[ Saturday, July 20, 2002 ]
Thanks to David Jackson for spotting when this blog hit 666 and sending me the screenshot.Andrew Ian Dodge [5:49 pm] Well you have probably seen the gay pride symbol but have you ever seen the symbol for Satanic Pride?
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Andrew Ian Dodge [9:17 am] Blackmore’s Night
Fires at Midnight
(SPV)
This is Blackmore’s Night’s third collection of medieval-flavoured folk rock, and by far the weakest. The previous two releases featured several songs that sprang out at the listener. These included the requisite elements of catchiness. This release shares none of that. It is rather a bland collection of music that quickly disappears into the background and becomes mood music. At least once, I found myself falling asleep to this disc. The only real highlight is “Home Again,” a boozy sing along that after a few listens sticks a bit. It’s the type of track that you could imagine yourself singing, 3 sheets to the wind in some country pub. BM really needs to work on their song-writing. It would be a shame to see this great group slide into mediocrity. I would recommend either their “Shadows of the Moon” or “Under a Violet Moon” over this release. “Fires at Midnight” is not bad. It is merely nothing special.
Marty: 6
Fozzy
Happenstance
(SPV)
We have here ex-pro wrestler fronting a metal band with a faux-history? A recipe for disaster and a total waste of a CD, you might suggest. Well, surprisingly, you would be missing a great metal CD that is a total gas. Made mostly of covers, with a smattering of originals (good ‘uns too), this a cracking CD. The lads (one from Stuck Mojo) who make up the rest of the band are clearly having a great time examining their metal roots. The covers are not plodding, note for note copies either, but interpretations that stamp Fozzy’s name on them. Their version of Accept’s “Balls to the Wall” is brilliant, as is W.A.S.P.’s “L.o.v.e. Machine.” Then, there is the valiant and successful attempt at Iron Maiden’s “Where Eagle’s Dare.” Heck, they even make the Scorpions’ “Big City Nights” sound better than the original. “Crucify Yourself,” a newie, is a damn good track that would fit easily onto Maiden’s recent Brave New World. Jericho has a voice not dissimilar to that of Gram Bonnet at times, with the pipes to match. Let’s hope on their next outing there are fewer covers and a few more originals. They don’t come pleasanter and more surprising than this release. While a “fake” band, Fozzy is far from a joke.
Marty; 8
Andrew Ian Dodge [8:23 am]
[ Tuesday, July 16, 2002 ]
What obscure band are you?
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