Bought these very sexy and very loud JBL Creature II speakers for my iMac today.
They look the goods and sound alright too.
Monthly Archive for June, 2005
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Alright well I’ll keep this short and sweet…
The new Foo Fighters album ‘in Your Honor’ is some pretty good shit. To start with you get a whole two discs of Fooey goodness, one is nice and loud rock and the other acoustic.
Track one disc one title track ‘In Your Honor’ sums up the whole first disc. Nice and loud and fast with lots of build up leading to an awesome break no matter how uncertain it may seem. This is not Foo Fighters of old and it shouldn’t be. Let’s not live in the past and enjoy the present people. This album most definately is better than ‘One by One’ which let me down in the lack of quality tracks. ‘In Your Honor’ has some outstanding tracks and after only a few plays I suggest the following tracks -
– In Your Honor (track 1)
– No Way Back (track 2) shares the same progression as Transdermal Celebration by Ween
– The Last Song (track 6) could be the next single me thinks, classic Foos. Awesome song to scream out loud (possibly being drunk will enhance the experience)
– Resolve (track eight) Footos anyone? Nice and soft… Sing it Dave
On the acoustic disc it is a little weird… a lot of effort has gone into the songs. They are not heavy songs done acousticly they are acoustic songs written and played that way. It took a little to get used to as I’m used to the ‘acoustic cover’ but there is some awesome shit on here.
It’s a whole other side to the Foo Fighters. At some points I had flashbacks of Kurt Cobain which I’m sure was a massive influence on Dave.
Tracks to listen to are –
– Another Round (track 4)
– Friend of a Friend (track 5) killer track with such deep lyrics, please listen and enjoy. I feel a little Kurt on this track.
– Virginia Moon (track eight) oh so awesome in a samba kind of way… very sexy
– Cold Day In The Sun (track 9) sooo Old School and seven shades of awsome
Anyway this album is very very good. I was a little wary after ‘One by One’ but I have learnt to understand that this is where the Foo Fighters are right now and don’t ecpect your Monkey Wrench or Generator because it aint going to happen chump. If you don’t like it well good luck to you but this is an album of substance and quality.
ps I love Dave Grohl and would be more than happy to give birth to his babies… i give myself to you oh god of rock n roll that you are… and you know it
On another note I am pleased to announce that Americian Dad is funnier than Family Guy…
Have I grown used to the ‘shock’ factor of Family Guy…? maybe…
But after the last few episodes of Family Guy and American Dad I have noticed that American Dad is shit load funnier…
Family Guy had a killer first two episodes but it takes more than that my little animated firends.
Let the flame wars begin…………
quick post before i go to bed, monday is here and has hit me like a ton of bricks.
– got to work and no one was there to let me in
– when i did get in half an hour later most of the staff were not there
– i had a bullshit meeting i didn’t know about
– had my coffee spilt all over my shirt
– had someone throw 5 cents coins at me
– got screwed by my boss and by the tax man… (again)
on the better side of things
– went for an early moring walk with hels
– saw richmond loose to the eagles at the g but i’m still proud as it was a shit hot game
– ate the best lasagne period 2 nights in a row
– picked up some massive bargins at the myer stocktake sale
– am downloading my muthafuckin ass off as we speak (new foo fighters album for one)
– awesome send off for chris friday night
hope you all had a good weekend and that your week is successful, i’ve got a long weekend coming so all eyes on that! will be doing some computer upgrades for sure and hopefully some house inspections. seeing that richmond are playing in melbourne i guess i’ll be there too. and no long weekend is complete without drinking.
bring it on!
I’ve been listening to a couple of new albums over the last few days and well I’ve been left a little disappointment and wanting more.
The albums that have been getting a spin in iTunes have been –
– Gorillaz ‘Demon Days’ I’ve been waiting for this album after their debut ‘Self Titled’ kicked some serious ass. Catchy cruisin tracks with some wicked beats and rap fused together for your listening pleasure. I’m sure you’ve all seen the new iPod ad with the first single ‘Feel Good Inc’ as the soundtrack. After hearing that I had high hopes for ‘Demon Days’ yet ‘Feel Good Inc’ is about as good as it gets. Where I was wanting upbeats and backbeats, I got dark and curious. Which is not a bad thing just not the right thing in my opinion. So much potential for these crazy little 2D characters but it looks like Damon has written an album for him and his animated sidkicks. This reminds my a bit of Blurs ‘Think Tank’ which I also didn’t enjoy as I was expecting more. 6 out of 10
– Black Eyed Peas ‘Monkey Business’ as with Golillaz had a lot to live up to seeing that their last album was genious. This is a little short of the bar. I’m sure once it gets punished by the radio I’ll grow to like it more but at the moment it feels lacking the excitement and originality. I’m not sure how some of these tracks would go down live after seeing them last year. There are some awesome guest ie Jack Johnson and Sting however they don’t seem to be able to contribute a full 100% to the tracks they are on.
Anyway over time I think this will grow on me. 5 out of 10 for now…?
– Coldplay ‘X & Y’ is as I expected pretty good. Nothing different but it doesn’t have to be. Shit man if it aint broke don’t fix it! This is a really quality album to listen to and spend time with. It rewards you ffor your effort. Not too much to say as I really love this album and will see it getting high rotation when working and chillin out. 8 out of 10
Alright coming up on the horizon is the double disk Foo Fighters and I’m sure to get my little greasy paws on it as soon as humanly possible. This could be the musical highlight of the year. I might be biased and I also might want to have Dave Grohl’s babies.
Peace
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