Sunday, April 11, 2010

Slashed



Dear Family, Friends, & Fans,

Today I want to talk about the new album by Slash. His first solo album after all of these years. I think this album by Slash is awesome over all is awesome. If I had to rate this album on 0 to 10 level. I would actually go one step beyond and rate this album 11/10. The reason I rate this album so well is because of Slash writing the album from a certain singers' perspective. Of course that singer would may write some lyrics, but it was Slash's thoughts sung by someone else. I also really like the production and overall sound. I feel that it was captured very well. I also want to add before I continue I hoping to have a vlog featuring snippets and something else, but this all I am going to be able to do. But I will attach some links to check out.
The album starts out with a song entitled "Ghost" featuring Ian Astbury. It is has that old classic rock grove that makes you feel like they are on a fast train. The lyrics talk about burying ones demons. So it is very uplifting. I like how the song ends most of all and fades into the next track called "Crucify The Dead" featuring Ozzy Osbourne. It is a nice transition that still throws me into shock for a moment. Track number "Beautiful Dangerous" and the B-Side "Paradise City" both of which tracks feature Fergie. I have always had a thing for the Black Eye Peas and know my respect for them has continued to rise. Her vocals on both these tracks are fabulous. I go back everyonce in awhile to check the track credits to make sure I read it right. From her work with Slash, Fergie has opened a new door for herself. I have never heard her sing with a rock style voice. She has pulled it off really well.
"Back from Cali" is nice track musically. It has one of my favorite solos. It has my favorite guest who appears twice on this album. This guest will also be singing on the tour to support the album. This guest will be singing this song with Slash on the George Lopez show on Monday night on TBS. So tune in please to check out the performance of the guest vocalist Myles Kennedy, who I hope will blow your mind like he does mine everyday. He was in the movie Rock Star, he was the lead singer of The Mayfield Four and numerous other bands before joining Alter Bridge. Alter Bridge features the musicians of Creed (Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Philips. Myles is also on the track "Starlight". His vocals are phenomenal.
The fifth track features Chris Cornell. It reminds me of his most recent work, but it has that old grungy feel with Slash's guitar style. The tracks that really stand out to me are the ones that are acoustic. Like the track "By the Sword" which is a bluesy tune for the most part. The other acoustic track is "Saint is a Sinner Too" which is bluesy as well with a Spanish feel. I feel like these songs really had something to Slash's resume. I haven't heard Slash on these acoustic tracks. He may had some tracks like these when he was with Guns 'N Roses, but I'm not sure. Slash did an interview with the BBC. He stated he just really wanted five minutes to himself away from a band. He got the idea to do a solo project after writing his book. Which I have tried to make the effort to start reading after purchasing it two years ago around this time.
The last track that feel should prompt you to go check out this album out if not purchase it like I did is "Nothing to Say" featuring M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold. Which has a Velvet Revolver feel but with Avenged Sevenfold. It is a brutal in your face song. The album features Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan, Lemmy of Motorhead, Kid Rock, Iggy Pop, Rocco DeLuca, Andrew Stockdale, and Adam Levine.

Ghost:
Crucify the Dead:
Beautiful Dangerous:
Back From Cali:
Nothing to Say:
Saint is a Sinner Too:


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Rock Out!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Someday


So it is another week as well as the day us Christians remember Jesus rising from the tomb. I hope someone reads these blogs. I believe God hears my mind think while I type this out. Which means he has been listening to me figure out stuff in my head and figuring out how I'm going finish stuff before I graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi in May.

If that is the case. Sorry God for some of stuff I have said and did. Anyway so my music topic of the day deals with Matchbox Twenty. Two weeks ago I restarted this blog and talked about Fuel. Well Fuel means a lot to me, but I don't want to seem as much anymore. I really want to try to stay on a budget but go see bands that inspire me. I feel like I would be lying if I said I wouldn't want to see Matchbox Twenty play again. They seem to be a band that keeps poking their way back into my life when I need them. Kinda of like God saying don't forget this band.

"Someday" - EP by Rob Thomas came out last week and I started to listen to Cradlesong a lot after it was released. I listened to that album as I walked to Baskin Robins from my dorm. I walked to clear my head and take a break. "Someday" is just a great pick me up song. Rob Thomas and all Matchbox Twenty songs are pick me up songs. In a strange way for me their music is soul music. So no more changing. On my twitter page I will post a new status update every morning with a Matchbox Twenty or Matchbox Twenty related song. I'm glad I was able to see them play back in 2002 or 2003. Not sure exactly when but it was before Adam Gaynor would leave. I feel honored in seeing him play before he left. I wish I was able to meet them, but I will give it a shot in the future.

So as promised my FINAL PUSH playlist, which was just finalized this morning.

Rooster by Alice In Chains

Ties That Bind by Alter Bridge

Come to Life by Alter Bridge

Brand New Start by Alter Bridge

Buried Alive by Alter Bridge

Coming Home by Alter Bridge

Before Tomorrow Comes by Alter Bridge

Rise Today by Alter Bridge

Blackbird by Alter Bridge

One By One by Alter Bridge

Watch Over You by Alter Bridge

Break Me Down by Alter Bridge

White Knuckles by Alter Bridge

Wayward One by Alter Bridge

The Damage Done (Bonus) by Alter Bridge

New Way To Live (Bonus) by Alter Bridge

We Don't Care At All by Alter Bridge

Demo #1 by The Art of One

Demo #2 by The Art of One

Demo #4 byThe Art of One

Stop! Before It's Too Late and We've Destroyed It All by Atreyu

Bleeding Is A Luxury by Atreyu

Congregation of the Damned by Atreyu

Coffin Nails by Atreyu

Black Days Begin by Atreyu

Gallows by Atreyu

Storm to Pass by Atreyu

You Were The King Now You're Unconscious by Atreyu

Instatiable by Atreyu

So Wrong by Atreyu

Ravenous by Atreyu

Lonely by Atreyu

Wait for You by Atreyu

Another Night (Wishing I Wasn't Here) by Atreyu

We Are the Living Dead by Atreyu

Bravery by Atreyu

Carousel by blink-182

M+M's by blink-182

Dammit by blink-182

Josie by blink-182

What's My Age Again? by blink-182

All The Small Things by blink-182

Adam's Song by blink-182

Man Overboard by blink-182

The Rock Show by blink-182

First Date by blink-182

Stay Together For The Kids by blink-182

Feeling This by blink-182

I Miss You by blink-182

Down by blink-182

Always by blink-182

Not Now by blink-182

Another Girl Another Planet by blink-182

Dancing With Myself by blink-182

Give Me One Good Reason by blink-182

Little One by Brandon Saller

Lonely In Love by Brandon Saller

Find the Time to Breathe by Brandon Saller

This City (Is Bound to Do Us In) by Break And Repair Method

You Won't Be Able to Be Sad by Break And Repair Method

Forget About the Brightside by Break And Repair Method

Now We Become Part of It by Break And Repair Method

Calling All Electrical Prints by Break And Repair Method

Life Gets Beautiful by Break And Repair Method

I'm At a Low by Break And Repair Method

Your Numbered Days by Break And Repair Method

Won't Get Worse by Break And Repair Method

The Most Somebody Can Know by Break And Repair Method

Better Days by Break And Repair Method

Hairshirt by Break And Repair Method

Overcome by Creed

Bread of Shame by Creed

A Thousand Faces by Creed

Suddenly by Creed

Rain by Creed

Away In Silence by Creed

Fear by Creed

On My Sleeve by Creed

Full Circle by Creed

Time by Creed

Good Fight by Creed

The Song You Sing by Creed

Silent Teacher by Creed

Intro by Daughters of Mara

Missing Limb by Daughters of Mara

My Favorite Suicide by Daughters of Mara

Silence by Daughters of Mara

I Am Destroyer by Daughters of Mara

Your Empty Promises by Daughters of Mara

Lion's Den by Daughters of Mara

And Away by Daughters of Mara

Heaven by Daughters of Mara

Swallow by Daughters of Mara

The Dying Game by Daughters of Mara

Every Second Chance by Daughters of Mara

Bottomless by Daughters of Mara

Remeber When by Daughters of Mara

Sleep by Daughters of Mara

It Stays Inside by Daughters of Mara

Underneath (Demo) by Eye Empire

Victim (Demo) by Eye Empire

I Pray (Demo) by Eye Empire

More Than Fate (Demo 2) by Eye Empire

Ignite (Demo) by Eye Empire

Fully Alive by Flyleaf

Cassie by Flyleaf

Beautiful Bride by Flyleaf

Again by Flyleaf

Chasm by Flyleaf

Missing by Flyleaf

This Close by Flyleaf

The Kind by Flyleaf

In the Dark by Flyleaf

Set Apart This Dream by Flyleaf

Swept Away by Flyleaf

Tiny Heart by Flyleaf

Melting (Interlude) by Flyleaf

Treasure by Flyleaf

Circle by Flyleaf

Arise by Flyleaf

Break Your Knees by Flyleaf

Enemy by Flyleaf

Have We Lost by Flyleaf

Who Am I by Flyleaf

Stay (Faraway, So Close) (U2 Cover) (Bonus Track) by Flyleaf

Bitter Sweet (Bonus Track) by Flyleaf

Uncle Bobby (Bonus Track) by Flyleaf

Don't Give Up by Hemme

Footprints by Hemme

I Am by Hemme

Enough by Hemme

Black Heart Inertia by Incubus

Drive by Incubus

Megalomaniac by Incubus

Anna Molly by Incubus

Love Hurts by Incubus

Wish You Were Here by Incubus

Warning by Incubus

Stellar by Incubus

Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus

Pardon Me by Incubus

Dig by Incubus

Oil and Water by Incubus

Are You In? by Incubus

Nice to Know You by Incubus

Midnight Swim by Incubus

Neither of Us Can See by Incubus

Look Alive by Incubus

While All the Vultures Feed by Incubus

Pantomime by Incubus

Anything by Incubus

Punch Drunk by Incubus

Admiration by Incubus

Martini by Incubus

A Certain Shade of Green (Acoustic Version) by Incubus

Monuments and Melodies by Incubus

Let's Go Crazy by Incubus

Pardon Me (Live) by Incubus

Mexico (Live) by Incubus

Drive (Orchestral Live Version) by Incubus

Movin' On by Jeramiah Red

Hotel Cigarettes (Live) by Jeramiah Red

My Baby by Jeramiah Red

Lonely Faces by Jeramiah Red

K.I.A. (Killed In Action) by JET

Beat On Repeat by JET

She's a Genius by JET

Black Hearts (On Fire) by JET

Seventeen by JET

La Di Da by JET

Goodbye Hollywood by JET

Walk by JET

Times Like This by JET

Let Me Out by JET

Start the Show by JET

She Holds a Grudge by JET

Look What You've Done (Alternate Version) by JET

Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Alternate Version) by JET

Never Tear Us Apart (Acoustic) by JET

Timothy (Where Have You Been) (with Timbaland) by JET

Seventeen (feat. Nicole Atkins) by JET

Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix

King Of The Rodeo by Kings Of Leon

The Bucket by Kings Of Leon

Day Old Blues by Kings Of Leon

Four Kicks by Kings Of Leon

Charmer by Kings Of Leon

McFearless by Kings Of Leon

Black Thumbnail by Kings Of Leon

Manhattan by Kings Of Leon

I Want You by Kings Of Leon

Be Somebody by Kings Of Leon

Woo Hoo by Kings Of Leon

Red Morning byLight Kings Of Leon

Happy Alone by Kings Of Leon

Molly's Chambers by Kings Of Leon

How Far We've Come by Matchbox Twenty

I'll Believe You When by Matchbox Twenty

All Your Reasons by Matchbox Twenty

These Hard Times by Matchbox Twenty

If I Fall by Matchbox Twenty

Can't Let You Go by Matchbox Twenty

Come Dancing (Bonus Track) by Matchbox Twenty

Remedy [Live] by Matchbox Twenty

Modern Love [Live] by Matchbox Twenty

The Day That Never Comes by Metallica

All Nightmare Long by Metallica

Some Kind of Monster by Metallica

Moment of Truth by Million Man Army

6808 by Million Man Army

Let it Burn by Million Man Army

Into the Sun by Million Man Army

A Breath Away by Million Man Army

It's Not Too Late by Million Man Army

Helping Hand by Million Man Army

Beautiful Hate by Million Man Army

Innocence Lost by Million Man Army

Her Diamonds by Rob Thomas

Gasoline by Rob Thomas

Give Me the Meltdown by Rob Thomas

Someday by Rob Thomas

Mockingbird by Rob Thomas

Real World '09 by Rob Thomas

Fire On the Mountain by Rob Thomas

Hard On You by Rob Thomas

Still Ain't Over You by Rob Thomas

Natural by Rob Thomas

Snowblind by Rob Thomas

Wonderful by Rob Thomas

Cradlesong by Rob Thomas

Getting Late by Rob Thomas

Sleep Til the War Is Over by Rob Thomas

Believe (Bonus Track) by Rob Thomas

Years From Now (Bonus Track) by Rob Thomas

Remembered Well (Bonus Track) by Rob Thomas

Overrun (B-Side off Her Diamonds - Single) by Rob Thomas

Little Wonders by Rob Thomas

Soul Sick by Rob Thomas

Feel So Bad by Rob Thomas

Sunday Morning New York Blue by Rob Thomas

Cadillac by Robert Fortune Band

Turn Me Black by Robert Fortune Band

Something I'm Not by Robert Fortune Band

Get Down by Robert Fortune Band

If It Makes You Happy by Robert Fortune Band

In My Head by Robert Fortune Band

Simple Man (Album Version) by Shinedown

Devour by Shinedown

Sound Of Madness by Shinedown

Second Chance by Shinedown

Cry For Help by Shinedown

The Crow & The Butterfly by Shinedown

If You Only Knew by Shinedown

Sin With A Grin by Shinedown

What A Shame by Shinedown

Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide by Shinedown

Breaking Inside by Shinedown

Call Me by Shinedown

I Own You by Shinedown

The Energy by Shinedown

Son Of Sam by Shinedown

Junkies for Fame by Shinedown

Mudshovel by Staind

Death To All But Metal (featuring Corey Taylor of Stone Sour/Slipknot) by Steel Panther

Asian Hooker (featuring Corey Taylor of Stone Sour/Slipknot) by Steel Panther

Eyes Of A Panther (featuring Corey Taylor of Stone Sour/Slipknot) by Steel Panther

Better Think Again by Submersed

Price Of Fame by Submersed

Life Without You by Submersed

Over Now by Submersed

I Feel The Change by Submersed

We All Make Mistakes by Submersed

An Artist Prayer by Submersed

Sarah & Johnny by Submersed

At First Sight by Submersed

Wonder by Submersed

Rewind by Submersed

Answers by Submersed

Hollow by Submersed

To Peace by Submersed

In Due Time by Submersed

Dripping by Submersed

Flicker (with Mark Tremonti of Creed/Alter Bridge) by Submersed

Parallelism by Submersed

Deny Me by Submersed

You Run by Submersed

Divide The Hate by Submersed

Piano Song by Submersed

Unconcerned by Submersed

Broken Man by Submersed

Leave by Submersed

Complicated by Submersed

The Rescue by Submersed

Guilty Pleasure by Submersed

You Know Everything? by Submersed

Keep You Waiting by Submersed

The Lonely Road by Submersed

Inquisition by Submersed

O Holy Night by Submersed

Rock On (Rough Demo) by Submersed

Can You Take Me by Third Eye Blind

Don't Believe a Word by Third Eye Blind

Bonfire by Third Eye Blind

Sharp Knife by Third Eye Blind

One In Ten by Third Eye Blind

About to Break by Third Eye Blind

Summer Town by Third Eye Blind

Why Can't You Be by Third Eye Blind

Water Landing by Third Eye Blind

Dao of St. Paul by Third Eye Blind

Monotov's Private Opera by Third Eye Blind

Carnival Barker (Instrumental) by Third Eye Blind

Why Can't You Be (With Kimya Dawson) [Bonus Track] by Third Eye Blind

Monotov's Private Opera (Acoustic) [Bonus Track] by Third Eye Blind

Her Name is Alice by Shinedown

In Transit by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz

LA Song by Various Artists

It's Not Easy Being Green by Various Artists

A Place Called Home by Various Artists

Walk Through The Fire by Various Artists

Something To Sing About by Various Artists

Key by Various Artists

Sound Of The Revolution by Various Artists

Ballad For Dead Friends by Various Artists

Sugar Water by Various Artists

Stop Thinking About It by Various Artists

Bohemian Like You by Various Artists

Everybody Got Their Something by Various Artists

Pavlov's Bell by Various Artists

There's No Other Way by Various Artists

Prayer of Saint Francis by Various Artists

Full of Grace by Various Artists

Back to Freedom by Various Artists

Lucky by Various Artists

Goodbye to You by Various Artists

Mandy by Various Artists

Angel Theme Song (TV Version) by Various Artists

Fall Back Into My Life by Various Artists

Buffy Theme by Various Artists

Devil You Know (God Is A Man) by Various Artists

Nothing But You by Various Artists

It Doesn't Matter by Various Artists

Wild Horses by Various Artists

Transylvanian Concubine by Various Artists

Not Alone (Linkin Park) by Various Artists

Never Let Me Down (Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and Kenna) by Various Artists

Gold Guns Girls (Mike Shinoda Remix, Metric) by Various Artists

Whiskey Hangover by Godsmack

Champagne by Cavo

Hair of the Dog by Nazareth

Short Skirt, Long Jacket by Cake

BURN by Dangerous New Machine

Fly By Night by Rush

A Punk by Vampire Weekend

Voyager by Daft Punk

Gigantic by Pixies

Silver Lining by Rilo Kiley

Jesus etc. by Wilco

Working Man by Rush

All Right Now by Free

Peace of Mind by Boston

Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult

Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas

Shambala by Three Dog Night

Time Has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers

Back in Black by AC/DC

Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon

Don't Stop Believin' by Journey

The Beautiful People by Various Artists

Anthem For The Underdog by 12 Stones

Lie To Me by 12 Stones

Broken Road by 12 Stones

Adrenaline by 12 Stones

It Was You by 12 Stones

This Dark Day by 12 Stones

World So Cold by 12 Stones

Arms Of A Stranger by 12 Stones

Hey Love by 12 Stones

Games You Play by 12 Stones

Lie To Me (Acoustic) by 12 Stones

Once In a Lifetime by 12 Stones

World So Cold (YouTube Version) by 12 Stones

If I Could by 12 Stones