Thunderstuck -play this song as high as you can and it will give experience of lighting on you head.Story behind this is like that Angus Young(Guitarist ) was flying in a plane that was struck by lightening and nearly crashed. He came up with the riff and based the song on this experience
Highway to hell-Story behind this song is real” Highway to Hell was the nickname for the Canning Highway in Australia. It runs from where lead singer Bon Scott lived in Fremantle and ends at a pub/bar called The Raffles, which was a big Rock ‘n Roll drinking hole in the ’70s. As Canning Highway gets close to the pub, it dips down into a steep decline: “No stop signs… speed limits… nobody gonna slow me down.”
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No Line On The Horizon – U2
No Line On The Horizon – U2
The Irish band’s 12th studio album was originally slated to come out before the end of last year, but the band pulled it back to mold and twist it some more, after the original material recorded with Rick Rubin was shelved.
They’ve been rocking since the early 80s, when it comes to stadium-filling anthems, there’s no challenger to U2’s crown.
It’s been a while since their last release, 2004’s “How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb”, but it’s been worth the wait.
It starts out blustery and familiar, before gradually revealing an unexpected and almost lovable sense of vulnerability.
“Magnificent” with its drum crescendos, trademark guitar riffs and a soaring Bono vocal is easily the best thing here and is crying out to be released as a single.
My favorite tracks:
“Magnificent” might place in their top 10 songs.
“Being Born” Interesting direction in sound that I hope they explore more in the next album.
“Unknown Caller “- Vintage U2 take on things.
“I’ll Go Crazy” – Yeah, it’s got to be the first song played at the live show.
“Moment of Surrender” – Might live long as one of their best.
Definitely must listen!!!
“TRY!” – John Mayer Trio
“TRY!” – John Mayer Trio
Longtime listeners have seen it coming: it was only a matter of time before John Mayer dropped the pop star pretense and proved he could really bring it.
Chalk it up to one too many Dave Matthews comparisons, or the cupcake-sweet residue stuck to his image after the success of “Your Body Is a Wonderland”–but something convinced Mayer it was time to take him game to the next level and shed this pop skin. With help from studio pros or “studio gods” Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino, he succeeds on Try.
If the muscled-up covers of Jimi Hendrix’s “Wait Until Tomorrow” and Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman” don’t scream “no more Mr. Nice Guy” loud enough, the brawn of blues-rock opener “Who Do You Think I Was” does for sure. Mixed in with the Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton-esque stuff are a few mellow numbers–”Daughters,” most notably, returns from Heavier Things alongside “Something’s Missing”–but even those songs seem hopped up on rock-God hormones.
This newfound sizzle can’t fix everything; that segment of the music-buying public that would accuse the singer of having a voice like “a whispering midget” (to quote a customer review of Mayer’s work) won’t want to add this disc to their collection. The good news for Mayer, though, is that anybody with an ear for genuine rock ‘n’ roll chops will.
This will blow your mind !!!
Ágætis Byrjun
On a single day,I played Svefn-g-englar[Sleepwalkers] around 50 to 60 times back to back,means continuous around 8 hours,believe me if think it’s about entertainment than check yourself it’s about feeling your soul through this song.Those best moments are separable from words.You will be moved, and the greatest part is you won’t understand a single word that is being sung .
“rumbling, pings, tjúúúú, palindromic strings, bjargvættur, the coughing brass intro, bamm bamm bamm, the crecendo, the flute, the simplicity, and it fades out. press play again.”
Ágætis Byrjun means “A good beginning” in Icelandic.It is the second album by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, which was released in 1999.
They partial used Icelandic and Hopelandic(it isn’t technically a language to be understood.) in lyrics and music is so unique it feels like they come from Pluto or something beyond our reach.
In December 2009, Rolling Stone ranked Ágætis byrjun the 29th best album of the 2000s.
No one expected an album by an unknown band of four shy icelandic men in their early twenties, singing in icelandic, would become the worldwide music phenomenon it became. the record label projected the album to sell 1500 copies – it has to date sold several million copies.
The strings in starálfur are palindromic, they are the same forwards and backwards.
“ég gaf ykkur von sem varð að vonbrigðum.. þetta er ágætis byrjun “means “I gave you hope that became a disappointment.. this is a good beginning.”
I am sure it will be Ágætis Byrjun.
The Who:The Ultimate Collection
Time Magazine wrote in 1979 that “No other group has ever pushed rock so far, or asked so much from it.“Formed in 1964,the band made special reputation for youth of that time and their live performance were most energetic in that era.
This album is really amazing because it contains all of their greatest hits.Some of my favorites from this album :
Baba O’Riley – The “baba” word comes from Meher Baba(Spiritual guru of Lead singer Pete Townshend) and the second part Terry Riley(an experimental musician Townshend admired).It’s one of the best song from The Who.The tempo of this song is just thrilling.This marked one of the first times a synthesizer was used to form the rhythm of a song.
Behind Blue Eyes-”No one knows what it’s like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes”.This song is about “How lonely it is to be powerful.” Two of the band members have blue eyes.A lovely touching song.Limp Bizkit covered this in 2003.
Won’t Get Fooled Again-It’s a song about ant-establishment and revaluation.The tempo and the pitch of song is really high.Roger Daltrey’s scream is considered one of the best on any rock song.
My Generation-Every young generation has certain dreams ,ambitions and rift with the previous generation,this song is about seeking place for youth in society.The BBC refused to play this at first because they did not want to offend people with stutters. When it became a huge hit, they played it.
Eminence Front-The lyrics concern a party in which people ignore their problems and merely try to hide behind a facade — an “eminence front.”
Collect this album for your generation and preserve it for next generation.
Skin Deep – Buddy Guy
Skin Deep – Buddy Guy
Skin Deep is the 2008 release by Buddy Guy. The album features The Memphis Horns, Willie Mitchell,Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph and Quinn Sullivan.
It’s erroneous to characterize this 2008 Buddy Guy release, his first in three years, as a comeback, since he’s never been gone. But between a spotlight stealing performance in Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones concert flick Shine a Light in the same year and the appearance of Skin Deep, Guy has returned to the crossover arena as the magnetic and dynamic blues journeyman he has always been.
Guy is in your face, spitting out words with strutting swagger and peeling off molten licks that leave smoldering scars. Guests such as Derek Trucks and Eric Clapton seem like an afterthought, yet the former’s sensitive slide work on the titular ballad brings a crying gospel quality to the song.
Trucks’ wife, Susan Tedeschi, makes a vibrant vocal foil on the mid-tempo “Too Many Tears,” an obvious single. Roots guitar fans will thrill at the six-string intensity of the ferocious slow blues “Out in the Woods” where Guy unleashes torrents of raw sound that make this disc so consistently riveting and a highlight in the legend’s extensive catalog.
Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against The Machine
When i heard these guys back then, there was a sudden awakening within me about politics, horrifying truths, inhumanity etc….Their music really spoke to me. For me lyrics come second and instrumentation comes first but with RATM ..it was pure poetry with raw energy and blaring truth in your face.
Rage Against The Machine’s (RATM) debut burst onto the scene in 1992, a time when grunge was in full swing.
Guitarist Tom Morello was a big hip hop fan, while not denying his classic rock roots. This combined some really funky sounds (eg DJ Scratching on his strings) with great classic heavy riffing. His unique use of a Digitech Whammy pedal added to the band’s sound.
Lead vocalist Zack De La Rocha didn’t have any melodies in his vocals, instead he rapped, using dynamics and anger to fuel his unique sound. Bassist Timmy C and drummer Brad Wilk were a great, tight rhythm section and Timmy’s basslines were often very funky and included slapping.
The band’s debut album was a total masterpiece, with not one bad song, just totally awesome. There is also a tag line in the booklet: NO SAMPLERS, COMPUTERS OR KEYBOARDS WERE USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS RECORDING.
Integral to their identity as a band, Rage Against the Machine voice revolutionary viewpoints highly critical of the domestic and foreign policies of current and previous US governments. Throughout its existence, RATM and its individual members participated in political protests and other activism to advocate these beliefs. The band primarily saw its music as a vehicle for social activism.
“I’m interested in spreading those ideas through art, because music has the power to cross borders, to break military sieges and to establish real dialogue.” – Zack De La Rocha
Definitely must have!!!
Led Zeppelin(I) – Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin(I) – Led Zeppelin
Ladies and gentlemen I present to you Led Zeppelin. I can go on for days about this band. The band comprises of Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin), and John Bonham (drums).
They have inspired me and million others to pick up the guitar. For the immature crowd out there I personally rank them way above Pink Floyd, so now you know how brilliant these guys were.
This was the debut album of the legendary band “Led Zeppelin” and this was a live album with a few overdubs in it. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios (within 36 hours) in London and released on Atlantic Records on 12 January 1969.
The album had fantastic tracks with skilled production and arrangements. Led Zeppelin had thunderous volume, sledgehammer beat, and edge-of-mayhem arrangements that made it the most influential and successful heavy-metal pioneer.
From the chunky, hard riff that opens “Good Times, Bad Times” Led Zeppelin introduced the music world to something entirely new. “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” perfectly showcases Robert Plant’s staggering vocal prowess and the groups’ brilliant arranging and playing.”Dazed & Confused” and “How Many More Times” give the album it’s epic feel and are perfect examples of how the blues informed and influenced the band from the very beginning.
Individually they were all great musicians but together they were a power house packed with smoking riffs, heavy drums, groovy bass lines and bluesy high ranged versatile mystic vocals.
Believe me, you have to be a bit open and mature their music and they will completely blow your mind.
Need I say more? Get your now!!!
AC/DC Live
This album will make a real impression on you because of songs like “Thunderstuck”,”Back in Black”,”T.N.T.”and “You Shook Me All Night Long”.
Thunderstuck -play this song as high as you can and it will give experience of lighting on you head.Story behind this is like that Angus Young(Guitarist ) was flying in a plane that was struck by lightening and nearly crashed. He came up with the riff and based the song on this experience.
Highway to hell-Story behind this song is real” Highway to Hell was the nickname for the Canning Highway in Australia. It runs from where lead singer Bon Scott lived in Fremantle and ends at a pub/bar called The Raffles, which was a big Rock ‘n Roll drinking hole in the ’70s. As Canning Highway gets close to the pub, it dips down into a steep decline: “No stop signs… speed limits… nobody gonna slow me down.”
You Shook Me All Night Long -This is signature song of AC/DC.Guitar World placed it at number 80 on their “100 Greatest Guitar Solos” list.
Back in Black-This was released 5 months after lead singer Bon Scott died. The song is a tribute to Scott, and they lyrics, “Forget the hearse ’cause I never die” imply that he will live on forever through his music
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