That High Note is a Kick in the Pants
by Jason Lightner August 12th, 2011 | Music Opinions
So I may have stirred the pot a little bit with last week's post. Oh well – it had to be done. At any rate, this week I'd like to talk about something that's been on my mind for a while... male lead singers with high singing voices. Mostly prevalent throughout the seventies and eighties in the metal and hard rock scene, and also somewhat of a nuisance in the new wave and pop genres, these high-note grabbing jokers have plagued the rest of us by reaching a vocal range that most men simply don't have the cojones
You Can Have Your Nickel Back
by Jason Lightner August 3rd, 2011 | Music Opinions
"Hey, hey, I wanna be a rock star."
This is the main line of Nickelback's 2008 hit single "Rockstar" off their album All the Right Reasons. The song, which has been said to be a satirical piece about the excess of the rock and roll lifestyle, which pokes fun at the notion of musicians who want the fame and fortune, but who lack artistic integrity, is simply a lame-duck attempt at giving Nickelback any shred of musical credibility. This can all be confirmed in the hypocrisy of the line "I want a brand new house on an
This is the main line of Nickelback's 2008 hit single "Rockstar" off their album All the Right Reasons. The song, which has been said to be a satirical piece about the excess of the rock and roll lifestyle, which pokes fun at the notion of musicians who want the fame and fortune, but who lack artistic integrity, is simply a lame-duck attempt at giving Nickelback any shred of musical credibility. This can all be confirmed in the hypocrisy of the line "I want a brand new house on an
Soundgarden, Comcast Center, 7/10/11
by J Frazzetta July 19th, 2011 | Concert Review
For perspective, please read last week’s post.
It was the morning of June 30th, a normal Thursday, and while listening to my favorite radio station WFNX there was a game they were playing. Call in and answer the best of five random questions, beat the intern and win a pair of tickets to see Soundgarden. Using my Bluetooth I called in, made it on air and due to my ability to name two other members of N’Sync that weren’t Justin Timberlake, managed to score a set of tickets to see Soundgarden again. Strange luck indeed, avid reader.
Right off
It was the morning of June 30th, a normal Thursday, and while listening to my favorite radio station WFNX there was a game they were playing. Call in and answer the best of five random questions, beat the intern and win a pair of tickets to see Soundgarden. Using my Bluetooth I called in, made it on air and due to my ability to name two other members of N’Sync that weren’t Justin Timberlake, managed to score a set of tickets to see Soundgarden again. Strange luck indeed, avid reader.
Right off
New Release: Death Cab for Cutie, Codes and Keys
by J Frazzetta June 28th, 2011 | Album Review, Music Opinions
To be honest with you; I started listening to Death Cab around the time of “Soul Meets Body” and have been pulled in since then. Many people will say that the band has ‘sold out’ or ‘they don’t sound like they used to’ and if you got that impression from reading Pitchfork then you are no better yourself.
Compared to their last album Narrow Stairs, Codes and Keys is lighthearted and easy to access. Call it what you will, since Benjamin Gibbard married Zooey Deschanel his song writing has taken an upswing. I mean have you seen her? I would
Compared to their last album Narrow Stairs, Codes and Keys is lighthearted and easy to access. Call it what you will, since Benjamin Gibbard married Zooey Deschanel his song writing has taken an upswing. I mean have you seen her? I would
Tales of a Five-Year-Old Metalhead
by Jason Lightner June 10th, 2011 | Music Opinions, Rock
Woohoo! After almost a year, I finally fixed my turntable, so guess what, folks! It's time for some metal on vinyl!
As you may have heard, my favorite band when I was but a tyke was Twisted Sister, an 80's glam metal outfit from Long Island, New York. I attribute this purely to the surroundings in which I was brought up. My father was a big fan of Ozzy and Journey, while my mother was a Bon Jovi and GnR fan. The rest of it is filled in by my various aunts and uncles, whose taste ranged from
As you may have heard, my favorite band when I was but a tyke was Twisted Sister, an 80's glam metal outfit from Long Island, New York. I attribute this purely to the surroundings in which I was brought up. My father was a big fan of Ozzy and Journey, while my mother was a Bon Jovi and GnR fan. The rest of it is filled in by my various aunts and uncles, whose taste ranged from