Friday, June 17, 2011

Black Sabbath - Live in Paris - 1970



There is not much I can say about Black Sabbath that hasn't already been said by someone else at some point in the past 40 years but What I can safely say is that they were one of the best live bands of their time. There are some videos of this show floating around but I ripped the audio out myself. Enjoy!

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Black Sabbath: Live In Paris 1970

Film School - Hideout - 2007



Stratified sound, punchy minimalistic drums, indie vocal styling - Film School is a perfect example of indie rock as well as shoegaze. Formed in the late 1990's by Greg Bertens and former members of Pavement and Fuck, the group released several albums with this being the third. There is the ever present "wall-of-sound" aspect all too common with shoegaze music but it's not overdone. The vocal style and lyrical content can be a bit depressing but as a bass player, I really don't pay too much attention to that aspect of the music. That being said, I think the vocals are very good and accomplish what they were designed to do, which is convey a grim mood. Overall, if you like any style of indie rock or shoegaze, you will get a kick out of this album.

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Film School: Hideout