четверг, 31 июля 2008 г.

SPECIAL GUEST EVENINGS - BASTA!

The Roots, they are The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dinasty, The Square Roots, The Foundation - Party received in hip-hop environment status of this legend. The main advantage of The Roots have always been their live performances and unique at all, the desire to live sound, even in studio recordings.
During his 20 - year career ty The Roots fired 8 plates, which are almost all fall into the charts Billboard, and 22 videos, music TV channels exploded ethers. The album teams under the name "Things Fall Apart", issued in 1999, received platinum status.

After two years of silence The Roots fired one of the darkest albums team called "Game Theory". The album also, like previous fought for the Grammy statuette in a similar category.
In between numerous speeches The Roots worked on the new album Rising Down, which was released in April 2008! In recording the disc was attended by such hip-hop musicians like Common and Mos Def.
In Moscow musicians privezut not only a new program, but all the best that can show The Roots live in his speech.

Blondie concert in Moscow

The group conducts Blondie tour in honor of the anniversary album "Parallel Lines". The day after the concert in St. Petersburg singer Debbie Harry with his team made in Moscow. Despite the fact that the world tour of rock group announced its intention to write a new album, tour, she has devoted the past shrift. Namely 30 - anniversary of the album "Parallel Lines" - the most commercially successful of their creations.


The team came in August 1974 in New York and the first four years were seen as a local rock-star underground. Attendance changed, yet not established in 1977 in the format sextet. Tangible commercial success came first in Britain, with the output of the third album "Parallel Lines" (1978), for which the team was awarded "Grammy" in the nomination "the best female rock vocal". But this bomb was the third single from the album, "Heart of Glass", recorded in the style of radical disco. He headed the hit parades around the world and became one of the brightest era disco tunes. This was followed by two more charttoppera - "Sunday Girl" and "Atomic".

The increasing commercialization of music Blondie and their transformation from an alternative rock band in the trendy dance team contributed to the public and journalists of all other parties had become obscure aggressively sexual soloist Debbie Harry - is the most blond, which gave the group its name. It is to her attention was riveted spectators at concerts and videos. At the request of the German producer Giorgio Morodera she writes the words on the fashionable dance tune "Call Me", expressed in 1980 in the film "American gigolo" with Richard Gere in the main role. Song "Call Me" for six weeks, The Leader in American pop chart, won the "Golden Globe" as the top song for the film and, according to the magazine Billboard, became the most sold single year in the United States.

November 1980 marked the exit eclectic album Autoamerican, which contained two more superhita - "Tide is High" in the style of reggae and "Rapture" - the first melody with elements of rap, to lead the American hit parade of sales. The next album, The Hunter (1982), has proved quite provalnym in terms of sales, and Deborah took solo career. Meanwhile, the reputation of the team disintegrated in musical circles critics only grew. In 1998, the group came together again to record new album "No Exit". They noted the twentieth anniversary of its first superhita, "Heart of Glass", climb to the top of British charts with fresh track "Maria", thus becoming the only American team achieved first place in Britain in 1970 - e, 1980 - e and 1990 - ies

Emo music

What
is emo?
Emo (short for "emotional") - a term denoting a special kind of
hardcore music based on emotions in crushing isterichnyh
voice vocalist and melodiousness, but sometimes chaotic music
component. Lyrics are personal in nature - about love and domestic
author's experiences.
History emo
After Minor Threat broke in late 1983, full of life
Washington-pankovaya hardcore scene that erupted in 1981, it seems,
zapal became lose and fresh ideas within the framework created
Washington hardkorovogo sound. Tosklivy, posthumous disc Minor
Threat 7 "" Salad Days "was released in 1984 and scored the last nail in the coffin
Washington hardcore-punk. Groups across the country began to seek new
Directions: DRI and Bad Brains began to play a lightweight metal, New York
Groups involved fraud for strong guys [who do not know, this is such a
music, under which the strong guys and loudly topayut mashut hands], 7
Seconds left for a U2-dzhangl alternatives, etc. Style has become Washington
vary, mainly toward the melodic rock with pankovoy
sensuality.
1984 marked exit album Zen Arcade group from Minneapolis Husker
Du, which is testimony to their new juicy sound combines
violent, intense vocal delivery and guitar with violent
fateful slow pace and more complex, melodic writing
songs.
In spring 1984 members of The Untouchables / Faith and formed Deadline
a new group called Rites Of Spring. The group maintained
pankovskuyu speed and rabies, but an entirely new podmeshivaet
vocal technique. The singer Guy Picciotto almost Sun? Time keeps
pankovy towering style of singing, from time to time going into a very
personal lyrics, painted emotions and spiritual pursuit. In
the culmination of his voice turns into a guttural, siply,
sensuous moans.
Summer 1985 became known as the "Revolutionary summer", just in
Washington basin pankovoy music rose to a new wave groups
a variety of fatal sounding oriented rock-tempo,
musicality and melodic vocals: Police of Three, Gray Matter,
Soulside, Ignition, Marginal Man, Fire Party, Rain, Shudder to Think, and
etc. Some groups have maintained a rapid hardkorovoe sounding based
to punk to new vocal techniques notable exception can be
take Dag Nasty.
Vocalist Minor Threat, Ian MacKaye, sings for a group Embrace ( "Embrace")
(name of the group compare with earlier DC groups Minor Threat
( "Minimum threat"), Void ( "Emptiness"), and State Of Alert ( "Status
alert ")) whose lyrics and samoanalitichna was emotional, but
Sun? yet clear and unambiguous. In musical terms, the group
(formed mainly of former members of Faith) writes a few
noisy music on the average pace, with a large number of guitar-pop receptions.
Vocal MacKaye retains its brand delivered solid, with
sporadic glimmers of emotional transfer.
The sound of these groups over time became known as "classic
sounding DC "Part of this sound was ironically named" emo "as
acronym for "emotional". One source alleges that the
The term first appeared in an interview with Flipside eclipse Ian MacKaye. Soon
Washington after the group received the label "emo-core".
A little bit later (in 1986), some groups have focused on an element
"emo" as such. It seems, after the first Rites of Spring is done
The Hated in Annapolis (near Washington). Shortly thereafter, in the
same city appear Moss Icon, who dismantle "emo" element to
the very kernel and add much to share sophisticated, arpedzhirovannoy
guitar melodies (Tonie Joy, later in Born Against, Lava, Universal
Order of Armageddon, etc.) with strong atsentom on loud / soft
crossings. Vocals also conquer a new land, takeoff to date
cry at the limit of light in the culmination of songs.
Top 90 - x acquired this style? Litres sufficient fame in the independent
musical environment and resulted in a separate subculture, new
subspecies of this style - "San Diego hardcore" (first shown in
San Diego, in 1992) - a mixture of classic punk-hardcore and emo;
"Skrimo" (from English. Words scream-"Creek") - utyazhel? Original version of emo, with
greater share of yelling and f? stkosti in music; "French emokor" (French
emocore-"French emokor") - softened? Press, a lot more melodious
option "skrimo". All of these styles, except for the "San Diego hardcore"
there are also actively developing so far.
In 1994, thanks to overcome debut disc group Sunny Day Real
Estate (entitled "Diary") became known emo wide range
listeners. At the same time, he has undergone significant changes in terms of
music - has become more slushabelnym affected influence of other styles,
such as grandzh and indie-rock ( "independent rock"). I get a lot
Groups like Sunny Day Real Estate in style - Mineral, Christie Front
Drive, Braid, Boys Life, etc. Thus, these groups
emo got in rotation on radio and television.
So far emo firmly take root in young? Zhnoy culture,
Sun appears? more commercially successful projects, such as The
Used, Funeral For A Friend, My Chemical Romance, etc., but sounding
they are already far from the original emo-bands…
The most striking examples of emo groups
"Emo" - Moss Icon, Native Nod, Still Life, Hoover, Milemaker "emocore"
-- Embrace, Rites Of Spring, Split Lip, Four Hundred Years, SOG "french
emocore "- Fingerprint, Jasemine, Vanilla, Anomie, Amanda Woodward
"Screamo" - Orchid, Funeral Diner, Joshua Fit For Battle, Circle Takes
The Square, Page 99 "San-Diego hardcore" - Heroin, Swing Kids,
Iconoclast, Antio with h Arrow, Angel Hair "emoviolence" (most
extreme form skrimo) - Union Of Uranus, Shikari, Tristan Tzara,
The Apoplexy Twist Orchestra, Jerome's Dream "emo indie rock" - Sunny
Day Real Estate, Mineral, Cursive, Pop Unknown, Monochrome "pop emo" --
The Used, Thursday, Early November, Time Spent Driving, Finch

вторник, 7 августа 2007 г.

Bullet For My Valentine

In the late nineties, in a small British town
Bridgend, South Wales, with a population of only about 40 thousand people,
Four teenagers - Matthew example, Michael Pedzhet, Michael Thomas and Nick Kredl
assembled a team with the unusual name of Jeff Killed John. Males
hone their musical skills, such well-known pereigryvaya
bands as Nirvana and Metallika. Sprodyusirovannye Gregom Haverom songs,
were slightly resemble the nu-metal, they helped the live radio broadcast 1
in Newport TJ's. Their manager has been known for some time singer
Steve Strange. They even fired in 2002, consisting of two single
songs "You / Play with me". Soon they were preparing to record a demo, but here
raises big trouble - their team withdrew bassist Nick Kredl.
"We had to go to the studio on Saturday, and our bassist Nick resigned in
Friday "- recalls frontmen Matthew Tak." ... It was a real blow
below the belt, but it made us stronger. It was almost the end of our
dreams, because we were all fed by the throat blow to our heads, but
Fortunately we have resisted this, and this c worked. "
But the disintegration of Jeff
Killed John does not mean the departure of talented youngsters from the scene. With the advent of
new bassist Jason James begins a new branch development gang.
They change their style with zastarevshego nu-metal for growing in
Recently metalcore. Along with the musical material change guys
and the name of the group to "Bullet For My Valentine", although initially they
wanted to be known as "Opportunity In Chicago". "We were all drunk and together
moving titles. We stopped at Bullet For My Valentine - it
excellent approach to lyrics Meta ... "- said drummer BFMV, Michael
Thomas.


Already in February 2004 BFMV
give an address in London and attracted the attention of several major
labels. They received the proposal for the contract even from Roadrunner, but
they reject it. In October 2004, a group propose to issue five
albums under the brand name Sony, with the English license Visible Noise. Lift
and the fall made them stronger, Matt told the magazine Sound Nation: "We
love the past five years, and all that is happening all for the better. If
we would not have signed the contract five years ago, then none of us would DONT
now. We povzraleli and now know a little bit better in business. "
BFMV debut album was released mini consisting of five songs 15
November 2004. Michael Pedzhet, shortly after the release of CD, is listed
one hundred best guitarists magazine Metal Hammer, on the basis of a vote
readers. "The songs speak for themselves" said Matt. "There are many
teams that look good but played poorly - we fully
opposed them. This is - all about the music and on the reefs. Suffice it to say? "


Interestingly,
that before signing the contract, all the guys played two concerts. For
Several months earlier, the guys debuted on the famous
doningtonskom "Download Festival".


In spring
2005-go, guys sign a contract with the American label Trustkill
Records, making them a very forward-looking west
market. Already 14 - On June at this label goes compilation "Trustkill
Takeover ", where Bullet For My Valentine presented a composition of" Hand
Of Blood "(later the song goes on soundtracks for games" Need For Speed:
Most Wanted "and" Burnout Revenge "). Parni again lit at the British
"Download Festival". And in August debut single is published in U.S. custody
named "Hand Of Blood" EP. Males actively touted in the press,
chuvak especially fell in love with the magazine Kerrang!. The publication Nominates B4MV, in
categories of "Best Live Band", "Best Newcomer", "Best Single" and "Best
Band On The Planet "! Guys win in the category" Best Newcomer ".
October was marked, leaving in England, the first full-fledged
album, "The Poison". The release demonstrates the excellent mixture of
metalcore, with its heavy-metal reef in the spirit of Iron Maiden, and heavy
hardkornoy filling, as well as emo, with its dark romance and
dusheschipatelnym vocals. As they say themselves chuvak about his work:
"Old-skulnaya music meets with melodies of modernity."


Males
in a moment become new stars metal music, and in November
sent to his first tour of the USA, speaking at a heated It Dies
Today. Then European tour with Finnish legends Apocalyptica. To
Alas, 3 concert had to be cancelled, due to the fact that Meta,
had problems with the neck (interesting that one of cancellations of concerts,
planned to withdraw, for the future of DVD-release Bullet For My Valentine).
In December chuvak wheel again for Europe, but already the company in Dark
Tranquillity, Chimaira and Hatesphere. January 2006, noted the lads
"Kerrang! XXV" tour of Britain, which was dedicated 25 - Anniversary
this edition. B4MV made it hedlaynerami, warming same
Boys - Still Remains, Hawthorne Heights and Aiden.


In
Valentine's Day, "The Poison" goes in the states and debuted in
chart on the Billboard 127 - om place. In mid-March, the guys go in
North American tour, opening statements by Rob Zombie and Lacuna Coil.
5-April special issue of the magazine goes Kerrang!, Together with
which is attached very unusual reissue album Metallica --
"Master Of Puppets". CD, titled "Remastered", contains all the songs
this album, pereigrannye steep gangs such as Chimaira,
Machine Head, Trivium, well, and it is self-Bullet For My Valentine. Males
represented, its version of "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)". On
the next day after the release, Met Tak makes a statement, which is very
unflattering withdrawn on Rob Zombie and his team. And although a few
hours, he apologized to the official website of the group, all the guys
well removed from this tour.


Next
on the U.S. tour ( "Trustkill Takeover Tour") did not make them long
wait. Tour runs from 12 to 28 May, and special guests were
Walls Of Jericho and Roses Are Red. In May, goes single Apocalyptica --
"Repressed". Invite vocalist, at the same songs,
were made by the Met and Max Kavalera of Soulfly. A 31 - May, in Britain
goes one more special. edition of Kerrang!, with 15 - song bonus disc
"High Voltage", which represented a cover versions of famous rock and
metal compositions performed by different teams (Deftones,
Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, Still Remains, etc.). Bullet For My
Valentine, exclusively for this compilation, recorded on the cover
classical thing Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train". In June guys actively
proedutsya for Europe, speaking on the set of festivals, among which
"Rock Am Ring", "Rock Im Park", "Download", "Nova Rock" and others.
Also, on several European dates, the guys will open the speech --
Metallica and Guns N Roses. It is not bad, for so young
team, but this is only the beginning and most likely, BFMV is not yet time
please us with their creativity, because album released in 2008, SCREAM
AIM FIRE was a very even anything)!