Meaningful...
Thoughtful...
Speechless...
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
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!
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!
Friday, December 25, 2015
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.
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Sunday, September 6, 2015
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 ♠
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
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
Friday, July 31, 2015
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!
Artist: Deep Purple
Album: The House of Blue Light
Song: Mitzi Dupree
Writers: Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan
Copyright: Miracle Prestige International Limited, Blackmore Music
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.
Artist: Deep Purple
Album: The House of Blue Light
Song: Mitzi Dupree
Writers: Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan
Copyright: Miracle Prestige International Limited, Blackmore Music
Thursday, July 16, 2015
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.
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:
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).
Is Mansell's your fave version, or do you think that the original beats its rival?
Either way, enjoy the song of your choice!
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
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.
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.
Is Mansell's your fave version, or do you think that the original beats its rival?
Either way, enjoy the song of your choice!
Saturday, June 27, 2015
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.
Friday, June 19, 2015
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:
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
Monday, June 15, 2015
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
Friday, May 15, 2015
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.
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Love Song, AC - DC
Love Song, is some sort of a lost gem of the ones from AC-DC.
It starts with a fast paced rhythm, sending your mind to the AC-DC that you already know. Then the pace is dropping down to an actual love song. And the lyrics are perfect!
Enjoy!
I can tell by the look in your eye
I can tell by the way you sigh
That you know I've been thinking of you
And you know what I want to do
Oh, Jean!
When you smile I see stars in the sky
When you smile I see sunrise
And I know you've been thinking of me
And I know how you want it to be
Oh, Jean!
I can tell by the things you say
I can tell that you know the way
And I know what you want me to do
Oh, I've got hearts and flowers for you
If you leave me you'll make me cry
When I think of you saying good bye
Oh the sky turns to a deeper blue
That's - that's how I'd feel if I lost you
Oh, Jean!
It starts with a fast paced rhythm, sending your mind to the AC-DC that you already know. Then the pace is dropping down to an actual love song. And the lyrics are perfect!
Enjoy!
I can tell by the look in your eye
I can tell by the way you sigh
That you know I've been thinking of you
And you know what I want to do
Oh, Jean!
When you smile I see stars in the sky
When you smile I see sunrise
And I know you've been thinking of me
And I know how you want it to be
Oh, Jean!
I can tell by the things you say
I can tell that you know the way
And I know what you want me to do
Oh, I've got hearts and flowers for you
If you leave me you'll make me cry
When I think of you saying good bye
Oh the sky turns to a deeper blue
That's - that's how I'd feel if I lost you
Oh, Jean!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
When A Blind Man Cries - DEEP PURPLE
If you're leaving, close the door
I'm not expecting people, anymore
Here me grieving, lying on the floor
Whether I'm drunk or dead, I really ain't too sure
I'm a blind man
I'm a blind man
And my world is pale
When a blind man cries
Lord, you know
There ain't a sadder tale
Had a friend once, in a room
Had a good time, but it ended much too soon
In a cold month, in that room
We found a reason, for the things we had to do
I'm a blind man
I'm a blind man
Now my room is cold
When a blind man cries
Lord, you know
He feels it from his soul
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Leb i Sol
Once upon a time in Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia), now Macedonia (also named FYROM - Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia), was a band named Leb i Sol (Bread and Salt).
As Romanians (the lucky ones living near the RO-YU border), until the early 1990's, we were listening to YU rock music, no matter from which republic the band came from. After the wars that decimated Yugoslavia (and the borders are still in dispute now in 2014 - see Kosovo), each band states its republic of origin... Politics affects everyone's life, and life includes music!
Latest news on their official website dates back to 2008.
KEEP ON ROCKING, no matter where you are!
As Romanians (the lucky ones living near the RO-YU border), until the early 1990's, we were listening to YU rock music, no matter from which republic the band came from. After the wars that decimated Yugoslavia (and the borders are still in dispute now in 2014 - see Kosovo), each band states its republic of origin... Politics affects everyone's life, and life includes music!
LEB I SOL is an expression which symbolizes traditional hospitality.
Latest news on their official website dates back to 2008.
KEEP ON ROCKING, no matter where you are!
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