Slash by Slash Is a good album. Another contender for Album of the year. OK so in my mind Jeff is still ahead on this but still! This cooks, this rocks.
This album is a whos who of rock singers. And rather than making them sing a slash song... Slash plays a song closer to the singers style in most cases. It is very good. I can't stop playing it.
One warning. I don't recommend listening to this one while driving, unless you can control the throttle. I caught myself creeping over the limit with this one.
Yeah this rocks!
Thursday 20 May 2010
19: Valleys Of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix releases an album. Yes a man who died on September 18, 1970 has recorded a new album!
OK so a corpse didn't play guitar and sing after being exhumed nearly 40 years after his death... This is more "previously unreleased material". Something that usually is only for the die hard fan. Lets face it, there is usually a good reason why materiel isn't previously released.
In all honesty, this isn't anything to get over excited over. It is good, I did enjoy it. Although it didn't get me like the woodstock recording (still sends shivers down my spine) or any of the many best of albums available.
The more blues version of red house and hey jo were good. But other than that, I didn't get that into it.
OK so a corpse didn't play guitar and sing after being exhumed nearly 40 years after his death... This is more "previously unreleased material". Something that usually is only for the die hard fan. Lets face it, there is usually a good reason why materiel isn't previously released.
In all honesty, this isn't anything to get over excited over. It is good, I did enjoy it. Although it didn't get me like the woodstock recording (still sends shivers down my spine) or any of the many best of albums available.
The more blues version of red house and hey jo were good. But other than that, I didn't get that into it.
18: The Collection - Howlin' Wolf
The Collection by Howlin' Wolf is a good collection of more delta blues. I liked little red rooster and the original (I think) "Back door man" most famously performed by the doors (Who I rate highly).
Not much to say about this one, Nice blues. I enjoyed it and will play it again some time. But like the Muddy waters, it feels a little academic to me now. While its good music etc... I'm a little more tuned to highly produced rock.
Still a good collection and something that I think people should listen to. How will we know where we are going if we don't know where we came from.
Not much to say about this one, Nice blues. I enjoyed it and will play it again some time. But like the Muddy waters, it feels a little academic to me now. While its good music etc... I'm a little more tuned to highly produced rock.
Still a good collection and something that I think people should listen to. How will we know where we are going if we don't know where we came from.
17: Klassics - Kiss
Klassics by Kiss is a bonus "Best of" on the Sonic Boom album. I figured it was essential listening before I saw them play Wembley Arena in London.
To be honest I was a little let down by this album. It is a poor best of. Perhaps to encourage sales of their other albums. Still I supplemented it with Alive III which I got from Spotify. Well I made it a play list, I didn't pay. Well I have paid, the premium is worth it.
This pair made my Kiss Experience complete. My only complaint is that this "Best of" wasn't the best of them. Alive 3 is as close as you can get to a best of live recording.
Saturday 1 May 2010
16: Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
Stop everything!
Stop RIGHT NOW!
WOW!
This album is incredible! This album ROCKS!
Imelda May and Joss Stone feature on here, Two incredible voices. Jeff works the guitar creating complex sounds with an ease that is not of this world. I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad, this is possibly going to be my top album of 2010 and the year isn't half way through.
I'm sure I already raved about "Put a spell on you" feat Joss stone, I wish I had gone to both nights at the O2 as "Lilac Wine" is a beautiful song and Imelda May joined him on stage for that one. But driving down the motorway and all of a sudden I'm surrounded by Joss passionately wailing with serious emotion while Jeffs guitar franticly keeps up (good composition) for "There's no other me". The slower tracks are beautiful too. This album is a must have if you like rock and want to hear something a little different that is very good.
Can you tell I like this album a lot?
15: Sonic Boom - KISS
Sonic Boom - KISS Is impressive for a new album from an old band. Very often a band or artist will have success with a new album purely because they have a lot of fans who will buy (almost) anything. KISS are famous for cashing in. If you can think of it you can probably buy it with the word "KISS" on it.
But this album is good, if cringe worthy at times. A good example is the lyrics to "Danger Us" listening to that I thought to myself "He didn't just say THAT did he?":
Danger you
Danger me
Danger us (pronounced/heard dangerous)
But a catchy album and I'm looking forward to seeing them. A surprisingly strong album in my collection.
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