Your favourate 5 rock songs.

:good: Lekker man, good to have a butchers through this thread every now and then. Shame half the facetube links have been removed. Thank you Sony.

This years Bestival (IOW) was headlined by The Cure. Brilliant. Esp as they were contemplating quitting gigging before they were offered the headline slot. Not Bestival, but a cool recording nonetheless;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcMEx4OHLOs

Can`t mention Bestival without congratulating Polly on her second Mercury Victory. Nice one girl, love the Bridport tones in the interview
http://www.nme.com/artists/pj-harvey

K, back to immunology......:craig:

 

My favourite of Pollys`;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH2I9fJ0ALk&feature=related

Cheers,
Bel

 

REM the 4 piece band from Atlanta Georgia 1st Album came out in 1983 - Murmur

Since then they lost a drummer - Now the band has called it a day.

Michael Stripe once stated they had written so many songs that when singing live he would just make up song lyrics when he forgot the words or lip read the audience.

His is their 1st ever TV appearance - Radio Free Europe

and it maybe for some today - It´s the end of the world as we know it ( and I feel fine )

I once had there whole collected only for it to be stolen, borrow and never return.

A true Fav to me.

 

Mine too :drinks. (Favourite that is, not stolen) Here`s Stipe with Radiohead, always been mutual admiration between the two bands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0Y1mGiSUg&feature=related

Sorry to hear of your loss :empathy: I feel `your luck could change`, Mike. Just for you;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pey29CLID3I

Cheers,
Bel

 

20 years ago ( I think today Nevermind was released 2nd studio album for Nirvana Bleach was the 1st ) this song was beginning to get air play and the Seattle Sound was going mainstream

smells like ten spirit

20 years goes fast I feel older.

At home with Oliver today - we rocked out to Nevermind for Breakfast music

 

Cool. Always start the day with a bit of what you fancy. My daughter and I rocked to By The Way as we drove her first car (You reckon you feel old; she passed her test first time a couple of weeks ago.) to the garage for a health check.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDAiYlZDZKU

Have a great day :drinks

 

After 14 years, Soundgarden are back recording - and coming back here.
JUST months after headlining the 1997 Big Day Out, the curtain fell, seemingly forever, on Soundgarden.
The powerful Seattle four-piece had been hurtling like a freight train during that city's almost unstoppable storming of the charts in the '90s but after a decade of playing, Soundgarden ground to a halt.
Fourteen years later, the band has not only stoked the smouldering fire and returned to the studio, they're again playing packed shows and return to Australia in January to again play the Big Day Out.
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The band in Sydney in 1997. Photo: Jennifer Soo
It will be the third time (having also headlined with the Ramones in '94) the band has played the Big Day Out. Guitarist Kim Thayil says recent shows across North America have found the band ''clicking together'' and performing with new vitality after the long hiatus.
A recent performance in Thayil's early home town of Chicago confirmed the band's new-found passion.
''On stage to our east we had Lake Michigan and on the other side was the Chicago skyline and we're playing to tens of thousands of people - it was amazing, it was sublime,'' he says.

Cornell on stage this year.
Another show soon after the band's reformation (on the closing night of Lollapalooza last year) began with singer Chris Cornell declaring ''it's good to be back'' before a typically explosive set delivered without flashy lasers, lighting trickery or elaborate props.
Thayil took a break last week in Seattle from laying down guitar parts on the new Soundgarden record to tell EG the band is thrilled to be returning to Australia.
''There's definitely a new vitality that comes from time off but the four of us [drummer Matt Cameron and bass player Ben Shepherd included] have grown and had other experiences, we've played with other people and coming back together we've found a natural creative energy.''
The band released five studio albums starting with 1988's Ultramega OK and then Louder Than Love the next year.
Shepherd replaced original bass player Hiro Yamamoto and, in 1991, as the influence of Seattle bands exploded on the international stage with the release of Nirvana's Nevermind, Soundgarden unleashed Badmotorfinger.
It helped establish Soundgarden as one of the most exciting and toughest live bands to emerge in years. In 1994 Superunknown, including the singles Spoonman, Black Hole Sun and My Wave, became the band's most successful album commercially and, like Ultramega OK and Badmotorfinger, was nominated for a Grammy.
In between those heady days in the Seattle melting pot of rock and the final show before breaking up in '97, Soundgarden crossed the globe playing to packed stadiums and festivals, earning widespread critical acclaim.
Not surprisingly, Thayil has enjoyed a slower - and significantly quieter - pace for most of the past decade. ''I've mostly done session stuff here and there; I wasn't eager to go back on the road and commit to a relationship with record companies, managers, lawyers and accountants,'' he says.
He's collaborated with Jello Biafra, most notably on the No WTO Combo with former Nirvana bass player Krist Novoselic, as well as playing with Dave Grohl's heavy-metal outfit Probot and working on tracks with a couple of his favourite bands, Sunn O))) and Boris.
He'll hook up with Boris when the band comes to Seattle this week but for now his focus is squarely back on the outfit briefly known as Nudedragons - an anagram of Soundgarden - when the band played their first show back last year in Seattle.
''I've worked on a schedule that was most comfortable for me,'' Thayil says.
He adds that the thrill of a new Soundgarden album and more touring genuinely excites him.
Cornell has been busier in terms of touring and recording during Soundgarden's long break, having spent six years in Audioslave and also furthering his solo career.
Cornell spoke with EG from Los Angeles before his solo tour to Australia, which brings him to Melbourne for two Palais Theatre shows next week ahead of a new solo album in November and Soundgarden's Big Day Out shows.
''No, I don't do breaks, which is fine, I'm happy that way,'' he says. ''I did get some vacation time with my family in August but I'm lucky because I can work from home if I'm writing, recording or rehearsing and still see my family.''
The tour that's recently had American critics raving is the Songbook acoustic tour, which is just Cornell and a guitar - or what he calls ''nothing else to get the song across'' - and he's revelling in it.
Familiar songs are revisited, albeit in an unplugged format that twists and turns between his own songs from a career spanning more than two decades and a diverse range of covers.
''It's nothing but an acoustic guitar and me singing, so [the performance] has got to live in that world,'' the 47-year-old says. ''It can't rely on anything else.''
There have been brief flirtations with solo shows in the past but this time Cornell is drawing on an experience in Stockholm from three years ago that provided the impetus to go it alone.
''That show [in Stockholm] was the first time I tried to keep an audience going with an acoustic guitar … that got me into wanting to do it more and this was a little nerve-racking but it's been great since the first night,'' he says.
''I've had a lot of fun with the tour and feel really excited about keeping it going in Australia. It's been three years since I've been there and that's too long.''
Cornell's previous solo release was 2009's critically unloved Scream, with producer Timbaland's electro-pop influence giving the singer's distinctive rock'n'roll howl an almost unrecognisable makeover.
''It's probably not something I'm going to repeat but it's definitely something I'm glad I did,'' Cornell says. ''I knew when I started making that record there would be people who thought I'd lost my mind.
''I learnt a lot about recording in the world of electronics and digital music [and] I'm hoping that learning never stops. There's always plenty to learn.''
The next release comes from the Songbook tour and features live recordings from the shows.
Twenty years after Nirvana's Nevermind coincided with the release of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger, Cornell has also had time to reflect on a period of rock history that changed the musical landscape.
''It's come up a lot with the 20th anniversary of Nevermind, which feels good,'' he says.
''Not every period in rock history gets celebrated.''
Like Thayil, Cornell says the 13-year break between Soundgarden gigs has given everyone involved time to explore other creative outlets and return with a renewed sense of enthusiasm.
''Ultimately we just needed a break from being in Soundgarden,'' he says.
''It feels like we had that break, like everyone's refreshed and happy to be back doing it again.
''Sometimes when bands split up it's because somebody hated somebody but we were never like that and two weeks after we split up I remember being struck by how happy everybody was.
''Everyone has most of the brain cells they had back then … maybe we'll just appreciate it a little more this time.''


from the age

 

From the age -

Gary "Mani" Mounfield's mother's funeral was the catalyst for the Stone Roses reunion, after Ian Brown and John Squire gave moving tributes at the memorial.

The bassist was plunged into mourning in March after his beloved mum died, and his old pals were on hand to help him battle his grief.

Mounfield admits her death was "the cloud that gave us the silver lining" to settle their differences, and he has now opened up about their decision to reform for a world tour, which was announced on Tuesday.

"It's weird how it can be one mad thing that starts a chain of events. It was amazing and bizarre when John and Ian started speaking at my mum's funeral," he told Britain's The Sun.

"I always wanted them to do it, even if we never reformed I wanted them to reform the friendship. Rock 'n' roll is more than just music."

The Stone Roses split in 1996 after a series of bust-ups between Brown and Squire.

The Fools Gold stars will play two gigs in their hometown of Manchester, England next June.

The comeback concerts will be followed by an "extensive" world tour - and Brown can't wait to take to the stage with his bandmates once again.

"Our plan is to shake up the world. We're gonna go around the world next year. We're going to start off in Manchester and play two big gigs. This is not a trip down memory lane, we are doing new songs," he told The Sun.

"We are going to do what we did the first time and ride it 'til the wheels come off. And let's face it, the wheels did come off. We'll keep writing and if it hits our standards, we'll go with it. We're not here to destroy anything. It's as precious to us as it is to someone who has followed us for years.

"I've heard a few people say 'You shouldn't do it, you're going to destroy the legacy'. But that's not our intention."


fools Gold

I m the resurrection

see what I did there

 

The old is now new



released 2 days ago.

Jane's Addiction - End to the Lies

Jane's Addiction - Irresistible Force

 

My youngest Jack, now 16, just got me to listen to this. He`s been trying to get me into `dubstep` for some time ; Don`t worry, his first love is still rock `n roll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SARl4EZlSWg

He says "It`s crazy good", whatever that means

 

Been out for a week

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - The Death Of You And Me

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - If I Had A Gun...

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - AKA... What A Life!

a listen over lunch to these 3 and I like

 

"It's number one, it's still TOTP"

The cigar smoking, veteran DJ and broadcaster Sir Jimmy Savile, has died aged 84.

Having started playing records in `dance halls` in the early 1940s, Savile claimed to be the first ever disc jockey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Savile#cite_note-22He was the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC chart show Top of the Pops.

As it happens (see what i did there?), I found him a bit scary as a child, but warmed to his eccentricity during my teens.

In November 2007 Savile was mugged by a fan who made off with his glasses whilst in a Leeds hotel. According to Savile, he was walking down a corridor of the Queens Hotel at around midnight after attending a function at the hotel when he became aware of a woman walking beside him. He assumed the woman was going to hug him but she instead reached for his glasses before sprinting off down the corridor. He later said "I thought it was marvellous, it was just like old times!". Savile promised his 'assailant' a box of chocolates for giving him a "1960s thrill in 2007"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7097061.stm

 

If you are into thinks Pearl Jam

20 of their career in a film - http://www.pj20.com/countdown/

 

was listening to the radio just before and there was Blah blah about Amy Winehouse and a new CD etc

it struck me as how ironic her name was....

 

And my maiden name was Belinda Butcher. What does that tell you?

 

Just been reading this thread again - noit visited it for a while and I'm astounded to see there's still no mention of Nick Drake............even though he couldn't be classified as "Rock" in any way! Heads up to the ingnorami - go listen to Pink Moon, one of the most beautiful records ever made....

 

So many but..

here's 5

"Rooster" Alice in Chains
"It's" a long way to the top" ACDC
"Lager and Ale" Kim Mitchell
"Smokin" Boston
"Rainbow in the dark" Dio

 

A new band if you like a little country/blues/rock type melt

Wagons I blew it

Wagons Snake Bite

Wagons - Drive All Night 'til Dawn

 

Happy Mondays - Step On

Happy Mondays - Hallelujah

Happy Mondays: 24 Hour Party People

 

New Album out 31st of December



From the album

Leonard Cohen- Show Me The Place

 

newish band

If you like OZ Music

if you like all girl bands

if you like somewhat psychedelic rock

if you like drummers who sing

if you like family bands

you might like Stonefield

Stonefield - Whole Lotta Love @ Glastonbury 2011

Stonefield - 'Through The Clover'

Stonefield - Black Water Rising

 

Dead rockers' '27 Club' a myth, scientists say




Fame boosts the risk of early death for rock stars but the claim that the peril is greatest at the age of 27 is false, an Australian-led study published by the British Medical Journal has found.

The theory of the "27 Club" spread earlier this year when Amy Winehouse joined Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones and other musicians who succumbed to the rock'n'roll lifestyle when they were 27 years of age.

Health statisticians led by Adrian Barnett of the Queensland University of Technology in Australia put the "27 Club" hypothesis to the test for the study, published in the journal's Christmas issue on Tuesday.




They compiled a data base of 1046 musicians — solo artists and band members — who had a No. 1 album in the British charts between 1956 and 2007, a net that included balladeers, pop singers, R&B and heavy metal.

The first No. 1 was Frank Sinatra's Songs for Swingin' Lovers! on July 28, 1956, and the last was Leona Lewis's Spirit on November 18, 2007.

During the period under study, 71 of the musicians died, equivalent to seven per cent of the sample.



But there was no peak in deaths at the age of 27.

On the other hand, musicians in their 20s and 30s were two to three times more likely to die prematurely than the general British population.

"The 27 Club is unlikely to be a real phenomenon," says the paper.

"Fame may increase the risk of death among musicians, but this risk is not limited to age 27."

Historically, the big risk period for rockers appears to have been the 1970s and early 80s, the researchers say.

After that, the number of deaths among the chart-toppers fell sharply. Indeed, there was a period in the late 1980s when there were no mortalities.

Why this is so is unclear — it could be that treatment for drug overdoses and addiction improved, thus saving musicians in danger.

The "27 Club" gained currency with Winehouse's death in July, prompting the explanation that musicians often become famous in their early twenties, and their risk-taking peaks four to five years later.

A more insidious argument was that musicians craving immortality subconsciously became bigger risk-takers, or even committed suicide, in order to join rock's dead elite.

Faithful to the principles of scientific rigour, the authors of the study acknowledge that the data trawl has some flaws.

Three of the "27 Club" (Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison) did not have a No. 1 album in Britain and were thus excluded.

Kermit the Frog also had a No. 1 at this time with the Muppets.

The bulgy-eyed amphibian and his chums are not known for substance abuse or playing with guns.

So, in an act of statistical fairness, the study included the mortality rate among the actors who played their parts.

AFP

 

Yep, Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young....have a great 2012.

`Thanks for having me on the show`

Bel :drinks

 

It's at this time of year we remember the late, great Kirsty Maccoll and the Dickensian Christmas. Chin-up, the fat lady still sings every Christmas. http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/the-wonder-stuff/video/welcome-to-the-cheapseats


http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/the-wonder-stuff/video/sleep-alone

 

All at sea again? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9hGWaCBb0Q

Go on then, in for a PENNY... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuQXS-AP_to&feature=related

 

Tune and got to be one of the best opening guitar riffs of all time

 

Not exactly Rock, but the death of Andy Williams (or Willy Williams as I used to call him as a 3 year old) brings forth warm memories of the early seventies.

Can`t Get Used to Losing You

On a happier note, out on the 1st October is this number which, as with their other albums, has grown on me:

Madness

 

'Tis sad about the mighty Andy Williams as if it were not for him I would not have had my first crush.....Donny Osmond:dizzy:

 

new band to me will be buying their album

The Alabama Shakes- "I Found You"

 

Hold on Alabama Shakes

tuneage

 

Birds of Tokyo - Lanterns

 

Nice beard. Started off a bit Snow Patrol like, `tis Ok.

 

Looking forward to seeing these guys on Friday. This one has got under my skin.....


Violins `n Tambourines

 

Ok so no idea where this goes but here will do

Sister has finally got around with with her husband and 2 mates to form a band and get an ep out

Sorry no free tube stuff

you can have a sneak listen here few seceonds of each song - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/4letterlies4

and if you itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/...and-so-ep/id688207932

 

Arcade Fire - Reflektor

1st listen not sure ? little too electro ?

 

Hmmm. Doesn`t do it for me. Whereas this is growing on me....or could I be wrong?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ukroOV5wP8

 

Here we go some free stuff

Have a listen - Triple J unearthed - 4lettertlies

 

I felt old all of a sudden , so thought I needed to share the love



was released 20 years ago - they are putting out a remastered album more to the original wants of the band

Heart shaped Box

 

Thanks. I was feeling young `n trendy until you posted this. 20 years?? What happened to that baby girl I had? Oh yeah, she`s getting married next year....