Bought a new ipod today, and the guy at future shop said he couldnt think of a way to fill hiss current ipod. Not only did i think of enough music to fill my ipod, (with some left over), i found 100 songs i love, WITHOUT repeating an artist once. So here it is, my greatest 100 songs (in no particular order)
100.One Winged Angel-Black Magesl, because video games and heavy metal are 2 of the best things on the planet
99.Latomeri-Seokset, Finland is just too gnar to not have on the list
98.Paint It Black-Rolling Stones, Rock legends deserve credit when its due
97.1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 1 Beer-George Thorogood, Best drinking song ever recorded
96.Last Kiss-AFI, Once upon a time, these guys were awesome
95.Under The Bridge-Red Hot Chili Peppers, Heroin makes good songwriting, this proves it
94.A Flower Blooming In The Slums-Nobuo Uematsu, This man made video game music an art form
93.Santeria-Sublime, my buddy chris showed me a wicked cover of this song, and i think its beautiful
92.Grey-69 Eyes, saw this in CKY4 and remains one of my favorites to this day, rooftop mini ramp sesh? Killer!
91.Do It For The Kids-Velvet Revolver, first album was absolute GOLD, this song is just one of many great ones
90.Old Man-Neil Young, canadian born and raised, this song is just a well written masterpeice
89.Mind Pollution- Vains Of Jenna, Swedish glam rock leftovers, dirty sound and gnarly lyrics
88.Fuck It Up-Towers Of London, One of my first ever bands that i loved that no one ever heard of, greasey english rockers with no future. Can't pass it up
87.Shimmy-System Of A Down, ADD induced metal from the 90's. Killer
86.Numb-Linkin Park, a song from my childhood, sounds like perfection on the piano
85.Still Waiting-Sum 41, One of the first bands that i liked ever, this song just has some gnar energy
84.Gold Digging Whore-Steel Panther, Steel Panther is a riot, it makes fun of my favorite genre of music but it also gives me the biggest laughs of any band. Lyrics on this one are golden
83.Holiday-Scorpions, I just love me a power ballad or 2
82.Give It All-Rise Against, One of my first concerts, and this song has stuck with me for years, ive seen them 3 times since then.
81.This Is Gonna Hurt-Sixx AM, Nikki Sixx is one of my personal heroes, and this song just bleeds energy and anger, like most of his songs
80.Unity-Operation Ivy, Tim Armstrong is a punk legend, and this song is a great blend of early 90's punk and old skool ska.
79.Nihilism-Rancid, Bass line is retarded. Seriously, just listen to it
78.Hysteria-Muse, Listen to this stoned, and i swear you will never come back. Incredible
77.Fairytale of New York-The Pouges, Probably the only holiday song to make the list. But it deals with junkies and hobos, so its definatly my style
76.Communication Breakdown-Led Zeppelin, can't say why, just a badass tune
75.Get Back-Ludacris, just makes me think of some funny times in high school, plus got a cool beat
74.99 Problems-Jay Z, Always one rapper i will enjoy, Jay Z is the man!
73.White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane, Saw this in a lost odessey commercial a few years back, blew my mind. Trippy ass song
72.Hitchin a Ride-Green Day, i saw Green Day in 2005, and this song was fucking awesome live, it stood out the most, and has since been my favorite
71.Feel Good Inc.-Gorillaz, Can't Say why, i just love this one
70.Johnny B Goode-Chuck Berry, Probably the most covered song of all time, but also one of the first about rock n roll stardom, amazing song, and if you like back to the future, you damn well have to like it
69.Juke Box Hero-Foreigner, Another song about how being a star has its own pressures, it has an energy all its own
68.A.C.D.C-Sweet, A gnarly song about cheating women, even hotter when Joan Jett Sings about it
67.Scream Out-The Unseen, My buddy Dan bought this warped tour cd back in 05, and i heard 1 unseen song on it and it blew my fucking mind. This is one of their best
66.Mean Man-W.A.S.P, Dirty evil hair metal that would make your grandmother faint. I can't get enough of it
65.The Kids Are Back-Twisted Sister, This song reminds me of jackass 3, wich makes me laugh everytime i see it. Guitar sounds cool too
64.Scream, Aim, Fire-Bullet For My Valentine, An actually GOOD screamo band! Go figure...
63.War Pigs-Black Sabbath, I listened to this song every day one summer, and it was nothing short of epic. Sounds like ozzy should be calling in the end of the world
62.Too Drunk Too Fuck-Dead Kennedys, Man, just a hilarious song, and buy such a great band. It was hard to choose just one
61.Big Bang-Bad Religion, Saw this in a Tony Hawk game with Chad Muska skating, it was just so intense i was hooked on punk instantly
60.The Gears-Dethklok, Metalocalypse is a fucking gnar show, and the talent behind it shows in this song. Metal as fuck
59.Moonshine Beat-Babylon Bombs, Kinda a lame ass hair band from 2004, but this song has a wicked guitar and killer bass line. Plus its about booze
58.You Can't Wrap Your Arms Around A Memory-Johnny Thunders, A great song, and a reminder even punk rockers have hearts too
57.Helena-My Chemical Romance, I get alot of flack for liking these guys, but i dont care, i still like them
56.Cherry Bomb-The Runaways, MAD respect for the first all girl rock band, they had serious attitude
55.Jet Boy-New York Dolls, Pre punk rock gods, heard this song in Baker has a Deathwish, during Jim Grecos part, my favorite skate of all time. Been hooked ever since
54.Detroit Rock City-Kiss, Maybe the only song that spawned a movie to make it on this list. Not bad for Kiss.
53.Getcha Roll On-Big Tymers, Opener for the Shake Junt vid, awesome song to dance around too, actin foolish
52.Dangerous Posse-3 6 Mafia, Shake Junt strikes again, dudes have sick taste!
51.Ghost Riders in The Sky-Willie Nelson, Pretty much a ghost story in a song, covered a million times, but willie has too good a voice to pass up
50.Hurt-Johnny Cash, Cash beats 9 inch nails. ANY. FUCKING. DAY
49.Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed-Turbonegro, Saw this in a Bam Margera DVD, and just started loving scandinavian "DEATH PUNK" as they call it. Awesome
48.Sailor Man-Real McKenzies, A turbonegro cover, bam margeras part in elementality volume 1, and just a high energy celtic hell raising song. Fuck yeah!
47.Soul On Fire-H.I.M, A heavy love song, i dunno, i like it.
46.Find Your Own Way Home-Kill Cheerleader, One of my all time favorite bands, song just DRIPS evil and insanity. I absolutely love it
45.High Speed Dirt-Megadeth, Random ass acoustic solo in the middle of a thrash metal song? Yes please.
44.Trashed, Lost, and Strungout-Children of Bodom, This was hard, soo many good COB songs, but i remember just hearing this one and being blown away.
43.Chemical-Crashdiet, I remember skating alone by myself one night feeling down, then this song came on and i started landing every trick i tried. It sounded so cool, and it helped me land tricks, plus its about drug addiction, so its stuck with me for a while
42.Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-Elton John, Hell of a songwriter. Great story in this song, and a great tune to it too
41.Shadow Of Your Love-Hollywood Rose, An ex girlfriend bought me a 2 cd collection of GNR demos, and this was on it. It was from before GNR was even formed, and i just fell in love with the chaotic guitar, blasting drums, and screaming vocals. Think guns gone punk as shit.
40.Without Me-Eminem, Hilarious song, i just get a kick out of it
39.Revolution-Beatles, The opening guitar riff just sounds too badass for me to ignore
38.Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight-Dropkick Murphys, Reminds me of learning to skate in front of the school with all the skaterats, good times!
37.Cocaine-Duff McKagan's Loaded, No one is more entitled to sing about coke than a former member of GNR. Except maybe Motley Crue
36.I Hate Myself For Loving You-Joan Jett, If i could date one celeb, it would be Joan Jett. This song is badass, and so is Joan
35.On My Sleeve-Dirty Penny, Badass band, sleaze rock superstars, this song is about wasted love and loneliness, something we can all relate too
34.Bad Medicine-Die Mannequin, Lead singer is sexy, song is loud and in your face, just an amazing song
33.Teenage Lobotomy-The Ramones, Power chords and leather jackets. Story of my life
32.Have You Ever Seen The Rain-Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chill song to listen to out to camp. Killer times....
31.The Beast and the Harlot-Avenged Sevenfold, My ALL TIME FAVORITE music vid, strippers, evil, guitar solos, corruption and tattoos. Just too good to pass on
30.Paradise By The Dashboard Light-Meatloaf, The king of epic songs, this one tells a story about a couple trapped together till time takes them away, its got an awesome old school feel, and just spins a GNARLY story if you listen hard
29.Mr Crowley-Ozzy Ozbourne, Organ intro, to Ozzy scream, to killer solo. I can't get enough of this
28.Trail Of Broken Hearts-Dragonforce, Even power metal bands can make a decent ballad i guess
27.Goodbye Earl-Me First and The Gimmie Gimmies, Dixie Chicks cover done VERY well, makes it even more hilarious that its a bunch of punks singing it.
26.Anthem part 2-Blink 182, My friend Tyson showed me this video of Trunks and Goten from DBZ fighting, synced up PERFECTLY to this song, so now everytime i hear it, i just picture dragonball. And that is just sweet.
25.Perfect Situation-Weezer, Just a chill ass song to stop and smoke one too.
24.Death Of a Nation-Anti Flag, Saw these guys as a suprise for the first time, and this song stood out, its kinda political, which isnt my scene, but it still sounds cool
23.Leather Rebel-Judas Priest, Judas Priest is killer, ive been gettin more and more into them, but this song is my favorite
22.Welcome To My Nightmare-Alice Cooper, This song is creepy, twangy and makes me feel very, odd. One of my favorites
21.Let's Ride-Airbourne, Show ender at the concert in 2010, AMAZING. Airbourne is like ACDC on speed, just soo much faster and harder, and it shows in this song
20.Captain Morgan's Revenge-Alestorm, Heavy Metal pirate song about a mutiny and curses.Nuff' said.
19.I Remember You-Skid Row, If you think of someone in particular while this song is playing, you are in love with that person. Thats how powerful this song is. Go ahead, try it.
18.Down In Oakland-Transplants, A song about buying drugs in oakland. Just cool man
17.Balls to The Wall-Accept, All out, knuckle dragging hair metal. GNAR
16.Desolation Row-Bob Dylan, Lyrics make absolutely NO SENSE while sober. Smoke one, then try it, somehow, it all comes together
15.South Of Heaven-Slayer, Killer intro, my buddy Dan plays this all the time, a slower slayer song, but still killer
14.Mosquito Song-Queens of the Stone Age, Trippy and quiet, drug induced and mind bending, this song will fuck your head up
13.Antisocial-Anthrax, Killer Killer Killer Killer KILLER SONG! All about being an antisocial bastard, but also how awesome it can be. I absolutely love it
12.The Kid's Aren't Alright-The Offspring, The first album i ever owned, i loved it, and the offspring will always be one of my favorite bands because of this
11.The Number of the Beast-Iron Maiden, So many maiden songs to choose from, but this one is about satan, so it wins. Plus, killer intro.
10.No Fun-Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Just classic punk, as good as it gets
9.Mama Kin-Aerosmith, Early Aerosmith was the shit. Guitars were awesome, vocals were awesome, and the lyrics shredded HARD. i love this tune
8.Overkill-Motorhead, Motorhead is, and will always be, one of the greatest bands to ever walk the earth. Lemmy is a madman, and he could write a song about anything and make it seem insane. I even wake up to this song with more energy than a barrel of redbull
7.Bullet-Misfits, Evil punk song about the death of kennedy, i can see how this would offend alot of americans.
6.Seperation of Church and Skate-NOFX, The one line that always gets me is "The kids who used to live for beer and speed now want their fries and coke." Shows how punks went from being social degenerates and assholes to fashion fiends. Nofx are kings of telling it how it is, and i dont want it any other way.
5.Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd, A great chill song to listen to at any time, but try putting it on, and just hearing the lyrics. Its a standard and beautiful love song
4.Rocket Queen-Guns N Roses, It was hard to choose one GNR song, and i may say something different if you ask me in person, but the bass, the vocals, the drum intro, and the guitars come together to make one perfect song. Like every song on appetite, this is one of the best songs of all time
3.On With The Show-Motley Crue, This, again was hard. I love Motley to death, but i have to say the first album was a masterpiece, this song especially. It talks about Nikki Sixx abandoning his fathers name, and just about feeling very alone in the world. Its a feeling we can all relate to, and i think Sixx captures it beautifully in this greasey sounding recording. Great song, great band
2.Creeping Death-Metallica, This song is NOTHING short of badass. Who else but metallica could take a bible story and make it awesome? No one. Plus, i remember very fondly standing next to some very good friends as the sun went down and the lights went on to Metallica RIPPING into this song. One of the best nights of my life, and one of the most memorable songs, for me at least
1.Anarchy In The U.K-The Sex Pistols, This song made me realise how boring music would be without punk. The Sex Pistols systematically pissed off everyone, EVERYONE in europe in just under 2 years, and this song, along with many others, started that. I love this band, and this song makes me happy everytime i hear it
Thats it! thats all i got! Comment if you want, this took a long ass time to write! LATER!
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Monday, 13 February 2012
Reasons I Hate/Love My Shower Radio
Music in the shower is sweet man. When i lived in halifax, i had an ipod dock next to the shower with a waterproof remote. BADASS. It was like a one man dethklok concert in there 24/7. Roomates thought it was a little weird, until they realized that you could put anything on, not just my death metal psycho music. Goin to shower before the bar? little bit of GNR. Goin to a buddys party? get psyched on some Motley Crue. Hell, even pink floyd in the evening after a long bowl sesh was pretty gnar. Im tellin ya, it was HEAVEN.
When i moved to freddy i lost the ipod dock, it broke or something, i dunno, but my point is, showers felt empty. like something was missing. Thats when Chris found the shower radio. I wasnt too excited, i knew that the fox wouldnt play dethklok or GNR all the time, but i figured, hey, it would be better than nothing, so i tried it out.
My first shower was uneventful, it started out with "Heart Shaped Box" by nirvana, not a real good pump up tune, so i finished showering, and was just about ready to turn of the water and the radio when the song ended.
Thats when "FUEL" by metallica started.
Suddenly a lame ass mellow shower turned into a headbanging mosh pit. I was stoked, adrenaline levels shot higher than a badger on coke and i was A GOD!
Once the song ended, i realised how awesome it was to have radio in the shower, you might not get to choose your song, but when one you like comes on you are all the more stoked about it, i couldnt wait to see what would happen next time i hopped in to get clean.
Thats when i realised the radio hated me.
The next one was nickleback. NO. Not for me, so i was expecting something good the time after.
Nickleback. again
Next? That stupid ass song about a space cowboy. Don't even know the name. Lame
NEXT? Benny and the Jets. NOT a good exciting tune.
This is when i realised, FUCK the radio, i want my ipod dock back. In fact? stay right here, im gonna go shower, and see what comes on, hold still, ok?
Yep. That did it. Shitty 80's new wave followed by the police. I HATE STING WITH A GODDAMN PASSION. Anyway kids, be careful with your shower radios, they are a double edged sword.
When i moved to freddy i lost the ipod dock, it broke or something, i dunno, but my point is, showers felt empty. like something was missing. Thats when Chris found the shower radio. I wasnt too excited, i knew that the fox wouldnt play dethklok or GNR all the time, but i figured, hey, it would be better than nothing, so i tried it out.
My first shower was uneventful, it started out with "Heart Shaped Box" by nirvana, not a real good pump up tune, so i finished showering, and was just about ready to turn of the water and the radio when the song ended.
Thats when "FUEL" by metallica started.
Suddenly a lame ass mellow shower turned into a headbanging mosh pit. I was stoked, adrenaline levels shot higher than a badger on coke and i was A GOD!
Once the song ended, i realised how awesome it was to have radio in the shower, you might not get to choose your song, but when one you like comes on you are all the more stoked about it, i couldnt wait to see what would happen next time i hopped in to get clean.
Thats when i realised the radio hated me.
The next one was nickleback. NO. Not for me, so i was expecting something good the time after.
Nickleback. again
Next? That stupid ass song about a space cowboy. Don't even know the name. Lame
NEXT? Benny and the Jets. NOT a good exciting tune.
This is when i realised, FUCK the radio, i want my ipod dock back. In fact? stay right here, im gonna go shower, and see what comes on, hold still, ok?
Yep. That did it. Shitty 80's new wave followed by the police. I HATE STING WITH A GODDAMN PASSION. Anyway kids, be careful with your shower radios, they are a double edged sword.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
11 Bands You May Not Have Heard Of, That i Love
I listen to alot of music. Seriously, no matter what im doing, i almost always have an ipod or something going. Skating, walking, showering, working, you name it, ive got at least one earbud in blasting my newest playlist. People are always asking me what im listening too, and when i name a band or artist they have never heard of, i get a look like i am either retarded or from another country. So for my first post, ill just make a list of some of the retarded ass music i listen to that you may not have heard of.
1.Vains of Jenna
Vains are a rock band from sweden, i think, that look like Guns N Roses illegitimate coked up offspring. The only way you can describe them is SLEAZE ROCK. Its like punk trying to go hard rock, but not really making it the whole way. The guitars are simple, the drum beats are easy to follow and the whole mix kinda sounds like shit, but the band sounds like they are here are ready to party hard.The last album got a new singer, but the band's first couple albums sound like a hard rock hangover that wants to get you up and smashing the Whiskey. Songs to Listen To: Mind Pollution, Heartbreak Suicide, One Last Pleasure, No One's Gonna Do It For You
2. Dirty Penny
Hard to believe that one of the coolest bands ive seen in the last few years started out as a poison cover band. I FUCKING HATE POISON WITH A PASSION, serious, if you like em, thats cool, but i dont. Oh yeah, Dirty Penny is one of those bands who looked like the eighties woke up 20 years later and puked all over LA. Dirty Penny sounds like someone went on a straight heroin binge and then tried to play instruments, and actually could. The lyrics are mixed, with songs about fame, drugs, booze, not giving a fuck and getting fucked, but not really in that order. They look badass, they sound badass, and they totally do not take themselves seriously. They wear their sleaziness like a fucking badge of honor, and i always get a laugh listening to them. Songs to Listen To: Black N Blue, Sleaze Disease, Dead At 16, If I Were You Id Hate Me Too, Scream and Shout
3.Steel Panther
Yeah i like the 80's, big hair, lots of booze, cool cars, Rock N Roll, tons of cool shit. When i first heard Steel Panther, i actually pissed myself with laughter. Seriously, they look like they came right out of 1986, but the songs are all just fucking hilarious. Nothing is sacred with these demented fuckers, songs about butt-fucking, cocaine, orgies, how everything but heavy metal is gay, cheating on chicks, banging strippers, catching the clap, pretty much anything you would never say in public. Steel Panther started as a Van Halen cover band, and then switched the name to Metal Skool, then Steel Panther. Playing in LA and Vegas, they got the attention of many different celebrities and eventually just got popular for being awesome and hilarious at the same time. Recently released a hair metal cover of I Want It That Way, by the Backstreet Boys. Oh yeah, the new album has a song about how to bang as many chicks as tiger woods. Fuck Yeah. Songs to listen to: Gold Digging Whore, Supersonic Sex Machine, Party All Day, The Shocker, Community Property
4. Alestorm
We all love pirates, i think thats obvious due to the fact that those pirates of the carribean movies brought in enough money to buy europe 3 times over. Alestorm is what would have happened if heavy metal existed way back when people where still firing cannons at each other on the high seas. It has a hint of folk music, heavy metal, national anthems, and the high stink of super strong rum. These are the types of songs that make you want to headbang and sing along at the same time while enjoying a strong tankard of ale or some shit, its seriously sweet if you can get a bunch of people doing this at once. We listened to them so much at work that one coworker refused to drive with us anymore because he couldnt hear these songs one more time. Grab a quart and set sail, Alestorm are coming to rape and plunder everything in their way. Songs to Listen To: Shipwrecked, Captain Morgans Revenge, Wenches and Mead, That Famous Old Spiced, Keelhauled
5. New York Dolls
The New York Dolls are like the rolling stones. Like them if the stones were cross dressing punk rockers wearing makeup and from new york. A serious blend of the earliest punk and good old school rock n roll, they kicked major ass way back in the 60's-70's and inspired so many punk acts its hard to even imagine what would have happened if they had never existed at all. I first heard of the New York Dolls in the skateboarding movie BAKER HAS A DEATHWISH, during my all time favorite skater, Jim Greco's part. It blew me away, they have such a raw, gnarly sound, you can literally hear nothing but old school rock guitars and simple drums with some sneering vocals dripping punk all over it. Even though the original line up is gone, ill always have a place in my heart for these rock gods. Songs to listen to: Pills, Lookin For A Kiss, Personality Crisis, Jet Boy, Running Around (Also check out the guitarist's side project, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
6. Kill Cheerleader
This band is one of my all time favorites, and i just found them last year. Kill Cheerleader was a 4 piece punk band from Toronto that had a love for early Guns N Roses and Motley Crue, and learned to play by practicing old Stooges songs. Men after my own heart if ive ever heard em. Quoted as "A band to watch" by Motley's own Nikki Sixx, and "The best rock band since Guns N Roses" by Lemmy Kilmeister. LEMMY FUCKING KILMEISTER. Let that sink in, if you dont know who Lemmy is, call me, we need to have a seriously long discussion. The band name came from the band members saying "Beat up the jocks and kill the cheerleaders" in high school. These guys sound amazing, im listening to them right now and i feel like i could go out and smash my way through a goddamn police station. The lyrics reek of chaos, anger, and pure energy. When asked to describe the sound of their first full album ALL HAIL, lead singer Ethan Deth said "It sounds like siamese twins getting pissed on by 17 year old Axl Rose while chugging night train!!!" Wow. Sadly, these sick fuckers are either in jail, or on drugs. But if you can track down their Cd's. please, PLEASE!!!! Buy them. They are simply too good to miss. Songs to listen to: Go, Bad Habit, Lady of the Night, Bad Habit, Can't Take It
7. Crashdiet
Another band hailing from the european north, (Im not sure where, one of the cold countries) Crashdiet look like another band kicked out of the 80's. They have had many different singers over the years, due to many different complications, and their sound isnt the best, but majority of the songs have decent guitar and vocal tracks, and the drummer is nothing to laugh at either. Plus, they seriously look badass, like a Shout era Motley Crue mixed in with early GNR. Crashdiet songs arent the most original, but this is one band who works very hard just to be able to play for their fans. Recently they just drove from sweden to australia just to play a few bar shows. Thats dedication. And apparently they are superstars in sweden. Check em out, might be a hit or miss for you, but their songs always give me a little boost. Songs to listen too: Chemical, Caught in Dispair, Tikket, I Dont Care, The Buried Song, Native Nature
8. Die Mannequin
Remember Metric? yeah i prefer not too. Die reminds me of metric, except in the major difference that they sound good. Kinda like a queens of the stone age but not nearly as trippy, they give off a serious punk vibe with a nice blend of hard rock, and lead singer Care Failure (which is a badass name) has one of the gnarliest voices i have ever heard, im pretty sure no one can imitate it. I spent almost 2 years hunting for their first album that only has 4 songs on it, and i found it late last year in a pawn shop for 12 bucks. Totally worth it. Plus shes a total babe. That never hurts. Songs to listen to: Bad Medicine, Fatherpunk, Upsidedown Cross, Do It Or Die, Miss Americunt, Dead Honey
9. Duff McKagan's Loaded
Guns N Roses was one of the best rock band to ever exist. The combo of Axl, Slash, Steven, Izzy and Duff were the driving force that would change music forever. When GNR broke up, and Velvet Revolver backfired, bassist Duff brought together this band that is purely just a rock band. Slower ballads, Harder songs, upbeat tunes, Loaded has it all. This is a band that lets Duff's creativity shine, with great song lyrics, awesome sounding instruments, and a rough yet seriously awesome and moving voice that can put you at piece or get the adrenaline flowing. Duff with always be one of my favorite musicians for his brilliance, and his legendary ability to drink everything in any given building. Check out this side project. I think its really worth it, just for its simplicity and hard rock throwback. Songs to listen to: Dead Skin, Cocaine, Wasted Heart, Sick, Follow Me To Hell, Translucent
Vains are a rock band from sweden, i think, that look like Guns N Roses illegitimate coked up offspring. The only way you can describe them is SLEAZE ROCK. Its like punk trying to go hard rock, but not really making it the whole way. The guitars are simple, the drum beats are easy to follow and the whole mix kinda sounds like shit, but the band sounds like they are here are ready to party hard.The last album got a new singer, but the band's first couple albums sound like a hard rock hangover that wants to get you up and smashing the Whiskey. Songs to Listen To: Mind Pollution, Heartbreak Suicide, One Last Pleasure, No One's Gonna Do It For You
Hard to believe that one of the coolest bands ive seen in the last few years started out as a poison cover band. I FUCKING HATE POISON WITH A PASSION, serious, if you like em, thats cool, but i dont. Oh yeah, Dirty Penny is one of those bands who looked like the eighties woke up 20 years later and puked all over LA. Dirty Penny sounds like someone went on a straight heroin binge and then tried to play instruments, and actually could. The lyrics are mixed, with songs about fame, drugs, booze, not giving a fuck and getting fucked, but not really in that order. They look badass, they sound badass, and they totally do not take themselves seriously. They wear their sleaziness like a fucking badge of honor, and i always get a laugh listening to them. Songs to Listen To: Black N Blue, Sleaze Disease, Dead At 16, If I Were You Id Hate Me Too, Scream and Shout
3.Steel Panther
Yeah i like the 80's, big hair, lots of booze, cool cars, Rock N Roll, tons of cool shit. When i first heard Steel Panther, i actually pissed myself with laughter. Seriously, they look like they came right out of 1986, but the songs are all just fucking hilarious. Nothing is sacred with these demented fuckers, songs about butt-fucking, cocaine, orgies, how everything but heavy metal is gay, cheating on chicks, banging strippers, catching the clap, pretty much anything you would never say in public. Steel Panther started as a Van Halen cover band, and then switched the name to Metal Skool, then Steel Panther. Playing in LA and Vegas, they got the attention of many different celebrities and eventually just got popular for being awesome and hilarious at the same time. Recently released a hair metal cover of I Want It That Way, by the Backstreet Boys. Oh yeah, the new album has a song about how to bang as many chicks as tiger woods. Fuck Yeah. Songs to listen to: Gold Digging Whore, Supersonic Sex Machine, Party All Day, The Shocker, Community Property
4. Alestorm
We all love pirates, i think thats obvious due to the fact that those pirates of the carribean movies brought in enough money to buy europe 3 times over. Alestorm is what would have happened if heavy metal existed way back when people where still firing cannons at each other on the high seas. It has a hint of folk music, heavy metal, national anthems, and the high stink of super strong rum. These are the types of songs that make you want to headbang and sing along at the same time while enjoying a strong tankard of ale or some shit, its seriously sweet if you can get a bunch of people doing this at once. We listened to them so much at work that one coworker refused to drive with us anymore because he couldnt hear these songs one more time. Grab a quart and set sail, Alestorm are coming to rape and plunder everything in their way. Songs to Listen To: Shipwrecked, Captain Morgans Revenge, Wenches and Mead, That Famous Old Spiced, Keelhauled
5. New York Dolls
The New York Dolls are like the rolling stones. Like them if the stones were cross dressing punk rockers wearing makeup and from new york. A serious blend of the earliest punk and good old school rock n roll, they kicked major ass way back in the 60's-70's and inspired so many punk acts its hard to even imagine what would have happened if they had never existed at all. I first heard of the New York Dolls in the skateboarding movie BAKER HAS A DEATHWISH, during my all time favorite skater, Jim Greco's part. It blew me away, they have such a raw, gnarly sound, you can literally hear nothing but old school rock guitars and simple drums with some sneering vocals dripping punk all over it. Even though the original line up is gone, ill always have a place in my heart for these rock gods. Songs to listen to: Pills, Lookin For A Kiss, Personality Crisis, Jet Boy, Running Around (Also check out the guitarist's side project, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
6. Kill Cheerleader
This band is one of my all time favorites, and i just found them last year. Kill Cheerleader was a 4 piece punk band from Toronto that had a love for early Guns N Roses and Motley Crue, and learned to play by practicing old Stooges songs. Men after my own heart if ive ever heard em. Quoted as "A band to watch" by Motley's own Nikki Sixx, and "The best rock band since Guns N Roses" by Lemmy Kilmeister. LEMMY FUCKING KILMEISTER. Let that sink in, if you dont know who Lemmy is, call me, we need to have a seriously long discussion. The band name came from the band members saying "Beat up the jocks and kill the cheerleaders" in high school. These guys sound amazing, im listening to them right now and i feel like i could go out and smash my way through a goddamn police station. The lyrics reek of chaos, anger, and pure energy. When asked to describe the sound of their first full album ALL HAIL, lead singer Ethan Deth said "It sounds like siamese twins getting pissed on by 17 year old Axl Rose while chugging night train!!!" Wow. Sadly, these sick fuckers are either in jail, or on drugs. But if you can track down their Cd's. please, PLEASE!!!! Buy them. They are simply too good to miss. Songs to listen to: Go, Bad Habit, Lady of the Night, Bad Habit, Can't Take It
7. Crashdiet
Another band hailing from the european north, (Im not sure where, one of the cold countries) Crashdiet look like another band kicked out of the 80's. They have had many different singers over the years, due to many different complications, and their sound isnt the best, but majority of the songs have decent guitar and vocal tracks, and the drummer is nothing to laugh at either. Plus, they seriously look badass, like a Shout era Motley Crue mixed in with early GNR. Crashdiet songs arent the most original, but this is one band who works very hard just to be able to play for their fans. Recently they just drove from sweden to australia just to play a few bar shows. Thats dedication. And apparently they are superstars in sweden. Check em out, might be a hit or miss for you, but their songs always give me a little boost. Songs to listen too: Chemical, Caught in Dispair, Tikket, I Dont Care, The Buried Song, Native Nature
8. Die Mannequin
Remember Metric? yeah i prefer not too. Die reminds me of metric, except in the major difference that they sound good. Kinda like a queens of the stone age but not nearly as trippy, they give off a serious punk vibe with a nice blend of hard rock, and lead singer Care Failure (which is a badass name) has one of the gnarliest voices i have ever heard, im pretty sure no one can imitate it. I spent almost 2 years hunting for their first album that only has 4 songs on it, and i found it late last year in a pawn shop for 12 bucks. Totally worth it. Plus shes a total babe. That never hurts. Songs to listen to: Bad Medicine, Fatherpunk, Upsidedown Cross, Do It Or Die, Miss Americunt, Dead Honey
9. Duff McKagan's Loaded
Guns N Roses was one of the best rock band to ever exist. The combo of Axl, Slash, Steven, Izzy and Duff were the driving force that would change music forever. When GNR broke up, and Velvet Revolver backfired, bassist Duff brought together this band that is purely just a rock band. Slower ballads, Harder songs, upbeat tunes, Loaded has it all. This is a band that lets Duff's creativity shine, with great song lyrics, awesome sounding instruments, and a rough yet seriously awesome and moving voice that can put you at piece or get the adrenaline flowing. Duff with always be one of my favorite musicians for his brilliance, and his legendary ability to drink everything in any given building. Check out this side project. I think its really worth it, just for its simplicity and hard rock throwback. Songs to listen to: Dead Skin, Cocaine, Wasted Heart, Sick, Follow Me To Hell, Translucent
10. Children Of Bodom
Last, but NEVER least, hailing from stockholm, is the death metal MONSTERS Children of Bodom. The first time i remember hearing COB was with my friend Chris while we were watching BAKER 3. Dustin Dollin, a 5 foot drunk skateboarding terror, blew across the screen with screaming death metal blaring in the background, destroying handrails and embankments in the process. Our jaws hit the floor and stayed their. My friend Cane said it sounded like megaman went heavy metal. If you dont know what death metal is, its like heavy metal, but 8 times faster, no singing, only screaming, and solos that would blow out your eardrums. I know not many people will like COB, or death metal at all, but there is one big difference between these headbanging scandanavians and other death metal bands. Their Cover Album. Most bands will cover songs in their own genre, (Green Day covering Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys Covering the Clash, ETC) but COB covers such a wide variety of genres its insane. Ever hear a metal cover of Britney Spears? you will die laughing. Kenny Rogers? get ready to piss yourself. Don't beleive me? Watch the video, you should recognize the song pretty fast. If not, again, you need to take rock n roll 101. Songs to listen to: Trashed, Lost, and Strungout, Needled 24/7, Hatecrew Deathroll, Deadnight Warrior, Everytime I Die
Last, but NEVER least, hailing from stockholm, is the death metal MONSTERS Children of Bodom. The first time i remember hearing COB was with my friend Chris while we were watching BAKER 3. Dustin Dollin, a 5 foot drunk skateboarding terror, blew across the screen with screaming death metal blaring in the background, destroying handrails and embankments in the process. Our jaws hit the floor and stayed their. My friend Cane said it sounded like megaman went heavy metal. If you dont know what death metal is, its like heavy metal, but 8 times faster, no singing, only screaming, and solos that would blow out your eardrums. I know not many people will like COB, or death metal at all, but there is one big difference between these headbanging scandanavians and other death metal bands. Their Cover Album. Most bands will cover songs in their own genre, (Green Day covering Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys Covering the Clash, ETC) but COB covers such a wide variety of genres its insane. Ever hear a metal cover of Britney Spears? you will die laughing. Kenny Rogers? get ready to piss yourself. Don't beleive me? Watch the video, you should recognize the song pretty fast. If not, again, you need to take rock n roll 101. Songs to listen to: Trashed, Lost, and Strungout, Needled 24/7, Hatecrew Deathroll, Deadnight Warrior, Everytime I Die
11. Dethklok
Haha, ok you might have heard of these guys. Dethklok technically isn't a real band, they come from a tv show called metalocalypse, a show where Dethklok is one of the biggest economies in the world. They play death metal shows that are overly elaborate and often make no sense, and almost always end with half the audience dying in a tragic matter. It also doesnt help that all the band members are dumb as a goddamn stump, and have near NO CONCEPT of how money works. Its an absolute riot, and one of the funniest cartoons ive seen since south park way back when i was younger. Even though the band members on the show are cartoons, the shows creator, Brendon Small, put together a few talented musicians and actually released 2 albums full of Dethklok's music, called Dethalbum 1 and 2. The songs are over the top, violent, and very, VERY funny. Check out both the show and the music, you might just find something funny. Also, you just might get a glimpse of a rock n roll clown who loves cocaine. RETARDED. Song to listen to: The Gears, Thunderhorse, Laser Cannon Death Sentence, Murmaider, Briefcase Full Of Guts, I Tampered With The Evidence At Odins Murder Site, Im Just a Rock N Roll Clown
Haha, ok you might have heard of these guys. Dethklok technically isn't a real band, they come from a tv show called metalocalypse, a show where Dethklok is one of the biggest economies in the world. They play death metal shows that are overly elaborate and often make no sense, and almost always end with half the audience dying in a tragic matter. It also doesnt help that all the band members are dumb as a goddamn stump, and have near NO CONCEPT of how money works. Its an absolute riot, and one of the funniest cartoons ive seen since south park way back when i was younger. Even though the band members on the show are cartoons, the shows creator, Brendon Small, put together a few talented musicians and actually released 2 albums full of Dethklok's music, called Dethalbum 1 and 2. The songs are over the top, violent, and very, VERY funny. Check out both the show and the music, you might just find something funny. Also, you just might get a glimpse of a rock n roll clown who loves cocaine. RETARDED. Song to listen to: The Gears, Thunderhorse, Laser Cannon Death Sentence, Murmaider, Briefcase Full Of Guts, I Tampered With The Evidence At Odins Murder Site, Im Just a Rock N Roll Clown
There it is, the messed up shit you see me listening to every day, there are A LOT more, but i can't write forever huh? Hopefully you can find something you like here, and if not, then oh well, i tried. Some of this is offensive, some downright disgusting, angry, violent, and definatly not the shit normal people listen to, but fuck it, i love it. Thats my first blog post. IM OUT!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)