Posted in Music, Weekly Update on Dec 28th, 2009
How about a quick story to start things off? There once was a man without a means to express his love and passion for music. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came upon him, and he became the vocalist of a largely respected, successful band. Through his passion and dedication, he earned the fondest respect of both critics [...]
Posted in Music on Dec 25th, 2009
Germany’s power metal pioneers, Helloween, have existed for a whole 25 years, despite the numerous lineup changes. Though Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary was released in the Asia region on Dec 23, the rest of the world can expect it on Jan 29. As a celebration of their lengthy existence, the band decided to [...]
Posted in Music, Weekly Update on Dec 22nd, 2009
I almost forgot about this post because I was drumming all night. I haven’t done so in such a long time, but I still love ‘em! I saw at least a dozen super-inspiring drumming videos on youtube, all from one guy. I don’t usually think highly of cover artists, but he has won my heart [...]
Another Robert Medina masterpiece.
No one can say they’re surprised, only saddened. When it came to the question of Rock Band or Guitar Hero, I’ve always favored the former. In my opinion, Guitar Hero has tracks that sell, as opposed to Rock Band which has tracks that play well. Although, things are different now; Rock Band has changed. Harmonix [...]
Posted in Music, Weekly Update on Dec 14th, 2009
Whew! Almost forgot about this. This is a no-brainer for me, for I’ve been listening to a lot of concept albums (classified as “prog met”) and playing a lot of piano this past week. However, I only know four songs; two I wrote, two by Dream Theater that I can’t actually play. There’s also been [...]
Posted in Music on Dec 11th, 2009
I found a few vids from James LaBrie of Dream Theater. The first is proof of how sick he is.
Mom! Dad! I know what I want for Christmas!
Posted in Music, Weekly Update on Dec 7th, 2009
This week belongs to Pain of Salvation. I know this feels cheap and repetitive, but it is what it is and I apologize. I’ve listened to five of their albums this week (their latest one was shit IMO); one of them (the album of the week) every single day. They have completely dominated my playlist [...]
Posted in Music, Weekly Update on Dec 1st, 2009
For those of you who don’t know, most everything I do on my spare time is music-related, so I don’t have much else to say in this “weekly update”. But congrats to the progressive metal band, Pain of Salvation, for making a noticeable impact on my life this past week, earning the artist of the [...]