Top 2008

In primul rand, sa tineti minte un lucru: exista muzica, nu exista ani buni sau slabi pentru muzica. Problema sta la ascultator. Fie nu a ascultat ce trebuie, fie nu a inteles ce trebuie. De ce ar trebui sa tineti cont de acest top? Pentru ca daca nu ati ascultat macar sapte dintre albumele insirate mai jos sau daca macar trei dintre albumele de mai jos nu se regasesc in topurile voastre, ati trait degeaba in 2008. Pentru ca am ascultat mai multe albume din 2008 decat multi din cei care insira topuri peste tot. Pentru ca am intocmit cel mai realist top metal pe 2008, intr-o Romanie metalica intepenita in 1993. Pentru ca am intocmit, probabil, singurele topuri de country si glam din Romania si 70% dintre albumele de acolo le veti regasi in topurile de gen intocmite in toata lumea. Topurile metal, country si glam sunt parti integrante ale topului 2008, pe care nu am vrut sa il lungesc pana la 50 de pozitii. Pentru 2008, am hotarat sa intocmesc un clasament al celor mai bune albume, dupa ce in ultimii ani am renuntat la acest lucru. Clasamentul este valabil cinci zile lucratoare, pentru ca nu pot sa garantez ca in urmatoarele saptamani locul 9 nu ar putea sari pana pe 7, dupa cum nu pot garanta nici ca locul 4 nu ar putea cobori pe 8. De asemenea, exista si posibilitatea ca, prin martie 2009 sau iunie 2010, sa reevaluez un album de pe locul 43 sau sa descopar un album care nu a intrat in vederile mele, din motive obiective, in acest an si care ar merita sa figureze in top 2008. M-am confruntat de nenumarate ori cu aceasta problema si, pentru a nu fi nevoit sa apelez la rectificari si pe blog, m-am hotarat sa recurg la termenul de valabilitate sus mentionat. Doamnelor, domnisoarelor si domnilor, zece albume ...


1. Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
(www.myspace.com/gunsnroses)
100% respect pentru integritatea artistica.

2. Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth
(www.myspace.com/thrice)

3. The Black Keys - Attack & Release
(www.myspace.com/theblackkeys)

4. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
(www.myspace.com/kingsofleon)

5. Paul Weller - 22 Dreams
(www.myspace.com/paulweller)

6. The Black Crowes - Warpaint
(www.myspace.com/theblackcrowes)

7. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
(www.myspace.com/theraconteurs)

8. Beck - Modern Guilt
(www.myspace.com/beck)

9. Scars On Broadway - Scars On Broadway
(www.myspace.com/scarsonbroadway)

10. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
(www.myspace.com/snowpatrol)


... inca zece albume ....


11. Buckethead / Travis Dickerson / Brain - The Dragons Of Eden

12. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
(www.myspace.com/tvotr)

13. Brett Anderson - Wilderness
(www.myspace.com/brettandersonofficial)

14. Nickelback - Dark Horse
(www.myspace.com/nickelback)

15. The Killers - Day & Age
(www.myspace.com/thekillers)

16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
(www.myspace.com/nickcaveandthebadseeds)

17. Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux
(www.myspace.com/falloutboy)

18. Frank Turner - Love Ire & Song
(www.myspace.com/frankturner)

19. Seasick Steve - I Started Out With Nothin' And I Still Got Most Of It Left
(www.myspace.com/seasicksteve)

20. Science Faxtion - Living On Another Frequency
(www.myspace.com/sciencefaxtion)


... si cinci piese care ne vor aminti de anul 2008:


1. Guns N' Roses - Better (Chinese Democracy)



2. Beck - Walls (Modern Guilt)



3. Kings Of Leon - Closer (Only By The Night)



4. Kaiser Chiefs - Half The Truth (Off With Their Heads)



5. Weezer - Troublemaker (The Red Album)




Lucrurile stau mai simplu la muzica romaneasca:

Cele mai bune albume:
Grimus - Panikon
Oliver - Poetry Pop
Coma - Coma Light

Cel mai slab album:
Truda - Taraf Nation

Dezamagirea anului:
Trooper - Rock'n'roll pozitiv

Ultimele CD-uri cumparate

Disturbed - Indestructible (Prin vara.)

The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (De asta sunt foarte mandru. Ma mir ca l-am gasit. Doar 30 de lei.)

Oliver - Poetry Pop (Albumele bune scoase de trupe romanesti se cumpara. Daca le gasesc. Pentru restul, exista alte variante.)

Celelalte Cuvinte - Stem (Mai sus am spus numai prostii. Pe asta l-am luat din curiozitate. Am ascultat vreo trei piese si l-am dat dracului. Cred ca nu ma mai ating de el in viata mea. Am impresia ca e o porcarie sinistra facuta de niste oameni terminati.)

Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (O capodopera. Nice price: 9.90 lei. Are booklet.)

Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob (Nice price: 9.90 lei. Special pentru Romania, din pacate. Adica fara booklet. La pretul acesta, oricum nu mai conteaza.)

Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris (Nice price, special pentru Romania.)

Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy (Fara alte comentarii.)

The Fratellis - Costello Music (Nice price. Din fericire, cu booklet)

Beck - Mellow Gold
Beck - Mutations
Beck - Sea Change (Toate CD-urile cu Beck, nice price si booklet. Era o prostie sa ratez o asemenea oferta.)

Metal 08

Termen generic - metal, adica heavy, thrash, death, black, progressive metal, hardcore, post-hardcore, stoner, sludge, metalcore, experimantal rock si rock cu greutate. Zece albume ...


1. Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
(www.myspace.com/cancerbats)

2. Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
(www.myspace.com/epicsinminutes)

3. In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
(www.myspace.com/inflames)

4. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
(www.myspace.com/gojira)

5. The Haunted - Versus
(www.myspace.com/thehaunted)

6. Capricorns - River, Bear Your Bones
(www.myspace.com/capricornsoflondon)

7. 5ive - Hesperus
(www.myspace.com/thereal5ive)

8. Unearth - The March
(www.myspace.com/unearth)

9. Destroy The Runner - I, Lucifer
(www.myspace.com/destroytherunner)

10. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
(www.myspace.com/slipknot1)


... si cinci motive pentru care ar fi meritat sa imi las parul lung in 2008:


1. Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer (Hail Destroyer)



2. 36 Crazyfists - The All Night Lights (The Tide And Its Takers)



3. Gojira - Vacuity (The Way Of All Flesh)



4. In Flames - Alias (A Sense Of Purpose)



5. Unearth - My Will Be Done (The March)

Country 08

Country, classic country, country rock, honky tonk, alternative country, bluegrass, pop country sau pop cu pretentii de country. Zece albume ...


1. Kenny Chesney - Lucky Old Sun
(www.myspace.com/kennychesney)

2. Brad Paisley - Play
(www.myspace.com/bradpaisley)

3. James Otto - Sunset Man
(www.myspace.com/jamesotto)

4. Sugarland - Love On The Inside
(www.myspace.com/sugarland)

5. The Lost Trailers - Holler Back
(www.myspace.com/losttrailers)

6. Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebelum
(www.myspace.com/ladyantebellum)

7. Zac Brown Band - The Foundation
(www.myspace.com/zacbrownband)

8. Keith Anderson - C'mon!
(www.myspace.com/keithanderson)

9. Toby Keith - That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy
(www.myspace.com/tobykeith)

10. Reckless Kelly - Bulletproof
(www.myspace.com/recklesskelly)


... si cinci motive pentru care ar fi meritat sa purtam palarie in 2008:


1. Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried (The Foundation)



2. Kenny Chesney feat. The Wailers - Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (Lucky Old Sun)


Kenny Chesney with The Wailers - Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven

3. James Otto - Just Got Started Lovin You (Sunset Man)



4. Brad Paisley feat. Keith Urban - Start A Band (Play)



5. Keith Anderson - Somebody Needs A Hug (C'mon!)

Glam 08

Vine sfarsitul anului si toata lumea face topuri. Am inceput si eu sa il schitez pe al meu si am ajuns la concluzia ca o serie de genuri muzicale de care m-am ocupat pe acest blog nu vor fi reprezentate la varf. Din acest motiv, m-am hotarat sa fac niste alegeri pe genuri de pe la locul 15 in jos. Asa a aparut Glam 08, iar in zilele urmatoare vor aparea Country 08 si Metal 08, nu neaparat in aceasta ordine. Tin sa precizez ca termenul glam e unul de tip inclusivist. Asadar, glam metal, sleaze, punk rock, punk'n'roll, power pop, cock rock, hard rock vesel si altele. Zece albume ...

1. Gemini Five - Sex Drugs Anarchy
(www.myspace.com/geminifive)

2. Mötley Crüe - Saints Of Los Angeles
(www.myspace.com/motleycrue)

3. Crash Kelly - One More Heart Attack
(www.myspace.com/crashkelly)

4. Bastardz - Jungle Outlawz
(www.myspace.com/bastardz)

5. Johnny Burning - Get Up, Get Loose, Get Off
(www.myspace.com/jburning)

6. Stephen Pearcy - Under My Skin
(www.myspace.com/stephenpearcy)

7. Parasite City - 10 Hits To K.O.
(www.myspace.com/parasitecity)

8. Cowboy Prostitutes - Swingin’ At The Fences
(www.myspace.com/cowboyprostitutes)

9. Confederacy Of Horsepower - Vagabond Cabaret
(www.myspace.com/confederacyofhorsepower)

10. Miss Crazy - II
(www.myspace.com/misscrazymusic)

... si cele mai bune cinci piese glam sau inca cinci motive pentru care ar fi meritat sa folosim fixativul in 2008:

1. Johnny Burning - Idiota (Get Up, Get Loose, Get Off)



2. Stephen Pearcy - Here We Go (Under My Skin)

Prima piesa din playlistul de pe www.myspace.com/stephenpearcy.


3. Mötley Crüe - Saints Of Los Angeles (Saints Of Los Angeles)



4. Miss Crazy - Livin' Without You (II)



5. Gemini Five - Scream 4 Me (Sex Drugs Anarchy)

Chris Cornell - Scream (Video)

Nu, nu e Akon, e Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, Audioslave)! Scream, piesa care va da titlul mult trambitatului sau album solo, e interesanta vreo 15 secunde, cand Cornell canta Throwing out the blame when you know it ain't my fault / Messing with my brain when you want to see me fall / There may come a time when I don't bother you at all / It isn't my call, it isn't my call. Pentru siguranta monitoarelor voastre, va sfatuiesc sa evitati cele trei secunde de videoclip in care apare Timbaland, minutul 2, secundele 34 - 36, mai precis.

Papa Roach - Hollywood Whore

The rapping's gone! I don't feel like rapping. I'm just over that...I just want to be a rocker. It's what I wanted to be when I was a kid.
(Jacoby Shaddix, Papa Roach)

Hollywood Whore e primul single de pe Metamorphosis, viitorul album Papa Roach, care va fi lansat in martie 2009. Cred ca o sa incep sa-i iau in serios.

Tuff - Dear Jani Lane

Dear Jani Lane
Would you please explain
Where did the Down Boys go?

Did you spend all the cash?
From drinkin', smokin' hash,
and doing too much blow?

You ran around the world
Ran around the world
Drank the finest wine
Platinum several times
You had a lot fun, Jani
Now I want mine

Dear Jani Lane
I wrote to explain
I always thought you rocked

But have you lose your mind
Did you flip your lid
I saw you with a mohawk

You partied town to town
Married Bobbi Brown
Houses in the hills
Hundred dollar bills
You ain't a punk rocker, Jani
You're from '89

Dear Jani Lane
Please let's refrain
Heaven's too far away

That "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Really kicked my ass
But "Dog Eat Dog" was gay

So write another hit
Write another hit
Sing another song
Rhyme another rhyme
I always liked your stuff, Jani
How do you like mine?

P.S. Mom and dad, this is Jani
Jani, this is my mom and dad
He wrote a monster ballad
He wrote a monster ballad

Where did the Down Boys go?
Where did the Down Boys go?
Where did the Down Boys go?
Where did the Down Boys go???

Sepultura - A-Lex

Cand auzi ca cineva s-a imbolnavit de cancer, oricat de tare ai fi, simti cateva lacrimi in coltul ochilor, chiar daca acel cineva nu a insemnat foarte mult pentru tine. Stii ca sfarsitul ii este aproape. Ii mai tineti minte pe fratii Cavalera? Ar trebui sa incepeti sa-i plangeti. A-Lex e cancerul pentru ei. A-Lex e sfarsitul visului lor de a se intoarce in Sepultura. Nu mai au nimic de spus. Daca pana acum i-ati plans pentru ce au fost, de acum puteti sa-i plangeti pentru ceea ce nu vor mai fi. We've Lost You. Ireversibil.

Hot Leg - I've Met Jesus

Prima surpriza de Craciun: Hot Leg, noua trupa a lui Justin "Dave" Hawkins (ex-The Darkness) - I've Met Jesus. Red Light Fever, albumul de debut, va aparea la inceputul anului viitor.

Richie Kotzen - Everything Good

An destul de slab pentru Richie Kotzen, cu un Live In Sao Paolo care nu m-a multumit deloc. Videoclipul piesei Everything Good mai salveaza cate ceva.

Deathstars - Night Electric Night

Acum doi ani, cand am pomenit de Deathstars, pe care ii stiam inca de la Synthetic Generation, prin locurile pe unde scriam atunci, am fost luat la misto. Intre timp, lucrurile s-au schimbat si cei de la Deathstars au inceput sa fie luati in serios si de site-urile de metal din Romania. Death Dies Hard este primul single de pe Night Electric Night, viitorul album Deathstars.

Buckcherry Stripped Performance (Live)

Despre Trooper, pe scurt

De pe site-ul www.trooper.ro aflam ca titanii de la Targoviste au aparut, in sfarsit, acolo unde le este locul: in Libertatea.


Nu ratati oferta speciala de sarbatori: la trei albume cumparate primiti unul gratis.
Vin sărbătorile de iarnă, aşa că puteţi face o surpriză cuiva drag: toate cele 4 discuri Trooper la doar 30 lei + taxe! Ofertă valabilă până la sfârşitul lui 2008!


Dupa cum poate ati observat, de cateva zile, playerul cu piesele noului album a disparut de pe site-ul trupei Trooper si de pe site-urile celor care au preluat codul indicat de ei. Daca, totusi, doriti sa reascultati albumul Rock'n'roll pozitiv, puteti incerca pe Metalhead.


Acum mai bine de o luna, cock-rockerii de la Targoviste ne anuntau ca au filmat un videoclip la piesa Old School, Baby. Oare lansarea videoclipului se va prelungi pana cand Mihaela Radulescu isi va aminti de Trooper? Dupa cum se stie, acum are alte prioritati. Apropo, a aparut la lansare?


Saptamana trecuta, pe Metalfan, a aparut si partea a doua a discutiei purtate de redactie cu cei cinci crai din trupa Trooper. Pentru ca nu vreau sa va obosesc cu chestiuni inutile, am selectat cea mai importanta parte a discutiei:

Oscar: Bine: cros in curu gol! (se ride)
John: Concurs de aruncat becuri si abajururi de la etajul 10.
Oscar: Am coborit in curu gol la receptie sa intrebam de unde luam bere… ma rog, treburi de-astea…
Coiot: Ba baiete, tu intelegi ca erau astia doi, la etajul 10 (ride)… ba baiete, deci urc cu liftul si ajung la etajul 10, unde erau ei, si se deschid usile de la lift. In fata – un hol mare de tot (ride) – Oscar si cu John, dezbracati complet, in curu gol, stateau pe fotoliile alea de la masa, fumau (risete generale)…
Oscar: … si a iesit o baba, nu va suparati, aveti un foc? Popa era in fotoliu, in fata liftului si eu eram pe jos, inotam pe covor. Si baba n-a inteles ce se-ntimpla…
Coiot: si statea baba aia si se uita, a stat asa 2 minute… (risete generale)

Sunt sigur ca nu toti cititorii blogului stiu cum arata membrii trupei Trooper, dar, dupa ce au citit fragmentul de mai sus, s-ar putea sa fie curiosi cum arata cei care si-au expus in mod civilizat fuduliile pe holurile unui hotel.

Don Dokken Show

Description: In the middle of our Sebstian Bach interview, Don Dokken just walks right in & starts talking to Sebastian. Baz introduced Don to the camera & Don himself looked straight into the camera, and then just went about his business like we weren't even there.

Don then ripped George Lynch, Skid Row, & then proceeded to give the legal history of reclaiming the name Dokken. Sebastian then gave a plug to Blabbermouth. Good stuff.

This clip shows Don walking in, then cuts to the 3 Guys explaining everything else that was going on behind the scenes & why some of the camera shots were crappy, before cutting to Mr Dokken and his opinions.

All views expressed by the hosts are strickly their OPINION. They could be wrong.

(www.myspace.com/3guyspickin)

The 51th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List

Am bolduit alegerile mele la categoriile care ma intereseaza. Nu comentez nominalizarile.

Best Hard Rock Performance

Inside The Fire - Disturbed
Visions - Judas Priest
Wax Simulacra - The Mars Volta
Saints Of Los Angeles - Mötley Crüe
Lords Of Salem - Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance

Heroes Of Our Time - DragonForce
Nostradamus - Judas Priest
My Apocalypse - Metallica
Under My Thumb - Ministry
Psychosocial - Slipknot

Best Rock Song

Girls In Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen
House Of Cards - Radiohead
I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab For Cutie
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Violet Hill - Coldplay

Best Rock Album

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock
Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic - Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely - The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album

Modern Guilt - Beck
Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie
The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows - Radiohead

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

For These Times - Martina McBride
What I Cannot Change - LeAnn Rimes
Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Last Call - Lee Ann Womack
This Is Me You're Talking To - Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

You're Gonna Miss This -Trace Adkins
In Color - Jamey Johnson
Just Got Started Lovin' You - James Otto
Letter To Me - Brad Paisley
Troubadour - George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

God Must Be Busy - Brooks & Dunn
Love Don't Live Here - Lady Antebellum
Every Day - Rascal Flatts
Blue Side Of The Mountain - The SteelDrivers
Stay - Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Shiftwork - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Killing The Blues - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
House Of Cash - George Strait & Patty Loveless
Life In A Northern Town - Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Let The Wind Chase You - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Sumatra - Cherryholmes
Two Small Cars In Rome - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Sleigh Ride - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Is This America? - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner

Best Country Song

Dig Two Graves - Randy Travis
I Saw God Today - George Strait
In Color - Jamey Johnson
Stay - Sugarland
You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins

Best Country Album

That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
Troubadour - George Strait
Around The Bend - Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love - Trisha Yearwood

CRASHDÏET - It's A Miracle

Rock'n'roll pozitiv sau liceeni entuziasti?
Testul 3: CRASHDÏET (Suedia)
Daca un glam metalist va spune ca cel mai bun album de gen din ultimii 25 de ani a fost scos de Warrant, Poison sau Mötley Crüe, sa stiti ca nu e true. Singurul raspuns corect e CRASHDÏET - Rest In Sleaze (2005).
Rezultatul:POZITIV! ROCK'N'ROLL POZITIV! Daca nu era pozitiv, Dave Lepard nu se ducea dracului in 2006.

Trooper - Old School Baby (live)

Rock'n'roll pozitiv sau liceeni entuziasti?
Testul 2: Trooper (Romania)
Balaurul e singurul care mai misca ceva. Se vede ca se uita pe DVD-uri sa invete cum se manifesta rockerii pe scena. Coiotul e ca o basica umflata, Popa parca e Mick Mars, Oscar pare rupt din California Dreams, serialul care s-a difuzat pe TVR, dupa Saved By The Bell, iar John arata cam asa:


Rezultatul: NEGATIV! Liceeni entuziasti!

Vains Of Jenna - Enemy In Me (video)

Rock'n'roll pozitiv sau liceeni entuziasti?
Test 1: Vains Of Jenna (Suedia)
POZITIV! Rock'n'roll pozitiv!

Avatar - Pendulum (video)

Marius Popeanga in picioare, Marius Popeanga in genunchi, Marius Popeanga in patru labe. In rest, fum peste tot. Stiti ce e distractiv? Cica pentru jegurile astea de videoclipuri se munceste pe branci.