Sir Millard Mulch’s Tempographical Lexicon!
Now, here’s a guy that knows how to blog on a regular basis.
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CD Review: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater
Artist: Dream Theater
Album: Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Release Date: January 29, 2002
Label: Elektra
The music of Dream Theater — a prog-metal blend of Styx drama and ELP grandeur — generates little gray area when it comes to appeal. Listeners either love the band passionately or hate them. (God knows I’ve had my issues with them, having walked out on one of their shows three years ago when the Siegfried & Roy aspects of the Las Vegas-style Rock Extravaganza got out of hand. That is to say, I was bored). The band’s sixth album, an ambitious double CD entitled Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence is unlikely to alter that dichotomy. But here’s the thing, with Dream Theater, you know what you’re getting when you sign on: musical virtuosity and technical perfection.
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My Top Ten CDs List of 2003 for Rolling Stone
1. Pre(thing), 22nd Century Lifestyle (V2): An acid-rock masterpiece predestined for obscurity by the untimely death of lead vocalist/guitarist Rust Epic just weeks before the CD’s release date.
2. Steve Morse, Major Impacts 2 (Magna Carta): A legend of instrumental guitar rock pays homage to his own influences. Absolutely essential listening.
3. Ambulance LTD, Ambulance LTD (TVT): Penny Lane is in their ears and in their eyes.
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Rock Stars in the Larval Stage
From: !! Whiplash! O Mais Completo Site de Rock!
Ian sent me the above link to this Brazilian web zine called Whiplash. Somehow, they seem to have gotten their hands on a huge archive of photos of Rock Stars in stages from mere infancy to teenage years. Each musician or band is archived under a separate link, which actually makes it easier to find a specific person, if you happen to be looking for baby pictures of Steven Tyler. Continue reading Rock Stars in the Larval Stage
Jon Theodore, Drumming Superstar
Gail is super-tite. She knows everything of drums and drummers, but more importantly, she knows how to make them look good!