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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.
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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.
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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.
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this video is a party.
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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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Matisyahu became famous a couple years ago, most of the buzz was due to the novelty of there being a Hasidic reggae singer. I think his music speaks for itself and shows that he is more than just a gimmick. This live version of ‘King Without a Crown’ from the ‘Live at Stubb’s’ album is probably his biggest hit; I think it sounds better than either of the recorded versions on his two studio albums, ‘Shake Off The Dust . . . Arise’ and ‘Youth’. Notice the stage dives during the solo, which apparently he can’t do anymore because the Rabbis told him that he runs the risk of being touched by unmarried or menstruating women . . . Isn’t old time religion grand?
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Back in the early 90s when punk became marketable thanks to bands like Green Day and the Offspring, a lot of other, less accessible bands tried to get in on the action, including New York Hardcore veterans Sick Of It All. They put out a record, Scratch The Surface, on a major label (EastWest, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers) and had a video on MTV, but they refused to compromise their sound and never became a commercially successful band. Nonetheless this video has become something of a cult favorite among hardcore punk enthusiasts; Step Down is one of their most popular songs and quite frankly this video is just tons of fun to watch.
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