en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal The Last.fm journal for clay_dough. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2008/07/14/22g1vs_great_albums Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:27:15 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2008/07/14/22g1vs_great_albums Here is a list of albums I think are great in a particular order.

Avantasia - The Metal Opera
Avantasia - The Metal Opera Pt. II
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
The Byrds - Fifth Dimension
Dire Straits - Making Movies
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out
the pillows - Runners High
the pillows - Little Busters
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Vangelis - Oceanic
Vangelis - Spiral
Weezer - Weezer (Blue)]]> http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2007/07/08/4qzu_cityfest%3A_yo_la_tengo Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:35:55 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2007/07/08/4qzu_cityfest%3A_yo_la_tengo so I went and saw Yo La Tengo last night at CityFest.

I'll start off by saying that I hadn't really ever listened to any of their stuff previously, and was unsure as to what I should expect. they were a pretty solid live band, fairly energetic. they played some fun covers, including a Sun Ra song, which was pretty surprising.

I'll admit that my musical inclinations have recently led me away from indie-rock in general, so I'm not going to complain about the genre of music they play. really, as far as indie-rock goes, they weren't bad.

my biggest problem was with the guitar solos. despite demonstrating to the crowd that he was an at least decent guitarist, he decided to ignore this fact during every single one of his guitar solos. seriously, they sounded terrible, and this was only made worse by the fact that I knew he was playing that way on purpose.

oh well. the highlight of the show for me didn't actually have anything to do with the music. it was a very attractive girl a few rows up who had an interesting tattoo of a tree over her shoulder blade.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2007/06/26/4qzt_swords_%252B_music%253F Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:42:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2007/06/26/4qzt_swords_%252B_music%253F so let's get something straight. I love swords. everyone should.
that's why I was so excited when a friend of mine sent me a link to King of Swords. I literally want to buy everything they have.

they've got some great-looking stuff, and it's all pretty affordable. I'm personally a big fan of their Medieval Swords, but they've got a lot of other stuff too.

and really, what could be better than listening to some Iron Maiden or Blind Guardian while swinging a sword around? I can't think of anything better. can you?

no. before you even try, no. you can't.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2007/05/17/4qzs_my_vinyl_collection Thu, 17 May 2007 04:27:39 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2007/05/17/4qzs_my_vinyl_collection Just a list of the albums I have on vinyl, which will be updated as I buy more.

AC/DC
Flick of the Switch

Chuck Berry
Sweet Little Rock and Roller
Bio

David Bowie
Diamond Dogs
Low
David Live

Jethro Tull
Thick as a Brick

King Crimson
Discipline

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin IV

The Who
Who's Next
Odds & Sods
Who Are You
Quadrophenia

Uriah Heep
Demons & Wizards
The Magician's Birthday]]> http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2006/11/27/4qzr_the_concert Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:47:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2006/11/27/4qzr_the_concert whoo, I saw a wonderous concert last night.

there were a hell of a lot of openers, and most of them sucked. but one did not.
that band was Miles Beyond, a band (apparently) from Flint, MI. a POWER METAL band. and they were pretty good. the vocalist was amazing. I'm thinking about getting their first album off their website...

anyway, the second-billed Leaves' Eyes were alright. female vocalist, crazy screaming guy too. he had a lot of hair. like past his belt a lot. anyway, their bassist was creepy. I may one day have nightmares about him.

finally, after way too much delay, Blind Guardian took the stage. and they were pretty much everything I hoped they would be. they played a really good setlist, too. they had quite a few songs off of Nightfall in Middle-Earth and A Twist in the Myth, which I was just fine with. they also played for almost an hour and a half, which I was also quite fine with.

all in all a good concert.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2006/11/21/4qzq_a_first_journal_entry Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:50:35 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/clay_dough/journal/2006/11/21/4qzq_a_first_journal_entry I have come before you today in my very first journal entry to talk to you about an amazing album I recently discovered. It is "666" by Aphrodite's Child. Now, before you start freakin out on me about Satan and stuff...well, don't. "666" is actually an amazing progressive rock concept album made in the early 70s, and is more or less faithfully based on the biblical book of Revelations.
Religiosity aside, this album is spectacular. It's very strange to say the least, but in a good way. I highly recommend anyone intrested in progressive/psychadelic rock give this album a listen, especially the track Infinity.

Also, you may already know one of Aphrodite's Child's founding members. His name is Vangelis, and composed soundtracks later on in his life, including the Acadamy-Award Winning score to Chariots Of Fire, as well as Blade Runner.

And, on an interesting side note, I actually discovered this album because I saw it on the inside sleeve of Uriah Heep's album "The Magician's Birthday" (I have it on vinyl, and the two albums were released on the same label in the same year). And, I was naturally a bit curious about the album, so I looked it up. and I was happy with what I found.]]>