10 Moving Images - Mikis Theodorakis

Advantages: great musicianship, fun songs, full of energy
Disadvantages: what?

...am listening to (Opeth being the other one). They sing in English, though. They exist for more than 10 years now. The band consists of: Björn Fryklund................................Drums Mattias "IA" Eklundh......................Guitar & Vocals Christer Örtefors............................Bass & Vocals (on some songs) A trio, yes a trio. But a power trio, and trust me, power there is. I met those guys, and believe me they are really nice. They signed all the shit I gave them. They posed on pix with me and shit. They released 6 albums so far: Organic (2005) Move (2002) Dead Soul Men (2000) Freak Kitchen (1998) Spanking Hour (1996) Appetizer (1994) Today I'll focus on "Move" realeased in 2002. J, REVIEW THE BLOODY ALBUM, WILL YA? *************************************************** "Move" is more metal than its... Read review

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Advantages: Funky, Great Length
Disadvantages: None, I don't think...

...that you can keep it) My dirty little secret Who has to know... " This song is very catchy, and a very lively way to open up the album. The simplicity of the drum beat and lyrics show off how great their guitar is in the background. A great song if you just want to let your hair down and forget about everything!! **Track 2 - 'Stab My Back' - 3.10** "The phone rings And she screams Stab my back It's better when I bleed for you Walk on me It never was enough to do" This song is slower and more sombre than the first, and not quite as catchy. The song is about his girlfriend wanting him to share her, an him being really upset about it. The lyrics are far more important that the drum or guitar in this song, and so they have made them less influential in he song. **Track 3 - 'Move Along' - 4.00** This opens up... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful 'soundscapes', lyrics tackle serious issues such as war atrocities and heroin abuse
Disadvantages: Overly reflective, not much FUN.

..., drawings and writings done by survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They were done by people of all age groups, from seven to 70 years old, by amateurs and professionals, and they are an art treasure in Japan. We had come into contact with them through the Chicago Peace Museum, because we were part of an exhibit in the museum in '83, the Give Peace A Chance exhibit. And the images from the paintings and some of the writings stained me, I couldn't get rid of them. Their influence on the album was a subliminal one, but I realized as the album was moving on, that this image of 'the unforgettable fire' applied not only to the nuclear winterscape of 'A Sort of Homecoming,' but also the unforgettable fire of a man like Martin Luther King, or the consuming fire which is heroin. So it became a multi-purpose image for me, but it derived from... Read review

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