Hard Rock is Alive! Plus, Calming Electronics.
New music from John Tejada, Blood Orange, Rival Sons, and More.
Published: Aug 18, 2011
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The Needle Drop: 08-13-11
This week on the Needle Drop, we explore some long, winding electronic pieces from John Tejada. We'll also be hearing some sensual pop tunes from Blood Orange and get a surprisingly good hard rock revival album from Rival Sons.
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Rival Sons
Right, the tunes are catchy - Zeppelin's songs were way more on the daddy-issues spectrum.
I'm mystified by the ho-hum nature in his review of the quality of the musicians. The singer is a-MAZiiiiiing (ever hear Sacred Tongue? not on this LP). Also, the drummer could be compared to John Bonham himself.
(go to the live European debut show at Barfly on youtube - minute 10 plus 45 seconds - you will get a small sample of what the drummer is capable of). Or, just listen more carefully to the album than Fantano. IMO, the drums are showcased least in the song Pressure & Time (although I hear a little Toto :)).
All documentaries or DVD's about Led Zeppelin say that they influenced "ALL" rock that followed. In this case I feel sorry for Van Halen, Lynard Skynard, Cream, and sosf. Rival Sons is WITHOUT the Sabbath, and without the grunge/alt that most rockers feel they have to throw in to make sure they don't sound too much like LDZ. Such is life.
Why doesn't anyone make classic rock (R&B) music anymore?
Answer: Because no one is allowed to. In order to avoid being directly compared to LDZ, you have to throw in some Sabbath, grunge, maybe even some ska. Also, make sure you have a drummer that doesn't do much more than back up the band. If you have an awesome drummer it will be your LDZ-clone death sentence.
Calling all musicians who want to play rock - It's OK for all metal to sound exactly like either Sabbath, Metallica, or Alice and Chains; totally cool that all Hip Hop sounds, well, all Hip Hop, on n on. But if you play classic rock, just be REALLY careful not to sound too much like LDZ. It's not to hard, just follow this formula:
so-so drummer? Cool. A little ska thrown in? Great. Sabbath direction? Perfect. Ding ding ding, now you've created music that no one has ever heard before. Weeeee.
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