Loving the vibe here. Here's some classic British thrash from a fantastic band that most people never heard of.



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Twisted minds that work as one,
They plot your destiny.
You stand and watch your only son,
Deprived of dignity.
Contempt and hatred all you feel,
Devoted loyalty.
A wound you know will never heal.
Doubting integrity.

You sent him out to pay the price.
Did what you thought was best.
You sent him out to be a man.
Almost laid to rest.
Unseen powers that deal the cards,
Faceless homicide.
A bitter rage you can't reveal,
Because of stupid pride.

What you want ain't always good for you.
It;s just the way the balance swings for you,
Balance swings for you.

Have no conscience, feel no pain,
All you need's a flag.
No glory now, the switch is made,
Uniform to body bag.
But after all, did you see the truth?
Find the real war?
What you want ain't always good for you.
No cause worth dying for.
What you want...

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Yeah, I have to say that's pretty good. I haven't heard this vocalist before, he's more palatable than LaBrie, and it's LaBrie's vocals and the gratuitously flashy lead guitar work that spoil the whole DT experience for me .

I really don't like Images and Words any more (although I still have it on the shelves I have only listened to it once or twice in the last eight years); and it is considered to be their greatest album.

I prefer the super early sound, but Images and Words is still good in the sense that it just has really good songwriting. If you don't like that early-90's aesthetic, though, there's just no getting around it. Wait for Sleep and Surrounded are examples of DT tracks with no flash at all, and they're impeccable. And even the stuff with more guitar soloing like Under a Glass Moon or Metropolis are pretty carefully composed.

That's as far as I'm willing to defend them, though...even Awake, which a lot of people like, IMO has some outright bad stuff. And after that all bets are off.

Here's an example of the early 90s prog metal aesthetic developed right around the same time DT was making Images and Words. Very very similar style, but I prefer it. Still not crazy about the keyboard sounds in this era, or in general the way everything was produced.



Overall I wish the late 80's sound had survived, instead of what we got. It got insane in places. This was probably its apex:



Recommended for anyone who wants a really satisfying challenge. One of my favorite albums / tracks of all time.

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Wittgenstein in 90 minutes.

Has many poor reviews; but, something about it appeals to me in its simplicity. As Wittgenstein would possibly would have liked...

How metal is Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights"? Here's a fantasy metal version of the 500 Year Old Butt Song from Hell, based on the recent transcription of the music written on some guy's butt.

Absolutely love this song and this entire album. So hypnotizing.

In the light of the USA Presidential Election Horrorshow...



In ancient Rome
There was a poem
About a dog
Who found two bones
He picked at one
He licked the other
He went in circles
He dropped dead

Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom from choice
Is what you want

Meow!

GREG

Frank Ocean's Blond a shit load lot of music.



Ooh, oooh, oooh, ooh
I'm sure we're taller in another dimension
You say we're smaller and not worth the mention
You’re tired of movin', your body’s achin'
We could vacay, there's places to go
Clearly this isn't all that there is
Can't take what's been given
But we're so okay here, we're doing fine
I'm up and naked
You dream of walls that hold us in prison
It's just a scar, at least that's what they call it
And we're free to fall

Until later...



Meow!

GREG

Frank Zappa, Patrick O'Hearn and Terry Bozzio, just jamming.

I just found this last night. Great, living poetry. It's called "Die." (Beanie Sigel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aarg7gVC0TU

yeh yeh