tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5879438931491840551..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: The Heavy Metal Came Down From the Mississippi Delta (An Occasional Series)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1469451273132148272013-05-17T14:01:49.189-04:002013-05-17T14:01:49.189-04:00I still have the devil horns ... :-)
And my super...I still have the devil horns ... :-)<br /><br />And my super-special, not-robot words are:<br /><br />Musical kiiumeBrooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-55019814483757186282013-05-17T10:38:03.662-04:002013-05-17T10:38:03.662-04:00I think it's safe we haven't lost our sens...I think it's safe we haven't lost our sense of humor. It's just a bit more sly. For instance, instead of titling songs "Assmaster", we run with "Punch Your Face"--which if you consider the context that we're from Cambridge MA--that rough city that's home to the world's largest storehouses of tofu and couscous--is absolutely hysterical. Also, if you play "Mania" at half-time, the guitar is a banjo line. (When we play it to slow in rehearsal, our refrain to the drummer is, "Dude, no banjo metal."Samaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-53559258117483602482013-05-17T10:27:46.260-04:002013-05-17T10:27:46.260-04:00And may I also say -- and for the record -- that t...And may I also say -- and for the record -- that those little guitar squeaks at the end of "Mania" just crack me up.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15198831694287868492013-05-17T10:25:19.514-04:002013-05-17T10:25:19.514-04:00And a moment of shameless whoring, if I may. If yo...And a moment of shameless whoring, if I may. If you enjoy songs like this, which are a perfect way to quit your job, do visit Driven Mad at www.facebook.com/drivenmadmetal and on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/disorder-ep/id640316570Samaelhttp://facebook.com/drivenmadmetalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5732993594087400452013-05-17T10:22:43.391-04:002013-05-17T10:22:43.391-04:00Thank you kindly Mister Simels! We are always hono...Thank you kindly Mister Simels! We are always honored (seriously) to be featured on your blog. And, yes, Roy Brown, big influence on me--and "Mania" is actually a great example. Check out "Hard Luck Blues": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjVlw5tKWhE ...hear all those top notes he scoops up to, that sit in his mouth so comfortably thanks to a sly "uh" vowel sound (myyyy mUHTHUrs dead and gone)? That keeps the note resonating in your face/nose, hovering comfortably above the larynx (where you don't want anything to sit). Now listen to the note I also slide into (gee, what a coincidence) in our pre-chorus at the 45 second mark: "of"--or rather, "UHHHHHve"... in other words, Roy Brown is pretty fuckin' metal, and I am pretty Roy Brown :-) And that is your singing nerdiness lesson for the day.Samaelhttp://facebook.com/drivenmadmetalnoreply@blogger.com