Okay, this is gonna be real quick!
I recently rediscovered Believer, a favorite of mine from the past. These guys really pushed the limits of what "Christian" music could handle at the time. They were doing things that nobody I knew of, religious or not, was doing. I'm not saying that noboby actually was, I just didn't know of anyone. They certainly expanded my horizons in those days.
Unfortunately, I don't own any Believer any longer. Everything I had was on cassette, and those recordings dissappeared a long time ago. I've posted a recording from YouTube that sounds pretty good. Take a listen if you're interested.
Go Pens!
Until next week,
The Educated Fool
Monday, June 8, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Video Tune of the Week for 06/01/09 -- Falconer, Carnival of Disgust
I'm posting this one on behalf of my friend, Soup. I've actually had an opportunity to introduce HIM to a band this time. I've found a number of gems as a result of his help, and now it's my turn.
I have become an instant fan of this band. They are absolutely amazing as far as I'm concerned. I've heard them described as "folk metal". Like I mentioned to my friend, I'd describe them as Jethro Tull meets Iron Maiden. Galloping guitars, Celtic melodies, and a classically-trained singer who sings in a lower pitch than one would expect but without which, there would be no Falconer.
All of their music (except for one album, which I'll discuss in a minute) revolves around the medieval era -- knights, horsemen, peasants, and the like. There's a ton of metal out of Europe that deals with these kind of themes, but Falconer pulls it off believably. I hate corny metal (except for a select few faves), and this is definitely not corny.
The one album that departed from the theme and sound and singer of all the others was Grind vs. Grandeur, an album whose songs revolved around famous murders and criminals. It featured a different, long-haired singer whose voice sounded more "metal", and the whole band did the eyeliner/goth thing for all the photo shoots. Their fans HATED it. So they immediately went back to the old sound, old singer, and old awesomeness.
Heather likes this band's sound, too, so we have had some fun with them while we've worked the last couple of weeks. Speaking of that, we've been pretty busy since our move, and we're working on something a little different in relation to our website that I'll let you know about when it's done.
Thanks for reading and listening! Until next week,
The Educated Fool
I have become an instant fan of this band. They are absolutely amazing as far as I'm concerned. I've heard them described as "folk metal". Like I mentioned to my friend, I'd describe them as Jethro Tull meets Iron Maiden. Galloping guitars, Celtic melodies, and a classically-trained singer who sings in a lower pitch than one would expect but without which, there would be no Falconer.
All of their music (except for one album, which I'll discuss in a minute) revolves around the medieval era -- knights, horsemen, peasants, and the like. There's a ton of metal out of Europe that deals with these kind of themes, but Falconer pulls it off believably. I hate corny metal (except for a select few faves), and this is definitely not corny.
The one album that departed from the theme and sound and singer of all the others was Grind vs. Grandeur, an album whose songs revolved around famous murders and criminals. It featured a different, long-haired singer whose voice sounded more "metal", and the whole band did the eyeliner/goth thing for all the photo shoots. Their fans HATED it. So they immediately went back to the old sound, old singer, and old awesomeness.
Heather likes this band's sound, too, so we have had some fun with them while we've worked the last couple of weeks. Speaking of that, we've been pretty busy since our move, and we're working on something a little different in relation to our website that I'll let you know about when it's done.
Thanks for reading and listening! Until next week,
The Educated Fool
Monday, May 25, 2009
Video Interview -- Bob Dylan in 2004
Instead of a tune this week, I'm posting a 2004 interview with a giant of a man, Bob Dylan. This is from a 60 Minutes program and is in two parts. I hope you enjoy it as much as Heather and I did.
Tune of the Week starts up again next week! Until then,
The Educated Fool
Tune of the Week starts up again next week! Until then,
The Educated Fool
Monday, May 11, 2009
Video Tune for 05/11/09 -- Pro-Pain, Substance
Yeah, so I haven't posted a tune for two weeks. I think that's the first time this has happened since I started doing this on that putrid Vox blog!
This is another tune by Pro-Pain that I like. It's got a video, anyway. We're still settling into the new place, so this is gonna be short.
Until next week,
The Educated Fool
This is another tune by Pro-Pain that I like. It's got a video, anyway. We're still settling into the new place, so this is gonna be short.
Until next week,
The Educated Fool
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