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All In The Family: New Year’s Eve with The Avett Brothers

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How cool is it to ring in the new year with your family and 7,000 of your biggest fans? Pretty damn cool!  This past Friday night, I got to be one of those 7,000 fans.  The Avett Brother’s New Year’s Eve concert is a traditional show performed each year, near the band’s hometown in Asheville, NC.  I’d read on the Avett Bros fan site how incredible this show was, so thought I would give it a go.

I reluctantly purchased these tickets back in early December, due to “GA” ticketing.  I’m a concert veteran, so I know how General Admission works.  And the older I get, the more excited I get about reserved seating.   It’s cold…. I don’t want to stand in line for hours to get a good seat.  However,  after pacing back and forth from The Bier Garden to the gates of the civic center, from 3:30 until 5:30, I decided to get in line.  Nothing had really developed as far as a “crowd” so I was good.  Asheville is an AWESOME town.  I highly suggest visiting if you haven’t.   I was the first in line at the gate, and  according to my new found friends behind me in line, this was good.  After a three and a half hour wait in line, the doors opened!  Yeah!!!!   I secured my spot on the lower balcony, stage right, front row.  AWESOME view.  You’re out of the congestion, close to the bathrooms, and near a beer stand!  PERFECT!

Since seeing The Avett Brothers at Bonnaroo in 2010, I’ve become a huge fan.  The energy and atmosphere at an Avett show is something I’ve never experienced.  It’s like hanging out with thousands of your best friends.  No fighting, no rude words, just lots and lots of singing and dancing.  The Avett Brothers have released, to date, 14 albums/EP’s.  That’s a lot of songs to know how to sing.  Amazingly enough,  Avett fans know every word to every song.   And we belt them out as loud as we can!  One thing that I absolutely LOVE about an Avett show is there is NO predicting a set list.  You never know what is going to be played,  but you know it’s going to blow you away.

This show was no exception.  They opened the evening by performing “Cupid”,  a 1961 classic written and recorded by Sam Cooke.  It was a perfect beginning.  They performed it like they’d written it themselves,  just for us.  It was incredible!  The set list continued with a GRAND mixture of old and new, including an old gospel song  “Walk in Jerusalem” sang by Scott, Seth and their dad Jim.  That was a very moving moment for me.  Their dad was so sincere and proud as he put his arms around his sons and sang with them.  It was a great way to end the show and start out a new year.

Happy New Year Music Lovers!!!!

Check out Seth Avett performing the old Tom T. Hall song, “Pamela Brown” right before the show started.

Seth Performs “Pamela Brown”


December 31, 2010- NYE Set List:

Cupid
Colorshow
Left On Laura, Left On Lisa
Go To Sleep (with big sis Bonnie on the Keyboard)
Swept Away (with big sis Bonnie helping on vocals
Traveling Song (new version – “no pretty girl can ever slow me down”)
New Song (with the line “if i live the life im given, i won’t be scared to die”)
Please Pardon Yourself
Will You Return
Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise
Ballad Of Love And Hate (acoustic with Seth Avett alone on stage)
Distraction #74
Nothing Short of Thankful
Kick Drum Heart
*break before new year*
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
Down With The Shine
Pretty Girl from Cedar Lane
Pretty Girl from Annapolis into “For Today” with Jessica Lea Mayfield…then back into PGAnnapolis.
The Fall
Wanted Man
I and Love and You
Encore:
Walk In Jerusalem (With Father Jim Avett)
Laundry Room

Find an Avett show coming to a venue near you!  Visit their website for 2011 tour info.

The Official Avett Brothers Website

Blisses B

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Blisses B

Blisses B

Blisses B released it’s second full length album “Thirty Days, Sixty Years” on November 9th 2010.  I wasn’t introduced to this album until December 20th, 2010, which was WAY too long!  The amazing mixture of harmony, acoustics and engineering brilliance of bassist Nick Testa makes this my number 1 pick for new music must haves.

This 11 track album was recorded, produced and engineered by band members Ben Keegan, Noah Libby, Matt McBride, and Nick Testa.  This is the time in a bands career that I LOVE!!!  They are discovering their own unique sound and playing off of their amazing instrumental talent without the use of an overrated money hungry producer.  The vocal arrangement and harmonization in “Valley Low” mixed with the mandolin and banjo seems effortless for this fabulous foursome.  The title track to the album proves no less.  The percussion and tempo changes that lead up to the powerful chorus is addictive.  I must say though…. my personal, absolute favorite track from this album is “Cattywompus”.  It’s like WSP, Phish, and The Grateful Dead got together and had a threesome.  It’s amazing!!!!

This June marks the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo, and Blisses B would be a perfect addition to a This or That tent performance.  I would definitely be on the front row for that one!   If you are in need of some new upbeat raw talent, I highly recommend giving this album a listen.

Thirty Days, Sixty Years

Check out the band’s website to take a listen to their first album “You Should”

Blisses B

Come Around Sundown

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As a long time, die hard, borderline addict Kings of Leon fan, I  was a little concerned about this album.  While “Only By the Night” managed to FINALLY break through the US music border and land them 4 Grammy awards, the old “Youth and Young Manhood” fans were sort of sitting dazed and confused.  Have they sold out?  I, along with many other veteran fans were wondering if we were up for yet another over produced album filled with beautiful, inspiring lyrics that lacked the intense sincerity we were all used to.
I’m glad they didn’t disappoint us.

While this album does contain some clearly over produced musical arrangements to keep the “sexsomebody” fans happy,  it contains something that I’ve yet to hear in any other KOL album.  Maturity!  If you go back to 2003 and listen to songs like “Happy Alone” and “Wasted Time”, there is virtually no drum combination and no base line.  Lyrically they are awesome.  Sticking to things they know and being faithful to their surroundings.  They were young, inexperienced, and very talented.  Being a group of southern boys from Tennessee, I’m sure they experienced quite a culture shock when entering the mass chaos of European music culture.  As they progressed and grew musically throughout the next 3 albums, they became bigger and bigger in Europe.  Forcing them to spend A LOT of time there.  Drawing them farther and farther away from their deep southern roots.   When it became apparent that “Only By the Night” was going to be big in the US, they added more and more shows on their home turf.  Which I believe inspired many of the lyrics and songs in “Come Around Sundown”.

The album contains 13 tracks and 3 additional bonus tracks.  One of which is a remix of “Closer” from “Only By the Night”.

1. The End
2. Radioactive
3. Pyro
4. Mary
5. The Face
6. The Immortals
7. Back Down South
8. Beach Side
9. No Money
10. Pony Up
11. Birthday
12. Mi Amigo
13. Pickup Truck
14. Celebration
15. Bonus track: Radioactive with the West Angeles Mass Choir
16. Bonus track: Closer (Presets Remix)

I will make this easy for all the fans that want to cut through the crap.  Your traditional dirty sex songs that refer to sexual drunken stoopers and Caleb referring to “Big ol’ Dicks” are tracks 11 and 12.  They are both good listens, very upbeat, and in a weird way,  sort of…… sweet.

The kick ass and take names fight song is number 13.  This is actually one of my favorites.  When listening to this song live, it’s hard to make out some of the lyrics.  So until I heard the album version, I thought it was about something completely different than what it actually refers to.  Which is awesome!  I won’t ruin it for you, but my favorite lyric from this track is  “But when he pulled in and revved it up, I said ‘you call that a pickup truck?’ And in the moonlight I brought him down, a kickin’ and screamin’ and rollin’ around, a little piece of a bloody tooth, Just so you know I was thinkin’ of you.” In other words,  I kicked dudes ass and I was thinking of you the whole time.

The please replace these songs with some of the awesome B sides from the past are “Beach Side”, “Mary”, and (I could do without) “Pyro”.  Mary is apparently an important song to Caleb.  It’s actually about marriage.  He wrote this song when Nate was getting married and moving out of the house.  But I really don’t like the whole beach/50’s arrangement. “Pyro”, is a song that I’ve heard them play live twice.  It’s got an awesome lyrical meaning, but again the musical arrangement could have been better.  “Beach Side” is probably the worst song I’ve ever heard KOL play.  It’s uncomfortable for me to even listen to.  I don’t get it.  It reminds me of an 80’s adult contemporary song…..yuck.

Now…the best of the best! “The End”-  Has an amazing bass line in the beginning and continues throughout the song.  Matt’s guitar arrangement compliments the base line with a strong start and fade out.  I thought this was a great track to start the album with.  The lyrics are very powerful especially coming from Caleb.  This is a prime example of how the band has matured over the past few years.  With lines like “I just want to hold you, take you by your hand, and tell you that your good enough, and tell you that it’s gonna be tough” you feel a sense of caring and love in Caleb’s voice that hasn’t existed before.

If you grew up in a Southern Baptist or Pentecostal Church, the opening to “Radioactive” will seem oddly familiar to you.  That’s because it’s taken from an old gospel hymn the brothers grew up listening to in their many travels with their Pentecostal preacher father.  I immediately connected to this song when I heard it for the first time at Bonnaroo in June.  It’s a powerful song urging all of us to remember where we came from.  The roots of who we are, no matter how painful or forgetful or uneventful our life might be or was, will always be found in the place where we came from.

“Southbound” is a true southern rock song.  It really reminds me of The Allman Brothers or Lynyrd Skynyrd without the redneck.  I really like the version they play live much better than the track that is on the album.  The big difference on the album is the fiddle.  Come on guys…..we don’t need a fiddle.  The acoustic guitar will suffice.  It’s still an awesome song that accurately describes what it’s like to “hang out” on a warm Saturday night in the south.

“The Face” is a pretty cool song, mainly because you can tell it’s written specifically for Caleb’s now fiance, Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge.   I really like the opening arrangement and fade out before Caleb’s voice comes in.  I know personally, if I heard him sing to me,  “If you’ll give up New York, I’ll give you Tennessee….the only place to be”.  I’d pack my bags and be on a plane to Nashville.

My absolute favorite song from this album is “The Immortals”.  This was another new song that I connected with at Bonnaroo.  The lyrics are so moving to me that I actually shed tears when I listen to them.  Not sure if it’s because I’ve figured out who I am, but have failed to face it and have not taken chances that I should have, or instead of loving along the way, I’ve been selfish and hurt more people than I should have.  Either way, I’m sure everyone can relate to not taking chances and having regrets.  The message being portrayed in these lyrics are very clear and very powerful.

The Immortals
The open road, the path of greatness, it’s at your fingers
Go be the one, that keeps on fighting, go be the stranger
Just put your foot, in front the other, crow like the rooster
We are allowed to get us something, fear is a danger
I say
Spill out on the streets and start, right away
Find out what you are, face to face
The windows are, the perfect picture, they’re always changing
Go on get lost, jump in the waters, when they are raging
I say
Spill out on the streets and start, right away
Find out what you are, face to face
Once you’ve had enough, carry on
Don’t forget to love, before your gone

Sum it Up……

Overall, I am very impressed with this album.  The Kings of Leon managed to make everyone happy while introducing a new maturity in their writing that we’ve never heard before.  I highly recommend you check out some of the tracks:

http://radioactive.kingsofleon.com/

Eminem – Recovery

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Eminem - Recovery

Eminem - Recovery

When wickedplaylist.com author Lucy Gray first told me Eminem’s new album Recovery was his best ever I was certainly a little skeptical. 8 Mile was an amazing album and if you didn’t like it, you probably just don’t like the genre. Can I get a “I like everything buy rap and country” up in here?

Needless to say, I was interested in hearing the album based on Lucy’s comments so I transferred it to my DROID to check out. The first time I listened to Recovery it was me and my almost two year old daughter in the kitchen. I plugged the DROID in to the kitchen system and started listening. I was cooking along and my daughter was dancing to the beat. It was a great time. A great time until my wife walked in and heard the lyrics and then, well we decided this album should get a “older than 2” rating.

In the short amount of time I heard Recovery I knew it had some songs I liked. The next attempt to listen to it was during a Sunday afternoon yard work extravaganza. The temperature was a cool 97 degrees and the breeze was absent like a football player with 9 kids. What, you pictured me doing this in a music studio with strippers dancing behind me as I listen to music and artists tossing 100’s at me while chanting “wicked rain”? Yea, sorry, that is only in my head, not in the real world.

Anyway, as I am listening to Recovery, I hear some pretty good stuff. You know, I just heard Pink and now Eminem is sampling some Ozzy “Changes”. At this point, it is already better than his last CD. But then something interesting happens. “Not Afraid” comes on. For me, the entire album changes now. “Not Afraid” and Seduction are pretty good but then we get to stretch of 3 number 1’s in my opinion. The first is No Love featuring Lil Wayne and sampling Haddaway’s “What is Love”. Amazing song and equally amazing sample of “What is Love”, which is a song I remember sitting in my bedroom, listening to radio station recordings, hoping I could find it.

The next song up is “Space Bound”. An ode to love and pain and all the things that come with being vulnerable. The difference here is the phenomenal hook sung by Steve McEwan and Eminem’s usual lyrical prowess. “Love is Evil, spell it backwards and I’ll show you” is just one of his thought provoking and moment of clarity type lyrics.

As much as I liked those two songs, I almost missed the third one in the group because I kept hitting rewind. “Cinderella Man” is a great song with Queen type beat, amazing hook and some really truthful lyrics from Eminem. Not many musicians will basically apologize for their last CD. Eminem does just that with the line, “fuck my last CD that shits in the trash”. This is the kind of lyric I personally expect from Eminem. He has always been truthful in his rhymes even if that truth isn’t the easiest thing to say.

This all comes back to the question, is this Eminem’s best album? Well, best is a pretty subjective term. I mean reviewing and critiquing art is really nothing more than one persons opinion anyway. Short of divulging my cd buys, single buys, current economic climate, and record company hype dollars formula, I will just say this. If Recovery is Eminem’s best album, it isn’t far off. If you like Eminem, you should like Recovery.

Train Company

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Train Company

Train Company

The first time I heard Train Company was about 7am one morning while driving in the cold and pouring rain. The windshield wipers and blurry red brake lights in front of me, combined with the silky saxophone whispers jumping from my speakers, reminded me of walking out of a smokey downtown club, flipping up my collar against the cold night air, and strolling down the boulevard to my next haunt. That was a pleasant distraction from rainy Atlanta traffic and an introduction to an interesting new band, Train Company.

Working their way around the Chicago music scene, Train Company is headed by the unique and memorable vocals of John Zozzaro and the perfect accompaniment of Mark Alletag’s sax. Not to be outdone, Train Company is rounded out by Mike DeWitte on Bass and Rob Lejman on drums. Their sound is more of a upbeat rock/jazz infusion with the sax and flute in more of a support role. The sax is used very similar to older O.A.R stuff but that isn’t to say the music from the two bands is similar. Train Company’s sound is more of a quicker burst of energy than the jam type feel of an O.A.R song. This is definitely evident when you notice half of the songs on their self titled debut are under 2 minutes and 50 seconds long.

Their first release from Train Company’s self titled debut is “A New Kind of Home” and it really sets the tone for the beginning of the album. A quick stepping cymbal really sets the pace and continues on through “Lovely Lady” and “Do You Really Wanna Know” but then we slow down a little for one of my favorites from the album, “Clementine”. Every album needs a song about a girl and this one showcases Alletag on the sax and is the perfect lead in to one of Zozzaro’s songs from his days, finding his own sound, in New York. That song, “Forest”, is one of the other songs on Train Company that slows the percussion down a little and really lets the Jazz vibe breathe. Part of the credit for this has to go to Train Company’s producer on this album, Patrick DeWitte. Producers don’t always get mentioned in album reviews, but the quality of this debut, self released album cannot be ignored. Pleased trust me on that, I have heard a lot of shit over the years.

One of the last songs on Train Company is “I’ll Keep Walkin'” and it kinda sums up my impression of this new Chicago band. Not in the way of I’ll keep walkin on by them, but in the way that this group of early 20 somethings has managed to put out a pretty good album, they are going to keep on and there ain’t no stopping them.

Click the link below to hear Train Company’s new single, “A New Kind of Home”.

Train Company – A New Kind of Home

Devi – Get Free

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“A ferocious guitar-driven power trio equally adept at sprawling psychedelic jams and terse, haunting rockers.” – Lucid Culture

Devi’s debut album, Get Free, bursts out of the gate with the exhilarating powerpop gem “Another Day” and closes with a six-minute cover of “The Needle and the Damage Done” that ranges from dreamy to ferociously jamming. This is pure rock fudge played by a contemporary Cream at the top of its game – led by a woman.

Devi: John Hummel, Debra, Keith Mannino

“Debra has a compelling voice—a mix of Sheryl Crow and PJ Harvey—while her guitar playing reminds us of the incomparable Jimi Hendrix.” – Metal Hammer (Italy)

Devi is a rock trio from Hoboken NJ, led by a woman NYC blog Lucid Culture calls “one of the great guitar players of our time.” This is “an utterly bad-ass power trio,” says Midwest Record, with “a sense of humor, swagger, blistering guitar chops, looks, and the smarts to fuse niche with mass market.” Italy’s Audiovideofoto adds “something tells us we’re witnessing the birth of a rock star.”

Devi (”Davey”) is Sanskrit for “the Goddess”– nature in all her forms, including sound. The band got its start when Deb saw John Hummel playing drums in a tiny Hoboken NJ bar. John had played with Keith Mannino in Black Market Radio, the heavy rock band led by Peter Cornell (Chris Cornell’s brother), so when original Devi bassist Dan Grennes was hired by Toxic Avenger: The Musical, John and Deb asked Keith to play bass.

“Something tells us we are witnessing the birth of a rock star” – Audiovideofoto (Italy)

The band’s debut album, Get Free, is digitally distributed by Redeye USA and is starting to get airplay on college and AAA radio. After some rave reviews in Italy, Get Free was featured on the iTunes Italy homepage for 2 weeks in June.

Devi roped some talented friends into the Get Free sessions, including keyboardist Rob Clores (Black Crowes, Blues Traveler), jazz clarinetist Perry Robinson, sarod player & singer Wynne Paris (Krishna Das), Michael W. Dean (Bomb), and Wiser Time vocalist Carmen Sclafani.

“Get Free is about the longing for love and the longing for God, and the crazy things we pursue-from sex to drugs to relationships-to try to appease those longings,” says Debra, a Jivamukti yoga practitioner. “All our efforts to escape from being human help us evolve,” she adds, laughing, “whether we like it or not!”

Debra from Devi, BW photo by Guzman

Live, Devi adds album guests like Rob Clores and Wynne Paris to the mix whenever possible, “edging ever closer to the wild psychedelic jam band inside,” says Lucid Culture, adding, “if adrenaline, crescendos and heart-wrenchingly beautiful playing are something you would enjoy, get your ass down there.”

Hopefully this new release is just a first step toward universal recognition for Debra and her fabulous band. – Crusher Magazine

You can download the album’s title track for Free, and check out a stream of the rest of the album below.


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Tim McGraw – Southern Voice

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I have never been a big Tim McGraw fan. He has a few songs I like but for the most part I was just indifferent to his music. I didn’t dislike him but he was just one more pop country singer.

It was by chance I saw the headline “Southern Gothic” associated with his new CD Southern Voice, and I decided I would give it a shot. Wow, am I glad I did. Southern Voice is darker than most country pop but that isn’t a bad thing. The lyrics transcend space and time and combine the stories of some old country with the hooks of some new country. The result is a CD, Southern Voice, that doesn’t have a single song on it that makes you want to hit the fast forward.

Southern Voice doesn’t break any new ground when it comes to topics but it does a great job of visiting the ones you come to expect from a country CD.  I also think Tim was able to express some of his own pain in “You Had to be There” and “Love You Goodbye”. Both are songs that deal with the pain associated with a broken father and son relationship.

“Southern Voice” and “It’s a Business Doing Pleasure With You” are the two upbeat fun songs but the real power of Southern Voice lies in the darker “Good Girls”, “Mr. Whoever You Are”, and “Love You Goodbye”.   They are the ones that might just bring a tear to your eye.

I can’t wait to hear how Tim’s regular fans accept Southern Voice.  I do know, I am glad I gave it a shot.

Zac Brown Band – The Foundation

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I love having some drinks with my friends and listening to Jimmy Buffett. I have been to countless Jimmy Buffett concerts and I even sport a Jimmy Buffett tattoo to display my fealty. I know that doesn’t seem to have much to do with the Zac Brown Band, but the point is pretty simple. When someone asks me to explain Zac Brown Band, I say, “imagine Jimmy Buffett if he had talent”.

Zac Brown Band’s The Foundation is for lack of a better description, the CD I want to hear every Friday at 5 o’clock. It brings a smile to my face, a happiness to my heart, and a song to my lips. It is one of those rare yet unmistakable CD’s that will never leave you and will always show you something new.

The first song I heard from The Foundation was “Chicken Fried”. I have to admit, I heard it briefly in passing a couple of times and kinda blew it off. It hit too many of the usual country song stereotypes so I didn’t pay it much attention. Then I had the chance to actually sit down and listen to “Chicken Fried”. From there I started reading about Zac Brown Band and from there I found an amazing southern country band.

Born the 11th of 12 kids, Zac Brown cut his musical teeth playing everything from bars to parking lots around Georgia. Wait, parking lots you say? One of the defining attributes of Zac Brown Band is their actual musical ability. The Zac Brown Band can stand around a parking lot jamming and sound better than many of the produced studio albums you will hear on the radio today. As proof I offer up Zac Brown Band playing “Can The Circle Be Unbroken (by and by) live in a gas station parking lot.

Picking the best song from The Foundation is like playing darts with a shotgun. You are gonna win. “Toes” and “Where The Boat Leaves From” reminds me of that one vacation a year that makes everything in the real world seem alright. Then you can go back to work when Monday rolls around.

Concrete and cars are there own prison bars like this life I’m living in
But the plane brought me farther.
I’m surrounded by water
And I’m not going back again

“Chicken Fried” has certainly had the most radio airtime and really showcases some of the southern rights of passage we come to expect from our southern country/rock. As fun and catchy as “Chicken Fried” is, there are also some very moving heartfelt songs on The Foundation. The heartbreaking story of divorce and children in “Highway 20 Ride” and the visions of freedom and love in “Free” really showcase Zac Brown’s talented writing ability. The Foundation reall is an album full of excellent songs and each song masterfully paints a picture.

Check out The Foundation and I think you might be pleasantly surprised. I know I was.

Zac Brown Band Live at Bonnaroo

Underworld – Rise of the Lycans Soundtrack

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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Soundtrack

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Soundtrack

It was pretty easy to get my attention with a soundtrack containing Maynard James Keenan, Puscifer, Danny Lohner aka Renholder, The Cure, Deftones, AFI, Perry Farrell, and William Control. I mean seriously, when you have The Cure’s “Underneath The Stars” featuring Maynard and being remixed by Renholder, that has to be worth the price of admission. That lineup also means the CD has to be smokin because ok just will not do.


The first track out of the gate is “Lighten Up Francis” by Puscifer (JLE Dub Mix) and I would be lying if I didn’t mention the first half of the song made me think of Maynard sitting in his basement with a wine buzz playing with his synthesizer. That isn’t a knock on the song either. You will just have to hear it to see what I mean. Next up is an amazing remix of The Cure’s “Underneath The Stars”. Renholder took an ok song and made it fantastic by focusing more on Smith’s voice and less on the jam.






The middle tracks on Underworld: Rise of the Lycans are anchored by another excellent song from William Control and the albums second song by the one and only Davey Havok. The second one with Havok’s side project Blaqk Audio. Both are strong songs that make you want to keep listening. You can see the official video for Deathclub on youtube.

It would be easy at this point to expect a let down with so many kickass songs already on this cd. To make sure that isn’t the case, I give you two of my favorite tracks from the cd. Drop Dead, Gorgeous wins lyric of the night with “If I see you again and this gun is loaded, you’ll sleep in hell” from the song “Two Birds, One Stone”.

love is what i lost
we had a connection
This feeling has gone too far
and killed two birds with one stone
a terrible love song
you sang it so sweet

and if i ever see you again
and this gun is loaded
you’ll sleep in hell
you’ll sleep in hell
-Drop Dead, Gorgeous

Not too be outdone and immediately following is King Black Acid with a chorus that absolutely makes the song “Let’s Burn”.

And all those girls
they want those boys
with the stars in their eyes
they dance so close to the fire
it burns like a white hot light
-King Black Acid

I had high hopes for this soundtrack going in, but even I am surprised how good it is. This CD is loaded with smokin songs from start to finish including 4 tracks that all have to share the “Repeat This Track” button. If the movie is even remotely close to being as good as the soundtrack, it is gonna be a hit. Check it out and leave your own feedback in the comment section.

Listen to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Kings of Leon – Only By The Night

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Kings of Leon new CD Only by the Night is one of two new upcoming reviews that found its way to this music blog despite our best efforts. I was cruising along one day when a friend sent me a link and told me I needed to listen to a Kings of Leon play list she had created. I fired it up in Rhapsody and immediately recognized them but at the same time realized I had heard them but for one reason or another they hadn’t clicked with me. Then the song “Closer” came on and I suddenly found myself hitting the play it again button.

The Kings of Leon is a four member band, containing three brothers and a cousin, from Nashville, Tennessee. They have been around since 2003 and Only by the Night is their fourth album. Oddly enough, this band from Nashville did better in the UK than in the states. Only by the Night was the UK’s 3rd best selling CD of 2008.

Leading the charge from Only by the Night is the single “Sex on Fire”. While not one of lead man Caleb Followill’s favorite tracks from the CD, it still shows off his powerful and exotic rock vocals. The darker and much more sinister “Closer” paints a Vampire picture just before Vampires became popular again.

Overall, Kings of Leon CD Only by the Night is a good listen. It is one more brick in the wall of bringing rock music back to the radio.