The Friday Night Music Chain: Metal Edition

It's been far too long that I have played some metal. So here's some bands that I think need some attention.

Down - Stone The Crow.

What a fantastic title for a track. The mythology behind the crow itself lends itself to tell the story of a man that can't stand to live with who he is or what he may be. And perhaps this same man is willing to remove his second chance in favor of making his one life explode in front of everyone he knows so they will remember it.



Corrosion Of Conformity - Goodbye Windows



COC's Wiseblood LP was met with mixed reviews by many of their staunch fans and some of their partial constituants. It contained a variety of what the band had delivered over their past two LPs. But what it hadn't delivered was a psuedo-metal-ballad that other bands hadn't dared touch. And "Goodbye Windows" is exactly what made the Wiseblood LP not only powerful for it's time but lasting for it's power.

Here's a repeat here on the 43 blog.

Crowbar - No Quarter



I can remember hearing Zeppelin's version of this for the first time and thinking that this would be a massive metal tune for some heavy band to cover. And several have. The first that I heard was Crowbar. This is a band that I never paid to much attention to back when this was recorded in the early 90s, but it's still as brutal, honest, and forthcoming as the original. But they weren't the last to cover this.



Tool, more than any other band, captured the soul, the passion, that tilted edge of No Quarter that only Zeppelin could offer. Maynard's vocals are the only ones that I feel can match Plants pleading, urging, voice.

Some Thoughts For Your Morning

Over the weekend, I had these questions rolling around in my brain-pan and thought I would share.

- Why are conservatives so upset that Obama is calling for the nation to come together in service for their country on Sept. 11th? Are they upset that someone is trying to use the day in a positive light to honor those that died? Are they losing the ability to use the deaths of thousands as a tool of fear, nothing more than a slogan?

- What is really going to happen during Glenn Beck's "9/12 Project" thing that is allegedly going to take place in Washington? Considering the very real fact that no person within the conservative movement has the ability to bring out the crazies the way he does, is someone going to get hurt - or worse?

- Do conservatives not realize that you can't just "turn off" the internet?

- The fringe segment of the GOP ( which is growing larger by the week ) should really decide if Obama is a Marxist, Socialist, Nazi, Communist, or Fascist. Do they not realize that he can't be all 5?

- When is TOOL coming out with a new album?

- Exactly how many seniors, that are able to collect Social Security and take advantage of Medicare benefits, have started refusing them since they are so afraid of Socialism now? I'm guessing none.

- I wonder what children of uber-conservatives ( like Malkin, Hannity, and O'Reilly ) think about other kids their age. After all, children aren't born racists, or sexist, or nativists, or think Ronald Reagan was the second coming of Jesus.

- Who's going to be a Bonnaroo next year?

- Why doesn't Lawrence O'Donnell have his own show on MSNBC?

Monday Jams

If I had to pick one band that has been consistantly forward thinking and has refused to be part of the mainstream it would have to be TOOL.

Here's my favorite track off of the Lateralus LP:

Parabola

Monday Afternoon Jams featuring Tool

Probably the only ( or one of the very few ) bands that have videos that aren't pointless.

Jambi

Mid-Morning Jams : TOOL

Probably my favorite song from TOOL's 2001 album Lateralus. If you caught them live supporting that album, you got to see a hell of a show with Tricky as the opening act.