He is a prolific composer and an intense and thoughtful player, who sees chords and how they fit together in a way that is another universe. He is probably the biggest influence on me musically (before I met Mr. Oteri!) and really pushed me to go for it. He liked my ear and ...
Trace Mountains: Into The Burning Blue [Album Review] October 8, 2024 Trace MountainsInto The Burning BlueLame-O Records [2024] “A timeless fusion of heartland rock and 80s nostalgia, Into The Burning Blue from Trace Mountains hits all the right emotional chords.” Album… Geordie Greep: ...
After settling in the New World, as I was getting into the local prog scene, attending concerts and festivals and meeting people, I heard frequent reports of the Bologna-based outfit’s great music and stage presence – not to mention their rather unique use of Latin in their lyrics. ...
I really liked it. I had a lot of fun playing on that album and writing the music for it, all of that. It was like when you first meet your new girlfriend, the thrill and the energy and all of that, it was all there. I thought the songs were all very strong. That...
and a family that alsoloves to campalmost as much as I do. Put the two together and there is just no escaping a good old campfire sing-song. However, being less musically inclined than other members of my family makes keeping up with the lyrics, harmonies and guitar chords of campfire...
on Fire record, and I wanted the songs to come across as High on Fire songs. But obviously, I'm not like [previous drummer] Des Kensel, he has a very distinctive style. And he's a very good drummer, he was a huge part of building that band. I felt like trying to ape his ...
In the rock world, I don’t need anything to be perfect. It just needs to be honest. And I love that. Here’s the downside: As a musician, your body is constantly on camera. Most of the video and photos are available to the public and the internet trolls abound! The way that ...
Tool's Fear Inoculum was one of the hottest releases in music this year, and that pun was completely intended. The band set their recording studio on fire while making the album, so it's safe to say they were "on fire" during the making of it. The album's producer, Joe Barresi, re...
cybernetic New Wave future, the synths indicating the wild impossible dreams of the child in the dead-culture capitalist hellhole suburbs and the driving chords and sullen rock of the choruses matching the despairing sense of being trapped. This is paired against a set of lyrics that is perhaps...
As already anticipated, the second episode of the trilogy deals with bands and artists from Munich and other parts of southern Germany. WhileKrautrock 1focused on the “mind”,Krautrock 2concentrates on the “body” and the “heart” – the physical and emotional components of the music. Some...