dteowner
Shoegazer
Thought of another possibility for you, DeepO:That was one rocking post, dteowner! Thanks.
"Far From Refuge" by God Is An Astronaut
For me, one of my favorite bands:
"Riverful" by The Curtain Society
Thought of another possibility for you, DeepO:That was one rocking post, dteowner! Thanks.
Mmm....Flutwacht...a most unusual ambience.
"ambience" can influence "presence"...if the separation is distinct enough.
Andrés Segovia playing Asturias Leyenda Preludio by Isaac Albéniz
Some prefer John Williams' version, the sound quality is certainly better, but I just love Segovia's interpretation.
John Williams and Julian Bream playing Spanish Dance no.1 by Enrique Granados
Never heard of Volbeat and I gotta say the whole experience was a little weird.
This is along way from home considering my own musical tastes but in VOLBEAT we find some good ol’ Hard Rock more than a little influenced by Country and Elvis Presley, then mashed up with METALLICA tinged Metal riffing and Hardcore breakdowns like in “Boa”.
“Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil” is VOLBEAT’s sophomore release and is held with great esteem in their homeland Denmark, a nation comparatively Rock and Metal starved considering its neighbors. Fronted by the king of Danish rock Michael Poulsen, VOLBEAT go out of their way to turn the usual sensibilities of Rock on its head by borrowing from a slew of musical references. From the aforementioned country guitar slides in “Sad Man’s Tongue” and continually pervasive Presley style vocals prevalent in tracks like “Devil Or The Blue Cat’s Song,” “Sad Man’s Tongue” and “Radio Girl,” to Celtic edged punk ala DROPKICK MURPHYS with more metallic guitars in “The Garden’s Tale” and sixties pop-rock vocals, rhythms, guitars and structures in “Radio Girl” which then descend into chunky metal riffing.
The whole album feels a tad like a well constructed vehicle for the insanely dynamic vocal delivery of Poulsen who primarily utilizes an approach somewhere between Thrash and upbeat Doom whilst also throwing in a sense of self which soars through the plentiful choruses and Presley, come country, influenced tracks.
The guitars are well produced and fuse a sound familiar to old school Thrash fans and chugging more familiar to 90’s Modern Metal, whilst maintaining an understated element in the more musically diverse sections. Whilst the riffing is no great shakes from bands heard a million times before, there is something individualistic about the enthusiasm behind them, a case in point being the bridging riff in “Soulweeper #2” and their staple ability to shred independently yet powerfully behind the vocals.
The rhythm section do a competent job keeping up with the maelstrom of styles whilst instilling the driving metal sections with chunks, rolls and jumps. The overall sound is particularly gilded with a fantastic production which keeps all the elements where they should be even in the more off-the-wall moments.
I must admit I feared the worst when I received “Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil” and after it’s first spin I was thoroughly underwhelmed, but after continual listening I began to pick up on the sheer number of different musical elements that came together to create a truly unique sound in a genre flooded with little to no originality. Many bands would fall apart trying to cobble together so many musical styles, yet VOLBEAT integrate them into catchy, unusually upbeat songs which feel truly heartfelt. At once metal and then country but altogether rock, “Rock The Rebel/Metal the Devil” is an album any good Metal or Rock fan would find something to like in.
This is along way from home considering my own musical tastes but in VOLBEAT we find some good ol’ Hard Rock more than a little influenced by Country and Elvis Presley, then mashed up with METALLICA tinged Metal riffing and Hardcore breakdowns like in “Boa”.
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus.
This album eats most music for breakfast .
Solo Dancer: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gJNPDwkgT7U
Incredible.