YES! just booked my flight and bought my ticket.
I'm going to see the DESCENDENTS in Los Angeles next month!
EFF YES!
I'm going to see the DESCENDENTS in Los Angeles next month!
EFF YES!
saw THE MUFFS in Oakland last night. Just AMAZING1 I've seen this band many times, but it's almost been 6-7 years since I've seen 'em live at the Bottom Of The Hill for the "Really Really Happy" tour.
My friend Mel got me into THE MUFFS in the 90's when their debut album came out when GREEN DAY was conquering the alternative airwaves. Pop punk was blowing up on Mtv, mainstream alternative radio and the charts. Pretty much my soundtrack at the time was JAWBREAKER, ALL and THE MUFFS (along with couple more.) Always dug Kim Shattuck's catchy riffs and catchy melodies.
I think THE MUFFS never go their due, but lucky for me, they're still around and still putting out good tunes and playing gigs. Can't wait, they're supposed to return to San Francisco and play with another fave of mine, THE FASTBACKS from Seattle.
I guess the 90's never went away
I ain't the first and you know I ain't the last that's going to post this vid today.
Set list
Fire Of Spirit
Hit The Rails
Crazy Nights
Heavy Chains
Never Change Your Mind
In The Mirror
Shadows Of War
Black Star Oblivion
Get Away
The King Of Pain
Crazy Doctor
encore
Let It Go
S.D.I.
Saw LOUDNESS last night in Santa Clara. Wow, what an amazing show! I've followed LOUDNESS since 1983 when I picked up "Law Of Devil's Land" after hearing a lot of tracks off Ron Quintana's Rampage Radio show on KUSF. The world of mainstream Heavy Metal was JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN and the SCORPIONS. Rampage Radio opened my ears to the underground. LOUDNESS was very unique. All the songs were sung by vocalist Minoru Niihara in Japanese. Even tho you couldn't understand a lyric he was singing about, the riffs of Akira Takasaki were enough to translate to the universal language, METAL!
LOUDNESS to me was a combination of a Japanese SCORPIONS/VAN HALEN at a rapid speed. The first four albums ("Birthday Eve," "Devil's Soldier," "Law Of Devil's Land" & "Disillusion.") were classics. "Thunder In The East" (which is a good album in it's own right) was more mainstream sounding to appeal to the US/Mtv radio market and is probably the most recognized on American soil. No surprise last night that the band threw more selections off that album (and "Lightning Strikes") this time around compared when the band hit San Francisco in 2006. A good sizable crowd showed up and for ONLY $12 at the door, they got more than they paid for!
Akira was just SHREDDING and it was evident why this guy was compared to the likes of Yngwie Malmsteem, Marty Friedman and even Eddie Van Halen during his era. Minoru Niihara echoed Klaus Meine in antics and vocal comparisons (was kinda funny him calling Santa Clara, San Jose, but it was too far off) but LOUDNESS as a band throws the influences and has a sound of their own. The crowd at the Avalon ate up every Akira lick and fist banging / imaginary finger soloing was the order of the evening. The band was touring the US for their 13th anniversary. Here's to hoping that we're graced for another 7 years. This band hasn't lost it's appeal or their presence to amaze.
KK Downing, thanx for the memories!
just got the news today from Terrorizer that KK Downing has quit JUDAS PRIEST before the band would embark on their final tour. This comes as a shock to me since KK Downing (along with Ian Hill) was the founder of JUDAS PRIEST. The 'PRIEST like many of us was a Metal act I grew up on during my high school years and still listen to this day. Easy to say that they've always been an all time fave. I've never missed a tour when it hit the Bay Area. It was one thing for me to accept that the PRIEST would go on a final tour and I felt it's time, but for them to go on their Swan Song without KK Downing?
I didn't think it was going to be this pre-mature, but alas thanx to KK Downing for providing decades of great Metal.
just got the news today from Terrorizer that KK Downing has quit JUDAS PRIEST before the band would embark on their final tour. This comes as a shock to me since KK Downing (along with Ian Hill) was the founder of JUDAS PRIEST. The 'PRIEST like many of us was a Metal act I grew up on during my high school years and still listen to this day. Easy to say that they've always been an all time fave. I've never missed a tour when it hit the Bay Area. It was one thing for me to accept that the PRIEST would go on a final tour and I felt it's time, but for them to go on their Swan Song without KK Downing?
I didn't think it was going to be this pre-mature, but alas thanx to KK Downing for providing decades of great Metal.
okay, got tired of seeing my mug on my blog. I'm pretty active on this site via the groups, but not so much with my blog. Like most Americans, I've waited down to the last week to do my taxes. I HATE the process even tho I'm getting a return. I sure miss filing by telephone. It was even more easier than filing on-line. Anyways, not much going on. saw some killer shows by GANG OF FOUR, ANVIL CHORUS and RISE AGAINST/BAD RELIGION and finally Baseball season is here which means adding the Giants to my everyday schedule and also this week, the Sharks start the first round of the playoffs.
Okay, time for a release.
Okay, time for a release.
I guess they let any Joe Schmoe take a pic with the trophy. Jeeze, where did this guy come from?
YES! Lucked out and just bought 2 tickets to MOTORHEAD tonight!
"Live To Win!"
