Video Tune of the Week for 04/27/09 -- Pro-Pain, In for the Kill

This'll be the last tune blastin' out of our old pad. We're making two trips with a truck tomorrow and hope to be pretty much done by then. We've also got to primer some of the walls in the old place because I decided to paint the red for some reason when I first moved in. Yipee!

I've been a fan of Pro-Pain for some time now. When I first began listening to them, I disagreed with quite a bit of their politics. But now, well, I'm finding myself agreeing more and more. Funny how we change sometimes when we least expect it.

I like this style of music. I've heard it referred to as "heavy-core". Heather actually likes this band, but can only stand to listen to the singer by thinking of him as "a really mad Cookie Monster". Such observations on her part have helped me not take things too seriously many times over, including this band. My good friends know I can be pretty intense. That intensity, at least on an interpersonal level, is waning in my life. A good friend is worth more to me these days than the sum of our differences.

By the way, just a little trivia. When I play this song on Yahoo! Music, one of the other choices I'm given is a song by The Dresden Dolls. What the crap? I could very easily puke all over a CD by that "group".

Have fun with this, and we'll be chattin' from our new place next week!

Video Tune of the Week for 04/20/09 -- Accept, Slaves to Metal

As I mentioned in my last post, we're moving this month. So, I won't be posting much more than a video tune each week for a while. Hey, this is kinda fun anyway.

This is another by Accept. I'm not particularly familiar with this album, but I like this song quite a bit. Have fun, slaves to the frickin' metal!

Video Tune of the Week for 04/13/09 -- Cancer Bats, Lucifer's Rocking Chair

I'm going to be posting videos for the remainder of the month and possibly into May as we're moving at the end of the month. They're a bit easier to post than MP3s. Moving while keeping a website updated is going to be interesting.

This is another by the Cancer Bats. A pretty funny video, and a great riff.

Until next time,
The Educated Fool

Video Tune of the Week for 04/06/09 -- Cancer Bats, Hail Destroyer

I find these fellows' music to be extremely soothing. On a tip from Heather, my sister bought me Hail Destroyer for Christmas, and I fell in love immediately. The songwriting and musical sense are greatly improved over their first, full-length release, Birthing the Giant. The lead screamer writes the lyrics, and I've read that this album was very personal for him. A lot of pain and anger, mixed with, dare I say it, a positive attitude. Lines like, "Our lives begin when we fall down," "Unlive the past would only rob the future," and "Hey world, you'll never break me. Try your hardest, try your hardest," are just a few snatches of the wisdom on this release.

Also, I find these guys mesmerizing to watch. Maybe you will, too. If you want a good listen, beginning to end, consider the CD of the same name of this tune. See ya 'til next week.