Tom Dooley" (Number 734) & that was dated 1958 Britain. So somewhere, someone influenced somebody in the 1950's. Yes, Skiffle was invented early 1900's by America, but I'm referring to "Electric Skiffle/Rockabilly" sound. George Jones is traditionally known as a "Country Singer" but i swear i can hear components of Skiffle sounding qualities, so its confusing when i read this statement in Wiki .... "Skiffle had little impact in the United States beyond Donegan's hits, but some bands have imitated British accents. Only some would go as far as the Strapping Fieldhands and actually exhibit their skiffle roots".I can only conclude that i have "White Lightning" confused for sounding like S... More About: Number
Number 545 - Scorpions
2007-10-19 11:03:00 Number 545Scorpions "Lonesome Crow"(1972)..Genre:RockAh yes, Lonesome Crow. This without a doubt is me favourite Scorpions song and no, not just because of the name of the album. (Although i wouldn't blame you for suspecting so). Most people will probably feel "Wind of Change" is the better song by any Scorpions recording and i always think of "Wind of Change" when i hear President G.W.Bushwhacker make one of his idiotic speeches, especially now that he is openly discussing WW III. Am i the only person who thinks this man is NUTS? No wonder Ron Paul is doing so well, if Mr Paul ever got elected you would probably hear the entire world sigh in unison.Over 22 Million records soldOriginally formed in 1969 by Rudolf Schenker, the original lineup consisted of rhythm guitarist/vocalist Schenker, lead guitarist Karl-Heinz Follmer, bassist Lothar Heimberg, and drummer Wolfgang Dziony. In 1971, Schenker's younger brother Michael joined the band to play lead guitar and good friend Klaus Mein... More About: Number
Number 546 - Peter Frampton
2007-10-18 09:48:00 Number 546Peter Frampton "Show Me The Way"(1976)...Genre:Rockart by LosBloquesGo on.... Guess! How many albums did Esquire P Frampton sell of "Frampton Comes Alive"? Correct! No-one knows. Some doof along the line stopped counting after 6 million copies sold in the US alone in '76! Did his abacus run out of beads? You well may ask. Rolling Stone Mag don't know even ole Guinness Book of Records don't know (Maybe i should ask Frampy himself) hey good idea .........................To: p.frampton@gmail.com (cos he's hip yanno)From: crowbarredunleashed@hotmail.com (yea yea, im square)Subject: How much shit, er i mean "P.Frampy comes Alive" Ablums did you sell?Hello Petey ole mate,Its me Crowbarred, yanno the 1000 and all that, you remember. (kaff) Anyhooo me and the reader(s) were wondering how many albums did you sell of "Ole Frampy Comes Alive" ? (much better than the tittle "Frampy comes out") Some dumkoff in 76 stopped counting after 6 million and we are all curious to know old sp... More About: Number
Number 547 - Fleetwood Mac
2007-10-15 09:48:00 Number 547Fleet wood Mac "Go Your Own Way"(1977)..Genre:Rockart by PiZZaDreaMsGo Your Own Way. How many times have you wanted to say that to someone? Now, me ole cobber from England Perilous Pierre also fondly known to his "non sim" friends as Peter Rayner, sent me this list from Wikipedia titled: Songs for the last Century" (If not Millennium). Now if your like me you would expect to see the 'Beatles", "Rolling Stones", "Doors" & "Zeppelins" (Exactly what you would expect to find here too), but wait ... hold the phone. Here is a Dave Letterman's Top 10 for a taste............1. "Over the Rainbow"Judy Garland 2. "White Christmas" Bing Crosby 3. "This Land Is Your Land" Woody Guthrie 4. "Respect" Aretha Franklin 5. "American Pie" Don McLean 6. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" The Andrews Sisters 7. West Side Story (Album) Original Cast 8. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Billy Murray 9. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" The Righteous Brothers 10. "The Entertainer" Scott Joplin [Source:... More About: Leet , Number
Number 548 - Alanis Morissette
2007-10-14 08:29:00 Number 548Alanis Morrisette"Hand in my Pocket"(1995).Genre:Singer/Songwriterart by scottjamesprebbleOh man am I glad September is done and buried for another year.I hate September any year, but this year seemed to take forever to end.Listening to this song, I was thinking man o man does this sound like me.You betcha arse it does!I always seemed to have my hand in my pocket, my heart on my sleeve and my mind elsewhere, never on the task at hand. Some of the words to this song sum's up everything there is to know about me. But, on the other hand, it says nothing.For example:I've got one hand in my pocketAnd the other one is flicking a cigaretteWhat it all comes down to…Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yetI've got one hand in my pocketAnd the other one is flipping people off*I'm free but I'm focusedI'm green but I'm wiseI'm hard but I'm friendly babyI'm sad but I'm laughingI'm brave but I'm chicken shitI'm sick but I'm pretty babyWhat it all boils down to... More About: Alanis Morissette , Number
Number 549 - Michael Nesmith
2007-10-13 09:21:00 Number 549Michael Nesmith"Cruisin'"(1979)..Genre:Popart by dancingperfectThere is something John Lennonesque about Michael Nesmith. After all I guess he is the thinking mans man of the Monkees as Lennon was to The Beatles. Arguably he is the most talented of any Monkee, even most Beatles (gasp), he writes, produces, creates, sings, TV shows, MTV video's, Grammy award winner ... the list is long as my felony record!Crusin' was a minor major hit (all the way you look at it) here in New Zealand and to be honest now in 2007 to research the song and learn that it never made the Billboard 100 in '79 is a real shock. Ah well, stranger things have happened, guess that explains Miss Spears and that damned Frog! Now where is Sunset Sam, Lucy & Ramona? Oh, and hey America, can you please vote for Ron Paul, he seems like a real nice honest person for a change, but if you don't .. can you send him here? Because we need a politician like that. (Trust me, try living here... sure the mount... More About: Number
Number 550 - Little River Band
2007-10-11 11:45:00 Number 550Little River Band "Happy Anniversary"(1977)..Genre:Soft Rockart by newmuscleLittle River Band, to me, seem to be one of Musics underrated groups, never really achieving what they truly deserved. Some people would compare them to a poor mans Eagles. Trust me, they are more than that.However, if you had to compare L.R.B with the Eagles then the similarities would have to be the harmonising both bands had, not to mention the eeriness of the lead singers Glenn Shorrock & Glenn Frey's vocals. LRB are not just only "the first group from Australia to find success" in America but also have to be one of Australia's definitive groups, ever.Little River BandWhen Little River Band formed in 1975, Australia immediately took notice. The key band members were already well-known to Australians. Lead singer Glenn Shorrock had made his name in mid-'60s group the Twilights, a Beatles-sounding pop group who scored a national number one record with their version of the Velvelettes' "Nee... More About: Number
Number 551 - INXS
2007-10-09 14:25:00 Number 551INXS"Suicide Blonde"(1990).Genre:Popart by NadalinSuicide. The most selfish act a human can do. Hitler did it, yes probably twenty years too late, but was that selfish? Is suicide just God's master plan of eradicating the weak from the strong? To me, to end ones life would seem to be an extraordinary amount of courage as death seems pretty infinite, let alone the religious complications of damnation for the believers of a creator. So what was Michael Hutchence thinking before he hopped on a chair examining the ceiling at close range? Did the light bulb need changing? Was the bellhop at lunch?Or was it really Mrs Purple with a leather belt with Michael tied to a bed post indulging in a lewd act?Whatever the case or the fact, suicide seems highly unlikely and maybe in one of those rare occasions in life about celebrities.... (except for his family's sake) we don't really want to know. (Or do you?)XThe seventh album from Australia's INXS basically sticks to the formula se... More About: Number
Number 552 - ACDC
2007-10-04 10:00:00 Number 552AC DC"You Shook me All Night Long"(1980)..Genre:Hard Rockart by neserit Moments in time stand out like a beacon in a storm. AC/DC delivered "Back in Black" in 1980 with cyclonic measure. Sure their lead singer was dead, which usually is a good career move for a band, but in this case AC/DC hadn't quite got the library/back catalogue for that dough coming through the doors for the next 40 years. So with "Back in Black" AC/DC recruit a dead ringer of a voice named Brian Johnson, and record, well, their masterpiece. Out of all the "Hard Rock" bands to exist over the decades to come, AC/DC are the most respected and worshiped by their peers. This is a title that does not come easy, unless your the best and well, AC/DC are the best of their genre, Just ask Rhinobucket or anyone else if you care to ask.art by ThunderInHerEyes The first sound on Back in Black is the deep, ominous drone of church bells -- or "Hell's Bells," as it were, opening the album and AC/DC's next era wit... More About: Number
Number 553 - Terry Jacks
2007-10-02 11:47:00 Number 553Terry Jacks"Seasons In The Sun"(1974) ..Genre:Popart by norek Three songs use to irk me at school. Really bad. One was Beach Boy's "Sloop John B", there was also Terry Jacks "Seasons in the Sun" & not forgetting John Denver's "Country Roads". It felt like everyday, we had to sing these songs at school assembly. I tell you, if America needs to find a new way of torture, this is it. I would blabber in a minute if i ever had to hear again in my life, especially, "Sloop John B". I would part with all my information on W*M*D (Weapons of Mass Destwuction), even to the point of what American company sold them to me.So why Terry Jacks? Why is he in the charts? You say. Well, it was one of the few songs at school that was sung the least, also it was the hardest to sing, but most of all, i have forgiven Terry Jacks. Gracious you might say, and who i am i to stand in the way of graciousness? But, i have learnt to like the song again without cringing every 5 seconds listening to... More About: Number
Number 554 - Cream
2007-10-02 10:41:00 Number 554Cream "Badge"(1969)..Genre:RockCrowbarr ed might have no faith in Mankind but I'm not giving up so easy man. Sure music has changed, but the dak hasn't & it doesn't matter how bad it gets, you can always listen to the classics, oh and hey man ... usually for free yanno. Out of all the bands that came out from England in the 60's Cream were truly into psychedelia. Sure you could argue the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper" in 67 and Pink Floyd's "The Piper at The Gates of Dawn" in also in '67 were first out of the blocks, but it was the Cream album "Goodbye" was an album totally to smoke to in psychedelic nirvana.I know the Beatles freaks like Crowbarred will disagree with me, but i don't care man. I have my pipe, my headphones and Badge to listen to. Turn on, tune in & dropout man ~ HippyAlthough Cream was only together for a little more than two years, their influence was immense, both during their late-'60s peak and in the years following their breakup. Cream was the fi... More About: Number
Number 555 - Misfits
2007-09-30 08:53:00 Number 555The Misfits "Monster Mash"(1999)..Genre:Horror PunkOld or the new? Bobby "Boris" Pickett 1962? vs Misfits 1999? Traditional or shlock? Whatever the arguement, the fact is, Monster Mash is a cult classic from any genre. Hippy often tells me his time period was far superior. Music was more fun, more wholesome, with songs like "Splish Splash", "Yakety Yak", "Flick The Fire Engine" (huh?), "Guitarzan", "The Twist" & probably millions more and he is probably 100% correct, but the truth is we can't (will not?) return to those days. The world is to digital now. We watched Saddam Hussein being hanged, we watched Brtiney embarrass herself, simply. we do not miss a thing now. Back in Hippy's day nothing was "now" or "instant" you had to wait weeks before you could get your mits on a new album by Elvis or the Beatles. Motion picture films took months to be released. This is why the world will never have its wholesome fun again & to be honest i don't think people care anymor... More About: Number
Number 556 - The Who
2007-09-29 11:12:00 Number 556The Who"Pinball Wizard"(1969). .Genre:Rockart by smurfette1333Looking back now, the Tindalls Bay part of my life every weekend at the beach in north Auckland would be pretty much the foundation of my love for music. My uncles always left a stash of 33.3 speed LPs in a cupboard in the living area where no-one lived, go figure. But in that stash was a staple of albums such as New Seekers, Brian Hyland, Beach Boys, early Fleetwood Mac, Ray Stevens, Nana Mouskouiri, Simon & Garfunkel & "Tommy" by the Who that inspire me to this day. By todays standard you would say thats pretty geeky, but i disagree. For you see i think it was a good cross section back then, if you think about the artist's above, it was a very diverse lot. Which leads me to Tommy by the Who. Out of all the albums in the loot, it was by far the most dynamic and modern, it was a movie inside an album in itself. The funny thing is back then, i didn't even know it was a film. Geez I must've played that ... More About: Number
Number 557 - Guns n Roses
2007-09-29 01:37:00 Number 557Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child of Mine"(1987).. Genre:Hard Rock Gazza here, well FRAG me running i get another turn! Whenever i think of me mates Guns n Roses , it reminds me of my favourite film Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man I'm telling ya its ^%$^%#&^$^* awesome! I hear there is going to be a sequel called Harley Davidson with Marlboro Man & The Budweiser Boys. Man i can't ^%$^&#%$@ wait for that one. There could be nothing better than Ridin', Smokin' & Drinkin' sleepin'. Amen, father truckers. ~ GazzaArt by SLUR07Guns N' Roses' debut, Appetite for Destruction was a turning point for hard rock in the late '80s -- it was a dirty, dangerous, and mean record in a time when heavy metal meant nothing but a good time. On the surface, Guns N' Roses may appear to celebrate the same things as their peers -- namely, sex, liquor, drugs, and rock & roll -- but there is a nasty edge to their songs, since Axl Rose doesn't see much fun in the urban sp... More About: Number
Number 558 - Billy Idol
2007-09-26 10:29:00 Number 558Billy Idol "Mony Mony"(1981 & 87)..Genre:Punk RockThe genre of punk has changed so much in 30 years, from Sex Pistols to Blink 182. Lets see Neil Young sing that "From Hank to Hendrix". Punk was to angry for me in the 70's, i was to busy smoking and surfing to be bothered with anger but being stoned didn't stop me from liking the Pistols & Banshees. It just wasn't something to be wasted to. Rock, unlike punk, still has its soul and roots, where as Punk blew out its angst just as all emotions do. In fact Punk is very much like a boiling jug, boiling with a head full of steam, but in the end it ends up cold and flaccid. At least that tag could never be associated with Billy Idol , he was way to cool for that. God save the Queen and all that. ~ crowbarredart by lithiumpicnicAlong with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one the first pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early '80s due to a then brand-new U.S. television network, MTV. Mixing his bad-boy good lo... More About: Number
Number 559 - Hootie & The Blowfish
More articles from this author:2007-09-26 06:03:00 Number 559Hootie & The Blowfish"Only Wanna Be With You"(1994).Genre:Alt PopArt by Bambi-GravesWell I'm back & no, not from outer space. Hospitals & travelling (sounds like a horror novel) are all out of the way. I can relax and write here again, surely nothing can go wrong? ..... Uh oh, wait ..... It's the School Holidays. ack. Why is it i can never enjoy music when its the school holidays? I guess the only best thing about being a kid, is just that, being a kid. When your older all that enjoyment of screaming just has no novelty in it anymore. When i was a kid all we did was run around outside with a ball. Now they camp around a PlayStation singing dreadfully on singstar (should be re-named Cats Choir) or the infernal Runescape. The funny thing is, is that every generation moans about the same dilemma, just not digitally as we do. ~ CrowbarredThe Album Hootie & the Blowfish's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was the success story of 1994/1995, selling over 12 mill... More About: Number 1, 2, 3 |
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