the differences...

Alright, time for some music since that has not been happening in awhile.

I have a soft spot for Chevelle, they make some catchy tunes and they do it in the best possible way. HEAVY. Enjoy my favorite album by them.

Chevelle - This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)



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Ever since Nick Oliveri left the band (or was fired...we shall never know), Queens of the Stone Age has become someone of the Josh Homme project which is fine by me. The guy is a very underrated musician. "Suture of Your Future", "Make It Wit Chu", and "Into the Hollow" are some of my favorite from this album. They show how Queens of the Stone Age can really dial down the distortion and just let a grove carry a song. Of course don't forget to check out The Strokes' very own Julian Casablancas on "Sick Sick Sick".

Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris



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Girls Are Evil

This Guy Is Incredible

Super Sprayer - Funny video clips are a click away

Happy Thanksgiving

Alright, I am doing some rap today. I have been in the mood lately.

50 Cent's latest offering is quite the surprise to me, after The Massacre 50's solo stuff pretty much fell off the radar for me. His guest spots were fine, but his solo albums were just not up to par. Curtis was horrible, but wow I am quite impressed by Before I Self Destruct. 50's flow and word choice is the standard, but on all of the tracks he is quite the aggressor. He comes fierce and more powerful than I have ever heard him. Worth checking out if you like'd his previous work.

Recommend Tracks:
- Psycho
- Crime Wave
- Gangsta's Delight
- So Disrespectful

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct

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Now if you consider yourself a fan of West-Coast hiphop and you have not heard of Long Beach's very own Crooked I. Go kill yourself haha. This guy is great, he has a way with words and his flow is unmistakble. This is first real release, he has been more of a mixtape/guest spot kind of rapper in the past. If you like this EP please make sure to check out his Hip Hop Weekly series.

Crooked I - Mr. Pig Face Weapon Waist (EP)

http://rapidshare.com/files/296451277/Crooked_I_-_Mr__Pigface_Weapon_Waist__2009_.rar

Please Watch This Movie

I cannot even to begin how amazing Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in this movie is, it moves me to drop my jaw and say: "wow, I am shaken to my very core by the realism." You owe it to yourself to check out this great movie, I just happen to stubble upon it on Showtime and I am glad I did.



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Never Deserved The Future

Them Crooked Vultures presented their Self Titled Debut Album...
bass, keys = John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame
drums = Dave Grohl of Nirvana, Foo Fighters fame
vocals, guitar = Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss fame

you knew this was coming, being the huge Kyuss and QOTSA fanboy that I am.

First things first. From the tone of the guitars and the style of the songs, its clear that despite the fact its a 'supergroup' comprised of three members on paper, there's no doubt in actuality its down to one guy. The other two weren't just bystanders obviously, their impressive musicianship can be heard all over the record, but this may as well have been a QOTSA album. Which isn't a bad thing.

Not to say there's no change, there's a definite and definitely welcome emphasis on rhythm and boogie, the infectiously funky 'Gunman' points the revolver to the floor, tells you to dance and by god if you won't whereas the colossal 'Warsaw' evokes the image of a drunken gangster swaggering out of a speak-easy feeling on top of the world before the song descends into a spaced, echoing jam drenched in paranoia.

With this newfound emphasis comes the notion that the band aren't taking themselves too seriously and are having the time of their lives as 'Scumbag Blues' shows. A wonderful example of the chemistry of the band bubbling out of the flask as Homme's squealing guitar, Jones' toe tapping bass and clavinet and Grohl's energetic drum stomp meld seamlessly like a Scotch mixer, going down just as smooth whilst the cocksure strut of 'No One Loves Me & Neither Do I' and the charging 'Mind Eraser, No Chaser' are just plain fun. Sleaze laden lyrics provide the icing on the cake; 'I've gotta beautiful place to put your face’; a line slyly delivered by Homme's faux innocent falsetto with tongue firmly in someone elses cheek.

Them Crooked Vultures are one of the few bands with the name supergroup that actually live up to it somewhat through their output as well as their past achievements. The album isn't perfect, nor is it revolutionary. But it should be regarded as a new blueprint for hard rock, perhaps not to be adhered to but to be considered. They don't make rock like they used to, but some do still make it well. Though of course, this does depend a little upon whether you hold QOTSA in any regard. Perhaps it would have been better had all the members exerted an equal influence (Grohl has only one vocal cameo for instance) but we can only speculate. And after all, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Them Crooked Vultures (2009)



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The Study of Battle

John Mayer presents "Battle Studies" (his follow up to Continuum)

Heavier things have been done than topping a Grammy winning album like Continuum, but a monumental task it would seem. John Mayer’s Continuum had a huge impact on pop music the years that it flooded the radio stations and influenced my guitar playing as well as how I was to approach different genres of music (with open arms). Continuum introduced me to crafty yet meaningful pop song-writing, a blues style of guitar playing, and not just any blues…Mayer’s blues. It was a very central record for me, needless to say the follow up intrigued me.

Upon first listen I was taken back with disappointment, the songs seemed stripped down; incomplete versions of what could have been potentially great songs. Mayer, who is usually the new reigning king of blues, turned “Crossroads” into a bore. The overuse of the fuzz pedal created an electronic feel to the guitar sound and simplistic drum patterns put an overall lull in the song’s otherwise head boppin’ groove. Plus several of the songs felt like they had a country swing to them. “Half of My Heart” and “Perfectly Lonely” both had a sway of country in them from the lyrical melody to the guitar playing, it disappointed me.

The goods came in form of plain pop sensibility, “Edge of Desire” and “Assassin” both has great uses of instrumentation build up. The slow adding of layers during the interlude of “Edge of Desire” make the final guitar lines mean that much when Mayer finally wails them out. Mayer also shines, most of the time, when it comes to lyrical ability. “Friends, Lovers, Or Nothing” presents an age old topic and makes for an interesting journey of a song. "Heartbreak Warfare” features great use of imagery and subtle nuisances of a relationship, as Mayer does so often, but tinged with metaphors of struggles of war and combat.

After rounding out a few dozen listens, I realized that because Continuum taught me to come to grips with new genres of music with open arms, I should not knock Mayer for adding some country twang to his obviously superior blues playing, but it does not make up for lyrical downfalls (“Who Says” and “Do You Know Me”) and poor blues renditions as mentioned earlier. This is no-where near Continuum, not that I was expecting it to be, but I wanted some ballpark area songs, Battle Studies offers few and far between, just a decent pop album.

- kingmchris



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