As far as I know, this Isis song from their 2004 ‘Panopticon’ album is the only music video they have ever done. In Fiction does a good job of exemplifying the Isis sound; it’s basically like someone told these guys “I want you to recorded the heaviest fucking songs of all time . . . and I want to be able to put my kids to sleep with them.” Isis shows us that there can be extremely heavy music that can also be mellow and melodic as well. Interesting concept for a video; haven’t figured out if there is any narrative or just some interesting visuals here.
Municipal Waste started as a thrash/powerviolence band from Richmond, Virginia and as their sound progressed more towards thrash metal their exposure increased. They are now on Earache and have ex-Burnt By The Sun drummer Dave Witte. This song is from their Earache debut, Hazardous Mutation. More recently they have also released The Art of Partying. This video is clearly a party.
This song is one of the classics of the British 2-tone ska revival of the 70s. When a lot of people hear the word ’ska’ they think of more popular third-wave acts, like Reel Big Fish, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt, etc. But ska dates back to the 50s the most interesting period was probably the revival in the 70s.
Odds are, even if you don’t listen to ska revival you’ve heard this song before. It’s been used in a lot of TV and movie soundtracks. The video paints a picture of the underbelly of Coventry in the late 70s.
When I introduced Canadian band Black Mountain to my co-worker Jake, his first response was ‘holy blackpinksabbathfloyd batman!’ That about sums it up, Black Mountain does a really good job of rehashing classic rock sounds. Not to say that they don’t have a unique sound, but the influence from bands like Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Leaf Hound and Led Zeppelin are very prominent.
The band is on Jagjaguwar records and this song is from their first self-titled album. The song title ‘Druganaut’ is most likely a reference to the classic Sleep song ‘Dragonaut’ (click back a few pages to see the video for Dragonaut!) I think their newer album, In The Future, is even better. I can’t wait for them to make a video for Stormy High, Angels or Tyrant.
In my opinion this is the best version of the best Thin Lizzy song ever recorded. The Live and Dangerous version has a lot more energy than the Jailbreak version. The solo/instrumental parts at the end of this song are not to be missed. Nor are the outfits or the guitar player smoking a cig while wailing on some riffage. Phil Lynott in top form.
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