What Are You Listening To?

[Thraak]

[video=youtube;pv1kirNU8n4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv1kirNU8n4[/video]

Power metal- not usually my thing but for some reason I really like this. 'Episode' album is excellent.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

BLACK SABBATH "paranoid"

review from: amazon.com only because im worn out and cant think straight!!

Black Sabbath were one of those bands from my youth it seemed totally impossible to like, they were for older, rockier types than a young entrant to the world of music. They also seemed terrifying with their mystical connection with the dark arts.

So, buying this album aged 43, I felt pretty secure that I would not suddenly start eating the heads of bats or burning churches down in rage whilst spouting the words of Paranoid backwards.

Right, to the music. Stone wall classic is a well used description, but it fits the bill. Ozzie sings each and every song with a tenderness and power that I had no idea he could, having truthfully only seen him as a TV former alcoholic. The man can sing, the band could play like demons and this album is an incredible experience from track one to the finale.

Drugs, paranoia, war and more are covered with some of the finest musicianship you are likely to hear. The band are as tight as hell, the guitar playing is magnificent and the overall feeling is dark, but with much more lightness of touch than I would imagine.

Stand out tracks, nope, can't help, it is an ALBUM, one of those old fashioned art works that has a start and end, with a track order that you have to follow to get the full effect. Kind of not the best news for the digital throwaway generation, but hey, live with it.

If you like music you need this album, whether a fan of rock, indie, punk, whatever, just buy it, grab a bottle of fine red and sit back late in the evening and play this on repeat.

rating 1.7

[Tiggi]

^ I watched a Classic Albums TV doc a couple of weeks ago about Paranoid. This is an occasional UK series which tells the story of the making of classic albums (it would, wouldn't it).

I used to have this, but don't currently. Was good to nostalge (?!) about it. Some good songs on it (along with some junk IMV).

[CRAZY-HORSE]

^ I watched a Classic Albums TV doc a couple of weeks ago about Paranoid. This is an occasional UK series which tells the story of the making of classic albums (it would, wouldn't it).

I used to have this, but don't currently. Was good to nostalge (?!) about it. Some good songs on it (along with some junk IMV).

ive seen that 'classic albums' show you're talking about...its quite good.

[Danielj1981]

Shinedown - Diamond Eyes. From the Expendables soundtrack!

[allgoodseats]

Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic" album. wanted something different

We should get a last.fm group so we can easily see what all members who join are listening to.

[Tiggi]

Last.fm details can be found in a sticky on the "Chit Chat" board.

[allgoodseats]

Oh cool, I'll check it out

[CRAZY-HORSE]

AIRBOURNE "runnin' wild" 2008. cd.

to most people outside of Australia AC/DC are the only heavy blues/rock band they know from these pristine shores, but they would be wrong! Australia has produced some fine examples of this style/genre over the years, Stevie Wright of Easybeats fame, Rose Tattoo, Cold Chisel, Angels and to a lesser extent Jet.....and now Airbourne join the list.
Yes, they sound a lot like AC/DC,even down to vocal presentation,but they are not plagarists,nor are they a tribute band, they are just the next/new generation of 'pub rock', the songs are all original but sound vaguely familliar in a fresh way, with rip roaping,fist pumping choruses.
this is one of the best rock bands to emerge,IMO, in the last several years, and hopefully,unlike Jet, manage to have a decent lifespan of more than one good album(this is airbourne's 2nd album, i have not heard the other two)

IF YOU LIKE THE RIFFS OF AC/DC THIS IS ONE ALBUM YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO NOW!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: heartbreaker
best track: diamond in the rough

tracks:

1. stand up for rock 'n' roll**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJSvCdySQw8 live
2. runnin' wild**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12c56UNnJss live
3. too much,too young, too fast**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFuefKpj9Bw live
4. diamond in the rough**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTOGtjDz6jM live
5. fat city**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tna6VNFXZ58 live
6. blackjack**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjKt2pReW...re=related live
7. what's eatin' you?**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suVvau5KrtQ live
8. girls in black**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO_X_7cJOkQ live
9. cheap wine & cheaper women**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuZThPpm6as live
10.heartbreaker*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZM9W9pTOpU live
11.let's ride*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4fvucPCQO8 live

3s=0
2s=9
1s=2

rating 1.9

[Tiggi]

^ I think it was that album that someone lent me, and I listened to it at work. Was astonished at how similar it was to AC/DC, to the point where I'd probably struggle to tell them apart.

That in itself is neither good nor bad, but the album didn't do a huge amount for me.