Sunday 22 November 2009

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire >>> The Video!



I have a sister who's 10 years older than me and she is/was a U2 fan. She used to have a big poster of the band in her room and one day, pointing towards that poster she asked me "who do you prefer?" and I pointed Larry Mullen Jnr and then she says "bad answer. That one!" pointing her finger towards Bono.
After all these years, I still think that Larry Mullen Jnr is absolutely gorgeous and I stand firm on it. Check out the video above. It's "The Unforgettable Fire" from the album called erhmm... the same. It was released in 1984 while the track was released in April 1985 (when I was born).
The album was produced by Brian Eno (ex-Roxy Music) and Daniel Lanois. Recorded at Slane Castle (Ireland), you can follow the recording, writting and everything in the documentary called... erhmm... again... The Unforgettable Fire.

Phil, I know you like U2 but do you like that one?

Håkan Hellström - Känn Ingen Sorg För Mig Göteborg >>> The Video of the Song My Boyfriend Hates So Much!



This one is for my boyfriend. He hates that song so much. But what he hates the most is me singing it! I can't sing that song, I SHOUT IT!
My poor darling must love me so much to go through this! It must be torture!!!
But I'll try to make an effort and not sing it too often.

MASSIVE ATTACK LIVE IN LYON - My concert review


I went to see Massive Attack with my dear friend Uncle Terr. It was brilliant!!!
The opening act was Martina Topley-Bird. She has been working with Tricky, Gorillaz and of course Massive Attack. It was very nice to hear, her melodies are sweet and even a little "childish" but in a very nice and innocent way. Some of her songs sounded like it could have been a lullaby.

Then came the "rain"! The guys came on stage and blew us away starting straight away with their brand new single called "Splitting the Atom". It was a first for me because I've never heard it before and it was mesmerising! But the highlights were of course "Unfinished Symphony", "Inertia Creeps" and "Angel". Unfortunately we had no "Karmakoma" but it didn't altered the show in any way. "Inertia Creeps" being one of my favourite song, it was a magical experience to actually hear it live in the middle of the crowd twisting like a snake with my hands in the air. I was lost in the melody and guided by Robert Del Naja's voice.


At the end of the show, Martina Topley-Bird was out signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans and we approched her and chat a bit. She was lovely. She didn't like the lightning so she then said "let's lay down on these tables and you (Gilles) will take the picture from above". "Alright! Let's do it!" I replied. Ok, I look like shit compared to her and her natural poise.

Sunday 15 November 2009

Delphic, my new addiction. "This Momentary" > The Video & "Doubt" > Live on Later... with Jools Holland!

One evening, I was at my boyfriend's and we were just looking at what was on TV when suddenly he tuned on BBC Two and I saw this:

The show is the famous Later... With Jools Holland.
I loved that track! It was good, sounded fresh. And like I said to Mr R. "this would be the sound of Zoot Woman if they'd been produced by New Order" and I'm convinced about it! And this is how I "met" Delphic.

Wanting to hear more from them, my boyfriend and I decided to look at what Delphic posted on YouTube. My boyfriend has this Media PC connected to his living room tv so we were able to watch everything we wanted in a large format and we found this video:

We couldn't believe it! We were both staring at the pictures, completely taken away by the music. Nothing could have made us looking at anything else but that screen. We were like hypnotised. It was good! It was really good!
The video of "This Momentary" was shot in Tchernobyl - so my boyfriend says.

I have been able to listen to a couple of their tracks and to me "Doubt" and "Submissive" are by far the best of all.

Florence & The Machine - You've Got The Love > The Official Video!



Florence & The Machine - "You've Got The Love"
I love this track, it just makes you feel so good! This is actually a cover version. The original version was released by Candi Station in 1991.

CLICK HERE to listen to Candi Station's "You Got The Love".

You've got the love? I do!

Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" is back in the UK Charts???


Ranked at the number 28 in the UK Top 40 at this very minute is Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'". Surprising isn't it? Recently, Joe McElderry, a contestant on UK's X-Factor, sang this song on their live show which probably appealed to every single one "small town girl living in a lonely world". Imagine you're a 13 year old girl, watching TV and see this sensitive gorgeous young man singing this, it might come as a revelation: "Oh My God! This is so me!!! I need Itunes NOW!!! Arrrrrhhhh!!!" Pure craziness!
But this isn't bad at all. If I had a child and if he or she wanted to buy this track, I'd be more than happy to buy it. At least I would be sure this is a positive track unlike so many tunes you can find featuring a pathetic guy like Akon saying "Heeeeey hooooo sexy b***h!".

Tuesday 3 November 2009

FLEETWOOD MAC - The Chain > The Live Video from Tusk, the Documentary!



Here is "The Chain" live from 1979's rock-documentary called Tusk. Tusk is also Fleetwood Mac's album released the same year.
"The Chain" is some kind of anthem for Fleetwood Mac. The song was released on the Rumours album and dates back from 1977. It is one of my all time favourite songs.