Welcome back to World Wide Woozle Sea Cruises for a three hour tour. Vomit bags are available, just ask the friendly crew, or wave in a desperate manner.
In truth, if I never go on a boat again in my life it will be far too soon. If there is a punt to take me across the River Styx one day then it would want to be a very, very short ride.
Lionheart - Don't Pay The Ferryman (cover) - https://youtu.be/gNiqfVSPoJg
Albums that matter episode #5 went live recently. Please check it out at this link. Episode #6 is well underway and going through the requisite quality control, spell checking, and me throwing it all out and starting again (twice).
Sigh, I got caught out by some AI generated music. Spotify served it up in my Release Radar playlist and, to be honest, I thought it sounded pretty good. And then my spider-senses started tingling. Why did a relatively underground punk band from the 90s suddenly sound very, very much like Queen. It just didn't add up. The song credits are suss, and I am fairly sure that this is definitely NOT the same group. If the members of 7 Year Bitch have indeed experienced some form of reincarnation then of course I will be only too happy to say that I was wrong. I'm not playing the song in question here but you can find it easily. If you do, let me know what you think. Meanwhile, here's the band in full flight.
7 Year Bitch - Hip Like Junk - https://youtu.be/tlNIshpjkVI
I also read that Spotify has no issue with publishing AI created music. It's not real, and it's not creative. It's just shit. This may cause me to cancel my Spotify subscription.
Megadeth are a metal band that folks seem to really love or dislike intensely. I know very few heavy music fans who sit in the middle somewhere. Dave and his current iteration of the band have released what is to be their final album. They're also out on the road doing a final tour, including shows downunder supporting Iron Maiden. I'm in the minority. I don't hate them but I am very much not a fan. They're OK. I have spent some time listening to the final, self-titled long player. It's solid. Lyrically there are a few cringe-worthy moments but other than that I would be loath to complain. This is hard, heavy, and I guess, traditional, thrash metal albeit a bit slower these days. Dave can't help that he was born with that singing voice, and it often fits well with the feel of the band and the lyrical content. Like some other singers though, I get it, I respect it, but I find a whole album a bit of a challenge. The production of albums means more and more to me in recent times and Megadeth have nailed it on this release. Everything is clear and sits in a space without muffling something else. That can be quite a challenge in heavy music when the bass drum, bass guitar and low strings on the guitars are all in the same range.
Megadeth - I Don't Care - https://youtu.be/-E4O5VlRYOY
Assuming that I don't fall off my perch overnight, or simply forget, the 365 Days with The Woozle playlist will have made it through two months without a hiccup. Some days I am torn regarding which song to add and I have to remind myself that this is an ultra-marathon project rather than a challenge to Allan Wells (look him up). If you've forgotten the links, or not checked them out yet then your choices, for now, are Spotify or YouTube.
Jet - Rollover DJ - https://youtu.be/Pd5QE-UXq2A
Last week, after 7 months of waiting, and a couple of false starts, I rode my bike twice. It was nothing fancy and grannies on step through, fixed wheel bikes, could probably ride faster, but it happened. For about 40 minutes each time, I felt better than I have in such a long time. Of course, it's slow progress but the setbacks are getting smaller, less painful, and a bit easier to deal with inside my head. My next trick is retraining my body to sit down for longer than a few minutes at a time. Other than a couple of occasions, and in the car, I haven't sat down much in that whole 7 months.
AC/DC fans.net House Band - Stand Up - https://youtu.be/Z-kLeedpilg
That'll do. Collect your belongings on the way off the SS Minnow.
The Woozle.
"All the kings and queens in the Bible
They could not turn back timeSo what chance have I, of a miracle
In this life of mine?"
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