The Day That Never Comes

Metallica’s new album, Death Magnetic, is right around the corner. The first video for the album is ‘The Day That Never Comes’, and it’s pretty good. Well, the video kind of sucks but the song is pretty kick ass. I’ve “sampled” the entire album (Thanks to mininova) and it lives up to the hype that’s been going around. Many so called fans say they haven’t released a good album since Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All, or The Black Album. I say every album from start to finish has been pretty good if not great, even St. Anger. But I think the latest album should satisfy those fans of the earlier stuff.

Check out the video for ‘The Day That Never Came’

It seems like Metallica is now embracing the internet. They are going to be releasing the album digitally prior to it hitting stores. Now only if they would follow Radiohead and let fans decide the price they want to pay.

Daler Mehndi

Way back in 2000, a co-worker sent me a music video of a Indian pop singer. At the time I didn’t know it, but his name was Daler Mehndi. When I first set eyes on the awesome ‘Tunak Tunak Tun’ video, I laughed my ass off. I had to have watched that thing a hundred times just that day. Every time, laughing at the cheesiness of it all. But soon, the laughter turned to amazement. It reminded me of all the things I love about the 80’s, bright colors and good music. I started looking into other bhangra artists and I hit the mother load. I couldn’t understand a single word they were saying but damn if it didn’t kick ass.

I went from listening to Indian music to watching clips of Bollywood films. Imagine the most awesome thing you can…now times that by a million. That is how awesome the Indian entertainment industry is. I would love to live in a world where things could be solved by breaking into dance and song. Sounds like a perfect world to me.

Check out one of Daler’s music videos.

If you haven’t seen the Tunak Tunak Tun video, search any video site. It’s everywhere.

A small example of Bollywood awesome-ness. There is a movie called, Shootout At Lokhandwala. The movie has guns and a bunch of bad ass gangstas. In between popping caps in asses, they take a time out to bust into song and dance.

See, you’re never too hard for some dancing with your fellow gangstas. The Bloods and Crips should be watching this. They could learn a thing or two about real Thug Life.

Lyrics That Make You Go HMMM

I’ve been in my music listening mode today. It’s a time when I just put my iPod on shuffle and listen to anything that comes on. No skipping allowed. There are certain lyrics that are popping out at me. Most of them are ones that I don’t ever really listen to and others are ones that I’ve heard some much, I ignore.  Some are inspirational, some are stupid, and some just make you go, wtf? I’ve pulled out some of my favorites and thought I would share them with you.

DMX – Good Girls, Bad Guys
F**kin with me? I have you in the back of the Chevelle
Like what (what) hittin it raw dogg in the butt

Kanye West – Stronger
You know how long i’ve been on ya?
Since prince was on apollonia
Since OJ had isotoners

Sadly, I think I own all of Kanye’s CDs. Why? I have no idea. There isn’t any real substance to any of his work. It’s either excellent lyrics like this or sampling the entire Motown catalog.

50 Cent – Wanksta
Cuz we don’t go nowhere without toast

Nuff said

Sisqo – Thong Song
Dumps like a truck, truck, truck.
Thighs like what? what? what?
Let me sing it again!

Please do! I love that song. Even this long after it came out, I find myself randomly busting out these lines.

Lil Wayne – Lollipop
Call me so I can
Come and do it for you
Call me so I can
Come and prove it for you
Call me so I can
Make it juicy for you
Call me so I can
Get it juicy for you

Lupe Fiasco – Little Weapon
Now little Terry got a gun he got from the store
He bought it with the money he got from his chores
He robbed the candy shop told them lay down on the floor
Put the cookies in the bag; take the pennies out the drawer
Khalil got a gun he got from the rebels
To kill the infidels and American devils
A bomb on his waist, a mask on his face
Prays five times a day and listens to heavy metal
Little Alex got a gun he took from his dad
That he snuck into school in his black book bag
His black nail polish, black boots and black hat
He’s gonna blow away the bully that just pushed his ass

Rage Against The Machine – Township Rebellion
Yeah, so you thought you could get with the hardlines
That fill your mind
Thoughts, battles fought
And lessons taught
Yes I’ll display the fitness
And flip like a gymnast
Raise my fist and resist
Asleep, though we stand in the midst
Of a war
Gotta get mine
Gotta get more
Keepin’ the mic warm against the norm
‘Cause what does it offer me?
I think often it’s nothin’ but a coffin

Rage Against The Machine – Freedom
It’s set up like a deck of cards
They’re sending us to early graves
For all the diamonds
They’ll use a pair of clubs to beat the spades
With poetry I paint the pictures that hit
More like the murals that fit
Don’t turn away
Get in front of it

Real Life – Send Me an Angel
It gets in your eyes
It’s making you cry
Don’t know what to do
Don’t know what to do.

Classic! I use this song to measure my maturity level. If I can listen to it and not chuckle to myself, I have reached the next level in maturity. I have yet to reach that next level, I chuckle every time I hear it. HA

Shakira – Whenever, Wherever
Lucky that my breasts
Are small and humble
So you don’t confuse
Them with mountains

Slayer – Necrophiliac
Relentless lust
Of rotting flesh
To thrash the tomb she lies
Heathen whore
Of Satan’s wrath
I spit at your demise

Vanilla Ice – Play that Funky Music
Now you’re amazed
By the VIP posse
Steppin’ so hard
Like a German Nazi

Sade – Smooth Operator
Coast to coast
L.A. to Chicago

Good Times! Some of you may be questioning my playlist. But don’t! I don’t question your sexuality (sometimes I do) so don’t question my taste in music.

It Can’t Rain Everyday

I was listening to a bunch of songs trying to find something for an idea I have. I came across this P.O.D. song called ‘It Can’t Rain Everyday’. I was blown away because they don’t say the band name or mention Zion in the song. Aside from that, the song is actually pretty good. It also fits with the idea I’m running with right now.

Check out the song.

This little one tries as hard as she can
Do anything just so she could fit in
She wants a friend so bad she’ll do whatever they tell her
To make them smile she would misbehave
But all the while they would laugh in her face
She begins to cry because she thought that they liked her

Even though you feel all alone
It can’t rain everyday
It don’t rain forever
Your sunshine may be gone but i know
It can’t rain everyday
It don’t rain forever

He works hard everyday of his life
For his son on the way and his beautiful wife
But today he got a call from his job they got something to tell him.
They laid him off now he’s out on the streets
He’s got to do what it takes so his family can eat
He can’t even look at his wife because he feels like he failed them

[chorus]

Reign down! reign down! reign down! so let it reign down!
Reign down! reign down! reign down on me now!

A young lady’s been lost for awhile
But that’s ok now she’s having a child
She finally got what she wants. she’s got someone who loves her
But this morning she woke up in pain.
Nobody had to tell her because she knew right away
So she started to cry because she won’t be a mother.

[chorus]

Reign down! reign down! reign down! reign down on me!
Reign down! reign down! reign down!

The lyrics are pretty simple and the music isn’t complicated. But it pretty much kicks ass. Good Stuff.

Korn @ Frank Erwin Center

Alev and I caught the KoRn show at the Frank Erwin Center tonight. This is the 4th or 5th time I have seen them live and would have to say it was pretty good. It wasn’t the best I have seen but entertaining. Plus we had kick ass seats.

Setlist:

1. Here to Stay
2. Starting Over
3. Fake
4. Dead Bodies Everywhere
5. Hold On
6. Kiss
7. Coming Undone
8. Falling Away From Me
9. Faget
10. Trash
11. Ever Be
12. Kill You
13. Twisted Transistor
14. Evolution
15. Freak on a Leash
16. Blind

I don’t listen to them much nowadays so I don’t know too many of the new songs. I definitely would have loved to see some better song selection or even a longer set. They currently have 8 studio albums and should be playing 2+ hour sets.

You can check out all of the pictures in the gallery.