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Number 500 - Sex Pistols
2008-05-12 07:37:00 500500 500 500 500!Number 500!Sex Pistols "God Save The Queen"(1977)... Genre:Punkart by ClicheCrow3It's official ..... we are half way there! 500 down & 500 to go. Almost 2 years since Number 1000 was created and interestingly, not one word from Rolling Stone Magazine. I can only come to the conclusion: either they don't know this exists or they think the site is shit. And I'm gambling on the latter. Speaking of Number 1000 (Helen Reddy, Delta Dawn) looks like the voting system wants the song removed! So if you're a Helen Reddy fan you better spread the word. Since I'm feeling all nostolgic, here is a list of the songs that I have liked so far. Crowbarred's Top Ten. #10: Number 536 - Conway Twitty (great voice), #9: Number 862 - The Cardigans (great video), #8: Number 900 - Folk Implosion (wickedly cool), #7: Number 748 - Mountain (crack up video), #6:Number 966 - Freedy Johnston (highly regarded in youtube), #5: Number 596 - Wilbert Harrison (catchy), #4: Number 952 - Und...
Number 501 - Elvis Presley
2008-05-08 07:35:00 Number 501Elvis Presley"Teddy Bear"(1957).. Genre:Rock 'n Rollart by miNroCKsHard to believe that this man was considered as a "definite danger to the security of the United States." His actions and motions were called "a strip-tease with clothes on" or "sexual self-gratification on stage." They were compared with "masturbation or riding a microphone." as a wikipedia writer notes ... In August 1956, a Florida judge called Presley a "savage" and threatened to arrest him if he shook his body while performing in Jacksonville. The judge declared that Presley's music was undermining the youth of America. Throughout the performance (which was filmed by police), he kept still as ordered, except for wiggling a finger in mockery at the ruling.If Elvis had appeared in 2006 instead of 1956, no-one would even look twice at his riding microphone styles. Queen singer Freddie Mercury was far more lewd with his microphone skills! The story of Elvis is a fascinating one, I hope one day that there ... More About: Elvis Presley , Number
Number 502 - Rose Royce
2008-05-07 08:55:00 Number 502Rose Royce "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"(1978)..Genre:R&B art by velvet-voicesUpdate: Foo Fighters performed in Auckland, New Zealand at their sold out show last night. And by all reports "One of the best shows ever to be seen & heard in New Zealand" (!) click here for the review .... & yes, I didn't get to go again. Who has rock concerts on Tuesday nights anyway? Now you're probably looking at this artist Rose Royce at Number 502 and either thinking ..... wtf? or "Why is it not Car Wash?" or "This doesn't look like the Rolling Stones website, for the love of God, gmtfo of here". First of all, the "Car Wash" song sucks chunks. How it ever became a Number 1 hit (yes, it was off a film, thank you) I will never know. But, the track "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is pure R&B classic & how that song ended up only at number 32 in the charts, well, go figure. Whatever we all think, this has to be Rose Royce's definitive song. Take a look who it's been c... More About: Number
Number 503 - Seal
2008-05-04 00:36:00 Number 503Seal "Crazy"(1991)..Genre: Contemporary R&B er Doh!Hopefully, this person on the left is not a school teacher. As George Bush once said ... "The Internets", is a great source for humour (yes, it's actually spelt with a U).So I thought for this post I would share some of the sites I visit that keeps me amused or interested first thing in the morning with a durrie and coffee. Normally, www.digg.com gives me what I need to know what North America is thinking on any given day, at the moment they are anally infested with Ironman/Batman. Usually that means the world is OK. ie: They haven't blown up anything or petrol is not $200 gallon. After that I go to pressdisplay.com, now this is cool, there I can get any front page of any newspaper in the world and read it for free, except, all the best stories are on page 2. Now, because I really like bad weather, I wanna make sure its not my lucky day and a cyclone is heading my way, I check the maps at www.metvuw.com. Once I find o... More About: Number
Number 504 - Monkees
2008-04-29 11:49:00 Number 504The Monkees"I'm a Believer"(1967)... Genre:Pop art by KDHSo, you're all going nuts over the Grand Theft Auto 4 and the upcoming film "Ironman". I wonder if the film Ironman would be getting this much pre buzz attention if Robert Downey Junior was not playing the lead character. You wouldn't think he would be the type of person to be embracing playing a superhero for his daily bread, but from what I have seen, he really seems to be enjoying it ... and good on him. Now, as for Grand Theft Auto IV? You guys really want that turned into a movie?? Yes, I know the game is now more interactive and God forbid .... a storyline (gasp) that will make users want to help their fellow man. Um, hello? Look at the titles name! So now we have some thieving yobbo going to steal a car, while he opens the car door, he says to the poor hijacked owner *have a nice day* while the owner closes the door for him and waves politely as the car drives away. How quaint. I cannot wait to see Robert D... More About: Number
Number 505 - Pearl Jam
2008-04-26 01:32:00 Number 505Pearl Jam "Even Flow"(1992) ..Genre:Alt Grunge art by shanzidPearl Jam, the working mans Nirvana. Here's an old Pearl Jam joke, which they themselves come up with ..... Question: "How many members of Pearl Jam does it take to change a light bulb?" Answer: "Change?! Change? We're not gonna change for anyone! Do you hear me? Not for anyone." Nirvana may have changed the music world in the early 90's but it was Pearl Jam who kept it running and all the time keeping the faith. I like this quote from Stephen Thomas Erlewine is the best, it sums PJ up to a T .... "The members of Pearl Jam have earned a reputation for taking themselves too seriously, fighting huge corporations, and refusing in general to play by the rock-and-roll handbook. And while they've tried to change their angst-ridden image, that's a daunting task when you carry the burden of being branded the last great spokesmen of your generation." Yep, thats the price of rocking in a free world.The BandPearl Jam ro... More About: Number
Number 506 - Janes Addiction
2008-04-24 14:14:00 Number 506Jane's Addiction "Been Caught Stealing"(1990)..Genre:Alt Rock art by crazy-faeSomething about Jane's Addiction I just cant quite put me finger on. They are not as underground as say "Velvet Underground" (funny that) or as commercial as Mazzy Star (forgive me), yet they have (had?) this following that is equally as underground. Try spotting a Jane's Addiction fan.... almost impossible, because they hide behind Nirvana/Pearl Jam T-shirts. In fact, Jane's Addiction are the quintessential beginning of the much now famous Emo. Yup, 300,000 Addiction fans just fell of their chairs in disbelief. It's Ok, I understand you don't want people knowing you're a sensitive caring person with indepth pain & living with perpetual torment and not one single person understands you and your lifetime of grief. That is except Jane's Addiction, because, hey, they wrote about you once or twice didn't they? Be proud of who you like and listen to, support them and tell anyone who disag... More About: Janes , Number
Number 507 - Hole
2008-04-22 09:15:00 Number 507Hole "Malibu"(1998)..Genre:Alt Pop art by mehmeturgutYeah ....its her, Mrs Cobain. Most people think of her as the Yoko Ono of the 90's. Also a lot of people probably think she pulled the trigger too, but I really can't subscribe to that type of thinking. Actually, I had a bit of fun with Courtney (no, not literally) when I wrote about her in Mellow Mix Vol 1 # 30 where I mused about Mrs Cobain and her alternative lifestyle per say. As I said in that article she has produced "two world class songs" (hey, watch where your throwing that tomato buddy) One being "Celebrity Skin" in MM Vol 1 and this song here "Malibu". Since the Definitive countdown is "Poll" driven I am quite aware she might be voted out. If she is voted out and the dreaded Britney replaces her or that damned Frog.... well then, you've only got yourselves to blame. Oh and hey, while I remember, Mellow Mix Vol One (circa 2000) is almost finished ... only 8 songs left. It will be my first completed set .... m... More About: Number
Number 508 - Tim Buckley
2008-04-16 11:23:00 Number 508Tim Buckley "Song to Siren"(1971)...Genre:Folk Rock art by xMDOMMxI now know why "proper" writers of websites hate blogs so much. It's not that they hate the bloggers, its because we cheat using already made html assisted programmes. After 1.5 years of doing "Definitive 1000" I thought it would be time for this web page to go out on its own IE: www.crowbarred.com After all, I thought I was at the stage of understand and feeling confident about html, sort of like Neo in "The Matrix" ....."I know kung fu" So yours truly had a bash at writing my very own site and guess what .... yup not only failed but the words you so often see on the net .. Epic Failure. What we do here in blog land and what they do in web html designing are two different worlds. Their world is complex, meticulous, laborious, with eye for detail. They slave over every scripted word, dot & symbol. Sadly, I have found out my world now to be lazy. (but its all I've got .. for now) So its back to school fo... More About: Tim Buckley , Number
Number 509 - Eagles
2008-04-13 07:01:00 Number 509The Eagles "The Last Resort"(1976)..Genre:Rock buy this print @ BoredloverOn Fridays, after work, in the year 1983, when I was living on my own at the tender age of 18, I would get home from work, pop open a beer and flip the eagles Hotel California album on side 2, crank it, sit and watch the sun set in the horizon. Yes ... Bliss, a pure and utter feeling of bliss. You just can't but that shit (feeling) anymore. But the burning question your really asking is .... Why side 2 ? Because side 2 is euphoric. It is a journey right from the start & right to the very end. I am hoping Alan Heller from the site "The All Time Top 1000 Albums" can explain it better one day. Mind you, Alan hasn't written anything since January. Get a move along son! Actually its quite distressing that two of my favourite writers are AWOL at the moment, Peter Rayner from the Perilous Pierre website is also busy too. Maybe I should start an email petition to get them back to their keyboards! We nee... More About: Number
Number 510 - Tina Arena
2008-04-11 05:25:00 Number 510Tina Arena "Chains"(1995)..Genre: Vocal Article by Tezart by MugsyMaloneHiya Folks, damn been awhile since I've been here (Mr. Almighty is to blame for sure) yeah lets blame him, I'm not taking the blame for being AWOL. I'm not taking the blame for having such a busy life that I don't get time to scratch myself, let alone put pen to paper. But this writing is a must, it's my relax time because it's on my all time favourite thing. MUSIC!!! About 400 hundred million years ago, (well feels like that long ago) I travelled throughout the USA and Canada during that time I wanted to be able to listen to 'my' music. Meaning Australian Artists, so I copied hundreds of songs onto tapes. See I told you 400 hundred million years ago, ha-ha. One of those Artists was Tina Arena. This woman has a voice that make men weak at the knee's and women's hearts flutter (trust me). I played her songs more than any other artist whilst traveling in the US and Canada, why? Because I wanted ... More About: Number
Number 511 - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
2008-04-10 06:56:00 Number 511OMD"Enola Gay"(1980)..Genre:Synth Pop Does 20mpg!Can you even fathom the feelings of the crew on board the aircraft that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima that day? No, nor can I. To be honest I don't even know if I could under the circumstances. The crew didn't even get a choice, it was their job and they knew it was a way to end the 2ND World War. Under that circumstance I probably would have done the same thing. Even though hundreds of thousands died that day, the irony is, they probably saved more lives being lost in a war than Hiroshima itself.did you say the green button? ohThese are the words of the pilot Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr on the event many decades later ... "I'm proud that I was able to start with nothing, plan it, and have it work as perfectly as it did... I sleep clearly every night". In March 2005, he stated, "If you give me the same circumstances, hell yeah, I'd do it again." Whether you think dropping the A-Bomb is right or wrong, you have to put i... More About: Dark , The Dark , Number
Number 512 - Culture Club
2008-04-08 08:51:00 Number 512Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"(1982)..Genre:New Wave Just take me shopping willyaAdam Sandler (yes .. he should be our 80's music correspondent) summed up Culture Club's massive hit pretty well in the film "The Wedding Singer" from 1998. In fact, he summed it up so well, that its cheesiness of the song was not lost with the historians of rock. But, as you guessed it, this song does have historical meaning in the advancement of rock, or, as some might say, the decline of rock. So lets find out why from our friends, the experts at Artist Direct (cos they know more shit than me) ~ Hate the truth.You damn foolFew new wave groups were as popular as Culture Club. During the early '80s, the group racked up seven straight Top Ten hits in the U.K. and six Top Ten singles in the U.S. with their light, infectious pop-soul. Though their music was radio-ready, what brought the band stardom was Boy George, the group's charismatic, cross-dressing lead singer. George dres... More About: Number
Number 513 - Queen & David Bowie
2008-04-06 07:18:00 Number 513Queen & David Bowie "Under Pressure"(1981)..Genre:Rock Charlton Heston 1924 to 2008"Damn them! Damn them all to hell!" Those damned dirty apes .. line from Charlton Heston in "Planet of The Apes" 1968. Rest in peace Sir. Planet of the Apes really scared the shit out of me when i was a child,. I was about 10 years old when i saw this movie for the first time on telly in the mid 70s. So scary that I watched from behind the couch with one eye open, one hand covering the other eye and the other hand covering my mouth. I miss being scared like that now. Mind you watching Queen & David Bowie performing "Under Pressure" scared the crap out of me too back then, its sort of like today's equivalent of Rufus Wainwright and Scissor Sisters performing. Now that's true horror. Mind you "Under Pressure" had one of the best riffs in history of rock, so it just goes to show, you never know when the most unlikely pairings strike gold.Queen had been working on the song under the tit... More About: Number
Number 514 - Fleetwood Mac
2008-04-02 04:55:00 Number 514Fleetwood Mac "Tusk"(1979)...Genre:Rock This is a Rick Roll Free Zone!!!!! Now isnt that a refreshing thing to see? No Rick Astley on this site! Consider it a Definitive 1000 promise. We have been busy with compiling an easy reference for the songs (so far) in the countdown into a "Yearly List" year by year. Laborious, yes, but i think it will be a useful tool, now you can select your favourite year and see all the songs listed and linked. One aspect of information did surprise me was the fact (so far) there is no songs from the year 2002 or 1957. With the exception of 1957, 2002, to put it bluntly .... sucked musically. Out of all the 1000 songs, only 2 songs from 2002 made it into the countdown. The list is way down the bottom of the page for you to peruse. Standing ovation only please. Now on with the ROCK!art by deaddolliecandy Where Rumours achieved greatness through turmoil, its double-album follow-up, Tusk, is the sound of a band imploding. Lindsey Buckingham began ... More About: Number
Number 515 - Counting Crows
2008-03-27 07:30:00 Number 515Counting Crows "Mr Jones"(1993)...Genre:Rock art by canvasproductionsYes! Finally, I have Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii. Let me just say this ..... IT ROCKS! The first night i was as coordinated as Hillary Clinton giving interviews about porkies. The 2nd night ..... 95% with Metallica's "One" on easy level .... ecstatic! 3rd night? .... medium level and the immortal words .. "Uh Oh" Oh well, at least its fun and i can see now whyso many people rave about it, especially if you can't play a guitar like me. Long ago i use to have a Ibanez rocket red electric guitar. I remember when i bought it , went home, plugged it in and this horrendous sound came out of the amp. Couldnt be me, surely. So i took it back to the shop, the assistant looked at me as if i was from another planet and quickly plugged the rocket red into the shop amp and started to shred like Joe Satriani himself. It was me. So now you know why i love my Guitar Hero 3. Now i can shred the guitar like that bastich in ... More About: Number
Number 516 - Ozzy Osbourne
2008-03-24 07:53:00 Number 516Ozzy Osbourne "Mr Crowley"(1980)..Genre:Hard Rock art by lippylikeFascinating, i know its exactly what your thinking. The Occult, Ozzy Osbourne & none other than Mr Aliester Crowley himself. I am not a follower of Mr Crowley but i am intrigued by his delusions and beliefs or is that delusional beliefs? Unfortunately it is very hard to acquire his book called "The Book of the Law" and also "The Confessions of Aleister Crowley" especially in New Zealand. If you ever have to do a school project on famous people, then Mr Crowley would make an excellent choice, its a guaranteed A. Might get you kicked out of college, but hey, that's the price of an intellectual artist like yourelf. About the song ......what lampshade?Mr. Crowley is a 1980 heavy metal song performed by Ozzy Osbourne (with Bob Daisley contributing lyrics, and Randy Rhoads the music), released on the album Blizzard of Ozz. The song is one of Osbourne's first two singles as a solo artist following his expulsio... More About: Number
Number 517 - Beach Boys
2008-03-23 04:02:00 Number 517Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe"(1963)..Genre:Surf Rock art by fortuna1 I had the strangest vivid dream last night. I dreamt of a volcano exploding in Mexico ...... of all places Mexico! I didn't even know they had volcano's till i checked Google this morning and discovered Mexico has a volcano only 70 Kms out from their main city Mexico City, Its OK, I'm quite positive that i am not a direct descendant of Nostradamus. Remember its only a dream.....but you read it here first.I would also like to welcome the Wordpress.com readers to this site. Out off all the sites, like myspace, facebook, blogspot and a few others that have "The Definitive 1000 Songs of all Time", has been warmly viewed by the Wordpress readers but most of all the feedback this site has had. Worpress by far has had the most comments from any site! Not only that, but just yesterday, "The Definitive 1000" was featured in their Entertainment section. I have been here almost 2 years in Blogspot.com and not on... More About: Beach Boys , Number
Number 518 - Ray Charles
2008-03-20 23:44:00 Number 518Ray Charles "Hit The Road jack"(1960).. .Genre:R&B 23.09.30 to 10.06.04Born, l i f e & Death. The first and last words are the easiest part of actual existence which in a way seems ironic as it is usually the most painful. Ray Charles epitomises the middle part. Life. Ray Charles had been blind since 7 years old & never once did he let blindness stop his potential for greatness.Personally, i don't know if he had a great life but he did create enduring music that will last for centuries and who knows, maybe even longer. Ray is Number 10 in Rolling Stone Magazine 100 Immortal Artists of all time as voted by their peers (i call them understudies). Whatever the case that is a pretty high honour considering ranked above Ray is the likes of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Little Richard & Aretha Franklin.The thing is, your not born with greatness or even blessed with it, its just earned and nothing more. ~ crowbar... More About: Number
Number 519 - A-Ha
2008-03-18 08:46:00 Number 519A-Ha"Take on Me"(1985).. Genre:Pop art by azraelengelA-Ha! Feels like a long time ago now doesn't it? Ah (ha), the good old days, with Back to the Future was on the movies, Huey Lewis needing a new drug, Michael Jackson was black & MTV was cool. If you don't believe me, just go ask Adam Sandler, after all he is the historian on the 80's. This current decade is just soulless, not literally, just that they have no defining status like the people of the 50's, 60's 70's, 80's etc. The 00's just has NO cool ring to it. Imagine being 60 years old in the year 2050 and trying to describe to the grand kids what it was like in the good ole ........ 00's. Soulless.However, i guess you can always revert to the "Good old line" back at the .... *turn of the century* (or millennium if you want to be really hip .. kaff)........ we had petrol cars and they didn't need plugging in!!!!i dont feel wellThe trio, composed of lead vocalist Morten Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Sav... More About: Number
Number 520 - Run DMC
2008-03-15 03:09:00 Number 520Run DMC"Walk this way"(1986)..Genre:Rap/Rock art by EnigmagicBefore i talk about one of the Earths *Genre revolutionary changing songs* by Run DMC, there is a Network neutrality question i pose to the people. How is it that Google & particularly YouTube are screening countries allowing only certain viewing of its video's? For example i went to view a music video and when i clicked to view, YouTube displayed a message that my country was not permitted to watch it! Wtf huh? Here's me, who uses Google and its products for mostly everything, whether it be blog spot or its YouTube videos, Google Analytics etc for this site. So i ask, is this not a form of net neutrality? Is this why Youtube created Youtube New Zealand or YouTube UK, YouTube Canada etc? Sure Americans might say to me, tough shit, you are not American, its not our problem. But what will happen if the reverse happens to them and their government/Google blocks videos that they deem should be hidden from the U... More About: Number
Number 521 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2008-03-12 09:46:00 Number 521Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under The Bridge"(1991)..Genre: Alternative art by UncleSoondeadWhen Andrew, (who is really our resident Hippy) bought over to my place a *shit hot new band* (his words) called Red Hot Chili Peppers and their new album "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" to my house in 1980s, it just made me want to reach for my favourite golf driver, tee up and send the crap away. Far .. far far away. Lets be honest, its was pure tripe shite. But as time lingers on, prejudices and tastes fuzzy over the rough edges of what you once heard so many years ago. Now RHCP pack arenas worldwide and sell multi million Cd's, merchandise etc, yeah so what ... yawn. But what is interesting from the time i wanted to grab my BIG Bertha ™ to wanting to purchase a concert ticket was their =fusion in sound= that made me think differently about them. Point is, at first listen ... it was dreadful. Why? Because it was sociably abnormal. they sounded like no-one else and to most people (lik... More About: Number
Number 522 - Bon Jovi
2008-03-07 22:54:00 Number 522Bon Jovi "You Give Love a Bad Name"(1986)..Genre:Rock Greetings Earthlings. Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are to get an unusual treat (or is that threat?) - an MP3 player loaded with a playlist of songs specially chosen for people in orbit or visiting space aliens. The top ten was selected by a 14-year-old Norwegian girl, Therese Miljeteig, who won a competition staged by the European Space Agency (ESA).I know what your all thinking ........ Uh oh. But you never know, the wailing shrill of Celine Dion might be a good enough deterrent to repel an alien invasion on Earth! Clever people these at our space agencies. Without further ado here is the galactic list........1:Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles (er .. hello, shouldn't it be Here comes the Earth? Are aliens really that bad at navigating?)2:Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra (Sure, aliens would give up their technology to fly in a DC10 with Frank, wouldn't you?)3:Rocket Man by Elton John (Oh great... More About: Number
Number 523 - Travis
2008-03-01 08:36:00 Number 523Travis "Why Does It Always Rain"1999..Genre: Alt Pop art by fairycorps3Heya .... I could bitch 'n moan about my isp, but who really cares? Getting a service for broadband has turned out like seeking a heart transplant in Africa. So fuck it, i aint gonna whinge. There's too much else to talk about. Obama seems to be rocking the American world and personally to me .... thats a good thing. Hillary always remind you of one of those spiteful ex's you left behind a decade ago. Comical Ali is about to be hanged within the month and i think thats a bad thing....... I am going to miss his special touch of humour. He would have made a great Senator for New York. Imagine the excuses. "911? I cant even count that in English" Along with Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker and Embrace, Travis were one of the most prominent British "trad-rock" bands in the mid-to-late '90s. Following Oasis' lead of crafting down-to-earth, heartfelt songs in the vein of classic British bands from th... More About: Number
Number 524 - Only Ones
2008-01-30 03:17:00 Number 524The Only Ones"Another Girl Another Planet"(1978).Genre:Punkart by cikagaOk.......... its been a while, well 36 days to be precise. I bought a new house in a different suburb with my ISP (xtra) guaranteeing immediate service to the new address. NOPE. After moving in, this is the response i got from XTRA when i discovered no internet connection. Excuse 1: Sorry, but your wiring is old & we will need to send a technician. (Still waiting for that one to happen) Excuse 2: Oh sorry, there are no spare ports at the demark for you, this could take 6 months for a spare one to come available. WTF? 6 months? what happened to the initial guarantee of connection? There is more to this story but frankly, it would bore you as much as it has me. In short i need broadband and i cant get it from any ISP provider because Telcom own the entire network in New Zealand. Monolopy? Hell yes, but its not accused of this because Telecom was deregulated a few years ago to stop this, now we have a... More About: Number
Number 525 - Cranberries
2007-12-24 23:34:00 Number 525Cranberries "Salvation"(1996)..Genre:Al t Rockart by missy-gAs John Lennon once said.......... So this is Christmas. So this would be a great introduction for some Salvation then huh? Nah, your right, no-one believes in God anymore .... generally speaking on behalf of the masses. Even John Lennon quipped "No Jesus is going to come from the sky". (see number 639) The world has become more of a faithless bunch and a lot more of a self centered society. God bless freedom & choice eh? (cynically speaking). Christmas has now the following meanings, a break from work, a get together with a family you usually cant stand all year, a great excuse for excessive eating & drinking, but most of all ..... not having to work, again. If there is/was/ever a God, he must be so proud of his creations, especially the ones in his own image. Merry Christmas Earth. (apologies to the people who still have to work and the people who still believe in God)To be sureCombining the melodic jangle... More About: Number
Number 526 - Bee Gees
2007-12-23 23:57:00 Number 526Bee Gees "Night Fever"(1977)..Genre:Discoart by bleedlikeme2Break out the White Suit, throw on the gold medallians and put on ya winklepicker dancing shoes, its .......... DISCO TIME. I imagine all the Guitar Hero worshippers have just left the building. Disco ruled the world between 1975 to 1979 mainly thanks to the mega hit film "Saturday Night Fever" (1976) and this was much disgust to the Punk Brigade also from that time period. Punk vs Disco was one of the themes in the film "Warriors" (1979) that is, if your old enough to remember that sleeper of a film. So, the Bee Gees , love em or hate em, are one of the 20th century most influential/selling artists of all time with a staggering 220 ² + million albums sold. Nuff said.art by draketexEvery so often, a piece of music comes along that defines a moment in popular culture history: Johann Strauss' operetta +Die Fledermaus did this in Vienna in the 1870s; Jerome Kern's +Show Boat did it for Broadway musicals of the 1920s... More About: Number
Number 527 - Judas Priest
2007-12-23 10:00:00 Number 527Judas Priest "Green Manalishi"(1979)..Genre:Hard Rockart by LunaticStarHoly Judas Priest Batman! Sure, I know what you are thinking ..... this should be Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac version & not the bad ass Judas Priest cover version. Or, you might be one of the few like me, that really think this is the best version of Green Manalishi, period. On this day (coincidentally) two twats from Reno USA decided to blow their brains out with a 12 gauge after listening to "supposedly" subliminal message on a Judas Priest album. I don't know about you, but hearing the words "Do it" don't make want to stick a gun to me head and paint the ceiling. I'd probably just want to buy Nike clothing.2006 & still rockingIn 1979, Judas Priest was growing more and more influential. And as the 1980s progressed, it would become crystal clear that the British headbangers -- who influenced everyone from Iron Maiden to Metallica to King Diamond -- had every bit as great an impact as fellow ... More About: Number
Number 528 - Presidents Of The USA
2007-12-18 22:31:00 Number 528Presidents of the USA"Lump"(1995).Genre:Alt Rockart by LuigiLAmericans don't like foreigners messing (discussing) with anything about their politics. As far as they are concerned only Americans citizens can vote for an American president. Fair enough & reasonable. But since it seems to affect us all worldwide, it is a shame we cant all vote. I'm sure then that Kerry would have won the last election and "Certified Loony Tune" George Bush would have been sent packing back to the hole he came from, PDQ. But imagine this, if the democratic countries of the world could vote, who would be sure to say that Ron Paul would be a shoo in? One would only hope commonsense would prevail, as i hope the Americans do next year as well.What makes a good song? Well its really simple, you have to go no further than listen to whatever song the Beatles made early to mid 60's or even today with songs like "Hey Ya" by OutKast or "Catch my Disease" by Ben Lee. A catchy beat & something ... More About: Number
Number 529 - Ray Columbus
More articles from this author:2007-12-18 10:44:00 Number 529Ray Columbus & The Invaders"She's A Mod"(1964).Genre:Popprint available @ madhatter-ladyBefore Colour TV in New Zealand and who knows, maybe even before we had colour even in the picture theaters (wouldn't surprise me) and i even betcha someone else's left one ..... stereo on 33 & a third with albums. We lovely colonials peasants of the British Empire had Ray Columbus & The Invaders who put us Kiwi's on the Oceanic (world?) map/charts first. Now Xmephistox, (what on earth does that mean??) also known simply as =M= (come in, 007) from fuzzy.com & Rock Gems will enjoy this, as i know she loves the history of NZ music and especially Australia's early music. Lastly there is a personal connection between me and Ray Columbus, but he doesn't know that and to be honest i ain't saying and it's got nothing to do with the fact i was born 9 months after this hit at all (also to be known, the Beatles were here 9 months before i was born too).I was this young onc... More About: Number 1, 2, 3 |
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