Random Music Thoughts Vol 1.

1. Jani Lane, give it up.... See Youtube "Jani Lane Vegas"

2. Early Black Sabbath very raw and underproduced

3. Led Zepplelin, Heavy Metal?.....Not...more like Folky Blues

4. Uncle Ted...stop yacking about politics at your show and just play a mean guitar!

5. Who told Bret Michaels he could still sing? Sorry Kell88:)

6. Dave Grohl, go back to drums

7. Judas Priest needs to record their acoustic version of Diamonds and Rust.

8. David Bowie..please tour again...i was a fool and missed the last show.

9. Billy Childs...you're just a bass player...you're not Britny Fox...you can't have the name and tour with 3 other nobodies.

10. Van Halen next studio album?

Video of Week: Aerosmith - Hangman Jury Unplugged

Foo Fighters: July 23, 2008 Concert Review by The Snack King

It’s been 8 years since the Foo Fighters rocked Indianapolis and they made sure not to let their fans down on their Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace tour last night. From the opening song of Let It Die to the final song of Best of You, the Foo Fighters filled the arena with non-stop energy with heart pounding drums and Grohl’s patented screams. Their incredibly loud set list included hits Learn To Fly, Pretender, Breakout, Monkey Wrench and All My Life. Halfway through the show, the band moved to a small stage towards the back of the arena to play a mini 5-song set of acoustic songs that included My Hero, Everlong and Cold Day in the Sun. The mini-set was a nice change of pace and gave fans in the back of the arena a close-up of the band. The highlight of the mini-set came when the crowd began singing My Hero back to Grohl at a deafening level.

After finishing the set with All My Life, the band exited stage right for a few moments before the video monitors showed their set list with songs that weren’t legible, letting fans know they had a few more songs to crank out. The encore included Generator, Best of You and a slowed down version of Big Me. The encore songs failed to produce the same energy and excitement of the first 15 songs, but Grohl fired everyone back up when he announced before Best of You that they were heading back to Virginia to start on their new album. Hopefully we won’t have to wait another 8 years to see Dave and the boys back in Indy.

Rating: 4 Stars out of 5

Let it Die
Pretender
Times Like These
Cheer Up Boys
Long Road to Ruin
Skin and Bones
Young Man Blues (The Who Cover)
Drum Solo
No Way Back
Breakout
Learn to Fly

ACOUSTIC:

Marigold
My Hero
Cold Day In The Sun
But, Honestly
Everlong

Monkey Wrench
All My Life

ENCORE:

Big Me
Generator
Best of You

Musicians with skills By Kellster88

the music business sucks.

okay, so i can't say that from personal experience, but i can tell you that i'm frustrated seeing extremely talented musicians working a day job, sometimes a night job too, to live. they live that way because they love music and will do what they need to in order to do what they love. mad respect for that. my issue: the non-talented, everyone-sounds-the-same, i'm-blowing-my-cash, no-hearted, i've-got-a-record-deal 'talent' that have gotten record deals or "made it big" (hate that phrase) for whatever reason.

now with the way things are, anyone can get their stuff on a cd and distributed. thats do-able change. but touring, promo and merch... thats a lot of pocket lint. and a lot of times, you cant give up that day (and night) job to do all that yourself no matter how much you try. how does it change? can it change without a money-grubbing-untrustworthy-deeppocket label? so what do you do to get noticed sans label? why are some of the most talented individuals i've met in a long time not getting picked up? its not for lack of effort. its not for lack of talent. its not for lack of contacts. is it because they don't have a 'niche?'

it frustrates me because i listen to the radio and nothing stands out. its beginning to sound like the teacher off the peanuts cartoons. whahwhamwhaaaaaaaawhah. it frustrates me because i know that cats like dave borla and chris scianni (dangerman / the secret resistance) and rusty redenbacher (mudkids / lazarus) have talent everyone should get an earful of. thats just to name a few. the music. the vocals. the heart. the loyalty. the everything. maybe i'm biassed. i dont know. and sure its all in opinion.... but i believe in these guys.

music business as a whole has been whack for a while, then the internet happened, and the whole thing is a struggle and combuzle. radio is no different. more music - less talk. yes, theres more music, but they just have more rotation of the songs that i didnt want to hear in the first place. do that - you may say iPod. i do use it - when i work out or when i travel, sometimes at work. thats how i can listen to talent - that honest to god talent. in my car, its usually radio just in anticipation of hearing something that stands out above the rest.

im sure there is no answer, and not being a musician, i'm not sure why it frustrates me so much. i've covered states to pay that $5 cover to see talent i enjoy. to support. it kills me not to be able to do it for everyone at every show. if you've got something you believe in - something you love to listen to... let me know. send me a link... send me a file... always love to listen to new stuff. any genera.

Music Mish Mash

In the coming month we will have top 10 list of just about every music category you can think of...Feel free to post your own. We will also have album reviews, concert reviews, autobiography reviews and just some random thoughts on the music of today and yesterday.

Guitar Hero vs. Guitar Hero

Eddie, Joe, Jimi, Tony, Jimmy, Randy - aah great rock guitar heros. Where are all the 'Guitar Heros' in the music world? There are none. Oh wait....I'll tell you where. In front of the TV. What I can't seem to figure out is why the video game is so popular...why not buy a real guitar and become a real 'Guitar Hero' since there are none. Should be easy right? Ok maybe Slash is still out there since Velvet Revolver put a couple of tunes. But seriously name a true guitar hero now. The video game has taken the nation by storm as well as Rock Band. With the change of the face of music in recent years, guitar solos and guitar heros have become a thing of the past. But every videogamer seems interested in becoming a 'faux' guitar hero. Here's a thought...go to ebay, buy a cheap $50 starter guitar and amp and start becoming your own hero. You could become more famous around the world than in just your neighborhood or school.