The French do it again. In case you are confused by the singer’s late 60’s Detroit looks and the guitarist’s spikes & studs, this is from 1980.
Is there a genre of metal where the lyrics and such are based on archaic medical practices? So much more BLOOD-CURDLING than vikings and trolls or whatever.
cf the “gynecological instruments for operating on mutant women” in Dead Ringers.
Best show I’ve seen this year. Finally got a chance to see them live after 6 years and it was totally worth it. Might try and head to NYC tonight to see them at the Knitting Factory. Jeb you have to go. They don’t come over to the US too often. Played newer stuff (Sunrise, Tulikoira) going from the winding groove of kraut rock to the over the top NWOFHM sounds from the most recent albums and makig it all flow. They could have played for another hour and the crowd would have been psyched.
(↝via RTTP)
I’m guessing you didn’t get back in time Jeb?
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“The Riddle Master”
from Crystal Logic by Manilla Road (1983)
from Crystal Logic by Manilla Road (1983)
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About six months ago I tried to convince members of several of my bands to buy a gong that was for sale on craigslist. It was three feet tall. It was $75. I have no idea why I didn’t buy it myself, but I think I didn’t want to accumulate more crap.
I knew it would be perfect for one song. I hadn’t written the song yet, but I would have one song that required the use of at least several earth shattering gong hits (new band name). Since I never got the damn thing (it disappeared shortly afterwards- I’d like to think there is a doomy power metal band in Warwick playing the shit out of it), I present you with a stellar example of heavy gong use. One of my all time favorite metal bands off of one of their best albums (and one of the top ten US traditional heavy metal records, Crystal Logic). Perfect use of the gong, right before the tempo change. Trust me I will be sharing more Manilla Road soon…
“What lies in the dungeons
Of Holy mens fears
For what would kings cower
And men drown in tears
What brings death and pleasure
Growth and decay
What makes life worth living
Who’s the master todayThat’s how note read
Slipped under my door
The reason I know not
I have to know more
A poem to ponder
A challenge this night
The Riddle Master
Wants to master my mind
Oh no no no, oh no no noStrange I was choosen, the fool divine
To battle the master
Of riddle and rhyme
Another mountain
For me to climb
I must find the answer
Before I run out of timeI have no solution
My mind blank with fear
The riddle has slain me
The master is near
Another demon
Walking the Earth
An Angel of darkness
Lucifer
Oh no no no, oh no no noI can’t believe it’s true
I feel so damned confused
All I know is I must carry on and on and onWith blazing steel I’ll fight
The evil in the night
Daughter of hell I shall not lose, not to youThen it came to me
Just like a waking dream
The answer had to be RealityThe master does not laugh
Defeated by a man
Leviathan be damned, yea, yea, yea”
“perfect use of the gong” is a phrase that does not appear enough in music reviews.
holy shit i can’t believe you missed a $75 three foot gong. you would have ripped huge gong hits off the three footer all day long.
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“Starport Blues”
from Atavism by Lord Weird Slough Feg (2005)
from Atavism by Lord Weird Slough Feg (2005)
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I believe I told Finn about this before, but it needs repeating: best song title of the day. Too tired to transcribe the lyrics and the interweb is no help.
Just the day?
lyrics are amazing. starport nightlife just ain’t what it used to be.
starport nightlife just ain’t what it used to be.
so true, man.