Thursday, September 24, 2009

MUSIC BY DOUCHE-BAGS VOLUME ONE- JOHN PHILLIPS



Hold on a fucking minute here, do I believe my cocksucking ears?
I have been hearing for the past 24 hours that Mackenzie Phillips had a long term relationship with her father John, which is detailed in her book HIGH ON ARRIVAL that came out Wednesday.
Really?
These two coked-out, west coast canyon-assed hippie rockstar fuckwads?
I would have never believed it.
These "shocking" revelations only proves the point that GOD himself should come down here and dickbeat everyone to eternal damnation, and hopefully the rotting soul of this douchebag John Phillips is currently in the lowest level of HELL getting his anus reamed hourly by multitudes of hideous demons.

This woman is obviously a nutbag trying to make a few bucks to score some crack to smoke on her gold toilet. A bit of advice Crackenzie Phucking Phillips; keep fucked up shit like this between you and your therapist.

C'mon folks- we all knew Papa John was an asshole way back in 1966 with THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS hit "I Saw Her Again"... I mean... how could you dog Michelle Phillips like that, write a song, and make her SING on the fucking thing? Unfuckingbelievable.
As almost admirable as that was, the most reprehensible thing this man ever did was write that godawful BEACH BOYS hit "KOKOMO".
THAT'S A MILLION TIMES WORSE THAN SLEEPING WITH HIS DAUGHTER...

The one bright spot in this Douchebag's career is his first solo album JOHN, THE WOLF KING OF L.A. (1970)
This album sold poorly due to the fact that it was a dark and depressing, almost Altamont view of Los Angeles at the close of the 1960's. Songs dealt with drugs, depression, suicide, overdosing and aborted pregnancy; subjects far removed from the hippyshit California Dreamland built by The Mamas And The Papas. A true overlooked gem from the singer/songwriter boom, and an album I will never throw away no matter what beat up shit this fucking DILLHOLE pulls out next from the grave.



01. April Ann (3:20)
02. Topanga Canyon (3:54)
03. Malibu People (3:40)
04. Someone's Sleeping (2:46)
05. Drum (3:35)
06. Captain (The Mermaid) (3:24)
07. Let It Bleed, Genevieve (2:56)
08. Down The Beach (2:52)
09. Mississippi (3:36)
10. Holland Tunnel (3:47)

I don't post my own files to share with folks anymore due to almost unbearable guilt.
But here is the link to someone who has.

EVERMORE BLUES ALBUM REVIEW

THE HALLS ARE FILLING UP IN CLEVELAND.



I have never been to Cleveland, and probably would never have wanted to go until I heard that THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME was going to set up there back in the late Eighties. Sounded like a great idea; enshrining my favorite artists like The Beatles, and giving others their perhaps long overdue credit. How exciting!!!

But boy oh boy. These days the Nominating Committee at The Rock an Roll Hall of Fame are starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel, surely they could have dredged up the names of some more deserving artists than this.

Here are this year's nominees; five of which will be picked for induction into the HALL OF FAME early next year.

ABBA- Swedish Eurotrash Pop Leviathans. I'm not a big fan, but denying these fringed, polyestered, and skin-tight sequined hit machines entry into the Hollowed Halls would be a crime to Popular Music and Good Taste itself.

The Chantels- One of the first girl doo-wop groups. They had a handful of semi-successful singles, but none cracked the top ten. Inducting this group would be like inducting THE FIXX when time comes around for enshrining the Early-Eighties Synthpop Movement, and at least The Fixx had a fucking number one hit...

Jimmy Cliff- This guy wouldn't even be remembered if it weren't for the fact that every yuppie in the western world considers THE HARDER THEY COME soundtrack as their "Obscurist Reggae Album"

Genesis- A shoo-in due to their expansive career that can be divided into three phases; the early years with Peter Gabriel as lead singer (Obtuse, obscure yet fascinating Brit-Art-Shlock), the crest of the commercial wave with that attention-starved-gummy-bear lookin' Phil Collins (The unavoidably catchy, beer company sponsored, more profitable than prostitution days), and the Post-Phil Collins days (Made Mike and the Mechanics sound like the fucking Beatles)

The Hollies- British Invasion also-rans whos induction will lead to nomination of bands like Gerry Lewis And The Playboys and The Dave Clark Five (They're already in the Hall of Fame? Well isn't that some shit.)

Kiss- A masterful moneymaking conspiracy even greater than THE PROTOCOL OF THE ELDERS OF ZION. Their induction would surely mean yet another year of interest from the mostly-rednecked classic rock crowd.

LL Cool J- The once Kangoled Wunderkind and Poet with the built in gun show. Author of lyrical brilliance like "I'm Bad, I can suck my own dick"

Darlene Love- Probably the most deserving nominee by far, and it's a sure-as-shit shame that she hasn't been inducted yet. An early alumnus of the Phil Spector audiodynasty, unforgettable lungs-for-hire on songs by Johnny Rivers and Elvis, member of The Blossoms, and as for these days, a perennial Christmas Season attraction in NYC. She's jammed with everybody from U2 to Cheech and Chong, and would get my vote for sure.

Laura Nyro- I must admit that this Brill Building styled songwriter has an impressive amount of songs under her belt. The 5th Dimension, Three Dog Night, Barbara Streisand, and Peter, Paul and Mary all struck gold with her songs, and she was also a critically lauded avant-jazzpop artist during the late 60's. It would be a nice gesture to induct her, seeing as how she died of cancer twelve years ago, but I almost would have to disqualify her on the grounds that she is responsible for unleashing on the world "AND WHEN I DIE" by Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Holy Shit, I hate that fucking song.

Red Hot Chili Peppers- Who put these cocksuckers on the ballot?

Donna Summer- Clear the way, and let her in based on her seventeen minute long orgasm "Love To Love You Baby". Most of us at one point or another have roller skated to her music, and she's worked hard for it honey. I guess. What a story; the prototypical Mariah walks away at the top of her game in the name of Jesus!!! It nearly knocked me off my platforms.

The Stooges- These potential five time losers should have been inducted in their first year of eligibility alone. Iggy Pop has inspired everyone from The Ramones to Madonna to Parliament/Funkadelic. Whether Western Culture knows it or not; this rag tag bunch of protopunk acid-eating douchebags changed Rock and Roll more than the Beatles. Guitarist Ron Ashton is dead now, and said that after being denied the ballot for years that The stooges would turn down any future invitations. They will be inducted, and the rest of the fellows will show up hopefully in the spirit of a guy who several years ago was living with his mom collecting Nazi paraphernalia.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

TOM PELOSO- HOT HOUSE VIDEO

This is the latest video (directed by RAPHAEL WINTERSBERGER) from Tom's upcoming release THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE YEAR. Tom will be taking time in between duties with MODEST MOUSE to play some low key live dates soon.

Friday, January 2, 2009

TOM PELOSO- THE LEAVES AND THE TREES MUSIC VIDEO



Local Filmmaker And Photographer Aaron Farrington And Tom Peloso Made This Video In The Autumn Of 2008. Ah, Life On Walton's Mountain!!!
In Other News, Tom Debuted The Title Cut From The Album "The Last Saturday Of The Year" On WTJU 91.3 On Saturday December 27th...
Stay Tuned For More Updates!!!!

Thursday, November 27, 2008

TOM PELOSO SET TO RELEASE THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE YEAR


TOM PELOSO is using his break from Modest Mouse to release a solo album called THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE YEAR. Recorded earlier this year at MONKEYCLAUS STUDIOS in Nelson County, Virginia, the album is set for release on December 27. Tom enlisted help from some old friends on the recording, and here is a word from Tom to fill you in on some details...

The album is entitled “the last saturday of the year” there is no band name as of yet.

The project or session i called laundry songs, was recorded in a months time at monkeyclaus recording studio

in beautiful nelson county virginia. it involved friends coming from a variety of backgrounds and bands

(the fugs, elliott smith, hickey and the statler bros. to name a few).

right now, it looks like there will be 11 songs on the record with titles including

“the night sky” , “hold on to what you got” and “the last saturday of the year”.

the music is based on riffs and ideas i have been gathering for quite some time

and earlier this year seemed like the right time to record it all. abel okugawa and raphael wintersberger

were able to capture the ideas and create some amazing tones and sonic wonderfullness.

scott mcpherson layed down a majority of the drum tracks and matt rissler is featured on guitar throughout the record.

there are other contributors including darell hyden, terry la fon, austin fitch, matt boyle, rob widdicombe and coby batty.

-Tom



The first single "Leaves And The Trees" is already streaming on some websites, with a video coming soon. The album will be available to download from MONKEYCLAUS with a small tour set to begin early 2009.

TOM PELOSO'S MYSPACE PAGE
LAUNDRY SONGS

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

LAMB OF GOD BEGINS WORLD TOUR.


Lamb Of God are set to release their fifth studio album, Wrath, available February 23rd 2009. The record will be their first album with new label Roadrunner Records, outside of North America, and released on Epic here in the States. Produced by Josh Wilbur, and recorded in studios in New York, Virginia and New Hampshire, the album promises to be as brutal as ever.

This album is going to surprise a lot of people," stated drumming Leviathan Chris Adler. "Typically bands that get to where we are in our career, begin to slack off, smell the roses and regurgitate. We chose a different path. No one wants to hear another band member hyping a new record. Wrath needs no hype. We have topped ourselves and on February 23rd you will feel it."

The band Kicked off yet another World Tour in their hometown of Richmond, Virginia at The National Theater, and the show was a powerful yet intimate affair. Guitarist Mark Morton was celebrating a birthday that night, and L.O.G.s diehard mass of fans swirled in the pit while old friends of the band stayed in the V.I.P section getting hammered.

Lamb Of God Tour Dates:
11/24/08 - Richmond, Virginia The National (With Municipal Waste and This Time Is War)

Metallica with Lamb of God and The Sword:
12/1/08 - Seattle, WA Key Arena
12/2/08 - Vancouver, BC GM Place
12/4/08 - Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
12/6/08 - Saskatoon, SK Prairieland Exhibition Hall (Lamb Of God and The Sword only)
12/7/08 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
12/9/08 - Spokane, WA The Knitting Factory (Lamb Of God, The Sword and Faceless only)
12/10/08 - Portland, OR Roseland Theater (Lamb Of God and Three Inches of Blood only)
12/11/08 - Chico, CA Senator Theater (Lamb Of God, The Sword and Faceless only)
12/12/08 - Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena
12/13/08 - Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
12/15/08 - San Diego, CA Cox Arena
12/16/08 - Anaheim, CA The Grove (Lamb Of God, Job For A Cowboy and Faceless only)
12/17/08 - Tucson, AZ The Rialto (Lamb Of God, Job For A Cowboy and Faceless only)
12/18/08 - Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues (Lamb Of God, Job For A Cowboy and Faceless only)
12/19/09 - Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura (Lamb Of God, The Sword and Faceless only)
12/20/08 - Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

European Tour:
2/6/09 Frostbite Festival - Finland
2/8/09 Belfast/ Mandela Hall
2/9/09 Dublin/ Academy
2/11/09 Bristol/ Academy
2/12/09 Birmingham/ Academy
2/13/09 Manchester/ Academy
2/14/09 London/ Brixton Academy
2/15/09 Glasgow/ Academy
2/21/09 Brisbane/ RNA Showgrounds
2/22/09 Sidney/ TBC
2/27/09 Melbourne/ Ras Showgrounds
2/28/09 Adelaide/ Bonython Park
3/2/09 Perth/ Bassendean Oval
3/4/09 Tokyo/ Blitz
3/5/09 Tokyo/ Blitz
3/6/09 Nagoya/ Diamond Hall
3/7/09 Osaka/ Hatch

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

RADIOHEAD AND SPIRITUALIZED ON THE NPR CONCERT SERIES



THE NPR CONCERT SERIES is just one of many reasons why NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO is one of the greatest media outlets this fine nation has to offer. Thank Gawd McDonaldland Mogul Ray Kroc's Wife died and left this left-leaning organization a fortune a few years back, because I am sure the sale of all those greasy cardboard cheeseburgers made shit like this possible.



This RADIOHEAD show was recorded way back in late August at the utterly beautiful Santa Barbara Bowl and finally released to the public this past Saturday night. You can go to this page just like most of the other episodes they offer and DOWNLOAD the whole 2 plus hour show.

SET LIST-
Reckoner
Optimistic
There There
15 Step
All I Need
Nude
Talk Show Host
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
The Gloaming
Morning Bell
National Anthem
Faust Arp
No Surprises
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
The Bends
Karma Police
Bodysnatchers

First Encore
Cymbal Rush
House of Cards
Paranoid Android
Go Slowly
Everything in Its Right Place

Second Encore
Videotape
Lucky
Idioteque



...And as an added bonus to you my Doritos, I added a broadcast of another brilliant band by the name of SPIRITUALIZED taken from their 9:30 Club Show in July. While it isn't as mind-melting as their 1999 CD release LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL (One of the best live albums ever if you're zonked on pharmaceuticals...) it is a fine fine performance.

SPIRITUALIZED SET LIST-
"You Lie You Cheat"
"Shine a Light"
"Cheapster"
"Electricity"
"Soul on Fire"
"Sweet Talk"
"Sitting on Fire"
"Walkin' With Jesus"
"Oh Baby"
"Rated X"
"Lay Back in the Sun"
"Death Take Your Fiddle"
"She Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit)"
"Come Together"
"Take Me to the Other Side"

Take some time and check out the site if you can, which features boatloads of other artists recorded in amazing fidelity.

RADIOHEAD LIVE AT THE SANTA BARBARA BOWL (AUGUST 28th 2008) BROADCAST SEPTEMBER 5th 2008
SPIRITUALIZED LIVE AT THE 9:30 CLUB JULY 25th 2008 PODCAST

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

DEAD GOATS- THE NEW E.P.


Hailing from Richmond VA, and featuring former members of bands THE RABBITS and THE KEYONS, DEAD GOATS are an old-school garage band that will for damn sure build a boot shop in your behind. The new single CEMETRY was recorded in Tennessee earlier this year, and is featured on their new self-titled E.P. which means they titled it themselves. If you are ever in the Commonwealth and notice that they are playing one of their trademark rowdy shows, do yourself a solid and check these boys out.



THUNDER plays guitar
KEMPER plays bass
TITO plays drums
SKIDZ plays guitar
THE MANGLER plays tamborine

CEMETRY (MP3) by THE DEAD GOATS

THE RESIDENTS NEW RELEASE



The Legendary Residents from San Francisco have released a new project entitled THE BUNNY BOY. This release contains 19 new songs and accompanying videos posted on their website. They are planning a tour of the U.S. and Europe this fall.

SONG LIST.
* Boxes of Armageddon
* Rabbit Habit
* I'm Not Crazy
* Pictures from a Little Girl
* What If It's True?
* Fever Dreams
* Butcher Shop
* I Like Black
* Secret Room
* My Nigerian Friend
* It Was Me
* The Bunny Boy
* Blood on the Bunny
* I Killed Him
* The Dark Man
* Secret Message
* Patmos
* Black Behind



THE 2008 BUNNY BOY TOUR SCHEDULE (U.S. LEG)
Oct 3
Santa Cruz, CA
Rio Theater

Oct 7
Washington DC
9:30 Club

Oct 8
Philadelphia
Trocadero

Oct 9 - 10 - 11
New York
Gramercy Theater

Oct 12
Foxboro MA
Showcase Live

Oct 14
Detroit
Royal Oak Theater

Oct 15 - 16 -17
Chicago
Lakeshore

THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' (MP3) by THE RESIDENTS

Thursday, September 4, 2008

REPORT FROM THE NEO-CONVENTION



This weeks REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION is a bit more hokey and down-to-earth than their democratic counterparts, but don't be fooled. The foul stench of Karl Rove (Turd Blossom Lives...) and his Beltway Boys can be whiffed from all corners of the World after the amazingly crafty speech by Vice Presidential Nominee SARAH PALIN.



Let's face it, there were no snoozefest oratories, but there were sure some monologues that would angry up the blood. RUDY GUILIANI demonstrated why he is paid a king's ransom to deliver a speech these days. I wish he had worn a dress like he did on SNL. The Benedict Arnold of the Konvention was hands down JOE LIEBERMAN, but let me tell you Neo-Cons; you can have him, we already have MARK WARNER to bore us in that good ol' fashioned AL GORE way.



My favorite news is by far the dissent surrounding the confines of the Convention Center. AMY GOODMAN and some of her DEMOCRACY NOW employees were arrested on Monday, and if you want to read more about that you can check out the latest blog by GREG PALAST.



After these two weeks of watching countless speeches, commercials, pundits, and old ladies dancing, I must say this to you my Doritos...
BRING BACK LYNDON LAROUCHE!!!!

Nas Featuring Jay-Z BLACK REPUBLICANS MP3 from HIP HOP IS DEAD
Elemental Emcee JOHN McCAIN DISS RAP MP3 (Underground Hip Hop From Atlanta)
Negativland CHRISTIANITY IS STUPID MP3 from ESCAPE FROM NOISE
Negativland RICHARD NIXON DIED TODAY MP3
Ronald Reagan DRUG SPEECH MP3

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

My Second Interview Ever.


Willie Nelson was slated to play a show at The Carpenter Center her in Richmond on May 11 1999, and somehow thanks to Jeyon Falsini and Pete Humes from PUNCHLINE MAGAZINE, I got to interview him.
Now I am not the ideal person to handle such a daunting task. My 1997 interview of ROBERT PLANT consisted nothing more than learning that he was getting his long golden locks highlighted at Haircut 100 Salon in Virginia Beach, and pretending I was going there to buy haircare products. (?) I was drunk out of me gourd that afternoon as I confronted him about ripping off blues musicians (he was unapologetic), and needling him about what he was listening to (Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam's YIELD) All while he was nervously cornered in the barber's chair dressed in a bib and sporting aluminum foil wrapped in his mane. What a fiasco.
Willie was no different. The first thing I did was get wasted and brag to my buddies that Willie was going to call me, not the other way around. I went to Radio Shack and bought a bugging device, and then went home to wait (and drink some more.) The next morning consisted of me laying by the telephone fielding numerous phone calls from all of those friends I bragged to proclaiming they were Willie Nelson. (Real Funny Guys) I passed out again, when he finally called.
It was 20 minutes of Sheer Hell and Awkward Silences. I shuffled papers nervously, and chain smoked into the telephone, while he calmly fielded my questions while also blowing smoke into the phone. The interview was somewhat saved by his thoughts on Django Reinhardt, and he invited me and two friends to the show with a Meeting afterwards on his bus. I decided to bring along Rob Widdecombe and Hollycaust, my two best pals at the time.
The day of the show I had to work, and I accidently slammed my nose into the refrigerator and bled profusely (don't ask.) Later that night we snapped a photo with The Man himself as we hung out in The Honeysuckle Rose 3. I don't have the picture to share in all it's scabby glory, but I think it might be filed away somewhere in Punchline's archives...

My Interview With Willie- MP4 from May 1999 for PUNCHLINE
DEVIL IN A SLEEPING BAG MP3 by Willie Nelson

A Song For Eppy.


It was 41 years ago today that Beatle manager Brian Epstein, 32, was found dead in his London home after an overdose of Carbitrals mixed with alcohol. The Beatles were in Bangor meeting with The Maharishi at a Transcendental Meditation seminar. Brian was The True FIFTH BEATLE, and was instrumental in The Fab Four's success. He did everything from dress them up in their suits, handle the money, book the shows, and he even drove the tour van in their early days.

Brian's life seemed to spiral out of control once The Beatles took control of theirs. A 1966 world tour was deemed a royal pain in the arse after enduring poor sound, record burning Pentecostals, KKK threats, and a mop-top raising trip to The Phillippenes where they barely made it out alive after inadvertantly snubbing Imelda Marcos. they effectively retired to studio recordings, leaving Epstein with little to do. He entered rehab several times due to an addiction to drugs, drink and gambling. The Beatles never really recovered from their managers death, with internal affairs slowly dissolving into a litany of lawsuits, failed business ventures, and mismanagement.

YOU KNOW MY NAME (LOOK UP THE NUMBER) -MP3 by The Beatles.
Yeah, I know BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN would have been more appropriate (Lennon's "rich fat jew" jab at the fade out) but I decided to let you sample this tune recorded around the same time. This is the short version found on the 1980's compilation RARITIES, and later found on PAST MASTERS VOL. 2. The song is basically three different songs pasted together, and features another Brian (Jones of The Rolling Stones) jamming with only John and Paul. Can You Hear the Belch at the end?

Monday, August 25, 2008

PARTY UNITY MY ASS.


America is divided, and over what this time, you ask? Is it how we Blacktopped Iraq? Is it over Abortion? Is it over the drilling of Miley Cyrus' Public Wetlands? Are you one of the twelve or so folks out there that believe that George W. Douchebag is doing a satisfactory job? Well join the world as all eyes turn from Bejing to Denver, Colorado for the 2008 Democratic Convention, where the real topic will not be about Change, but about whether or not Obama supporters clash with what has become known as THE PUMAS.
THE PUMAS (Party Unity My Ass or Peoples Unity Means Action if you are P.C.) are a renegade gaggle of Hillary Clinton supporters that are still fighting, bitching and moaning much like those fabled Japanese Soldiers that were stranded in the South Pacific after WW2. 30 percent of Clinton supporters are still uncommitted to party unity, and one has to wonder if The Clintons themselves are in it 100 percent. Bill is still sore at Obama for his constructive criticism of his 90's policies, and Hillary is obviously disturbed that she wasn't seriously considered as a running mate. It's sure to be another knock-down, drag out Battle of Embarrassment (Like 1968) that will ultimately ensure another eight years of Perpetual War For Perpetual Pieces. Way to go, jackasses.

RIOT- by THE BASEMENT 5

Friday, August 22, 2008

IN DEFENSE OF METALLICA.


Let's start off by saying METALLICA has had a shitty decade so far, so in the Name of All That Is Humane, cut them some slack. If I only had a video camera and a long black wig, I would post a response to all of the grief with a sobbing hysterical rant, screaming "LEAVE METALLICA ALONE!!!" similar to that jacked-out of his gourd goofball who came to Britney Spear's defense when she hit the skids earlier this year.
C'mon and admit it folks. Metallica were responsible for a great thing in the 1980's, and it wasn't only the fact that they pretty much invented a new genre of music. They were the band that united the masses. Everyone from Stoner Mulletheads dressed in their Canadian Tuxedos to Pencil Necked Punkerdweebs with Pink Hair could agree on this band; and everyone raised their fists in unison to the 80's equivalent of the Rosetta Stone- MASTER OF PUPPETS.
1988's ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL... was a guitar drums masterpiece, that despite the gateage, sounded like it could have been recorded in any ol' garage (even though it's not nearly as gnarly as early Voivod). They were set to hit the Metal Stratosphere with their next record, and we all knew it.
You also gotta give them credit for pretty much being the only metal band that weren't wiped from the map by the Grungers, (Guns and Fucking Roses don't count, because they were playing Elton John songs by that point...) and hey, since when does getting your hair cut mean that you deserve to get your head-banging ghetto pass revoked? Who gave you Little Sammy Satanworshippers the authority to determine THE METAL CODE OF ETHICS?
And who says Lars was out of line by threatening to sue his fans after the NAPSTER CONTROVERSY? I mean, didn't you see the scene in SOME KIND OF MONSTER where he was reduced to auction off his paintings? Clearly the guy was starving to death, and it was all the fault of you sniveling little pukes who got a little trigger-happy with that download button. Rehab and shrinks are expensive, for Econochrist's sake.
Which brings us to present day, and the news that the S.F. based conglomerate are releasing a new album call DEATH MAGNETIC, and judging from the just-released single; THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES, it is the return from a long hot trip to Hell. Gone are the piccolo snare pings that made ST. ANGER such a frustrating listen, and thank the Ghost of Yngwe Fucking Malmsteen (What, he's still alive? Go Figure.) that the guitar solos are back with a vengeance. The song starts of in true Metallica ballad form, with James Hetfield sounding crystal clear and better than ever on vocals. (Note to singers everywhere; too much Jagermiester can shread the vocal chords...) Five minutes into the song the roof gets pulled away revealing a chopped-riff crescendo (similar to ONE) that effectively builds a boot shop in my rear-end, and the closing snare roll is indicative that Lars still can pull it off when he wants. Shit, there's even the long-missed beauty of a James/Kirk Hammett harmonizing guitar solo. Not Too Shabby, fellas, I just hope the rumors aren't true about THE UNFORGIVEN III...

THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES- STREAM

Monday, August 18, 2008

R.I.P. MUXTAPE