Scorpions and Whitesnake were my inicial hard rock top bands, so their influênce in the musical knowledge and taste was top important and made a personal preferênce by this type of groups more solid and consistent. It is hard to talk about such a big group, since the 70's, 80's and the 90´s (i saw them live in 1994 at Cascais, with Duff from Guns and Roses making the first part), with a strong retourn in this last decade. But the most important thing in the last years (at least for me) was when Mike Dee (ex Motorhead) enter to the drum pack. True that the band have made a lot of "good bye" tours, but they always came back, so their image was a small conection with that particular type of Tour. In the final years of the last century was one of the best live hard rock bands in the world, and a best sellers group with fine records and a high criative mojo. Their influênce in bands and in the industry was inquestionable, but how is today? The problem is that industry is different from what was in the 80's or 90´s, and we see with bands like the Who that made regular tours and the last album of originals was in 2006, after the 1982 "Its hard Reason?" It's more lucrative to do another Tour than a new album. But Scorpions made also albuns, and probably are one of the 70's band that made more new ones in the last years. The negative (besides to much good bye tours), is the war between the Shenker brothers, about money, music rights and also from former bass guitar player Francis Buchholz who when the ex manager was fired, also give up from the band (today he play with Uriah Heep, and i guess he still does). They came again to Portugal, and was another blast with the Altice Arena full. To bad i was not in the mode to see them again. Maybe next time.
Probably the first band that i descover alone, about 35 years ago (i think that was not a influênce of someone from my family, and came straight from Mtv and radio Fm), Dire Staits were my principal rock option in the first years of the 80's, and the best one i guess (at least for my personallity). "Money for Nothing" is so important for rock as the songs from bands like the Beatles, Stones, The Who or BB King, this last one from the blues who also had a big influence in this type of music. The song, de videos, MTV and of course rock music in general were never thw same, since was to futuristic and with the state of the art video efects, a blast in that time. But is not the only one, because "Private investigation" or "Walk of Live" are also impressive, in all their single expression. Also, i remember that epic concert in the old Wembley with Eric Clapton on the rithm guitar, so Dire Staits have many peculiar things, like Knofler way of play the guitar or the modern production of the records, but not with a big legacy since the band was togheter not more than 20 years (wich is too bad). Today Knofler has a sucess solo carrier and the rest of the members is separade by a diferent kind of projects without plans for a reunion (what a shame, gentlements). To bad, because was a band that i will see without any problem and Knofler is still in action. And i like much more a Mark in the band that a Knofler in is solo project (for me is not a option see him solo, only with Dire Straits).
Yes, another one. Probably more "fake news" (or another attempt to have a full tour with a gigantic ticket sell), since Kiss had made a significant number of goodbye tours and they are still here, playing and singing, but again, we can talk about it, can we?
Since is the (supposed) final tour, is Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in? Are they out? And other names like Vicent or Kulick, who we see in recent Kiss convenctions in this last decades? Name's citations in the show of Carr and St John that are no long with us, would be nice. And are we talking about 2 years on the road in the 5 continents? So, there's a lot to think. But in the past Kiss have been made a lot of goodbye tours and they are stell here, touring especially, without new albuns (only two since 1998), and always with the possibility of a reuning with original line up. But the tour is near and no details, so are talked seresly (only some interviews), with suposed dates all around the world and with the actual formation? And what about Portugal (Kiss only give 2 concerts in is history by lusitan lands)? Again out of the last tour or will be a supraise? My gess is that we will see Kiss for many years, but this is just a personal opinion. And since theres's a gold silence abou it or there's a massive goodbye tour in preparation or is just one more regular clip of concerts. The rearsel have satrted now and tour is on the way, so we hope fresh news sone or we catalog this like only one more tour (Edit: In a recent interview in 29/01/2019 to Loudwire, Gene end the rumours of a reunion with the original lineup. Again, he use strong words and of course, Ace make a statement in is facebook, slamming Genne and Paul. So the peace time is ended).
Probably one of the less recognized bands in the World, Europe was a heavy group in the beggining of the 80's, but with a more hard rock sound (almost a glam rock), that reached world sucess with some music's like "Final Countdown, Carrie and Rock the Night", follow by "Supersticious, Open your Hart and Let the good times Roll", but this time without the guitar player John Norum (Kee Marcelo was the choice for the replacement, in the next two albuns). "Prisioners in Paradise" was a great performance but in a time were Grunge run the world, the record had only a few sales. After a pause of more than a decade and some interesting personel projects they came back with is original formation and with a more powerfull sound, made by a impressive regular number of albums and DVD's to prove their good performance in studio and live. Also the visual was change a lot, with a much more aproach to common live style then that "air metal" influence (today we can see in for example Steel Panther but Motley Crue still have some features) "Final Countdown" is not "my album", and i prefer "Out of this World", but the new ones in this seccond period that the band "came to live" are mutch better. And live performances never were so spectacular, since the interaction between all five members are on top. To bad today is very rare that they play in stadiums, but most of the fans don't care because they know that the band is here to stay.
The "101" or "101 Live" was probaly one of the most important and influence live albuns from the 80's (another was "life after death" from Iron Maiden, but that is different subject), with the original 4 band together. After some albuns Alan Wilder leaves and the band was never the same. Anyway, DM contribution to music is important, since match the new wave and electronic sound with a certain type of rock and live concerts. With the hard rock boom in the end of the 80's again Depeche Mode was in a great form, and even with Grunge, the band never loss his mojo, since the albums and live performances were always great and with a high crowd. And the more important is that today still rocks with arenas full of people of different ages, and the band keep on going, on and on, and there's no signal of a stop in the future. Probably are the best electronic pop-rock band and is influence in millions of fans and of course, other bands, from the music type but also like rock and hard rock ones, is a reallity. Also, the live presentations were a big thing back in those days, with the Pasadena concert to be the major blast, with a live record and than VHS thing (then Cd and DVD, i think). So, this band is a significant part of my music background, but in this days i hear a few of their songs, especially the new material. To bad that they dont reunite all at least for a final tour (maybe in their final days).
Rock today is very different to the one made 20 or 30 years ago, and no, i'm not talking about music. Industry have is weight in making bands big but today all that have a direct relatioship with music, know that is very different, and is much more difficult to make names like Stones or The Beatles. But there's great rock bands with nice music and that play in only little rooms, but since they are not a radio hit or a blast with young people only a few know about them. With internet, the cd and the rise of stuff like Hip Hop, the level of the new bands, is never so big like was Ac/Dc or Guns and Roses, and probably never will be. Probably is back to basics (a name from a great Sebastian Bach album), like Metallica made in the early 80's, with record and tour, and the rest is a big interrogation, because today we can see bands in cinemas or the virtual ones like Gorilaz (that only today they do life real concerts). Besides that, the expression "rock is death" came from Kiss bass player Gene Simons (at least in more recent times), who was thinking in the 70's and 80's were industry were less sofisticated then today, and the profit was much more high (is possible that in percentage of profit also there´s a significant variation to the today numbers). For example, Kiss don't want to record another album since for Simons "people make the download ilegally", but when they do, the fame of the band is not getting bigger? Of course we can ask if Kiss doesn't have enought money, but for exemple the last Chickenfoot albuns wasn´t paid for the record sales (that was low). And that is a crap and gives a sensation that today is better to make a home album or in a private own studio that send the musicians to "Abbey Road" (i know is closed, just to check a point of view). Probably what he have today is that band's are "not so big" or "famous" as they were before, and that´s true, due to a number of reasons (like the soul or hip hop visibility that exists today). But rock is still on going, and probably will go foverer. This is only 12 examples of is vitallity.
Hinder in 2007, had this great "Use me", made with a lot o sex, drugs and Rock and Roll. Still active today with a different front man, is true that only have made a EP with original songs, but is not bad comparig with the crap that we see today.
One of the best bands in world today and that never stop, give us the prove that Australia is not only Ac/Dc. The question is how they are not bigger? A mistery, since some big australian bands are in the end of their times. But rock music is well served with Airwaves.
Hot metal only in the 80's? No, hair metal lives with Steel Phanter, who is a comedy group but the music and quality is all there. And they play in medium places, make everybody laught and are technically very good. Yeah, hair metal is not dead.
Love them. What a band and with some great players, specially vocal, guitar players and drums. True that they are in batch 2, and also a pause since Todd have is hown group, but i bellive that Nelson will came back and they will do great music again.
One of the best super groups that today play live and make great music, with 3 genius and lots of mojo. Why they only play in little and medium places? I'dont care, they still great anyway, probably forever (what a nice thought).
Super groups? How about this one with Anthony. Satriani, Chad and Sammy, that give us a par of albuns and a great live record. And this guys have full time bands and projects, but still made music for us. God bless them.
Dead "fucking" Daisies, that´s a rock and roll band. Yes, they are veterans and the line up is always to change, but they do great music. I hope to see them soon. Famous bands like Kiss are calling them to make the opening act, and were the first rock band to play in Cuba (there is a great documentary about that in youtube).
Another power trio. True that Theory of a Dead Man are in bussiness for many years, but they are a medium recognised group, especially to the more underground listeners. A cool band with a lot of potencial to be big, someday.
I like them. I'm listening Saliva for many years and they still have that power to rock the house, and shake the glasses. I know that sometimes this fusion types of rock and other kind of music are difficult to listenig, but in my opinion there's great sound and one cool way to get new rock fans.
How, so cool. Another of the projects of Portnoy and Shean (Sons of Apollo), who is very active since he left Dream Theather, and give us another awsemone demostrations of is technical capacity. And again, rock is alive and again this is the proof.
More two great bands. one with new people and the other with a trio of veterans that are playing for many years. Hughes, Bonamassa and Boham make a powerfull rock blues group with a unique sound. More a powerfull prove that rock is much alive and kicking.
Ok, a surprise? I don't think so. Yes, Duran Duran still are a pop-rock band (for me much more rock than pop), they had one hell of a five members, especially John and Andy Taylor (also in Power Station, for obvious reasons) and Nick Rhodes (a master in the keyboards), with Roger and Simon, all in the right places. And if Arcadia was not a big sucess, Power Station with two albuns were a hit and left a significant legacy, with a much bad luck and studio confusion, that devastaded the possibility of more than a couple of records and some live performances (today only the Taylor's are alive). In the biggining of the century the five reunite toghether again but only for one album and the follow tour, with Andy Taylor slamming the door again, this time for manegering problems, with some new matterial recorded. For some reason Cocurruso was not a option for the substitution and since that they are a quarteted, and in my opinion they went again to a pop-rock with no history (or a bad one). It's a band that makes sense together or with a very good guitar player and compositor, what is not the case today. To bad, at least for me (i think that Andy again is in the productions, since i have no knoledge that is making music again. In the past their solo albúms were very good, so is twice to petty).
Tive o prazer de ver Soundgraden. Uma grande perda para a música. Que descanse em paz.
Sobral no Topo
Sobral ganhou porque foi melhor. Melhor música, interpretação, composição, originalidade e fiel à sua língua (embora nos diversos directos também tenha ido ao inglês). De resto, e embora exista quem cante melhor que os Sobral (sobretudo a mana), são exelentes na composição. A questão da musica fast food, espectáculo versus simplicidade e sentimento? Sim e não. Como ouvinte tenho o direito se me apetecer de ouvir uma Má Música, sem conteúdo ou musicalidade. É como ir ver um mau filme, daqueles que não se pensa em nada e apenas se passa o tempo. Importante sim, o Salvador dizer que as rádios passam 16 vezes a mesma música ao dia, vendendo ao público que consente, o seu ideal de música. Pouca radio oiço, até porque 90% da música que gosto não lá passa. Por isso é tudo uma questão de gosto, seja o Salvador ou os meus péssimos Last crack.
Lemmy is Lemmy. Imortal
Num ano marcado pelo desaparecimento de vários rockers, a maior é sem duvida a do "front man" dos Motorhead. Uma perda imensa de um dos mais respeitados membros da comunidade musical. Felizmente o legado é grande.
Crazy Wes
WTF man?
Até à Próxima João Ribas
Para mim a banda de eleição do João será sempre Censurados. Apesar de ter sido vocalista dos "Ku de Judas" e Tara Perdida, o que Censurados e o seu "Front Man" fizeram pelo Punk Rock português é inegável. Faleceu aos 50 anos. Mas é só um até breve pois a musica é imortal.
O "até já" ao Rei Eusébio
Além de ter espalhado "música" pelos campos por onde jogou até ao final da década de 70, Eusébio da Silva Ferreira era um português de quem todos gostavam. A sua humildade, simplicidade e simpatia para com todos, transformaram a magia do jogo no mito do homem. Portugal perdeu acima de tudo um dos seus maiores símbolos. Paz à sua alma e que jamais seja esquecido.
The Four Horsemen foi uma banda de hard rock que ouvi uma vez. Procurava por todo o lado e nada. Até que encontrei. Porra, que estava difícil. Mas valeu a pena a espera...
2012- Ano de Crise...Ano de seca musical
Foi o melhor que se arranjou...e à borla...Musica Popular Rules!!!
DAD - Restelo - 2011
Em Forma...sinceramente...
DAD... Muito, muito bom...
Sem duvida um dos melhores concertos que assisti. Talvez as 3000 pessoas do Pavilhão do Restelo em conformidade com o calor do verão tenham contribuido para um verdadeiro espectáculo desda banda dinamarquesa. Tocaram tudo o que havia para tocar e mostraram estar em grande forma. Nem me lembro quem tocou antes...valeu DAD.
Lá se foi 2010... Valeu Metallica
Ano fraco no que diz respito à musica. Só vi Metallica no Atlântico. Era o famoso palco de diamante mas o som estragou tudo. E está aí 2011... PElo menos a DAD vou...
M§F
Bom ano 2009
Ac/Dc e Rammstein... Grandes. Venha 2010. Metallica vou lá estar...
Gilby... és o Maior
The man...Depois de saber que os Delfins ainda vão fazer mais uma torné de despedida...lol
Maus Albuns.. Grandes Lições
Por curiosidade, só e apenas arranjei os albuns de 3 ex - Guns, Gilby Clark, Izzi e Duff. De positivo, tem a produção..lol... ou seja os americanos não sabem lutar no Iraque, mas qualquer mixordia... tem uma produção fenomenal (aprendam portugas!!!). De resto, algumas boas musicas.. mas pouco mais... O do Izzi é o pior...cada um toca para seu lado e siga a marinha (é verdade que todos tocam bem mas caneco....!!!), a voz mal se ouve e o rapaz já deve ter se arrependido de não ter continuado nos Guns (nem mesmo como rodie....) e de ter recusado os Velvet Revolver. O album do Duff, tem duas musicas que são um espanto... curiosamente são as que ele não canta (óoo meu.... parece que passas o album a esganar a gata da vizinha lol....!!!) e em que o Sebastian Bach e o Lenny Kravitz fazem uma perninha. Enfim... o melhorzinho é o "best of" do Gilby que tem umas musicas porreiras mas que tb peca por alguma falta de imaginação ( se fosses tocar o raio do bandolim para a tua terra e metesses as coboiadas no #$%&). Se juntarmos a tudo isto a desgraça que era a banda do Slash (eram os Slash que???) depressa verificamos.. que o Axl (mesmo advogado...) continua a ser o maior e a fazer um album sozinho que bate todos estes aos pontos...(mas em que os musicos são tão enfadonhos como um congresso de professores da matemática).
Portanto...Reunam-se mas é todos outra vez e deixem-se de mariquices.. óoo pessoal...
Mg Rules...
Bye Bye Rock Concert 2007
Venha o 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Balanço 2007
Bom ano de concertos!!!
Metallica, Joe Satriani, Moonspell, Linking Park e Pearl Jam!!
Bem bom sim senhor!!!
Vamos ver este ano
Iron Maiden
Manelito Sabugo
Eu Quero!!!!
Epá, ando com uma gana de ver Maiden outra vez!!!
Eu sei que os vi para aí á 3 anos no Atlântico!! O concerto foi memoravel mas de tanto DVD que tenho visto dos tipos tá me a apetecer!!!!
Ó malta??? Nao querem fazer uma forçinha a ver se eles passam por cá??
Ou eles vêm e eu não sei....
Nao interessa... desde que venham.. que me apetece abanar a carola com o "Number of the Beast", o "Brave New World" e o "Can i Play with Madness"
Metal On
Duff na tourne de Alice
Nem me interessa!!!
Quem sabe???
Os Alice sempre foram a minha banda preferida de Seattle, principalmente porque o seu som unico na cena Grunge provêm de uma influência marcante de Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin e Van Halen. Porem a morte do vocalista Layne Staley a juntar a um afastamento do guitarrista Jerry Cantrell despedaçou a banda que só se viria a reunir em 2005!!! Quem os viu no Super Bock do ano passado diz que já não é o que era!!! Talvez conscientes disso os rapazes arranjaram um novo segundo guitarrista para o tourne, o Duff Mckagan (ex baixista de Guns and Roses e actual de Velvet Revolver). Ou seja, a coisa tá a compor-se!!! Se despacharem o actual vocals (nem sei o nome do tipo!!) e forem buscar por exemplo o Wes Scantlin (dos Puddle of Mudd).... ai caramba!!! Lá tenho de meter alguma coisa no prego para os ir ver por ai!!! Porque então a magia estara de volta!!!!!!!!!
Alice in Chains (original)
prrt
Live after Death
My cover album
Live After Death
É o mais épico e melhor album ao vivo dos Iron Maiden!! Sobretudo a versão em Video é algo de delicioso!!! Um tremendo concerto gravado na Long Beach Arena, CA nos EUA aonde a pirotécnia, o eddie, os magníficos jogos de luzes e uma escolha de músicas quase subliminar, fazem deste album um dos melhores do Mundo ao vivo!
O LP, o CD e o Video têm uma base comum de musicas, mas..... No caso dos dois ultimos são diferentes as ultimas faixas (Runnig Free e Sanctuary respectivamente). No LP tudo muda de figura com mais 5 músicas (Warchild, 22 Acacia Avenue, Children of the damned, Die with your boots on e Phantom of the opera).
Já para não falar na reedição em CD com 3 diferentes músicas!!! ( Sanctuary, Losfer Words e Murders in the rue morgue).
Mas o video é a cereja no cimo do bolo!!! Só existe um problema!!!....
Só foi editado em VHS!! Quem comprou sorte, quem veio depois, bem... azar!!
Numa altura em que se fala tanto em pirataria, net e direitos de autor, o que fazer quando estas obras primas não são editadas??
Acho que já sabem..... Vão que lá á!!!
E assistam com o volume no maximo e os olhos bem abertos!!!
Porque de 14 a 17 de Março de 1985, Bruce Dickinson (voz), Adrian Smith (guitarra), Steve Harris (baixo), Dave Murray (guitarra) e Nicko McBrain (bateria), dão cá um recital!!!!
Atenção a musicas como Powerslave, Rime of the ancient mariner e Iron maiden!!!!
Só o Rock in Rio se aproxima disto e mesmo assim....
M&Ms
Descubram-me!!!
Faz de conta que sou o Wally!!!
Eu vou lá tar!!!!!!!!!!
Ah pois!!!
Metallica em Portugal???
28 de Junho de 2007???
Já comprei!!! Vai o maranhal todo!!! e Metallica é sempre baril de se ver!!!
E já vai uns anos que da ultima vez era a turnee do "Black Album"!!!
Ou seja, em noventa e troca o passo!!!
Delfins
In Pinhal Novo - Junho de 2006 - by me
Já nem me lembrava!!
Acha-se cada cena antiga!!!
Eis uma foto de um concerto de Delfins (epá, eu disse que este blog falava de todos os tipos de música não disse???) no Pinhal Novo, no ano passado!!!
E não é que os manos de Cascais até deram um concertozito jeitoso!!!
Va-lá!! É pela musica portuguesa!!!!
Nhack
Moonspell
Almada- 2007
O ultimo à borlex!!!
Ya
Moonspell no Incrivel Almadense!!! 24 de Março!! Sábado á noite!! A CMA decidiu terminar a semana da juventude com uma oferta à malta da pesada!!! E o pessoal aderiu em força!! Fomos cedo e a fila chegava à Camara Municipal!!! Vá-la que os seguranças foram fixes e ás tantas mandaram às malvas a tradicional revista. Às 22.00 tavamos lá dentro e pouco depois tinha início a musica!!!
Grande atmosfera!! sala apinhada e ppl impecável!!! lá conseguimos um bom lugar!!! Mesmo numa extremidade do palco....
Fernando Ribeiro (voz), Aires Pereira (baixo), Mike Gaspar (bateria), Fernando Amorim (guitarra) e Pedro Paixão (teclas e guitarra), quem sabe saudosos por à mais de uma década não tocaram na cidade, deram literalmente música durante duas horas aos presentes!!
Não faltou Vampiria, Alma Mater ou Opium e ainda deu para a banda receber o disco de platina pelas vendas cá no burgo!! ( e á quem diga que o metal na vende, não é produtores e editoras da tanga???).
No fim, já as luzes estavam bem acessas e a banda tinha-se despedido longamente dos fãns, e ninguem mesmo ninguem arredava pé!! Pois, todos queriamos mais!!!Ainda por cima à borliu!!!
Incubus
Atlântico - Lisboa- Portugal - Foto de Sonia Gomes
O Ultimo!!!
Pois é!!
Tive em Incubus no atlântico!!!
Foi um bom concerto, do pedal, a abrir, com uma condicionante!!! TOCARAM BUE DA POUCO!!!
Onde já se viu!!!! Uma hora e vinte!!!!!
Ouve malta que levou mais tempo a chegar ao pavilhão!!!!
Vamos a atinar óoo meus amigos!!! Que os bilhetes são caros e Portugal tá em crise!!!
Seguem-se Metallica e Pearl Jam!!
Pelo menos esses tocam mais tempo, pois já os vi!!!!
Saúde!
A Music Blog!!!
Yow!!!!
Se procura um blog sério, sobre os problemas e as amarguras da vida, tente o próximo!!!
Estados de espírito!!! Tentem chegar lá atravez da música!!!
Assuntos Banais!! talvez o anterior!!!
Autó-promoção!!! Não temos!!!!
Produtos ou mistelas??? Não vendemos!!!!
Música!!! De quase todos os tipos, formas e modos!!! Sítio Certo!!!
Se Mozart actualmente fosse vivo seria heavy?? Não sabemos mas haveria de gostar do nosso blog, pois fala de música, algo que o senhor fez e muito bem enquanto pode!!
Temos muito rock, hard rock, heavy e porque não pop e outras mixelandias??
Democracia quanto baste, loucura um pouco, avacalho por aí e desvaneios poucos!!!
Corrector ortográfico nao foi fornecido!!! Erros alguns!!! Comentários sempre bem vindos mas se não existirem, tasse bem na mesma!!!
E viva a música!!!! (axo que lhe á um dia qualquer dedicado!!)
Descubram-na e idolatrem-na!!!
Mike d
