Ludwig Van Beethoven's 7th Symphony - II. Allegretto

Today I give you a piece I'd all but forgotten about until I saw The King's Speech recently (yes the inspirational powerhouse making its rounds at the awards ceremonies right now). It's among Beethoven's best works and a part of, in my humble opinion, Beethoven's greatest symphony. So focused and stirring, Allegretto (meaning A Little Lively) sent me through a fury of research on Beethoven's life and times long ago so that I might get a better understanding of it. There was no shortage of turmoil when he penned this piece so it's up to interpretation but nevertheless it's a work of anger and frustration. Crank your speakers up or pop on some headphones and do listen!

The Melvins

Today requires a hats off to Rock & Roll greatness. While the world was spooning their beloved 80's hair metal rockstars the little known Melvins were creating their own brand of sludgy rock hell we now know for better and worse as GRUNGE as far back as 1983. Pioneers to follow were the Yardbirds of Grunge, Green River and The Screaming Trees; Mark Lanegan's humble beginnings. Still, nobody could get quite as dirty, loud and give a single fuck less than The Melvins. You catch them playing to this day and they'll box your ears with brass knuckled fists!

Enjoy...



...and this...



...and finally:

David Vanian & The Phantom Chords

David Vanian is remembered today as 80's doom and gloom royalty thanks to his legendary punk outfit, The Damned. They damn near created the look, sound and feel of what we today call "goth" and while that may not pan out to be a good thing, The Damned are immortally Punk! David Vanian's one-off side project,

David Vanian & The Phantom Chords on the other hand have been all but forgotten and it's a damn shame. Their only released album is full to the gums with monster horror hops dipped in Vanians own rocka-country-westernbilly brew and with bootstompers like Voodoo Doll, Fever in My Blood and the instant classic Whiskey and Me it makes me hopping mad he hasn't saddled this bitch and ridden it in 15 years. It's all a bit of a shitty mess, Vanian has more projects than he knows what to do with and The Damned can't decide what to do with themselves anymore. All you can do is appreciate what's been given. Enjoy!

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The Dark Stuff

I'm sick that I haven't found time to write in more than 6 months, mainly for myself. It's the only way to really sort shit out. Whether or not anybody reads it is irrelevant, it's the purging and sorting that's the good stuff, the medicine. Not only have I not written but with the chaos going on my ears were more or less switched off. It wasn't until I picked up Nick Kent's "The Dark Stuff" that I really felt like I was depriving myself. Stories of the real hell raisers like Jerry Lee Lewis and his devil may care bedlam, the music that was born of good and evil, occupied by saints, demons and the devil himself, brewed with moonshine squeezed straight from the devil's asshole. The good shit. I was taking life WAY too seriously.
So yes I've been back on the prowl and I've found some good good shit. It's all about word of mouth if you want something really damn good. And so I'll stop rambling and begin a walkthrough of my findings, continually updated for the next couple of days and onward! This blog cannot die!!!