Tuesday, January 18, 2011

How To Catch An Egg In Paper

NIGHTWISH at the right time

Now it may happen more. But I go to
intripparmi of a piece of "symphonic metal" sung by a soprano (Tarja Turunen) in a Finnish band is not so normal.
But I guarantee you that, having dodged the NIGHTWISH so far in the knowledge that they had raised more than a raised eyebrow here and there, that's so short, I guarantee you will enjoy this song at dawn, drunk with fatigue and full of moisture in bones, headed for the city love-hate relationship in which I struggle for about fifteen years, in the midst of the misty "heath" Emilia .... here is that yes in fact I felt pleasure pure. The song is
SLEEPING SUN , gender is a hybridity that is, but perhaps the most pure and crystalline voice of Tarja (do not listen to the remake version of 2005, but strictly the original of 1998 is by Oceanborn, a good album), the melody of engraved which goes high and majestic in the territories in which we are not accustomed valhalliani, the power that is held under the epic (and also the confusion that prevailed at that time I neurons) in short all those things they put me in an ideal position to "appreciate".
Which confirms my theory of listening context. The songs do not always have an objective value or rather have it but not in personal sphere of each. In the personal sphere also matters a lot "as" the "where" and "when" listening to what mood you are.
that remains is to share it. And good night from some who otherwise put them back on.


Nightwish - Sleeping Sun (original version) [HD 720p]

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Wm. Rogers And Sons China

A heart that tulsa

I have written at other times of sincere love that I bring to the small great man of Tulsa, Mark Knopfler, without which he would still be playing in a cover band and one without which Eric Clapton would miss an important piece of their history.
JJ Cale artist was so fundamental that arises in cross genres and years, going to seriously affect almost every American artists of country rock (or not).
I hope that whoever steps in these parts know that for example the famous "Cocaine" is the sack of flour JJ Cale (in addition to After Midnight Clapton, and the same Call me the breeze of Lynyrd Skynyrd, to name just two) and that the gentleman in question has always been the benchmark of star much harping on him by the public. Moreover
JJ is a shy and introversissimo individual who has always shunned the limelight and is incredibly little known to mass audiences.
Of all the albums he has done over the years, one is the best, carry forever in my heart for personal reasons, the beautiful GRASSHOPPER.
From where I get a couple of songs to delight your ears. The
"direstraitsiana" (hahaha) DEVIL IN DISGUISE and sweet and mawkish You Keep Me Hangin 'On (which has nothing to do with the namesake of the classic Supremes). And now
space nostalgic records like this, alas, no more leaving. Really.










Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Good Iron Board Singapore

Deep Purple and how to make a "comeback album"

In 1984, after it had closed forever Ritchie Blackmore Rainbow experience (of which he speaks elsewhere, given the complications and interference with other artists) members continued to surprise the MARK II's most famous hard rock band of all time: the DEEP PURPLE .

For the uninitiated the Mark II (Blackmore-Glover-Lord-Paice, Gillan) is the best education, which are linked to the larger critical and commercial successes, without wanting anything away from Coverdale, Hughes, Bolin , Morse and Company.

The Mark II is in history, is the history of hard rock.

And the album that Deep Purple they decided to record together in 1984 was one of the first examples of a reunion (at the time, too, but Aerosmith did that most of reunion it was the return of Joe Perry, but also on This will return us) worthy of the name. Maybe in 1984 the reunion tasted less blatantly commercial (if I think about that recently the Police I writhe your guts, and I love the Police) and the most artistic. It focuses on new discs rather than moneyed touring. DP
fact is that they came up with a "comeback album" controcazzi with, pardon the esprit de finesse.
disc originated from the reunion, PERFECT STRANGERS, not at all disappointed expectations. Deep Purple were all the best, very good songwriting, great production, flawless performances by all band members for once serene and concentrated (then, of course, after the hard times the eternal dispute-Blackmore Gillan and go back to maps and forty-eight).
Certainly the record does not contain a new star or a new Highway Speed \u200b\u200bking, but you know, time passes for all and we must also adapt both to changes in the world around you and to your registry.

PERFECT STRANGERS, while falling short of Machine Head or in Rock, gave sound "lessons of hard rock" to the myriad band of the era, remembering that in 1984 the genre was at the top of the charts worldwide in its many different versions, from the just born thrash metal of Metallica and his companions, to hair / glam metal American Ratt and Dokken and Motley Crue, the British style of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, Scorpions of melodic metal to pop in short .... a pleasure.
Deep Purple, even if only for an album, took the scepter in his hand and gave him a pair of slaps on the right and left of the Ocean.

With a handful of excellent songs, including at least three of the absolute level: the riffoso opener "Knockin 'at your backdoor," the sinuous "Perfect Strangers", the melancholy "Wasted Sunsets".

The song of the same name the album is the crown jewel, but will post the ballatona Wasted Sunsets first because there is a voice of a mature superprestazione Ian Gillan who may have lost some sharp but has certainly gained in depth of interpretation, because there is a second assolone Ritchie Blackmore of the most lyrical and heartbreaking that I have ever heard.

the next.