Kicking off the “S” bands is System of a Down. According to my little spread sheet if I did one song a day, I would have four months of posts. Considering that I have two bands alone that I would … Continue reading
A fan video using Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potamkin: Pretty impressive. The last song on Neon Bible has one of the great fan videos of all time, but we’ll get to that. This is among my favorite songs from this album. … Continue reading
Title track from Neon Bible. Fan video: And an awesome live video that follows them into an elevator and out into a street where they sing an amazing acoustic “Wake Up:” I especially like the elevator version. This is one … Continue reading
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Closing out my run through the “T” bands is Swedish Heavy Metal Band Tad Morose. Unlike most of their fellow countrymen, Tad Morose doesn’t lean towards Death or Black Metal. They have a sound that somewhat reminds the listener of … Continue reading
After a quick detour through Europop; we are back to New Wave with a big crowd pleaser. This song carries the New Wave banner proudly with its quirky rhythms and melodies with various instruments joining and dropping through-out the song. … Continue reading
This is where Bruce Springsteen sings with them in concert: I get chills watching that. I especially love the dude who loses his shit at the beginning, yelling “what the fuck” and whatnot. Way cool. This is another great song … Continue reading
From 2007′s Neon Bible: I am excited to report that, while I quite enjoy this album, I don’t know what its all about. in fact, when I first heard this album, it didn’t make nearly the impression on me that … Continue reading
I admit it, the number one reason that I like this Euro-pop song by the Russian duo, t.A.T.u., is the video. Two foxy chicks, in school uniforms, making out in the rain, just how hot is that? In all seriousness, … Continue reading
Just as New Wave was beginning to wane it got a shot in the arm from the this synth-rock anthem. It peaked at #4 in the UK and #1 in the US and before it was all over it was … Continue reading