Rick Saunders posted an mp3 from each and every band playing this years Deep Blues Festival over on the Official Deep Blues Festival Blog.
Jun 252008
Jun 252008
For those wondering who The Zutons are lemme warn you. They aren’t normal fare for ninebullets. The Zutons are an indie-pop rock band from Liverpool that writes largely disposable music aimed towards the iPod generation. Still, I think there is a place for the “more hooks than substance” cd section on everyone’s rack. Sometimes you’re in the mood for the musical equivalent of Chinese food when you head to the cd rack, and The Zutons are the kind of band that fills that need. Great for the car on your Saturday night drive out the the club.
I first heard The Zutons via some silly sampler I got for making a purchase of more than 20 dollars. The sampler contained “Pressure Point” from their debut album, Who Killed…The Zutons? Normally I don’t even listen to those things, but for some reason I did…heard the song, loved it and ended up buying (and loving) the complete cd. Who Killed…The Zutons? was followed by the, IMO, largely unimpressive Tired of Hanging Around. Now, two years later, would they prove that Hanging Around was just a sophomore slump, or are The Zutons gonna end up being a one album wonder for me?
It turned out to be a little of both. The new album exchanges some of the “party” flavor of Who Killed…The Zutons? for a dose of “paranoia”. Perhaps it’s the fame starting to grind on them, the money making them mistrustful, or the perhaps it’s something else, but You Can Do Anything is quite dark. It’s not nearly as awesome as Who Killed and I doubt Amy Winehouse is gonna cover anything from it, but it’s still way better than Tired of Hanging Around.
The Zutons – Valerie
Mark Ronson (feat. Amy Winehouse) – Valerie
Jun 252008
I just thought I’d acknowledge that this is the six hundred and sixty sixth post on ninebullets.net.
Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast
Danzig – Until You Call On The Dark
The Legendary Shack Shakers – Where’s The Devil When You Need Him
Hank III – Devil’s Daughter
I wish I had noticed this before. I would have made a bigger post out of this instead of scanning my library real quick.
Jun 252008
The other day I made a post about my getting stabbed in the eye by a Sage Palm and posted a few songs with a blind theme. The band Cicada Omega chimed in in the comments with a perfect song that I didn’t even think about in Soundgarden’s, Searching With My Good Eye Closed. Since I am still suffering from blurry vision I decided I would do a follow-up post which included that track…and, if you’re like me, it’ll make you wanna hear Outshined as well so I’ve included that one too.
It also reminded me that I have Cicada Omega’s new album in my box of stuff to review and since they are playing the Deep Blues Festival next month I am putting it in the cd player when I get home tonight. I reviewed their sampler last August and it’s time to give the full-length a proper listen.
Soundgarden – Searching With My Good Eye Closed
Soundgarden – Outshined
Jun 242008
