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30 Day Music Meme Day 24. A Song That You Want To Play At Your Funeral

31 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In 30 Day Music Meme

No one really wants to think about dying but it’s the one certainty we all will have in common someday. My only hope is to have left behind enough memories with others to keep me around for a while. Assuming I die before my friends Jon and Ingmar, I would be more than honored if they sang this over my grave/pyre after I’m gone.

Day 01. Your favorite Song: PANTERA – MOUTH FOR WAR
Day 02. Your least favorite song: CHER – BELIEVE
Day 03. A song that makes you happy: POLKADOT CADAVER – CHLOROFORM GIRL
Day 04. A song that makes you sad: JOHNNY CASH – HURT
Day 05. A song that reminds you of someone: ROB ZOMBIE – LIVING DEAD GIRL
Day 06. A song that reminds you of somewhere: EL PASADOR – AMADA MIA AMORA MIO
Day 07. A song that reminds you of a certain event: TURBONEGRO – I GOT ERECTION
Day 08. A song that you know all the words to: BLACK SABBATH – SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
Day 09. A song that you can dance to: CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES – MASTER AND SLAVE
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep: ENYA – WATERFALL
Day 11. A song from your favorite band: ALICE IN CHAINS – THEM BONES
Day 12. A song from a band you hate: MOTLEY CRUE – PRETTY MUCH ANY AND EVERY SONG
Day 13. A song that is a guilty pleasure: LILY ALLEN – FUCK YOU
Day 14. A song that no one would expect you to love: GNARLES BARKLEY – CRAZY
Day 15. A song that describes you: KIDNEYTHIEVES – CRAZY
Day 16. A song that you used to love but now hate: FILTER – HEY MAN, NICE SHOT
Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio: STAIND – OUTSIDE
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio : DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA – BALROG BOOGIE
Day 19. A song from your favorite album: OPETH – GHOST OF PERDITION
Day 20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry: MINISTRY – STIGMATA
Day 21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy: KORPLIKLAANI – HAPPY LITTLE BOOZER
Day 22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad: CELTIC FROST – A DYING GOD COMING INTO HUMAN FLESH
Day 23. A song that you want to play at your wedding: JACE EVERETT – BAD THINGS
Day 24. A song that you want to play at your funeral: TRU SPIRIT – RED THOR
Day 25. A song that makes you laugh
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year

Random Found – Suckerpunch

30 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In Movie Shit, Random Found

Well, this really isn’t all that random if you follow movie news at all, but I’m already looking to preorder this on Bluray even though the damned movie doesn’t come out until next year. I see it as a life changing experience…

30 Day Music Meme Day 23. A Song That You Want To Play At Your Wedding

30 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In 30 Day Music Meme

As we near the back end of this meme I hit a wall. Not really any good reason to get married except to hold a great party where everyone pretends it’s a good thing that you’ve entered their section of Hel and they give you a bunch of presents and condolences. That being said, I guess I could concede that the party could be really fun, but what music to play? I guess it would have to be a song that reflected the way I feel…

Day 01. Your favorite Song: PANTERA – MOUTH FOR WAR
Day 02. Your least favorite song: CHER – BELIEVE
Day 03. A song that makes you happy: POLKADOT CADAVER – CHLOROFORM GIRL
Day 04. A song that makes you sad: JOHNNY CASH – HURT
Day 05. A song that reminds you of someone: ROB ZOMBIE – LIVING DEAD GIRL
Day 06. A song that reminds you of somewhere: EL PASADOR – AMADA MIA AMORA MIO
Day 07. A song that reminds you of a certain event: TURBONEGRO – I GOT ERECTION
Day 08. A song that you know all the words to: BLACK SABBATH – SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
Day 09. A song that you can dance to: CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES – MASTER AND SLAVE
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep: ENYA – WATERFALL
Day 11. A song from your favorite band: ALICE IN CHAINS – THEM BONES
Day 12. A song from a band you hate: MOTLEY CRUE – PRETTY MUCH ANY AND EVERY SONG
Day 13. A song that is a guilty pleasure: LILY ALLEN – FUCK YOU
Day 14. A song that no one would expect you to love: GNARLES BARKLEY – CRAZY
Day 15. A song that describes you: KIDNEYTHIEVES – CRAZY
Day 16. A song that you used to love but now hate: FILTER – HEY MAN, NICE SHOT
Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio: STAIND – OUTSIDE
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio : DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA – BALROG BOOGIE
Day 19. A song from your favorite album: OPETH – GHOST OF PERDITION
Day 20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry: MINISTRY – STIGMATA
Day 21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy: KORPLIKLAANI – HAPPY LITTLE BOOZER
Day 22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad: CELTIC FROST – A DYING GOD COMING INTO HUMAN FLESH
Day 23. A song that you want to play at your wedding: JACE EVERETT – BAD THINGS
Day 24. A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25. A song that makes you laugh
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year

30 Day Music Meme Day 22. A Song That You Listen To When You’re Sad

29 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In 30 Day Music Meme

This is another hard one. I don’t really get sad all that often but when it starts setting in there can be a couple different directions to go. If I want to feel happier and get out of the funk I throw on some Korpiklaani or Finntroll. There are just some songs that you just can’t stay sad when you hear them. If I’m feeling just a little melancholy wuss I may throw in Black by Sarah McLachlan, but I usually feel, well, like a little melancholy wuss. Now if I want to wallow in self disgust, I put in Virgin Black, that dark, bleak doom metal band from Australia, but if I want to draw power from sadness…there can be no other like Celtic Frost…

A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
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Day 01. Your favorite Song: PANTERA – MOUTH FOR WAR
Day 02. Your least favorite song: CHER – BELIEVE
Day 03. A song that makes you happy: POLKADOT CADAVER – CHLOROFORM GIRL
Day 04. A song that makes you sad: JOHNNY CASH – HURT
Day 05. A song that reminds you of someone: ROB ZOMBIE – LIVING DEAD GIRL
Day 06. A song that reminds you of somewhere: EL PASADOR – AMADA MIA AMORA MIO
Day 07. A song that reminds you of a certain event: TURBONEGRO – I GOT ERECTION
Day 08. A song that you know all the words to: BLACK SABBATH – SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
Day 09. A song that you can dance to: CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES – MASTER AND SLAVE
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep: ENYA – WATERFALL
Day 11. A song from your favorite band: ALICE IN CHAINS – THEM BONES
Day 12. A song from a band you hate: MOTLEY CRUE – PRETTY MUCH ANY AND EVERY SONG
Day 13. A song that is a guilty pleasure: LILY ALLEN – FUCK YOU
Day 14. A song that no one would expect you to love: GNARLES BARKLEY – CRAZY
Day 15. A song that describes you: KIDNEYTHIEVES – CRAZY
Day 16. A song that you used to love but now hate: FILTER – HEY MAN, NICE SHOT
Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio: STAIND – OUTSIDE
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio : DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA – BALROG BOOGIE
Day 19. A song from your favorite album: OPETH – GHOST OF PERDITION
Day 20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry: MINISTRY – STIGMATA
Day 21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy: KORPLIKLAANI – HAPPY LITTLE BOOZER
Day 22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad: CELTIC FROST – A DYING GOD COMING INTO HUMAN FLESH
Day 23. A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24. A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25. A song that makes you laugh
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year

Hump Day Deep Thought

28 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In Hump Day Deep Thought

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
– Miss Piggy

30 Day Music Meme Day 21. A Song That You Listen To When You’re Happy

28 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In 30 Day Music Meme

I found this band many, many years ago when I was on a metal site looking for some new Metal. Among the list of bands I recognized – Immortal, Enslaved, Behemoth – there was Korpiklaani from Finland. What was strange about this band was that all the other bands had album titles like ‘Morbid Rending Of Souls’ or ‘Chewing Christ’s Organs’ Korpiklaani had titles like “Spirit of the Forest” and “Voice of Wilderness“. Those didn’t sound very metal, but I really did like the cover art so I gave them a listen. I was instantly transported to a viking longhouse with a bunch of drunken Finns dressed in fur happily proclaiming what a great life it was to hunt and drink with fiddles and distortion. What’s happier than a Happy Little Boozer?!!!

Day 01. Your favorite Song: PANTERA – MOUTH FOR WAR
Day 02. Your least favorite song: CHER – BELIEVE
Day 03. A song that makes you happy: POLKADOT CADAVER – CHLOROFORM GIRL
Day 04. A song that makes you sad: JOHNNY CASH – HURT
Day 05. A song that reminds you of someone: ROB ZOMBIE – LIVING DEAD GIRL
Day 06. A song that reminds you of somewhere: EL PASADOR – AMADA MIA AMORA MIO
Day 07. A song that reminds you of a certain event: TURBONEGRO – I GOT ERECTION
Day 08. A song that you know all the words to: BLACK SABBATH – SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
Day 09. A song that you can dance to: CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES – MASTER AND SLAVE
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep: ENYA – WATERFALL
Day 11. A song from your favorite band: ALICE IN CHAINS – THEM BONES
Day 12. A song from a band you hate: MOTLEY CRUE – PRETTY MUCH ANY AND EVERY SONG
Day 13. A song that is a guilty pleasure: LILY ALLEN – FUCK YOU
Day 14. A song that no one would expect you to love: GNARLES BARKLEY – CRAZY
Day 15. A song that describes you: KIDNEYTHIEVES – CRAZY
Day 16. A song that you used to love but now hate: FILTER – HEY MAN, NICE SHOT
Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio: STAIND – OUTSIDE
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio : DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA – BALROG BOOGIE
Day 19. A song from your favorite album: OPETH – GHOST OF PERDITION
Day 20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry: MINISTRY – STIGMATA
Day 21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy: KORPLIKLAANI – HAPPY LITTLE BOOZER
Day 22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23. A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24. A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25. A song that makes you laugh
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year

30 Day Music Meme Day 20. A Song That You Listen To When You’re Angry

27 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In 30 Day Music Meme

Anger is a gift (quoted from a different song tho…) The live version of this on ‘In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up’ is by far the best, angriest, most pissed off version of Stigmata. I first heard the studio recording and liked it, but it wasn’t until the live version came out that the true violence inducing effect came to life. Check out the track from the CD.

Day 01. Your favorite Song: PANTERA – MOUTH FOR WAR
Day 02. Your least favorite song: CHER – BELIEVE
Day 03. A song that makes you happy: POLKADOT CADAVER – CHLOROFORM GIRL
Day 04. A song that makes you sad: JOHNNY CASH – HURT
Day 05. A song that reminds you of someone: ROB ZOMBIE – LIVING DEAD GIRL
Day 06. A song that reminds you of somewhere: EL PASADOR – AMADA MIA AMORA MIO
Day 07. A song that reminds you of a certain event: TURBONEGRO – I GOT ERECTION
Day 08. A song that you know all the words to: BLACK SABBATH – SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
Day 09. A song that you can dance to: CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES – MASTER AND SLAVE
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep: ENYA – WATERFALL
Day 11. A song from your favorite band: ALICE IN CHAINS – THEM BONES
Day 12. A song from a band you hate: MOTLEY CRUE – PRETTY MUCH ANY AND EVERY SONG
Day 13. A song that is a guilty pleasure: LILY ALLEN – FUCK YOU
Day 14. A song that no one would expect you to love: GNARLES BARKLEY – CRAZY
Day 15. A song that describes you: KIDNEYTHIEVES – CRAZY
Day 16. A song that you used to love but now hate: FILTER – HEY MAN, NICE SHOT
Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio: STAIND – OUTSIDE
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio : DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA – BALROG BOOGIE
Day 19. A song from your favorite album: OPETH – GHOST OF PERDITION
Day 20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry: MINISTRY – STIGMATA
Day 21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23. A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24. A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25. A song that makes you laugh
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year

Tubelodeon

26 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In Tubelodeon

30 Day Music Meme Day 19. A Song From Your Favorite Album

26 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In 30 Day Music Meme

There are few perfect albums. Most albums that are any good at all have one or two great songs, a couple more good ones and hopefully the rest are o.k. Then, occasionally, an album comes along that glues your ass to a chair or headphones on your skull and you can do nothing but lose yourself in the transitions and chord progressions.

Ghost Reveries is one of those perfect albums and this song, Ghost Of Perdition, exemplifies the dynamics and complexity of the whole album in it’s short 10 minute length…

Opeth – ghost of perditions
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Day 01. Your favorite Song: PANTERA – MOUTH FOR WAR
Day 02. Your least favorite song: CHER – BELIEVE
Day 03. A song that makes you happy: POLKADOT CADAVER – CHLOROFORM GIRL
Day 04. A song that makes you sad: JOHNNY CASH – HURT
Day 05. A song that reminds you of someone: ROB ZOMBIE – LIVING DEAD GIRL
Day 06. A song that reminds you of somewhere: EL PASADOR – AMADA MIA AMORA MIO
Day 07. A song that reminds you of a certain event: TURBONEGRO – I GOT ERECTION
Day 08. A song that you know all the words to: BLACK SABBATH – SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
Day 09. A song that you can dance to: CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES – MASTER AND SLAVE
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep: ENYA – WATERFALL
Day 11. A song from your favorite band: ALICE IN CHAINS – THEM BONES
Day 12. A song from a band you hate: MOTLEY CRUE – PRETTY MUCH ANY AND EVERY SONG
Day 13. A song that is a guilty pleasure: LILY ALLEN – FUCK YOU
Day 14. A song that no one would expect you to love: GNARLES BARKLEY – CRAZY
Day 15. A song that describes you: KIDNEYTHIEVES – CRAZY
Day 16. A song that you used to love but now hate: FILTER – HEY MAN, NICE SHOT
Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio: STAIND – OUTSIDE
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio : DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA – BALROG BOOGIE
Day 19. A song from your favorite album: OPETH – GHOST OF PERDITION
Day 20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23. A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24. A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25. A song that makes you laugh
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year

30 Day Music Meme Day 18. A Song That You Wish You Heard On The Radio

25 July 2010 By JS Wells 0 In 30 Day Music Meme

As mentioned in the last post, I don’t listen to the radio. Unless I feel like classic rock, there just isn’t enough decent music played on the air to tolerate the commercials and DJs and I really don’t like the idea of paying for satellite radio just so I can lose money listening to somebody else’s crap mix. Pandora, however, is a beautiful thing. Now that I can stream it on my Droid as well as the PC, I can spend all of my money on the links to Amazon music that Pandora provides when I hear something new I can’t live without owning on CD.

The old model of music distribution and promotion is dying, thank every god and goddess that may or may not have ever existed. New bands are finding new ways to promote themselves without the need for middle management. This group found me on MySpace and I instantly fell in love with their music. That never happens on the radio…