Yes, I have decided to start a new A to Z challenge. Each day I will talk about my favorite bands that begin with a particular letter. This may be one, or many; it depends on the letter.
I am starting this in honor of my favorite Goth band, Angels of Liberty, who have just granted me an interview. It may be Halloween before they have answered all of my questions, so here is to staying busy until then. These will be like mini-reviews of each band, unless there is only one for a particular letter. In that case....we will see. Some letters may even take several days to complete. For example, we have a lot of "A's", so here goes...
Angels of Liberty - Angels of Liberty is a Goth Rock band from the UK. They write synth music that sounds amazingly like music done with real instruments. This is one thing that impresses me so about them. They also write about some very controversial subject matter, such as reptilian aliens, and mind control. Fascinating stuff for any rock band.
Alice in Chains- I love these guys newer stuff too, but I really loved them before Layne Staley died. You can still hear him a bit in songs which guitarist Jerry Cantrell sings, and I am happy for that. I believe Cantrell once said Staley was responsible for getting him to start singing more, so I would imagine he is a great influence vocally because of that. Staley had a very emotive vocal style, of which I am very fond.
A Perfect Circle- This is a side project of Maynard from Tool that pretty much took on a life of its own. I love all of Maynard's bands, though Tool is still my favorite. All three of Maynard's bands contain top notch musicians. A Perfect Circle did an album of cover tunes that is very interesting.
Needless to say, we will continue with the letter "A" tomorrow.
Originally published on Bubblews, September 2nd, 2013.
I am starting this in honor of my favorite Goth band, Angels of Liberty, who have just granted me an interview. It may be Halloween before they have answered all of my questions, so here is to staying busy until then. These will be like mini-reviews of each band, unless there is only one for a particular letter. In that case....we will see. Some letters may even take several days to complete. For example, we have a lot of "A's", so here goes...
Angels of Liberty - Angels of Liberty is a Goth Rock band from the UK. They write synth music that sounds amazingly like music done with real instruments. This is one thing that impresses me so about them. They also write about some very controversial subject matter, such as reptilian aliens, and mind control. Fascinating stuff for any rock band.
Alice in Chains- I love these guys newer stuff too, but I really loved them before Layne Staley died. You can still hear him a bit in songs which guitarist Jerry Cantrell sings, and I am happy for that. I believe Cantrell once said Staley was responsible for getting him to start singing more, so I would imagine he is a great influence vocally because of that. Staley had a very emotive vocal style, of which I am very fond.
A Perfect Circle- This is a side project of Maynard from Tool that pretty much took on a life of its own. I love all of Maynard's bands, though Tool is still my favorite. All three of Maynard's bands contain top notch musicians. A Perfect Circle did an album of cover tunes that is very interesting.
Needless to say, we will continue with the letter "A" tomorrow.
Originally published on Bubblews, September 2nd, 2013.
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