Obituary: Thunderstruck

Original video located here. Accessed 20th November 2017

Song title: Thunderstruck

Artist: AC/DC

Year: 1990

Why I like this song:

R.I.P Malcolm Young

Say hi to Bon for us

Obituary: The Crab Song

Original video located here. Accessed 19th November 2017

Song title: The Crab Song

Artist: Faith No More

Year: 1987

Why I like this song:

R.I.P. Chuck Mosely

I think this is the best of that era of Faith No More. Clearly the direction that would lead to The Real Thing was already underway but Chuck was still giving his all. 
He may have been overshadowed by his successor but he was still part of the Faith No More story.

Nineties Revisited: Your Woman

Original video located here. Accessed 16th November 2017

Song title: Your Woman

Artist: White Town

Year: 1997

Why I like this song:

A classic one hit wonder - only not really: the guy behind this song has actually had an active music career since. Some witty lyrics and the use of a sample that others can only dream of.

Nineties Revisited: Hitchin a Ride

Original video located here. Accessed 7th November 2017

Song title: Hitchin' A Ride

Artist: Green Day

Year: 1997

Why I like this song:

Including a Green Day song in this blog is something of a no-brainer to me. I listened to them a lot during my High School years and they were a constant presence in one form or another. Consider them my gateway drug to the world of Punk Rock XD
Funny how much a song can be defined by a descending bass line.

The Asian Connection: Kimi wo Nosete

Original video located here. Accessed 6th November 2017

Song title: Kimi wo Nosete / Carrying You

Artist: Azumi Inoue

Year: 1986

Why I like this song:

You always remember the first time you encounter something new. Whilst Castle in the Sky was not the first Ghibli movie I came across - that honour goes to Grave of the Fireflies - it was the first Ghibli movie directed by Miyazaki I came across and it has stayed with me ever since.

And this song really puts forth the notion of travelling far and wide in search of missing civilisations. If I need to go on a journey filled with adventure and tragedy then this is what I want playing in the background (although why anyone would actively go out and search of tragedy is beyond me....)

We Are Live: Forgotten Years

Original video located here. Accessed 3rd November 2017

Song title: Forgotten Years

Artist: Midnight Oil

Year: 1990

Why I like this song:

Recently I saw Midnight Oil live. 
Boy have I been waiting a long time for this. I grew up with Midnight who was a continuous presence in the 1980s and 90s. I knew they had last played in Tassie in 1990 but never again, Indeed, I recall, back in 2002, signing an online petition to bring them back. Of course it didn't work - the Oils would break up months later - but now, they've finally returned.

The support act was the Jezebels. They did all right but they did come across as somewhat stiff on stage. I guess being in a venue as big as the DEC means Hayley Mary was unable to do her lap-dance routine that she is apparently known for.

But the real treat is the Oils: And I tell you: The long wait was more than worth it. They burst out the gate, rocking hard for a bunch of guys in their sixties. I knew that Midnight Oil were renowned as a formidable live act but to see them in the flesh is indeed something else. In fact they rocked so hard that they could easy show up a lot of younger bands. But then again, Midnight have had plenty of time to perfectly hone their act.

Noteworthy moments are as follows: Playing Power and Passion and everyone getting up to dance. Peter Garret giving rants to the crowd, sharing experiences in Burnie (among other things). The final song being Forgotten Years (as above). Rob Hirst going like a machine. Jim and Martin going full-tilt. 

So does the wait guarantee a spot in the pantheon of greatest live bands I've seen?
Of course, Do you really need to ask?

Nineties Revisited: Can't You Trip Like I Do?

Original video located here. Accessed 2nd November 2017

Song title: (Can't You) Trip Like I Do?

Artist: Filter and the Crystal Method

Year: 1997

Why I like this song:

I was going to post this on Halloween night but I haven't been in good health. Better late than never I suppose....
Anyway, this is from the soundtrack to the Spawn movie, which was made up of collaborations between metal and electronic. Sure it gave us some truly bizarre collaborations (Tom Morello and the Prodigy? Kirk Hammett and Orbital?) but here it works.
The Crystal Method's electronics provide the bed and Filter bring the guitars over it. I suppose this shouldn't come as a surprise given Filter's dalliance with industrial but it still rocks hard