... I like Chinese Democracy. Yeah, you heard me, and I am not alone. Sure it's overproduced, over budget, and over the top, but Axl Rose can still write a lyric and put it together with a tune. My personal favourite off Chinese Democracy is "Better", the third track, I think. Well worth a listen and paying money for. We can now ignore the ( Read more... )

This is like listening to Radio Hauraki, and now we get a bit more southern:

• ZZ Top - Give me all your loving (those beards are cool);
• Gunners - Sweet Child of Mine (now that takes me back to 88); and
  
• Cold chisel is coming after the break

Great stuff, they have an icon for enthralled... That is my mood.

Meanwhile we've had:

• Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator (I remember when this was released, a friend of mine dubbed it onto tape. Amusingly he is now a dance dj - he disavowed all hard rock);
  
• Slayer - Reigning Blood (oh dear);
• Metallica - Nothing Else Matters (doesn't please the purists, but I like it); and
  
• Twisted Sister - We are not going to take it ( ( Read more... )

Actually, not so excellent. It's Slipknot coming up next. Time for me to and go and tidy up...

Updates from 100 Best Bogan Rock Anthems of All Time. We've had, in no order whatsoever...

• ACDC - Thunderstruck;
• Kult - little devil (my god the eyeliner!);
• Poision - Every Rose Has It's Thorn (I so want a black cowboy rock and roll hat);
• Led Zeppelin - Black Dog live; and
• I am now going to voluntarily listen to a Sepultura (I am not spelling that ( Read more... )

I'd just seen Ornette Colman (who was superb) and was party to braying w@nker$ talking about his merits... This is (admittedly) paraphrased from memory ( Read more... )

The Pogues have so good many songs that commercial radio could play, but sadly, come Christmas, it's the Fairytale of New York ad F*&king infinitum on the radio. It's like the ultimate atheist Christmas carol. It's f*&king everywhere, shops, bars, malls. You name it, it will be played there. It is now stuck in my head as well. UGH.

Apart from that ( Read more... )

I think Kanye West may be smarter than the average bear, if the other bear was a rapper. I listened to his crazy @rse jive music on a listening post the other day, it was good, real good. Can you dig it sucker? It was so good I may have to go back and buy it. I also now know what the acronym O.P.P means, from the song that featured it... I am a ( Read more... )

at least she is releasing new music.

I bought the best of Bon Jovi, a quintessential poodle hair middle of the road white middle class rebel rock band, and I enjoyed it.  I may have even played several of the songs 3-4 times on the first listen.  The mainland mild semi-melted cheddar on Pam’s white bread tastes good at my house, yes it does…