Manzarek held down melody and bass on the keys in band with no bass guitar. I have an odd affinity for the Doors. The Doors were one of my father’s favorite rock bands, as they were for a lot of servicemen during the Vietnam era. I’m curious to get the old man’s take this weekend. While Manzarek had a long career, I think it’s nearly impossible to separate his later work from the Doors. Pretty amazing considering the Doors as a band lasted for about 6 years, yet left a heck of a legacy.
The song is meh and NSFW. The video is wild with graphic violence. Despite the title screen, it is not full of sexual scenes. Not much different than a lot of big action movies, but the first person view really changes the feel.
This was on musical hold while I was refilling a prescription at the pharmacy. In February 2013, Pearl Jam’s Ten went diamond – it has sold over 10 million copies. It was released in 1991. How many times has it been copied, burned, downloaded, and bootlegged?
Sounds like something that should be blasting from a 90′s mall clothing shop that sells Z. Cavaricci pants. I imagine it will be in a shampoo commercial shortly. It’s poppy and it caught me.
Disney chose a stellar song for the trailer of their upcoming cartoon to get the kids pumped:
For those not familiar with Mr. Zombie’s 1995 lyrics:
Yeah, I am the astro creep
A demolition style
Hell american freak, yeah
I am the crawling dead
A phantom in a box
Shadow in your head say
Acid, suicide freedom of the blast
Read the f***er lies, yeah
Scratch off the broken skin
Tear into my heart make
Me do it again yeah
Sadly for me but good for the band, their upcoming show in my neck o’ the woods sold out quickly. I’m not surprised the legal scalpers at StubHub are already asking between double and nine times face value. (I hope no one pays that.)
A belated Valentine that went unchecked in my inbox. It could easily be made into a club banger, but I like the restraint used to keep it lighter and more poppy. It’s a simple concept for the video yet it really captures the song.
Yo La Tengo has a new album coming out in January. Here’s a track for the interwebs. It’s nice and mellow. Perfect for a cup of coffee and going through TPS reports.
What a great concept. I love covers. That said, among the gems there are some pretty bad covers in the series and beware the hipster swag. So disappointed with the cover of They Might be Giants, not to be confused with They Might Be Giants doing a cover.
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