Let's get straight to the music this week. There's no theme. If it's music, and I like it then it gets a guernsey here at the World Wide Woozle.
DJ FormerlyFatRollins is a big fan of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of The Moon" long player. As a result, I sent him a link to a doom version of the album. I'm in two minds about this one. It's well played, the vocals are solid but for my money it needed to be slower and more sludgy to be a doom version. Still, well worth a listen and the accompanying clip for this song is excellent.
Doom Side of the Moon - Money - https://youtu.be/-9toFP9jdqI
The above track took me on a bit of a journey made up of some random and very bad Pink Floyd cover versions. This next one is good though. It's faithful enough to the original but injects some grit and grunge as it goes on. More about the band, Bobaflex, in an upcoming episode.
Bobaflex - Hey You - https://youtu.be/rm5eWLXW6l4
During the week I came across a whole series of videos made on the topic of what makes a particular song great. Rick Beato, who makes these videos, has a fantastic knowledge of music, access to multitracks of a lot of songs and is passionate about it all. Anyone interested in music will absolutely love his work. Here's just one example:
What Makes This Song Great #9 - Toto's "Rosanna" - https://youtu.be/QLoh8zHjGUI
Rick is up to 44 episodes. Wow!!
I caught up with DJ Doc yesterday. He's a rocker, has his own radio show and is an all-round good guy. Sitting and yakking for a while about bands, family and music was a real treat. DJ Doc's radio show will soon be available streamed via the internet so that you can all listen. Look out in about a month or so for the heads up to tune in. Here's a tune in his honour...one that we once played live together!
Alice Cooper - School's Out (live) - https://youtu.be/XbNEOJMGFAo
Here at HQ WWWoozle we've started a new venture. With an empty nest we found ourselves with a whole part of the house sitting empty. So, after a fair bit of work (especially from DJ TooTall) we're all setup as an AirBNB! We went live on the site during the week and already bookings have rolled in for the next couple of weeks. All that remains to be seen is how much fun the dogs have with everyone who comes to stay. So, if you know anyone needing accomodation for a few nights in Canberra point them here.
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay - https://youtu.be/o1Z_hskvz1M
I glanced at my phone today to see the preview of an email I had been sent. The title was, "10 baldest rockers". How rude! Google's algorithms really are hilarious some times. Hard to go past this guy though...
Rose Tattoo - Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw - https://youtu.be/vcwj86WkXb8
I must apologise to any of you who listened to that Metallica track last week. After a few listens myself I reckon it sounds like you're listening to an old slightly warped cassette in a dodgy walkman. Of course it's probably a result of the source material they are working from but it was still a disappointment. I'm still looking forward to the whole boxset though.
The Guardian newspaper have been pretending to be Australian this week. Seriously, a bit of local content doesn't make up for the fact that the majority of their content is straight out of the UK. Their app used to really annoy me with constant UK football scores. But I digress. The paper (are they still a paper?) ran an article about the best Brisbane songs. Have a read of the reply letter from Powderfinger's drummer sometime; it's priceless. Whatever they choose between The Go-Betweens, Regurgitator, The Saints or Powderfinger; none of them are as good as this mob...
Custard - Music is Crap - https://youtu.be/nvpEZtyKR4g
Since I'm talking, briefly, about Brisbane I think I'll finish with a story about that town. DJ RollinsFan and I went along to see the Livid Festival there in 1994 or 1995. It was a great and very hot, day out. We went simply to see Henry Rollins play with his band but along the way caught a range of excellent act. The Mark of Cain (at 11:30am) and The Cruel Sea were highlights for me apart from Rollins. We also saw a little bit of You Am I but they were having a very off day for some reason. Anyway, I'll end with The Cruel Sea because I'd never seen them until that day and they were absolutely awesome!
The Cruel Sea - The Honeymoon Is Over - https://youtu.be/s-puVOJF5jQ
Have a good weekend folks and thanks for tuning in,
DJ Rob
I worry over situations that,
I know will be alright,
It's just overkill...", Overkill, Colin Hay
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