Chisel Revived

I don't go to live bands that often as I am far more of a recorded music guy. Unless the performance is really good I find it frustrating. I can live with a singer who is a a bit out of tune if he is passionate but can't stand mercenaries who are going through the motions. … Continue reading Chisel Revived

Leslie Spring Sings & Swings + Raul Malo

Leslie Spring Sings & Swings Yep that is the title of this fellow's record. Sounds a bit naff but once you see the cover and listen to the music the name is pretty good. This cat sings and swings. Leslie Spring (yep his name but not this Leslie who has a whole other kinda bounce … Continue reading Leslie Spring Sings & Swings + Raul Malo

The Devil Has Left Us

Yes you read the title right. This post has proof positive that the Devil is gone (but not necessarily God as he may be the cause). So how could I prove this when other men greater than me have been stumped? Well it came to me; they all look in the obvious places, the big … Continue reading The Devil Has Left Us

Spandau Ballet v.s. Skrillex

Yesterday in a used record (yep vinyl) store a 19 y.o. (guessing here) girl and her boyfriend were laughing over Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet & Rod Stewart records as they were soooooo "old" and "ridiculous". This girl fancied herself a music lover but her arrogance at everything that came before her moment of semi-awareness was sad. She presented … Continue reading Spandau Ballet v.s. Skrillex

Nightwish – Dark Passion Play

I normally give my 2 cents on several CDs at once after a library visit but here I will only comment on one (and a bit). As you will see I don't have a final stance on this record but I do have some ideas if you care to wade into them. I know there … Continue reading Nightwish – Dark Passion Play

Christmas Music

Before you get the horrors and have to leave, I don't mean Christmas Carols being mutilated by the under-talented. This is the music I got for Christmas. I will start by admitting that I chose all but one of these titles. The first are used records and the last is a new CD. Shreikback I … Continue reading Christmas Music

Gotye, White Lies & Emmylou Harris

Well here's an odd collection indeed. Picking music up from the library can certainly lead to this kind of situation. Two of these albums were selected from prior exposure and one simply because the cover and song titles looked interesting. Gotye - Making Mirrors I saw some of the recent ARIA Awards and Gotye was winning awards all over … Continue reading Gotye, White Lies & Emmylou Harris

John Fogerty – Revival (and therefore CCR)

My conscious intro to John Fogerty was his Centerfield album singles like "Rock & Roll Girls" and "The Old Man Down The Road" in the mid-80s. This is the time a person is the most impressionable in music and impressed I got. I put Fogerty's "Revival album" in my list this week and boy did … Continue reading John Fogerty – Revival (and therefore CCR)

From A(ir) to B(eck Jeff)

Library time. With a new phone/music player with very little music till I get my 64GB SD Card so it was CDs again. I'd just been to library so it all seemed to fit together nicely. Well here's how it went; Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune I have always wanted to really like … Continue reading From A(ir) to B(eck Jeff)

Front 242 – No Comment

In isolated Australia in the early 80's I completely missed Front 242. But to be fair to Oz I guess most people in most places missed Front 242. They weren't a band that got anywhere near the charts even thought they shared musical ground with major pop acts like Depeche Mode & The Human League. … Continue reading Front 242 – No Comment