Opeth, King Crimson, and Anathema

Listening to the sounds of Damnation, Opeth's album released back in 2003, my mind was set on a certain kind of move, a move like gently sailing a boat on big, yet calm, ocean waves, a sonic move between two albums: King Crimson's In The Court of The Crimson King and Anathema's Alternative 4. And, of course, a pinch of Pink Floyd!

In The Court of The Crimson King •• King... de ARk1T3CH

Top 10 Guitar Models of All Time

This is a video "pour les conaisseurs"!
I am only an admirer of the instruments and the ones who are playing these beauties!
Enjoy the wonderful guitar sounds!

Roger Waters - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Budapest, 2007

Elm Street - opening band for Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon - Belgrade, 2014

Warbringer - opening band for Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon - Belgrade, 2014

Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon - Belgrade, 2014

Black Label Society (Zakk Wylde) - Bucharest, 2015

Bruce Springsteen - The Wrecking Ball - Vienna, 2012

Paradise Lost - Ozzy and Friends - Belgrade, 2012

Zakk Wylde, Black Label Society - Ozzy and Friends - Belgrade, 2012

Zakk Wylde, Black Label Society - Ozzy and Friends - Belgrade, 2012

Of Breath And Bone

I was about to name this post or at least a part of it as "for tonight". After a second thought I said to myself, "Oh, no, not just for tonight, yet for any powerful night!" Since I've heard the first sounds of Be'lakor's songs, I simply can not skip it when I see its name on YouTube's Recommended list...

Now it is up to you to listen to their songs and albums, and to listen to them again; again and again...

Here are some of the lyrics picked up from the album Of Breath And Bone (2012).

Photo source

Her finger to my lips,
I am stilled in an instant —
I sip, and am numbed
From here the path winds backwards

I swallow forgotten words
To gain what was lost
And lost what was gained
Until neither is real
Behind my head, her hands hold no weight

Abeyance

Ills that never truly mend

Breath which seldom draws in ease

Pulses often miss their step

Somatic ever in disease

Remnants

Of sprawl and flame
From nothing it came
Seemingly
The gap between us tears apart
Impel our end
Layers surge and strip away
Cast into nought

Fraught

Distance loses meaning

As the breath becomes the fire

Gone are fibres; gone are thoughts

...But vapours in the pyre

Absit Omen

Yet as the sun began to sink
He seemed to sense, he seemed to think
That soon his brother might appear
From somewhere close, from somewhere near
Convinced this was his brother's fate,
Above his corpse, he sat... to wait

In Parting

The dream and the waking

Ending together

Understanding then

It had not mattered, ever

The Dream And The Waking

Fifteen times the leaves had shorn,
Trod by boy and beast
Kith and kin to fare him well
The youngling parted east

The sixteenth leaves began to fall
Indifferent, they withstood
Now, a man with nothing left
He turned back for the woods

By Moon And Star

Echoes - Pink Floyd

Meaningful...

Thoughtful...

Speechless...

The End - of Part One

Sometimes music clips used in my blogs are removed on different grounds from the source (usually YouTube). Their absence makes my posts meaningless. Therefore I've decided to put an end to this blog. [Edit:] At least to the way it used to be conceived by now. It shall include photos from the concerts I attended or I shall attend from now on.

I am thinking about The Door's The End, yet I shall not embed it here due to the above mentioned reason.

Keep on rocking!

November Clouds and Venator

The pattern of the clouds was very unusual that November day, especially the one above the line of the horizon. The powerful contrast sent a sensation of a strong inner force ready to be unleashed! It only needed a sign... I dare to make an image-sound parallel between this photo and Be'lakor's song called Venator.

Here are a few more pics.

Originally posted on Sleepless Bobby.

Heaven and Hell

Listening some of Black Sabbath's albums tonight, a couple of line have drawn my attention.

The ending is just a beginner

The closer you get to the meaning

The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming

The world is full of Kings and Queens

Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams

It's Heaven and Hell

♠ Black Sabbath ♠

And now...

IT'S THE BEGINNING OF...

THE END

♠ Black Sabbath ♠

The Best I Can - Queensryche

Reading "an exercise of imagination" on "living life, step by step" about a single option left, this being "to be your best version of self, today", my mind went to Queensryche's Best I Can (album: Empire).

I won't be torn between

The man in the chair

And the man that's in my dream

I'm going to melt the two men into one

I won't let go, gotta make the grade I set

No, I won't let it go

To be the best man,

the best man that I can

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queensryche/bestican.html

Mitzi. Mitzi Dupree

Mitzi is the name of a friend's cat. Hearing this name I thought I should find out the meaning of Mitzi Dupree, one of the song from a famous classic rock band: Deep Purple! After searching the web for it, well, nothing special came out about it. So, all it's left to do is just to enjoy the song as it is, without thinking about some hidden meanings! And, by the way, "It has no connection with China!"

Well, if you are searching the web for "The House of Blue Lights" instead of "The House of Blue Light", you'll find quite a story, a scary tale!

Even today, though it has been many years since the “House” has been torn down, there is tremendous interest in it.

The House of Blue Lights 

Artist: Deep Purple
Album: The House of Blue Light
Song: Mitzi Dupree

Writers: Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan
Copyright: Miracle Prestige International Limited, Blackmore Music

Creep

Many years passed since I heard for the first time Radiohead's Creep. Recently, while listening to some of Clint Mansell's original soundtracks, I've recognized the lyrics. Yes, they were the lyrics from Creep.

You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
. . .
She's running out again
She's running out
She's run run run run

Creep lyrics on Genius.com

Radiohead emerged from the shadow of Britpop with a sound that was moody, melodic and explosive, with roots planted firmly in both alternative culture and the art-rock legacy of such classic rockers as Pink Floyd.

Radiohead on Genius.com

Of Clint Mansell I've heard for the first time after watching The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Mansell's version of Creep is performed along with Coco Sumner.



About the time Radiohead was launching Creep, I used to listen to a Serbian radio station from Novi Sad, called Radio Stotka (100.00 MHz FM). There was a show where two versions of the same song were presented side by side. The listeners of the station had the opportunity to cast their votes in order to decide which version is better: the original one, or the remake? Most of the times, the verdict was:

Uvek je bolje original!(The original is always better!)

I don't really perceive Mansell's version as a remake. It is rather the interpretation of Creep with another state of mind and heart, rather than a different pitch or style (like from pop to rock, or from folk to metal).

According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks the self-confidence to face her and feels he subconsciously is her.

Read more here.

Is Mansell's your fave version, or do you think that the original beats its rival?

Either way, enjoy the song of your choice!

Shroud of False

We are just a moment in time,

A blink of an eye,

A dream for the blind,

Visions from a dying brain.

I hope you don't understand.

Song: Shroud of False

Band: Anathema

Album: alternative 4

The album title refers to the "Alternative 3" television programme and book. In interviews, the band mentioned they found "Alternative 3" too depressing so they came up with "Alternative 4", which is the album concept.

Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives 

Soldier of Fortune

I've watched this clip of Soldier of Fortune a couple of years ago, and right now I am listening to it again. Back then I liked the nail clip idea, and now, after a few conversations on Ibanez guitars with a guitarist friend, I've noticed that the one in this clip is made by this manufacturer.



Music: Deep Purple
Album: Stormbringer (1974)
Song: Soldier of Fortune
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Lyrics:

I have often told you stories

About the way

I lived the life of a drifter

Waiting for the day

When I'd take your hand

And sing you songs

Then maybe you would say

Come lay with me love me

And I would surely stay

But I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill goin' 'round

I guess I'll always be

A soldier of fortune

Many times I've been a traveller

I looked for something new

In days of old

When nights were cold

I wandered without you

But those days I thougt my eyes

Had seen you standing near

Though blindness is confusing

It shows that you're not here

Now I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill goin' 'round

I guess I'll always be

A soldier of fortune

Yes, I can hear the sound

Of a windmill goin' 'round

I guess I'll always be

A soldier of fortune

Paranoid in the Sky

On a sunny summer day, the clouds surrounded the city, showing their power. Their shape reminded me of Paranoid's album cover (Black Sabbath). Well, it is not a perfect copy, yet the sword is there in the sky!

(c) Mihai Midus 2015

(c) Warner Bros., 1970

Metal Fans Are Brainier!

Speaking of the band mentioned in my previous post, my teenage daughter just sent me a link to the article mentioned below. Here's a quote:

It's not the students who love Radiohead that are likely to be the brainiest in their University but the kid down the hall with the Tool t-shirt and a fixation with the floor.

The Guardian > Why metal fans are brainier 

tool

Listening to various tool tracks on You Tube, I came across Forty Six & Two, amazingly performed by school kids!

Enjoy!



Do you want to see if there's any difference between this and the original tool version? Well, then check it out!