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Fleetwood Mac / Man of the World / [single] (A) / Apr 1969

MUS1030 Music Journal* 7: Unhappy with the success that came with his greatest desire (to perform), Peter Green wishes for a more simple life and true love.

Peter Allen Greenbaum (“Peter Green”) originally performed with John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, joining on lead guitar as Eric Clapton’s replacement after Eric left to form Cream. It was in the Bluesbreakers that Eric began playing with Mick Fleetwood (drums) and John McVie (bass). When Mayall fired Mick Fleetwood in mid-1967, Peter went along with him to start his own band, and John McVie joined by September. Peter named the band “Fleetwood Mac” as a tribute to his favorite rhythm section.

Fleetwood Mac released three singles before “Man of the World.” The first achieved mild success. The second, “Black Magic Woman,” flopped (but was later made famous by Carlos Santana). The third was an instrumental, “Albatross,” that went to #1. By the time of the fourth single, “Man of the World,” Peter’s state of mind had begun to take a decidedly melancholy turn.

“Man of the World” is a slow-tempo, 4/4 eight-bar blues, with additional measures (see lyrics for details). The song is written in three verses, with an instrumental break and bridge between verses two and three. An instrumental intro and outro bracket the song. The lyrics begin with a description of what it means to be a man of the world (flown across every tide, lots of pretty girls, everything I need, no one I’d rather be), but the tone is somber and moody, not upbeat. He counters this seemingly envied status with a cry of not wanting to have ever been born! In short, the song deals with Peter’s frustration with the very success that they were enjoying – in particular the money that they were making – because he felt it was poisoning his ability to live a meaningful existence as a “good” person. Ultimately he wants only to be a good man, with a good woman, and no longer sad, but in love.

The instrumentation for this single is intentionally sparse, reflecting Peter’s inner desire for simplicity. Specifically, Peter’s lead guitar is accompanied by Jeremy Spencer’s guitar on a counterpoint melody, John McVie on bass, and Mick Fleetwood on drums. The guitars and bass carry most of the song, with no percussion except on the second verse, break, and bridge.

Lyrics/Instrumentation/Structure for “Man of the World”

INTRO (8-bar instrumental + one additional measure, two guitars and bass only)

VERSE 1 (each verse 8 bars + three additional measures)
Shall I tell you about my life (“shall I” on last beat of intro)
They say I'm a man of the world
I've flown across every tide
And I've seen lots of pretty girls

VERSE 2 (enter taps on ride cymbal)
I guess I've got everything I need (“I guess I’ve” on last beat of preceding bar)
I would't ask for more
And there's no one I'd rather be [explosion sound at end of bar 6]
But I just wish that I had never been born (far echo on vocal)

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK (8 bars)
[guitar one leads on first four measures, guitar two leads on second four measures]
[complement of cymbals: ride, high-hat, crash]

BRIDGE [full band including drums] (8 bars)
And I need a good woman
to make me feel like a good man should
I don't say I'm a good man
Oh, but I would be if I could

VERSE 3
I could tell you about my life (“I could” on last beat of preceding bar)
And keep you amused I'm sure
About all the times I've cried
And how I don't want to be sad anymore
And how I wish I was in love (this line on “extra” three measures, echo on “love”)

OUTRO (4-bar instrumental + one additional measure, two guitars and bass only)

\m/ (ò_ó) \m/

*See the first music journal entry for backstory behind these.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Blues Breakers

Alright, Eric Clapton is a guitar god. According to graffiti that is. He left The Yardbirds because they had become too poppy (how dare they!) and found a nice companion in John Mayall for making some whiteman blues music. Sure, Eric Clapton plays the guitar marvelously (just take the guitar solo in All Your Love), and John Mayall has a nice voice, but that doesn't matter at all because this music is boring as hell.

Don't let me be misunderstood: my favourite music instrument? Guitars! Nothing beats a nice guitar melody (Neil Young's Cortez The Killer really kills me each time I hear it), not even a whole string orchestra. There is however one danger: endlessly excellent guitar playing can become too long the same, and eventually boring. No matter how much I love the guitar, a guitar solo extended over an entire cd is not my thing. Just to say: guitar music can be boring even if geniously played.

Well, there are drums too and the harmonica and even a trumpet! It's not that you constantly hear the guitar. But the guitar doesn't save the day either (see previous paragraph). This is blues that misses something, or maybe my standards are too high after hearing Muddy Waters.

Still, some exceptions: All Your Love (nice guitar solo!), Another Man (the simple approach, but John Mayall's voice shines), What'd I Say (fine melody) and Key To Love (a bit poppy, haha!). However, even these songs drown a little in the overall album sound.

Alright, let the stoning begin. But I'm sure there are better Eric Clapton albums to be found than this one.

(Nog even herhalen: All Your Love, Another Man, What'd I Say, Key To Love)

I've been working on this playlist since around 2005 or so, using many of these songs in Halloween mixes at my house, for friends, at my former school, events, etc., etc., and often on shuffle at various times of the year. I'm sure there is still a lot missing here, so suggesting artists, albums, and tracks that are Halloween-suitable (or just good for spookiness, haunting introspection and/or dark-ish party music in general) is very much welcome. Even if they're from artists that I have on here, because, in all probability, I've missed some glaringly obvious ones. What's more, if you're a subscriber you can play all the streamable ones I've listed from my Halloween tag-station here: http://www.last.fm/listen/usertags/mooglefan/halloween

Legend: # = my additions, ** = others' suggestions

Here's the list of Halloween tracks, LAST EDITED: 10/31/2008
Where Fools Go - 12 Rounds
Hell's Bells - AC/DC
That Voodoo! - Adam and the Ants
Vampires - Adam Ant
Dark Messages - Air
Ghost Song - Air
Empty House - Air
I Stay Away - Alice in Chains
Them Bones - Alice in Chains **
Curtains - Aphex Twin **
Icct Hedral (Philip Glass Orchestration) - Aphex Twin **
Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But... - Arctic Monkeys
St. James Infirmary - Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five **
Planet Claire - The B-52's
Fats Revisited - Angelo Badalamenti **
Haunting & Heartbreaking - Angelo Badalamenti **
Laura Palmer's Theme - Angelo Badalamenti **
Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
The Sanity Assassin - Bauhaus
Hollow Hills - Bauhaus
Kick in the Eye - Bauhaus
The Gala Event - Beastie Boys
Black Candy - Beat Happening
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - Beat Happening
Gravedigger Blues - Beat Happening
Bonfire - Beat Happening
Nancy Sin - Beat Happening
Bewitched - Beat Happening
Helter Skelter - The Beatles **
Circles - The Beatles #
Left Foot Stepdown - The Bees (also known as A Band of Bees)
Dead Joe - The Birthday Party
Several Sins - The Birthday Party
Release the Bats - The Birthday Party
Scream - Black Flag **
Psychotic Girl - The Black Keys #
The Wizard - Black Sabbath
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath
Kinski - Black Tape for a Blue Girl
Let You Down - The Blackouts
Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
Wierd World - Blue Orchids
Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult **
Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult **
Death of a Party - Blur
Jack - Bone Orchard
Girl with a Gun - Bone Orchard
We Are the Dead - David Bowie
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) - David Bowie
Get Out of My House - Kate Bush
Waking the Witch - Kate Bush
Hammer Horror - Kate Bush
Ghost Story - John Cale
Aumgn - Can
Mushroom - Can **
Night Spots - The Cars
Black Crow King - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Avalanche - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Cabin Fever - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
All Tomorrow's Parties - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Carny - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Up Jumped the Devil - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
City of the Dead - Charlatans UK
The Architect - Charlatans UK
Under the Milky Way Tonight - The Church
This Is Radio Clash - The Clash
Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
Beatrix - Cocteau Twins
Snakes and Snails - Alma Cogan
Coffin Dagger - The Coffin Daggers #
Parasite - The Coffin Daggers #
Shark Attack - The Coffin Daggers #
Monsters From the ID - The Coffin Daggers #
Slur - Coil
Blood from the Air - Coil
The First Five Minutes after Death - Coil
Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) - Concrete Blonde
This House Is Haunted - Alice Cooper
Black Juju - Alice Cooper
Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
Devil's Food - Alice Cooper
Black Widow - Alice Cooper **
Dead Babies - Alice Cooper **
I Love the Dead - Alice Cooper **
Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps
I Was a Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps
Sunglasses After Dark - The Cramps
Zombie Dance - The Cramps
What's Behind the Mask - The Cramps
Strychnine - The Cramps
Strange Brew - Cream
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival **
Through the Hosiery - Crystal Castles #
The Holy Hour - The Cure
A Forest - The Cure
Descent - The Cure
A Short Term Effect - The Cure
Other Voices - The Cure
Treachery - Roger Daltrey
This Is Halloween - Danny Elfman
Raven's Wing - Dark Day
Forced Landing - Dark Day
Arp's Carpet - Dark Day
trapped - Dark Day
Blue Moon Baby - Dave 'Diddle' Day
Dead Man's Chill - Danielle Dax
16 Candles - Danielle Dax
Up In Arms - Danielle Dax
The Passing of the Third Floor Back - Danielle Dax
Music From The Film 'Axel' - Danielle Dax
Fizzing Human Bomb - Danielle Dax
Brimstone in a Barren Land - Danielle Dax
House-Cat - Danielle Dax
Hammerheads - Danielle Dax
Pariah - Danielle Dax
Funtime - Danielle Dax
Fortune Cheats - Danielle Dax
Numb Companions - Danielle Dax
The Fatal Impact - Dead Can Dance
The Trial - Dead Can Dance
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - Dead Can Dance
Spirit - Dead Can Dance
Ascension - Dead Can Dance
From Beyond - Deadsy
Soul Auctioneer - Death in Vegas **
Fly On The Windscreen - Depeche Mode
Dressed in Black - Depeche Mode
Pimpf - Depeche Mode
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
A Pain That I'm Used To - Depeche Mode
Big Muff - Depeche Mode
World in My Eyes - Depeche Mode
Pot au Feu - Delia Derbyshire
The Pattern Emerges - Delia Derbyshire
Plodding Power - Delia Derbyshire
Season Of The Witch - Donovan
End of the Night The Doors
The End - The Doors
Strange Days - The Doors
People Are Strange - The Doors
Night Boat - Duran Duran
Friends Of Mine - Duran Duran
Lonely in Your Nightmare - Duran Duran
The Chauffeur - Duran Duran
Shadows On Your Side - Duran Duran
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan **
Ballad Of A Thin Man - Bob Dylan #
Witchy Woman - The Eagles
Pictures On My Wall - Echo and the Bunnymen
Happy Death Men - Echo and the Bunnymen
Show of Strength - Echo and the Bunnymen
The Disease - Echo and the Bunnymen
No dark things - Echo and the Bunnymen
The Yo-Yo Man - Echo and the Bunnymen
The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen
Porcupine - Echo and the Bunnymen
The Order Form - Essential Logic
Back To Nature - Fad Gadget
The Box - Fad Gadget
For Whom The Bells Toll - Fad Gadget
New Face In Hell - The Fall
Hip Priest - The Fall
There's a Ghost in My House - The Fall
Masquerade - The Fall
Riddler! - The Fall
Before the Moon Falls - The Fall
Spectre vs. Rector - The Fall
Taurig - The Fall
I'm a Mummy - The Fall
Frightened - The Fall
Mansion - The Fall
Bombast - The Fall
Elves - The Fall
Psycho Mafia - The Fall **
Wolf Kidult Man - The Fall **
Mamie Is Blue - Faust
The Blob - The Five Blobs
The Wizard Turns On... - The Flaming Lips
Halloween on the Barbary Coast - The Flamign Lips
Werewolf - The Frantics
Van Tango - Franz Ferdinand
Shopping for Blood - Franz Ferdinand
Evil and a Heathen - Franz Ferdinand
I'm Your Villain - Franz Ferdinand
Sinners - Freddie And The Hitchhikers
Spiraling Down - Friend John
Double-0 Ghost 27 - John Frusciante **
Intruder - Peter Gabriel
I Don't Remember - Peter Gabriel
Suspiria - Goblin **
Necromancing - Gnarls Barkley
The Boogie Monster - Gnarls Barkley #
Slippage - Goldfrapp
Oompa Radar - Goldfrapp
Horse Tears - Goldfrapp
Last Living Souls - Gorillaz
Ghost Train - Gorillaz
Double Bass - Gorillaz
Dracula - Gorillaz
Electric Alice - Grinderman
Under the Mersey Wall - George Harrison
No Time or Space - George Harrison
I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Halloween - Helloween **
The Bathroom, The Murder, The Body, The Office, The Curtain, The Water, The Car, The Swamp - Bernard Herrmann **
Abra Cadaver - The Hives
Diabolic Scheme - The Hives
You vs. Me - HorrorPops
Walk Like a Zombie - HorrorPops
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Nightstick - Jake Fairley
Funeral Pyre - The Jam
Swing - Japan
Burning Bridges - Japan
Nightporter - Japan
Despair - Japan
Halloween - Japan
Ghosts - Japan
Still Life In Mobile Homes - Japan
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Nightmare (Please Wake Me Up) - John Entwistle
Demolition Man - Grace Jones
U.F.O. Expert - Half Japanese **
Rosemary´s Baby - Half Japanese **
Ted Just Admit It - Jane's Addiction **
See Evil - Japanther #
She's Lost Control - Joy Division
Dead Souls - Joy Division
Day of the Lords - Joy Division
I Remember Nothing - Joy Division
Colony - Joy Division **
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - The Killers
Midnight Show - The Killers
Bones - The Killers
Superstition - The Kills
Last Day of Magic - The Kills
Murdermile - The Kills
Delia Derbyshire - King of Woolworths #
Wicked Annabella - The Kinks
The Hall of Mirrors - Kraftwerk
Anna - KUKL
Moonbath - KUKL
Evil - Ladytron
High Rise - Ladytron
Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
No Quarter - Led Zeppelin
I Dream Of Jeannie - The Legendary Pink Dots #
Expresso Noir - The Legendary Pink Dots #
Mylmus - Lemon Kittens
Kites - Lemon Kittens
This Kind of Dying - Lemon Kittens
The American Cousin - Lemon Kittens
(Afraid of Being) Bled by Leeches - Lemon Kittens
Pain Topics - Lemon Kittens
Reversal 2 - Lemon Kittens
Motet - Lemon Kittens
Throat Violence - Lemon Kittens
Scared - John Lennon
Tomblands - The Libertines
Mega Ghost - Lightning Bolt **
Scraper - Liquid Liquid
Lock Groove (Out) - Liquid Liquid
Bell Head - Liquid Liquid
You Must Be a Witch - The Lollipop Shoppe
Mirror People - Love and Rockets
Holiday on the Moon - Love and Rockets
Haunted When the Minutes Drag - Love and Rockets
We Keep On Getting There - Luxuria
Flesh - Luxuria
Mechanical Flattery - Lydia Lunch
Tied and Twist - Lydia Lunch
Atomic Bongos - Lydia Lunch
This Is Halloween - Marilyn Manson **
Grooving In Green - March Violets
Long Pig - March Violets
Snake Dance - March Violets
Dark Waters - Ingram Marshall
The Munsters Theme - Jack Mashall #
Terminal Twilight - Martha and the Muffins
Devil With the Green Eyes - Matthew Sweet
I'm Your Witchdoctor - John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers
ZZZZ Best - Melvins/Lustmord
This Time - Mesh
Monster Hospital - Metric
Dead Disco - Metric
Fulfill The Dream (Old Italy Remix) - Minus the Bear
[track artist=Misfits]Halloween[/track - Misfits **
Vampira - Misfits
Main Theme - Vic Mizzy #
[track artist=Moloko]If You Have a Cross to Bear You May as Well Use It as a Crutch[/track - Moloko **
[track artist=Modest Mouse]Satin in a Coffin[/track] - Modest Mouse
[track artist=Mudhoney]Halloween[/track] - Mudhoney **
[track artist=Muse]Supermassive Black Hole[/track] - Muse
[track artist=New Order]Truth[/track] - New Order
[track artist=New Order]Everything's Gone Green[/track] - New Order
[track artist=New Order]Dracula's Castle[/track] - New Order
[track artist=New York Dolls]Frankenstein[/track] - New York Dolls #
[track artist=Nico]All That Is My Own[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]Purple Lips[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]Sixty-Forty[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]It Has Not Taken Long[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]We've Got the Gold[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]The End[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]Prelude[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]Lawns of Dawns[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]No One is There[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]Facing the Wind[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]Julius Caesar (Memento Hodie)[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nico]Evening of Light[/track] - Nico
[track artist=Nicole Atkins]Carouselle[/track] - Nicole Atkins
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]6 Ghosts I[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]10 Ghosts II[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]11 Ghosts II[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]12 Ghosts II[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]15 Ghosts II[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]16 Ghosts II[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]29 Ghosts IV[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]Corona Radiata[/track] - Nine Inch Nails
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]Heresy[/track] - Nine Inch Nails **
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]Eraser[/track] - Nine Inch Nails **
[track artist=Nine Inch Nails]Metal[/track] - Nine Inch Nails #
[track artist=Gary Numan]Metal[/track] - Gary Numan
[track artist=Nurse With Wound]Optical Illusion Pad[/track] - Nurse With Wound
[track artist=Nurse With Wound]A Piece of the Sky is Falling[/track] - Nurse With Wound
[track artist=Ric Ocasek]Hello Darkness[/track] - Ric Ocasek
[track artist=Havel O' Connor]Monsters in Disguise[/track] - Hazel O' Connor
[track artist=Oingo Boingo]Dead Man's Party[/track] - Oingo Boingo
[track artist=Mike Oldfield]Tubular Bells (part one)[/track] - Mike Oldfield **
[track artist=Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]The New Stone Age[/track] - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
[track artist=Ozzy Osborne]Bark at the Moon[/track] - Ozzy Osborne **
[track artist=Outkast]Dracula's Wedding[/track] - OutKast
[track artist=Ray Parker Jr.]Ghostbusters[/track] - Ray Parker Jr.
[track artist=Bobby 'Boris' Pickett]Monster Mash[/track] - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett
[track artist=Pink Floyd]Astronomy Domine[/track] - Pink Floyd
[track artist=Pink Floyd]Lucifer Sam[/track] - Pink Floyd
[track artist=Pink Floyd]Empty Spaces[/track] - Pink Floyd **
[track artist=Pink Floyd]Interstellar Overdrive[/track] - Pink Floyd **
[track artist=Pink Industry]State of Grace[/track] - Pink Industry
[track artist=Pixies]Tame[/track] - Pixies **
[track artist=Plasticland]They Wore Sequined Masks[/track] - Plasticland
[track artist=Plasticland]Some Ghost Ship Lollipop[/track] - Plasticland
[track artist=Plasticland]Transparencies, Friends[/track] - Plasticland
[track artist=The Police]Bring on the Night[/track] - The Police
[track artist=The Police]Behind My Camel[/track] - The Police
[track artist=The Police]A Kind of Loving[/track] - The Police
[track artist=Iggy Pop]Sister Midnight[/track] - Iggy Pop
[track artist=Iggy Pop]Funtime[/track] - Iggy Pop
[track artist=Iggy Pop]Some Weird Sin[/track] - Iggy Pop
[track artist=Iggy Pop]Run Like a Villain[/track] - Iggy Pop
[track artist=Portishead]Humming[/track] - Portishead **
[track artist=Portishead]Sour Times[/track] - Portishead #
[track artist=Pulp]Fear[/track] - Pulp **
[track artist=Public Image Ltd.]Round[/track] - Public Image Ltd
[track artist=Public Image Ltd.]Ease[/track] - Public Image Ltd.
[track artist=Public Image Ltd.]Flowers of Romance[/track] - Public Image Ltd.
[track artist=Public Image Ltd.]Banging the Door[/track] - Public Image Ltd.
[track artist=Public Image Ltd.]Fodderstompf[/track] - Public Image Ltd.
[track artist=Public Image Ltd.]Graveyard[/track] - Public Image Ltd.
[track artist=Public Image Ltd.]The Pardon[/track] - Public Image Ltd.
[track artist=Queen]Death on Two Legs[/track] - Queen **
[track artist=Queen]Ogre Battles[/track] - Queen **
[track artist=Queens of the Stone Age]Burn the Witch[/track] - Queens of the Stone Age
[track artist=Queens of the Stone Ages]Someone's in the Wolf[/track] - Queens of the Stone Age **
[track artist=Radiohead]Suck Young Blood[/track] - Radiohead
[track artist=Radiohead]The Gloaming[/track] - Radiohead
[track artist=Radiohead]Treefingers[/track] - Radiohead
[track artist=Radiohead]In Limbo[/track] - Radiohead
[track artist=Radiohead]Knives Out[/track] - Radiohead **
[track artist=Radiohead]Climbing Up the Walls[/track] - Radiohead **
[track artist=The Rakes]Terror![/track] - The Rakes
[track artist=Ramones]Pet Sematary[/track] - Ramones
[track artist=Ramones]Chain Saw[/track] - Ramones **
[track artist=Django Reinhardt]Minor Swing[/track] - Django Reinhardt
[track artist=The Residents]Die in Terror[/track] - The Residents
[track artist=The Residents]Floyd[/track] - The Residents
[track artist=The Residents]The Nameless Souls[/track] - The Residents
[track artist=The Residents]The Coming of the Crow[/track] - The Residents
[track artist=The Residents]Sinister Exaggerator[/track] - The Residents
[track artist=Rock Kills Kid]Paralyzed[/track] - Rock Kills Kid
[track artist=Rock Kills Kid]Midnight[/track] - Rock Kills Kid
[track artist=The Rolling Stones]Sympathy For the Devil[/track] - The Rolling Stones
[track artist=The Rolling Stones]2000 Light Years from Home[/track] - The Rolling Stones
[track artist=The Rolling Stones]Paint it Black[/track] - The Roling Stones
[track artist=The Rolling Stones]Gimme Shelter[/track] - The Rolling Stones **
[track artist=The Rolling Stones]Dancing With Mr. D.[/track] - The Rolling Stones **
[track artist=Marilyn Roxie]Yomi[/track] - Marilyn Roxie
[track artist=Marilyn Roxie]In the Basement (At Night)[/track] - Marilyn Roxie
[track artist=Marilyn Roxie]Overshadowed[/track] - Marilyn Roxie #
[track artist=Marilyn Roxie]Green Leather[/track] - Marilyn Roxie #
[track artist=The Sabres of Paradise]Haunted Dancehall[/track] - The Sabres of Paradise
[track artist=Santana]Evil Ways[/track] - Santana
[track artist=Santana]Black Magic Woman[/track] - Santana
[track artist=Santogold]My Superman[/track] - Santogold
[track artist=Searchers]Love Potion No. 9[/track] - Searchers
[track artist=The Seeds]Evil Hoodoo[/track] - The Seeds
[track artist=The Seeds]Pictures and Designs[/track] - The Seeds
[track artist=Shonen Knife]Milky Way[/track] - Shonen Knife
[track artist=Shonen Knife]Devil House[/track] - Shonen Knife #
[track artist=Siglo XX]Silent House[/track] - Siglo XX
[track artist=Siglo XX]Autumn[/track] - Siglo XX
[track artist=Jumpin' Gene Simmons]Haunted House[/track] - Jumpin' Gene Simmons
[track artist=Siouxsie]Into a Swan[/track] - Siouxsie
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Christine[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Spellbound[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Obsession II[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]A Sleeping Rain[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Catwalk[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Something Wicked (This Way Comes)[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Blow the House Down[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Halloween[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Candyman[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]The Sweetest Chill[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]Night Shift[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Siouxsie and the Banshees]The Staircase (Mystery)[/track] - Siouxsie and the Banshees
[track artist=Sisters of Mercy]Nine While Nine[/track] - Sisters of Mercy
[track artist=Sisters of Mercy]This Corrosion[/track] - Sisters of Mercy
[track artist=65daysofstatic]I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood[/track] - 65daysofstatic **
[track artist=Skid Row]Creepshow[/track] - Skid Row **
[track artist=Skinny Puppy]Worlocked[/track] - Skinny Puppy
[track artist=Skinny Puppy]Dig It[/track] - Skinny Puppy
[track artist=Skinny Puppy]Assimilate[/track] - Skinny Puppy
[track artist=The Slits]Liebe And Romanze (Slow Version)[/track] - The Slits
[track artist=The Smashing Pumpkins]Bullet With Butterfly Wings[/track] - The Smashing Pumpkins
[track artist=The Smashing Pumpkins]Zero[/track] - The Smashing Pumpkins **
[track artist=The Smiths]Oscillate Wildly[/track] - The Smiths
[track artist=The Smiths]Rubber Ring[/track] - The Smiths
[track artist=The Smiths]Shakespeare's Sister[/track] - The Smiths
[track artist=The Smiths]Pretty Girls Make Graves[/track] - The Smiths
[track artist=Snakefinger]The Model[/track] - Snakefinger
[track artist=Snakefinger]Kill the Great Raven[/track] - Snakefinger
[track artist=Snakefinger]8 1/4[/track] - Snakefinger
[track artist=Snakefinger]The Man in the Dark Sedan[/track] - Snakefinger
[track artist=Mark Snow]X-Files Theme[/track] - Mark Snow
[track artist=The Sonics]The Witch[/track] - The Sonics
[track artist=The Sonics]Psycho[/track] - The Sonics
[track artist=The Sonics]Strychnine[/track] - The Sonics
[track artist=Sonic Youth]The Burning Spear[/track] - Sonic Youth **
[track artist=Soundgarden]Jesus Christ Pose[/track] - Soundgarden **
[track artist=Soundgarden]Limo Wreck[/track] - Soundgarden **
[track artist=The Specials]Ghost Town[/track] - The Specials
[track artist=Squarepusher]Last Ap Roach[/track] - Squarepusher **
[track artist=Stevie Wonder]Superstition[/track] - Stevie Wonder
[track artist=The Strokes]Juicebox[/track] - The Strokes
[track artist=Suicide]Ghost Rider[/track] - Suicide
[track artist=Suicide]Che[/track] - Suicide
[track artist=Suicide]I Remember[/track] - Suicide
[track artist=Switchblade Symphony]Doll House[/track] - Switchblade Symphony **
[track artist=Switchblade Symphony]Gutter Glitter[/track] - Switchblade Symphony **
[track artist=Syd Barrett]Golden Hair[/track] - Syd Barrett
[track artist=Taco]Puttin' on the Ritz[/track] - Taco
[track artist=Talking Heads]Psycho Killer[/track] - Talking Heads
[track artist=Tiger Baby]Strangelove[/track] - Tiger Baby
[track artist=Tones on Tail]Movement of Fear[/track] - Tones on Tail
[track artist=Tones on Tail]Go![/track] - Tones on Tail
[track artist=Tones on Tail]You, the Night and the Music[/track] - Tones on Tail
[track artist=Tones on Tail]When You're Smiling[/track] - Tones on Tail
[track artist=Tones on Tail]Means of Escape[/track] - Tones on Tail
[track artist=Tones on Tail]Instrumental[/track] - Tones on Tail
[track artist=Tool]Useful Idiot[/track] - Tool **
[track artist=Pete Townshend]I Put a Spell on You[/track] - Pete Townshend
[track artist=Pete Townshend]Disguises[/track] - Pete Townshend
[track artist=TV on the Radio]Wolf Like Me[/track] - TV on the Radio
[track artist=Type O Negative]Dead Again[/track] - Type O Negative **
[track artist=U2]An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart[/track] - U2 **
[track artist=The Urinals]Hologram[/track] - The Urinals **
[track artist=The Vapors]Isolated Case[/track] - The Vapors
[track artist=The Velvet Underground]The Gift[/track] - The Velvet Underground **
[track artist=The Velvet Underground]The Black Angel's Death Song[/track] - The Velvet Underground #
[track artist=The Ventures]One Step Beyond (Fear) The Twilight Zone[/track] - The Ventures #
[track artist=Tom Verlaine]Souvenir from a Dream[/track] - Tom Verlaine
[track artist=Abe Vigoda]Lantern Lights[/track] - Abe Vigoda **
[track artist=Tom Waits]Underground[/track] - Tom Waits
[track artist=Tom Waits]Cemetery Polka[/track] - Tom Waits
[track artist=Tom Waits]Big Black Mariah[/track] - Tom Waits
[track artist=Tom Waits]Rain Dogs[/track] - Tom Waits
[track artist=Tom Waits]Trouble's Braids[/track] - Tom Waits
[track artist=Jason Webley]Map[/track] - Jason Webley
[track artist=The White Stripes]Seven Nation Army[/track] - The White Stripes
[track artist=The White Stripes]Blue Orchid[/track] - The White Stripes
[track artist=The White Stripes]Red Rain[/track] - The White Stripes
[track artist=The White Stripes]Catch Hell Blues[/track] - The White Stripes
[track artist=The White Stripes]St. James Infirmary Blues[/track] - The White Stripes #
[track artist=The White Stripes]Aluminum[/track] - The White Stripes #
[track artist=The Who]Run Run Run[/track] - The Who
[track artist=The Who]Disguises[/track] - The Who
[track artist=The Who]Boris the Spider[/track] - The Who
[track artist=The Who]Melancholia[/track] - The Who
[track artist=The Who]Hall of the Mountain King[/track] - The Who
[track artist=The Who]Heaven and Hell[/track] - The Who **
[track artist=The Who]Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde[/track] - The Who **
[track artist=The Edgar Winter Group]Frankenstein[/track] - Edgar Winter Group
[track artist=Wire]The Other Window[/track] - Wire
[track artist=Wire]A Mutual Friend[/track] - Wire
[track artist=Wire]Feed Me[/track] - Wire
[track artist=Wire]Strange[/track] - Wire **
[track artist=Wolfmother]Witchcraft[/track] - Wolfmother
[track artist=Sheb Wooley]The Purple People Eater[/track] - Sheb Wooley
[track artist=X]Hungry Wolf[/track] - X
[track artist=X]Real Child of Hell[/track] - X
[track artist=X]Devil Doll[/track] - X
[track artist=The Yardbirds]Evil Hearted You[/track] - The Yardbirds
[track artist=Yazoo]Winter Kills[/track] - Yazoo
[track artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs]Date With a Night[/track] - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[track artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs]Man[/track] - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[track artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs]Cold Night[/track] - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[track artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs]Gold Lion[/track] - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[track artist=Yeah Yeah Yeahs]Graveyard[/track] - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[track artist=Yello]Daily Disco[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]The Evening's Young[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Pinball Cha Cha[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Angel No[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]No More Roger[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]She's Got a Gun[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Cuad el Habib[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]The Lorry[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Night Flanger[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Reverse Lion[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Magneto[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Massage[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Desert Inn[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Stalakdrama[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Ciel Ouvert[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Lost Again[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Great Mission[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Swing[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Heavy Whispers[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Yello]Smile on You[/track] - Yello
[track artist=Warren Zevon]Werewolves of London[/track] - Warren Zevon **
[track artist=Rob Zombie]Call of the Zombie[/track] - Rob Zombie **

Zajebiści wykonawcy których odkryłem że istnieją + znani mi wykonawcy których odkryłem że są zajebiści :]

04/2008
Kasia Kowalska / Duffy
05/2008
No Doubt / Gwen Stefani / Asian Dub Foundation
06/2008
Iowa Super Soccer / Dick4Dick / Muse / Gotan Project
07/2008
Michael Jackson
08/2008
Drowning Pool / The Parlor Mob / Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
09/2008
Stateless / FlyKKiller / Black River
10/2008
Pantera / Erykah Badu / NATU + Envee / Gabriella Cilmi / Corinne Bailey Rae / India.Arie / Macy Gray
11/2008
Kings of Leon / Jaga Jazzist
12/2008
Amy Macdonald / Morcheeba / Holdcut / Duże Pe / Jet / Gaudi (Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) / Temple of Sound

01/2009
Peter Gabriel / Paula Cole
02/2009
Elton John / Seal / Pendulum / Kapela ze wsi Warszawa / Bruce Springsteen
03/2009
Jeff Buckley / Razorlight / Lady GaGa / Goldfrapp
04/2009
The Cinematic Orchestra
05/2009
Steve Winwood / Eric Clapton / Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood / Michael Bublé / Frank Sinatra / Louis Armstrong / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / The Baseballs
06/2009
Waldeck / Dub FX / Playing For Change / Oceana / The Hoochie Coochie Men
07/2009
Blind Faith / Derek and the Dominos / Traffic / Cream / Jimi Hendrix / B.B. King / John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers / Delaney & Bonnie & Friends / Robert Johnson
08/2009
Joe Cocker
09/2009
Mafalda Arnauth / Mísia / Amália Rodrigues / Mika Urbaniak
10/2009
Infected Mushroom / Entheogenic
11/2009
Buddy Guy / The Allman Brothers Band / Sulphur Phuture

I was inspired by Co-Z to make my own list. His list was possibly the best list I've ever seen, I agree on all his least favourites :P. Here's my list:

Top 5

5.)
Jimi Hendrix-Jimi Hendrix,The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Is it neccessary to explain why.. check out this video



4.)
Stevie Ray Vaughn-Stevie Ray Vaughn,Stevie Ray Vaughn And Double Trouble

This guy is AMAZING on the guitar I'd say. He isn't the best technical player, but man oh man he is an AWESOME player in his own bloody way. Lots and lots of soul in his stuff. Check out his duel with Jeff Beck


3.)
Jimmy Page-Led Zeppelin,The Yardbirds,Page and Plant,Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes

The List Goes On And On..

I always liked Page. Even before I was a fan of Zeppelin to be honest. He is a very unique player, he isn't a mind blowing player I think, but man I'd kill to see him and Zeppelin again. Rumour has it that there going on a world tour.



2.)
Angus Young-AC/DC

Thats right I'm sure you all saw this coming. Angus to be honest isn't a really good guitar player technical wise or scalier wise. But he is a really really good entertainer. There is just something about this guy I'm not sure what it is, I love his style, I love his stage act. Great guitarist, go check out AC/DC if you haven't already. Rumour has it that there new album will be out late summer/early fall reported by Brian Johnson.



1.)
Eric Clapton-John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers,The Yardbirds,Cream,Derek and the Dominos,Blind Faith,Eric Clapton

This was a tough choice, Angus respectively could have easily taken this spot, but Clapton I think deserves it much more. His playing is just awesome, his solo's make me want to quit playing guitar period.. have fun MathiasPage at the Clapton Concert!

"Peter Green has more talent in his little finger than I have in my hole body" - B.B. King



Peter Green ist meiner Meinung nach einer der meist unterschätzen Musiker der letzten 40 Jahre.
Man kann sich kaum vorstellen, wie viele Klassiker der Rock und Blues Geschichte eigentlich aus seiner Feder stammen.

Ich bin auf eine wirklich lesenswerte Biografie gestoßen, die das Leben dieses Mannes kaum besser beschreiben könnte. Ich hoffe, dass vielleicht der ein oder andere dadurch mal auf Peter Green aufmerksam wird und sich seine Musik zu Gemüte zieht. Er hats verdient, gerade jetzt wo er so dahinvegetiert.


Von Bernhard Torsch

Mitte der 80er Jahre filmt ein Kamerateam einen völlig verwahrlosten Typen, der in einer Sozialwohnung in einem Londoner Ghetto lebt. Der Mann, der aussieht wie ein Penner, ist Peter Green, ehemals Gründer, Sänger und Gitarrist von Fleetwood Mac. Er schaut verwirrt in die Kamera und sagt: "Es ist nur ein Stückchen Papier, aber es dauert bis zu 24 Stunden lang". Nein, Gitarre spielen könne er nicht, dafür seien seine Fingernägel zu lang. Tatsächlich hat der Typ Klauen wie Nosferatu, gelb, krumm, ungepflegt. Anschließend flüchtet er vor den Reportern und knallt die Tür seiner versifften Bude zu.

Die Karriere des Peter Greenbaum, wie er mit bürgerlichem Namen heißt, beginnt 1967 bei John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, wo er als Ersatz für Eric Clapton, der gerade Cream gegründet hatte, angeheuert wird. Mit Mayall teilt der damals blutjunge Peter die Leidenschaft für den Blues und schreibt erste Songs wie "The Supernatural", die bereits andeuten, wohin die Reise gehen wird. Mayall erkennt das Genie in Green und hält ihn "für gleich gut wie Hendrix". Er freundet sich mit dem Schlagzeuger der Truppe, Mick Fleetwood, und dem Bassisten John McVie an und die drei stellen bald ihre eigene Bluesrock-Partie zusammen: Fleetwood Mac. Zunächst spielt man nur traditionelle Bluesnummern, bald aber beginnt Green, eigene Kompositionen zu schreiben und sich vom starren Zwölftakt-Schema zu lösen.

1969 ist das Jahr von Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. Die Band verkauft mehr Platten als die Beatles und landet mit "Albatros", einer Instrumentalnummer mit kunstvoll ineinander fließenden Gitarren, einen Welthit. Green schreibt einen Hit nach dem anderen und gilt neben Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton und Jimi Page als einer der besten Gitarristen der Welt. Außerdem singt er mit seiner klagenden Stimme den Blues authentischer als jeder andere Weiße. Aus seiner Feder stammt "Black Magic Woman", ein bedrohlich swingender Blues, mit dem später Carlos Santana Furore machen und die Hippies dieser Erde beglücken sollte. Die Musik der "Mac" jener Jahre hat nichts zu tun mit dem Westcoast-Gewinsel, mit dem die Gruppe in den späten 70er Jahren Millionen unschuldiger Ohren quälen sollte.

Live sind Fleetwood Mac zu dieser Zeit ein Ereignis. Mit drei Leadgitarren und einer brutal lauten Rhythmussektion schlagen sie dem Publikum rauen Bluesrock und ausufernde Psychedelic-Jams um die Ohren. Alle in der Band nehmen Drogen, Green vor allem LSD. Viel LSD. Sehr viel LSD. Er wird ein wenig wunderlich und läuft in bodenlangen Fummeln rum, trägt ein Kreuz und vertieft sich in christliche Mystik. Als die Band durch Deutschland tourt, wird Green in München von ein paar Freaks auf eine Drogenparty eingeladen. Dort verabreicht man dem sensiblen Gitarristen eine Überdosis Acid. Nach drei Tagen kommt er von dem Trip wieder runter und ist davon überzeugt, dass es unmoralisch ist, mit Rockmusik Geld zu verdienen. Peter legt seinen Bandkollegen nahe, doch auf allen weltlichen Besitz zu verzichten und nur mehr Gratiskonzerte zu spielen. John McVie, Mick Fleetwood und die anderen halten das nicht ganz zu unrecht für eine schlechte Idee, da sie sich gerade erst an das Leben mit Geld, Koks und Groupies gewöhnt haben, und sagen ihrem Boss, er könne ja tun, was ihm beliebe, sie würden aber ganz sicher nicht auf die Kohle verzichten. Man veröffentlicht noch die Single "The Green Manalishi", die von vielen als Loblied auf Marihuana missverstanden wird, obwohl es doch schlicht eine Kritik am schnöden Mammon ist. Es kommt schließlich zum Bruch. Green verlässt die Band und spielt mit ein paar Jazzrockern die famose Platte "The End of the Game" ein, ein einziger langer Jam, eine Reise in die auseinander brechende Psyche eines LSD-überfütterten Musikergehirns. Danach bricht Green endgültig zusammen und landet in der Klapsmühle. Diagnose: Schizophrenie.

Bis in die späten 70er Jahre hinein darf Peter die Segnungen der Psychiatrie genießen: Elektroschocks und Tranquilizer in rauen Mengen. In der Musikwelt machen Gerüchte die Runde, Green arbeite als Totengräber oder lebe in einem israelischen Kibbuz. Stimmt alles nicht, er sitzt als Zombie im Rohypnol-Motel. 1979 hat sich Green so weit erholt, dass er eine neue Platte aufnehmen kann. "In The Skies" ist eine wundervoll melancholische Scheibe, voll mit düsteren Songs mit wirren religiösen Texten, die von Peters unnachahmlich weinerlicher Gitarre und seinem Gesang getragen werden. Mit "FOOL NO MORE" enthält die LP den wohl depressivsten Blues, der jemals geschrieben wurde. Pure Hoffnungslosigkeit, tiefste Trauer. Es folgen sporadische Auftritte und zwei weitere, nicht besonders gelungene Soloplatten, doch Greens Seele kollabiert wieder. Ab 1982 zieht sich der scheue Musikant erneut in seine von Dämonen heimgesuchte Privathölle zurück. Er pendelt zwischen dem Krankenhaus und seiner verlausten Wohnung hin und her.

Ende er 80er Jahre starten Freunde einen neuen Versuch, dem Albatros wieder Flügel zu verleihen. Vorsichtig lockt man Green aus der Isolation, schneidet ihm die Fingernägel und drückt ihm eine Gitarre in die Hand. Er muss erst wieder lernen, wie man so ein Ding bedient. Eine kleine, feine Kapelle namens Peter Green Splinter Group entsteht und Green macht wieder das, was er am liebsten tut: Er spielt und singt den Blues. Mit dieser Band veröffentlicht Peter bis Ende der 90er Jahre mehrere Platten, geht sogar wieder auf Tour und gibt Interviews. Die Shows sind manchmal fast magisch, dann wieder totale Reinfälle. An einem Abend ist Green fast ganz der Alte und zeigt, was ein begnadeter Musiker aus einer Gibson rausholen kann. In anderen Nächten reicht es gerade für ein wenig Rhythmusgitarre und fragilen Gesang, wobei er recht oft den Text vergisst. Neue Songs schreibt er nicht mehr, und das Tourneeleben tut ihm auch nicht so richtig gut. Er beginnt wieder zu kiffen und zu trinken. Seit einiger Zeit hört man nichts mehr von Peter außer Meldungen um einen bizarren Rechtsstreit zwischen der Splinter Group und seinem legalen Vormund, einer Organisation, die sich um die finanzielle Lage geistig eingeschränkter Menschen kümmert. Das Comeback scheint vorüber, die Tranquilizer warten schon.

Freitag, 09. Juli 2004

For every subgenre I like to listen to I name my favourite song at the moment:

Rock:
hard rock: Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
progressive rock: Genesis - Burning Rope
krautrock: Can - Future Days
melodic rock: Europe - Seven Doors Hotel
sleaze rock/metal: Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
surf rock: Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - Misirlou
blues rock: John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers - Hideaway
classic rock: The Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
psychedelic rock: Santana - Every Step of the Way
post-rock: Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Sleep
stoner rock: Queens of the Stone Age - Go With The Flow
indie rock: Babyshambles - Delivery

jazz:
free jazz: John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
jazz rock: Chick Corea - Captain Senor Mouse
funk/fusion: Herbie Hancock - Rockit

punk rock: The Offspring - The End of the Line
deutschpunk: WIZO - Kopfschuss
hardcore (Punk): Madball - Down By Law
crust punk/ crustcore: Skitsystem - No Hope, No Future, No Second Chance
grindcore: Napalm Death - Forced to Fear
metalcore: Caliban - A Faint Moment Of Fortune

metal:
heavy metal: Manilla Road - Mystification
epic metal: Manowar - Secret of Steel
(US) power metal: Fates Warning - Giant's Lore (Heart of Winter)
thrash metal: Megadeth - Tornado of Souls
death metal: Death - Empty Words
melodic death: At the Gates - The Break of Autumn
technical death metal: Golem - Starchild
black metal: Immortal - Withstand the Fall of Time
industrial metal: Rammstein - Sehnsucht
progressive metal: Psychotic Waltz - Butterfly
progressive death metal: Opeth - Forest of October
progressive black metal: Emperor - The Tongue of Fire
folk/pagan metal: Moonsorrow - Pimeä
doom metal: While Heaven Wept - Of Empires Forlorn
doom/sludge: Minsk - Orphans Of Piety

classical: Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 - 2nd Movement
romantic: Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 7 - 1st movement
avant-garde: György Ligeti - Lux Aeterna
minimalist: Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians

film score: Basil Poledouris - Riddle Of Steel/ Riders Of Doom (Conan the Barbarian)
country: Johnny Cash - Ghost Riders In The Sky
ska: Ernest Ranglin - Below the Bassline
flamenco: Paco de Lucía Sextet - Solo Quiero Caminar
raga: Ravi Shankar - Dhun
electro: Kraftwerk - Das Modell
breakcore: Venetian Snares - My Half
8bit/chiptunes: Sabrepulse - Venom

10cc
AC/DC
Acid Mothers Temple
Adagio
Aerosmith
Alan Parson Project
Alice In Chains
Allman Brothers Band
Anathema
Anekdoten
Angra
Anthrax
Arena
Ars Nova
Artension
Atomic Rooster
Avanstasia
Ayreon
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Beardfish
Bigelf
Black Mountain
Black Sabbath
Black Widow
Blackfoot
Blind Faith
Blind Guardian
Blue Cheer
Blue Oyster Cult
Blues Traveler
Bob Dylan
Boston
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Springsteen
Budgie
Cactus
Camel
Caravan
Canned Heat
Chroma Key
Circus Maximus
Cream
Creedence.Clearwater.Revival.
Danko Jones
Danzig
Dark Crown
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Demons & Wizards
Derek and the Dominos
Devil Doll
DIO
Dominci
DragonForce
Dream Evil
Dream Theater
Dreamscape
Dungen
Eagles
Edguy
Electric Eel Shock
Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Elvis
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Enchant
Eric Clapton
Evergrey
Fairport Convention
Fates Warning
Fleetwood Mac
Flower Travellin' Band
Foghat
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
Frank Zappa
Franz Ferdinand
Freak Kitchen
Fredrich Chopin
Free
Gamma
Gamma Ray
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Gordian Knot
Grand Funk Railroad
Great White
Green River
Guns & Roses
Hammerfall
Hawkwind
Heart
Heaven and Hell
Helloween
Hiromi Uehara
Humble Pie
Iced Earth
The Stooges
Iron Butterfly
Iron Maiden
Jadis
James LaBrie
Janis Joplin
Jeff Beck
Jeff Healey Band
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
John Lennon
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Johnny Cash
Johnny Winter
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Judas Priest

Well I hope this journal will survive now that Last Fm is kinda trying to reviving itself after the crash this Friday...

Anyway, first artist to write about is Jethro Tull... I don't now what genre to put them, they have many different influences, from Folk to Progressive... I have never really liked them for some reason, but this time i heard more tracks and found some of them quite good, like Thick as a Brick, Nothing Is Easy and Bouree

The Man In Black, Johnny Cash, surprised me this time around with some really cool songs, like Folsom Prison Blues and San Quentin... i wonder how he was allowed to sing those songs when he visited those prisons o.o

Last note is "The Metal Gods" Judas Priest. This time I listen to some more early tracks like Hell Bent for Leather, The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown), and the whole Angel of Retribution album. But in the end, classics like Living After Midnight and You've Got Another Thing Comin' are the best :)

Kinda sad I can't see them live @ Sweden Rock Festival (to darn expensive + I hate tents)... well I have the new Nostradamus cd to look forward to :)