Tag: Classic Day

Classic Day – Universal Blood

Type O Negative is not only a universal blood type, but they are a Goth-rock band that formed in New York with a focus of sexual, vampiric ecstasy. The band is a walking display of Halloween, the dark themes and overall sound is off-putting… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Universal Blood”

Classic Day – Desert Vampires

The night sulks as they leap at your neck in the shadowed dusk, graveyard smoke and slick black hair comes flying in a rage as The Cramps move in with their second studio album, Psychedelic Jungle. A mix of half cover tracks and half… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Desert Vampires”

Classic Day – Bizarre Ride

There is something magical about that standard of classic 90’s hip-hop that felt as a golden era in innovation through sound. The movement of black power and awareness was starting to become more prevalent and a foreground element of sound. With The Pharcyde, the… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Bizarre Ride”

Classic Day – Twin Convulsions

(The) Melvins are a separate entity of sound entirely. There is not a single band that replicates the droned, broken sludge metal quite like they do. The heavy hitters in the grunge era come hot with the release of their fifth studio album, Houdini… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Twin Convulsions”

Classic Day – Strange Fires

Methodology is an important factor in music; involving delivery, appearance, style, and even sound as all what makes music tap into the emotional boundaries of a person. There are major factors and popular music that avoids the boxes of music, and adapts to their… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Strange Fires”

Classic Day – Stiff Bold Lines

Few are regarded so highly by critics and artists alike as Jimi Hendrix. For his graceful, audacious standings and social movements through his music; Hendrix was a living legend that spanned a healthy career through the mid to late 1960’s that would catapult him… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Stiff Bold Lines”

Classic Day – Red Suffering

Madness, Honor, and a thrill for the kill; Death was a band from Orlando, commonly known as the backbone of tourism that gave home to a different breed of tourist in the mid 1980’s. Ranging hard off the soles of punk music, Death came… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Red Suffering”

Classic Day – New York Stomping

New York has a rich history of hardcore and punk music that reflected directly through the foundation of music history. There are countless bands to choose from that incorporated that rough cut, hard-hitting power of New York’s busy streets with the consistent aggression of… Continue Reading “Classic Day – New York Stomping”

Classic Day – Speaking Internally

Sixteen-recorded albums later, Stevie Wonder was a gold miner for his musical talents and knew nothing but strength and emotional attachment for describing just how beautiful the world can be inside his mind. His critically acclaimed masterpiece, Innervisions speaks directly to the listener as… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Speaking Internally”

Classic Day – While They Are Hot

Frank Zappa is a man of many sounds and iterations of musical talent; on one hand, he is able to construct these other worlds through music and create near full-motion films through just sound. On the other, Zappa is a creative mind that is… Continue Reading “Classic Day – While They Are Hot”

Classic Day – Transformed

“Lou Reed is the real thing”, a 1972 radio advert read as Lou Reed was going to soon be propelled into international stardom from his David Bowie and Mick Ronson produced and arranged masterpiece, Transformer. From the cult favorites of New York’s seedy underbelly,… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Transformed”

Classic Day – Deceiving Appearances

David Axelrod was well known for his composing skills in jazz music that can best be described as a genre-blending master who worked through sound as a tool. It was a tool used for creation, but also destruction and that is apparent on Songs… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Deceiving Appearances”

Classic Day – The Rebirth

George Harrison is a naturally legendary person that illustrates an immaculate sense of understanding and enlightenment in not just his personal life, but through a musical stance as well. His 1970 journey, All Things Must Pass has stuck in time for being a reflective… Continue Reading “Classic Day – The Rebirth”

Classic Day – Breakfast Beats

Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most influential and relevant rap groups in Hip-Hop History. The all star team that came together at one time to launch a global takeover was inspirational for music, and there is not a person on the planet that does not know what “C.R.E.A.M.” means. Ghostface Killah took that first stepping stone and transformed that into a solo career where he would become successful with collaborations, remixes, and lyricism that would shake the foundation of hip-hop once again…

Classic Day – A Sun is Born

Tommy is an international sensation that would propel the British rock band, The Who into unknown ages of fame where their music would become a household name. The story that would grip audiences without their knowledge was the story of Tommy, a loose adaptation on a deaf, dumb, and blind boy who would become the catalyst for The Who’s strange, but prolific journey. Tommy was a record that stood out for its ability to take on the serious topics of molestation, drug abuse, and religion in a subtle manner that is entertaining, but also taps into an emotional chord as well…

Classic Day – Kings of Controversy

DJ Subroc and Zev Love X were members of the rough cut crew, Kausing Much Damage, or better known formally as KMD. The group was prevalent in the 1990s for their abrasive style of taking their African-American backgrounds and putting them as the foregrounds… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Kings of Controversy”

Classic Day – Gasmasks and Rubble

Faith No More was at one time two separate entities, balancing on two different sounds. There was the Faith No More that had brought Mike Patton on to record and give life to the lyrics of their last record, The Real Thing. Then there… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Gasmasks and Rubble”

Classic Day – Halloween Night

In the hidden rap dungeons located far away in the land of Memphis, came one of the most notorious, most evil sounding and sinister rap group of all time, first known as Triple 6 Mafia. The group was founded by Lord Infamous, Juicy J,… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Halloween Night”

Classic Day – Kind of Blue

From the subtle piano notes that gracefully begin to fill the foreground, the recording can still pick up the background noise that sounds so similar to the hiss of a vinyl record. The percussion splashes on the cymbals are a clear, but calm indication… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Kind of Blue”

☨ WEEK OF MANSON ☨ – DAY TWO

Glam Rock’s Twisted Son Marilyn Manson, the king of controversy shifts gears more than any artist in his field. He is able to blend like the chameleon, able to hide behind the veil of genre and create true masterpieces of stylish artwork. Manson is… Continue Reading “☨ WEEK OF MANSON ☨ – DAY TWO”