Music 音楽

Now I’d just posted yesterday about the skiffle scene in the Yardbirds entry yesterday and what do I find today? A complete version of the performance + interview. I never knew about the second song. Pagey looked so sweet (I never thought I’d say that!) then! *___*

Subjects: Film, Television & Anime 映像, Music 音楽

Mood: Discoveries & Relevations

Tags: Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, YouTube

To not know of a new CD released by an ex-Led-Zeppelin-bandmember until a review of it is published in the local newspapers is an extremely strange revelation. It only goes to prove how much attention I have been paying to the rock music world and to the band to whom I worshipped for several years of my life.

The CD in question is Robert Plant’s latest, Mighty Rearranger, which he has created in collaboration with his band Strange Sensation. The cover of the album is Dave-McKean-ish gorgeous and I had the pleasure of listening to a free (note: not illegal but officially free), albeit low quality, quicktime version of one of the songs on the album titled “Shine it All Around”. It is very reminiscent of Led Zeppelin but Robert owns this one. His voice may be older, rougher, but the music has evolved to complement these new vocal qualities.

I’m going to get a copy of the album this weekend. Judging by the ratings in Amazon, the album is probably not going to disappoint. This will be the first rock album I will have bought in ages and I’ve got high hopes about it.

Subjects: Music 音楽

Mood: Raves and Rants

Tags: CD, hard rock, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Strange Sensation

The lack of posts in the last one month or so is a reflection of how occupied I’ve been in with other happenings in my life: project meetings, watching Smallville episodes and listening to my collection of CDs.

I’ve been so in love with Astor Piazzolla’s music of late. I’ve listened to Tango Zero Hour countless times, and just last week I got the Happy Together OST and La Camorra in the mail. On replay mode is Milonga for 3 [Tango Apasionado] from the HT OST because the musical theme 3 minutes into the song is just so beautiful. The other stuff I’ve been listening to is the Kenshin Seisou Hen OST and the Ashes of Time OST (thanks again Wong Kar Wai). As you can probably tell, Argentine and Asian instrumental music are two of my greatest loves of the moment. In about less than two weeks time, the first of my 2 term essays are due. I’ve only barely started on it, so I think I better get my adrenaline going. Since this is an art history essay on I hope the music will help to inspire

Subjects: Music 音楽

Mood: Gratifications

Tags: Astor Piazzolla, tango

Borrowed a copy of William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” from the National Library. I’m currently at the end of chapter one of the book (haha). It’s been pretty good so far but I’m not quite so sure if it’s as revolutionary as it’s been hailed to be: the cyberpunk novel pioneer. I believe Alfred Bester achieved this years earlier in his 1956 novel “The Stars, My Destination” before cyberpunk was known as cyberpunk. What’s refreshing to me however, is the thrill of discovering the origins of the now common term “cyberspace”, and finding out what really was the Matrix.

As for Alfred Bester, who is in my list of top ten favourite authors, his book “The Demolished Man” reminds me so much of the film I’ve been wanting to watch for a long time: Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report” based on a Philip K. Dick short story (another one of my fav authors). They both speculate on how murder can be stopped through the use of psychic abilities.

Subjects: Books 書物, Music 音楽

Mood: Raves and Rants

Tags: Alfred Bester, cyberpunk, Gibson, Jeff Beck, library, lost, Matrix, Minority Report, PKD, psychic