My drinking song. Dig it.
Got It Goin' On. You're Dead Wrong
Best rap song I've ever heard (besides "Miuzi Weighs a Ton" by Public Enemy).
Biggie was a poet. A poet-rapper.
His rhymes are the deadliest I've ever heard from any man.
He was the zenith of rap even though I'm not crazy about his image. He was light years better than a million others.
This is the original version of Dead Wrong, without Eminem's vocals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVLdM_QO3OQ
What does Revolution mean
'Love' LIVE
THE CULT at Massey Hall
Greatest concert I've ever seen.
And I've seen a few, brotha.
(EDIT: THE STOOGES show at NXNE 2010 has eclipsed the Cult show for me. That's the truth.)
I've never been inside Massey Hall until last night (Sept. 14/09).
It is an amazing place, with an amazing historical vibe.
It's considered Canada's Royal Albert Hall, with a vast array of artists and bands who've claimed to play there.
If you play Massey Hall, chances are you're pretty damn good at what you do.
The show began at around 8pm, with opening local act LIONESS, a three piece, with a sultry, sexy black female singer whose name I don't know and who can wail like Grace Slick and has a beautiful afro. She was dressed in a black top with frills and black skin-tight spandex pants. She was very hot and a great, great singer.
She was accompanied by a drummer and guitarist, who came out with skull masks on. The drummer also had one of those lighted t-shirts, that blink. He could pound those drums like a warrior...
Great drumming. I'd never heard of this group, but it was powerful, psychedelic and it fit in well with the vibe of the CULT.
I can see why they approved of them to open for them.
They got loud applause and I'm sure sold a few CD's.
(I didn't buy one but maybe I should have).
The Cult made us wait in tension-filled excitement for about 45 minutes while their stage was set up. Their crew were wicked fast, but it still took 45 minutes to set it all up, complete with huge big screen to project their backdrop films, which were so awesome I can barely describe it.
9:30 they hit the stage.
Back to the front!!! You will do/What I say/When I say....
Saw Metallica last night at the Air Canada Centre.
Sold out.
Holy Mother of God what a concert.
I'm too hung over to write anything decent about it except to say that I felt that I was at a battle cry of gigantic proportions.
I've never been in a crowd that large before- with so many people into it. The music was sheer power, delivered with mighty chops. I had a fairly crappy view of the stage (for a $90 ticket that sux)--- I couldn't see the faces of the band members, just their bodies.
Oh well, I was there and it seems unreal...
You've reached the end of the LINE.
The White Stripes are no more
Thank you Jack and Meg White.
Somewhat sad news today.
Now that you are no longer a band, I want to thank you for your amazing music and art.
I had the priviledge to see you both Live at the 2007 Bluesfest in Ottawa Canada and will take that show to the grave.
(and your Canadian tour album & film were Incredible gifts to the world (and Canada especially).
Many many thanks from a fan.
Robert Plant and the BAND OF JOY
The kick-off to the 2011 Ottawa Jazzfest was Incredible last night.
I had the historic honor of seeing the frontman for Led Zeppelin and his Band of Joy deliver some of the sweetest music ever made.
And I didn't pay a dime.
No, I didn't hop any fences or scale any walls to see the Golden God. I just stood on the Mackenzie King bridge, with about 200 others, looking down on the open-air stage in Confederation Park. It was Glorious.
An unknown band opened the show at 8PM, and by quarter after nine the Band of Joy began their set with a sensuous bluegrass version of Zep's Black Dog. Incredible. Everybody there was pumped up. I admit I'm not familiar with Band of Joy's songs or new album. I only knew "Angel Dance", a staple on classic rock radio these days. Angel Dance was the third song of their set. Mr. Plant spoke to the crowd after the song:
Good people of Ottawa! It's great to be back! Giant roar from the crowd.
He looked like a million bucks. Black satin shirt with intricate purple designs, long blonde locks (STILL!) and he can still sway and move like a jellyfish in the sea. I noticed some ladies getting all hot and bothered at Plant's visage. Not Bad Robert! You can still make the ladies moist. HA HA
And by Zeus, his voice is still as powerful and rich as it ever was. A guy in his sixties turned to me and said "Do you hear that voice?!!?! it's still as great as the records!" I said "I know, I know". Plant's oh-so-familiar vocals soared over the ottawa night sky, which, I must add was absolutely perfect for the show. We had the most ominous black clouds hanging in the sky to the north. Everybody was bracing for a downpour at any time. But amazingly, the clouds kept moving briskly East, and the sky broke with white clouds during the set. Thunder "thundered" and rumbled a few times, we had little flickers of lightning in the sky, with someone shouting "the opening act!!" at the weather.
And we had no rain.
Until..
the set was over, the whole band takes a bow and Plant said "Good night! A Beautiful Evening! Keep in touch!"
The crowd got REAL loud for an encore, and then they came back out to the stage.
GALLOWS POLE blew our minds. People went apeshit when that song began. It was EPIC.
And guess what happens just after the song begins?
The rain POURED like a mofo.
The old guy beside me said "I can get soaked for that man".
They only did the one song for an encore. But it was all we needed.
Robert said "That's All, GOODNIGHT!"
and the exodus of peeps heading home began.
Glad I was there to see a Rock Icon in the flesh. It was beautiful.