So here is the first of my top fives.. Top 5 bands, or I should say musical arrangements, cos not all musicians are in 'bands'. This was definitely a tough one.. but here it goes. Ultimately I narrowed it down to what I listen to the most, what gives me the most pleasure by listening to them. Most of it is metal. Metal is my forte when it comes to music.
5)Queen >>
Queen were and pretty much still are a great old skool rock band. Their songs are timeless, from Bohemian Rhapsody to Radio GaGa all their songs have managed to create a huge fan base of old and young alike. After watching a live DVD of them it was clear that Freddie Mercury's talent as a singer and performer is what made Queen....well Queen.
4)Joe Satriani and his Band >>
This guy is awesome, his much more than just an instrumental music maker. The songs that he makes just with his guitar, rival that of any other band. His songs dont need lyrics, he evokes alot of emotion just from the strings he plays. I was very fortunate to see him live and loved every minute of it.
3)Billy Talent >>
This band I only heard of when I arrived in Canada. Naturally they are a Canadian band. At first look you could pass these guys off as an emo band. Something which I despise. However after hearing their music it was clear that they are so much more. They are like hard rock and punk combined. They have 2 albums out, and each and every song is good, which is a rare thing.
2)Disturbed >>
Good metal band this one, I wasnt so into them when they first came out, I have definitely grown to love them though. I love listening to these guys when I need to blast something loud from my stereo, the heavy beats and the vocals really make them something unique. Also saw them live and it was great..
1)Metallica >>
Ahh Metallica, anyone who knows me, will know this to be no big surprise as to be my number one. I've been listening to these guys since I was 14 and I havent looked back. They are the number one band that I consistently fall back on, no matter what musical phase I go through. There are no favourite albums they have made that I can choose from, I love each album. The one thing I love about them is their refusal to give up the biz. They keep doing what they do no matter what anyone says of them because they love making music and rocking out. And on a side note, Lars Ulrich has always been the most influential person in my drumming "career", he is the reason I picked up the sticks.
There a few bands that were close to making the top 5, that I want to mention here also, Korn, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slipknot, Daft Punk, 30 seconds to mars, U2, Toto, Pink Floyd.
Stayed tuned for My Top 5 Albums.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Musically Relevant Title
I watched 'High Fedility' last night, I havent watched it before, but I was quite taken with it. Its basically about a guy (John Cusack) who owns a record store, and his thoughts on life, music, and relationships. Its an amusing tale, Jack Blacks comedic antics are infallible.
Owning a record store would be a sweet job, especially for a person who loves all sorts of music. For me I'd love to own my a record store. It would be cool. Listen to music all day, converse about music all day, most of the time I'd be arguing points with people why one band is good and the other isnt. It would be fun.. haha.
In the movie he talks alot about his top 'fives'. Top 5 records, top 5 songs, top 5 relationships etc... Which makes me think out of all the albums, out of all the music I have heard, what would my top 5 bands, albums or songs would be... oh man that is tough, there is quite alot I like and wouldnt want to leave anything out.. But I think it just comes down to what you listen to the most.. So in the coming days, I'll be narrowing down my collection for my top fives.. First up Top 5 bands..
Owning a record store would be a sweet job, especially for a person who loves all sorts of music. For me I'd love to own my a record store. It would be cool. Listen to music all day, converse about music all day, most of the time I'd be arguing points with people why one band is good and the other isnt. It would be fun.. haha.
In the movie he talks alot about his top 'fives'. Top 5 records, top 5 songs, top 5 relationships etc... Which makes me think out of all the albums, out of all the music I have heard, what would my top 5 bands, albums or songs would be... oh man that is tough, there is quite alot I like and wouldnt want to leave anything out.. But I think it just comes down to what you listen to the most.. So in the coming days, I'll be narrowing down my collection for my top fives.. First up Top 5 bands..
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Lunar Eclipse
The lunar eclipse was on last night, We braved the cold (minus 15) and I took the best photos I could with my simple digital camera and then put the pictures together.. I like how it turned out...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Husky...
The Siberian Husky, I want one, and I want one now.
On a side note, Im gonna start posting more Random stuff, Why u ask? well because i'm bored...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Valentine Round up
Well valentines day...hmm what to say other than it was an eventful day. It was good to finally spend that day with someone instead of no-one. Having said that it didnt go out with its fair share of problems.. The day started like this...
We were on our way to another Ice skating adventure. On the drive to the rink something happened with my girlfriends car and the brakes weren't working and it resulted in a small front on collision, and by small I mean tiny, a bit of paint chipped off the other guys car, he was pretty nice about it all in retrospect. We checked the brake fluid and concluded that was the problem, there was hardly anything in there. So we went to a service station and filled it up.. So back on our originial plan: Ice Skating. It was my third attempt at this leisure activity. We were skating on the largest skating rink in the world, its basically a huge lake thats been frozen over in these below zero tempertatures. It was fun, I was getting the hang of it, feeling more comfortable with it. Then all of a sudden I got too over confident and went for speed, and then thats when my first major fall came.. Oh boy, as I fell I tried to use my arm to break the fall, but it ended up sliding on the ice, my shoulder popped out of place for a second, and then the pain came....oh boy the pain... I could hardly move my arm, it's even hurting while typing this.. I wasn't done though. I picked myself up and continued skating for another hour or so.. All in all good times..:P
Next little item was, we decided to go see some pretty ice sculptures all the way in a place called Quebec, the french part of Canada.. We got there alright, but found out that were indeed no ice sculptures there and that we were in the wrong place.. So when we got back there was just too much traffic and we decided not to go through all the hassle just to see some ice blocks.
So by this time it was early in the night, went to a pub had dinner and a guiness (which i've taking a liking to) and then went to see "Jumper". Not a bad movie, I like how it didnt go into deep with the science of it all, I knew it would have been something to do with ripping the fabric of space time, (they used wormholes) but yeah not a bad idea. So by then it was time to go home and sleep the pain of my shoulder off, till the next day when the pain was much worse....ohwell such is valentines day....
We were on our way to another Ice skating adventure. On the drive to the rink something happened with my girlfriends car and the brakes weren't working and it resulted in a small front on collision, and by small I mean tiny, a bit of paint chipped off the other guys car, he was pretty nice about it all in retrospect. We checked the brake fluid and concluded that was the problem, there was hardly anything in there. So we went to a service station and filled it up.. So back on our originial plan: Ice Skating. It was my third attempt at this leisure activity. We were skating on the largest skating rink in the world, its basically a huge lake thats been frozen over in these below zero tempertatures. It was fun, I was getting the hang of it, feeling more comfortable with it. Then all of a sudden I got too over confident and went for speed, and then thats when my first major fall came.. Oh boy, as I fell I tried to use my arm to break the fall, but it ended up sliding on the ice, my shoulder popped out of place for a second, and then the pain came....oh boy the pain... I could hardly move my arm, it's even hurting while typing this.. I wasn't done though. I picked myself up and continued skating for another hour or so.. All in all good times..:P
Next little item was, we decided to go see some pretty ice sculptures all the way in a place called Quebec, the french part of Canada.. We got there alright, but found out that were indeed no ice sculptures there and that we were in the wrong place.. So when we got back there was just too much traffic and we decided not to go through all the hassle just to see some ice blocks.
So by this time it was early in the night, went to a pub had dinner and a guiness (which i've taking a liking to) and then went to see "Jumper". Not a bad movie, I like how it didnt go into deep with the science of it all, I knew it would have been something to do with ripping the fabric of space time, (they used wormholes) but yeah not a bad idea. So by then it was time to go home and sleep the pain of my shoulder off, till the next day when the pain was much worse....ohwell such is valentines day....
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Death and Beyond
I was watching 'White Noise' the other day, and was thinking about death... naturally thats what the movie is about. It got me thinking of what I think happens when you die.. I came up with this theory that in the moment upon which you die there is a small instance where just before you drift off into oblivion your mind goes to a place where or what you think heaven is. At that point when you die that is where your mind or your spirit remains. This could be anything you think of, your own 'happy place'. In essence your mind creates the place where you want to be. For most this could be a place with your loved ones who have or haven't passed on. Its been recorded that most people that have near-death experiences often see a white light. But I think that is because thats what most people believe happens when you die.. You see a bright light and then are transported to a place in the clouds. So naturally thats what your mind comes to at that short instance between your life and your death.
It got me thinking to what I believe my heaven would be, even though it would be impossible to tell what I'd be thinking at that exact point before I die, I'd imagine a place of celestial beauty. A surreal place on a faraway planet in some corner of the universe where galaxys,nebulae and stars are so clear and crisp to the senses. I've often had dreams of such places and they always fill me with a sense of wonder and amazement. I could think of no such place I'd rather be when I do infact pass on. In my mind I'm sure i'd have other people there that I'd like to have. Artists, Musicians, and the like, to keep me going. It's like in that Russell Crowe movie "Gladiator" just before he dies he imagines himself in the midst of his wheatfarm with his family in the distance.. Its kinda like that.
It would be interesting to hear other peoples idea of eternal bliss..
It got me thinking to what I believe my heaven would be, even though it would be impossible to tell what I'd be thinking at that exact point before I die, I'd imagine a place of celestial beauty. A surreal place on a faraway planet in some corner of the universe where galaxys,nebulae and stars are so clear and crisp to the senses. I've often had dreams of such places and they always fill me with a sense of wonder and amazement. I could think of no such place I'd rather be when I do infact pass on. In my mind I'm sure i'd have other people there that I'd like to have. Artists, Musicians, and the like, to keep me going. It's like in that Russell Crowe movie "Gladiator" just before he dies he imagines himself in the midst of his wheatfarm with his family in the distance.. Its kinda like that.
It would be interesting to hear other peoples idea of eternal bliss..
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Some stuff
Yo, I've updated this blog a little bit putting links to various other sites, but I also want to make this another serious outlet for me art and designs..
Here is one little speedpaint, I dont know what its supposed to be but I had it in my head and wanted to get it out. Im really happy with how the eye turned out. I could've gone into more detail with this piece, but was done with it. haha
Nothing much else is going on, went ice skating the other day for the first time. I was expecting to break atleast something, but fortunately I didnt fall over once. i still haven't got the hang of it yet though, will return again next week for another try..
STiX
Here is one little speedpaint, I dont know what its supposed to be but I had it in my head and wanted to get it out. Im really happy with how the eye turned out. I could've gone into more detail with this piece, but was done with it. haha
Nothing much else is going on, went ice skating the other day for the first time. I was expecting to break atleast something, but fortunately I didnt fall over once. i still haven't got the hang of it yet though, will return again next week for another try..
STiX
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