Night number two of our heroes UK tour, and the set list is looking better every day, especially with the addition of “For Whom The Bell Tolls” – let’s just hope it stays in for the rest of the tour! That’s the problem with Metallica – because they change the set list every night, you’re never quite sure what you’re going to hear!
Manchester Set Lists:
Metallica: That Was Just Your Life, The End Of The Line, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Wherever I May Roam, One, Broken, Beat And Scarred, Cyanide, Sad But True, Turn The Page, The Judas Kiss, The Day That Never Comes, Master Of Puppets, Blackened, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, Blitzkrieg, The Prince, Seek And Destroy
Machine Head: Clenching the Fists of Dissent, Imperium, Halo, Beautiful Mourning, Descend the Shades of Night, Davidian.
On the train home last night, I heard two students talking about rock albums when one piped up that “Let It Bleed” (the classic 1969 Rolling Stones album) is “the best guitar album in the world – ever”. Quite obviously the person in question has never heard any post 1968 Pink Floyd albums. All those albums could be contenders for “the best guitar album in the world – ever”. This is, of course, with the exception of “Atom Heart Mother” from 1970. I’m sorry, but there’s no room in rock n’ roll for an orchestral brass section! Even Roger Waters wishes this album had never been recorded!
Out with Mr Garry tomorrow for a few drinks in The Solid. I haven’t seen him since the start of January so that should be a good laugh. Nice couple of days off before traveling down to Newcastle to check in with the parents and check out our heroes in the flesh. Looking forward to that!
Happy Weekend everybody.
Friday, 27 February 2009
Thursday, 26 February 2009
"Look Out - it's The Fuzz!"
I thought an episode of The Bill was being filmed outside the house last night – two squad cars appeared and a bunch of folk in the street arguing! Next thing you know, another two squad cars come flying up the street withtheir blues and two's on. Turns out that a few of the neighbours had a disagreement, and decided to take it outside into the street. Her majesties finest hovered about for a while before whisking the two offenders off “down the station”, although probably not for tea and cake!
Whilst all this was going on outside my house, the mighty Metallica were laying waste to Nottingham’s Trent FM Arena on the first night of the UK tour. I’m reliably informed that The Sword kicked things off at 7:00pm, followed by Machine Head with Metallica coming onstage at 9:30pm and coming off at 11:40pm.
Machine Head: Clenching the Fists of Dissent, Imperium, Beautiful Mourning, Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover), Halo, Davidian.
Metallica: That Was Just Your Life, The End Of The Line, The Four Horsemen, Leper Messiah, One, Broken, Beat And Scarred, The Judas Kiss, Sad But True, No Leaf Clover,
All Nightmare Long, The Day That Never Comes, Master Of Puppets, Fight Fire With Fire, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, Breadfan, Helpless, Seek And Destroy.
This is the same set that Machine Head played at Wembley Stadium with Metallica in 2007, but it’s still good for the 45 minutes that they have. Metallica are now playing 6 songs off the new album and like the US tour these do change every night. Sadly no Creeping Death or For Whom The Bell Tolls, but hope these can be slotted in for Glasgow taking out (the eternally boring) Sandman and the ubiquitous Sad But True.
Whilst all this was going on outside my house, the mighty Metallica were laying waste to Nottingham’s Trent FM Arena on the first night of the UK tour. I’m reliably informed that The Sword kicked things off at 7:00pm, followed by Machine Head with Metallica coming onstage at 9:30pm and coming off at 11:40pm.
Machine Head: Clenching the Fists of Dissent, Imperium, Beautiful Mourning, Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover), Halo, Davidian.
Metallica: That Was Just Your Life, The End Of The Line, The Four Horsemen, Leper Messiah, One, Broken, Beat And Scarred, The Judas Kiss, Sad But True, No Leaf Clover,
All Nightmare Long, The Day That Never Comes, Master Of Puppets, Fight Fire With Fire, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, Breadfan, Helpless, Seek And Destroy.
This is the same set that Machine Head played at Wembley Stadium with Metallica in 2007, but it’s still good for the 45 minutes that they have. Metallica are now playing 6 songs off the new album and like the US tour these do change every night. Sadly no Creeping Death or For Whom The Bell Tolls, but hope these can be slotted in for Glasgow taking out (the eternally boring) Sandman and the ubiquitous Sad But True.
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Serious Update?
Well, I've not been taking this whole blogging thing seriously but thought i'd update it today with a quick round up of what's been happening with me.
Nearly March already, so the gigging season is beginning. Metallica (plus the awesome) Machine Head and relative newcomers The Sword are coming to the UK as part of Metallica's Death Magnetic World Tour. First stop for me is seeing them in Newcastle next week and then again in Glasgow at the end of March. The Sword are also playing a headline show in King Tut's in Glasgow on the 27th March, so that's another night out.
British metal veterans Saxon and Motorhead are also scheduled to tour this year - which is good because I missed them when they played a joint show in Glasgow in November, as well as AC/DC, Blaze Bayley, Heaven and Hell and the ubiqituos Status Quo gig later in the year.
Donington's Download Festival (previously called the Monster of Rock Festival) is in June with Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Slipknot, Trivium, Marilyn Manson and Killswitch Engage amongst the bands as too, is Anvil - who are currently undergoing a resurgence in popularity thanks to their film The Story of Anvil. Could be worth a shot - but i haven't decided yet.
Health wise, I've given up the brocolli (I just hate the stuff!) but am struggling through my brussel sprouts - still horrid, but less so than brocolli! Still hovering around the 9 stone mark but eating more fruit and vegetables on the whole.
Apart from that, everything seems to be going along quite nicely on the whole - Happy Days!
Nearly March already, so the gigging season is beginning. Metallica (plus the awesome) Machine Head and relative newcomers The Sword are coming to the UK as part of Metallica's Death Magnetic World Tour. First stop for me is seeing them in Newcastle next week and then again in Glasgow at the end of March. The Sword are also playing a headline show in King Tut's in Glasgow on the 27th March, so that's another night out.
British metal veterans Saxon and Motorhead are also scheduled to tour this year - which is good because I missed them when they played a joint show in Glasgow in November, as well as AC/DC, Blaze Bayley, Heaven and Hell and the ubiqituos Status Quo gig later in the year.
Donington's Download Festival (previously called the Monster of Rock Festival) is in June with Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Slipknot, Trivium, Marilyn Manson and Killswitch Engage amongst the bands as too, is Anvil - who are currently undergoing a resurgence in popularity thanks to their film The Story of Anvil. Could be worth a shot - but i haven't decided yet.
Health wise, I've given up the brocolli (I just hate the stuff!) but am struggling through my brussel sprouts - still horrid, but less so than brocolli! Still hovering around the 9 stone mark but eating more fruit and vegetables on the whole.
Apart from that, everything seems to be going along quite nicely on the whole - Happy Days!
Thursday, 5 February 2009
Back To Normal?
Well, it's been a long time since I updated this due to the obvious reason that i've not been well. I've never been off sick for so long in my life, but it's nice to know that after three months off from work, I have been missed. I now hold the record for being off sick the longest in the office - not sure whether to be proud of that or not!
After numerous complaints (Steven and MJ - I'm talking about you two primarily!), I'll make sure I update this a bit more often from now on.
Keep on Rockkin'! :)
After numerous complaints (Steven and MJ - I'm talking about you two primarily!), I'll make sure I update this a bit more often from now on.
Keep on Rockkin'! :)
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Congratulations (x 3)
Congratulation by 3 indeed? Of Course!
First up, are Katharine and Simon Eves who celebrate 9 years of marriage today. Hopefully the sun is shining in San Fransisco, and they are having a night out (or a night in) with a wee glass of wine thinking about how much they have gone through as a couple and what’s still to come. Well done to you both and have a wee drinkie on me (if you’re doing something special tonight).
Second up is Mr Swan (aka El Gordo, The Big Chap and Swangor) in the office who is an amazing 39 years old today! I did mention to him this morning that it’s only another 365 days till he hits 40 and as life begins at 40 (apparently), he’d better start thinking about what he’s gonnae do as he’s done nothing much in the last 39 years! Congratulations Mr Swan – a bottle of finest Brown Ale is on it’s way to you!.
Then, of course, it’s congratulations to me! Yes, I’m so self centered that I’m congratulating myself on winning the tickets to the AC/DC album playback in the Hard Rock Café in Edinburgh tonight. My rockkin’ buddy for the evening is Mr Garry (although I appear to have annoyed several other folk by not choosing them!). Not sure what to expect tonight except a few beers, a listen to the new album “Black Ice” (available from all good record stores on Monday – order you’re copy now, right!) and an AC/DC goody bag which contains….. well, I don’t know yet! Looking forward to a good night so I’ll no doubt update you on what happens!
Happy Thursday! :)
First up, are Katharine and Simon Eves who celebrate 9 years of marriage today. Hopefully the sun is shining in San Fransisco, and they are having a night out (or a night in) with a wee glass of wine thinking about how much they have gone through as a couple and what’s still to come. Well done to you both and have a wee drinkie on me (if you’re doing something special tonight).
Second up is Mr Swan (aka El Gordo, The Big Chap and Swangor) in the office who is an amazing 39 years old today! I did mention to him this morning that it’s only another 365 days till he hits 40 and as life begins at 40 (apparently), he’d better start thinking about what he’s gonnae do as he’s done nothing much in the last 39 years! Congratulations Mr Swan – a bottle of finest Brown Ale is on it’s way to you!.
Then, of course, it’s congratulations to me! Yes, I’m so self centered that I’m congratulating myself on winning the tickets to the AC/DC album playback in the Hard Rock Café in Edinburgh tonight. My rockkin’ buddy for the evening is Mr Garry (although I appear to have annoyed several other folk by not choosing them!). Not sure what to expect tonight except a few beers, a listen to the new album “Black Ice” (available from all good record stores on Monday – order you’re copy now, right!) and an AC/DC goody bag which contains….. well, I don’t know yet! Looking forward to a good night so I’ll no doubt update you on what happens!
Happy Thursday! :)
Sunday, 12 October 2008
Wedding Anniversary/Dragonforce Update.
Not a bad night on Friday. Garry's son Craig went to his first gig (Dragonforce supported by Turisas) at The Carling. Set lists below for those interested:
Turisas - Battle Metal, A Portage To The Unknown, Violin Solo, One More, In The Court Of Jarisleif, The Dnieper Rapids, Rasputin, To Holmgard And Beyond
DragonForce - Heroes Of Our Time, Operation Ground And Pound, Reasons To Live, Fury Of The Storm, Revolution Deathsquad ( w/ keyboard solo), Soldiers Of The Wasteland, The Last Journey Home, My Spirit Will Go On, Valley Of The Damned, Through The Fire And The Flames
Only a day late - but Happy 40th Birthday to Shirley Maxwell, and Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary to Simon and Shirley!
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
October Update.
Not posted since last week when I had quite a busy time. Karen enjoyed her stay over as well as getting on well with my work mates and friends. The Solid Rock's birthday weekend was chaos (in a good rock n’ roll way!) and a trip down to Newcastle to see mum and dad went without any problems. Don’t think she wanted to go home, really!
So, October has arrived and so has the cold weather whilst the rain continues to fall. The shops are gearing up for Christmas and I’ve so far, bought one Christmas present! Must really get a list together of what I actually need to get for everyone as I want to do this as soon as I can – that way I can get it all sorted before the Christmas rush in the shops starts.
I was gonna have a moan about the train strike as I thought it would be difficult getting to and from work, but it doesn’t actually seem to be that bad. Instead of four trains an hour, there is just one. Fair enough it might be a bit packed, but I didn’t think *any* trains would be running at all, and wasn’t looking forward to sitting on a bus at all!
You do get some strange things through your email in-box, as I found out yesterday. I received an email from an old friend of mine who has a colleague who is writing an official biography on one Blaze Bayley (ex-Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden lead singer currently fronting his own band called, Blaze). The quest was to find a Wolfsbane fan who *might* have some merchandise or memorabilia from the Wolfsbane days. Surprisingly, I was the first name that came to mind! I do, of course, have some stuff from Fan Club magazines, signed promotional photos, assorted merchandise and, of course, the complete back catalogue, so I’ve been asked to scan some of this for possible inclusion in the book. Not sure how much will actually get used, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see when it’s published.
Happy Tuesday!
PS: A huge thank you to Mr Nathaniel for my birthday present that arrived this week. He had gotten me a voucher for Amazon and I waited patiently for something *really* special - which turned out to a David Gilmour - Live at Gdansk DVD Boxset, which features some material recorded when I saw Gilmour playing in Glasgow in 2006. I haven't gone through it yet but will do this weekend. Thanks my wee friend! ;)
So, October has arrived and so has the cold weather whilst the rain continues to fall. The shops are gearing up for Christmas and I’ve so far, bought one Christmas present! Must really get a list together of what I actually need to get for everyone as I want to do this as soon as I can – that way I can get it all sorted before the Christmas rush in the shops starts.
I was gonna have a moan about the train strike as I thought it would be difficult getting to and from work, but it doesn’t actually seem to be that bad. Instead of four trains an hour, there is just one. Fair enough it might be a bit packed, but I didn’t think *any* trains would be running at all, and wasn’t looking forward to sitting on a bus at all!
You do get some strange things through your email in-box, as I found out yesterday. I received an email from an old friend of mine who has a colleague who is writing an official biography on one Blaze Bayley (ex-Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden lead singer currently fronting his own band called, Blaze). The quest was to find a Wolfsbane fan who *might* have some merchandise or memorabilia from the Wolfsbane days. Surprisingly, I was the first name that came to mind! I do, of course, have some stuff from Fan Club magazines, signed promotional photos, assorted merchandise and, of course, the complete back catalogue, so I’ve been asked to scan some of this for possible inclusion in the book. Not sure how much will actually get used, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see when it’s published.
Happy Tuesday!
PS: A huge thank you to Mr Nathaniel for my birthday present that arrived this week. He had gotten me a voucher for Amazon and I waited patiently for something *really* special - which turned out to a David Gilmour - Live at Gdansk DVD Boxset, which features some material recorded when I saw Gilmour playing in Glasgow in 2006. I haven't gone through it yet but will do this weekend. Thanks my wee friend! ;)
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