THIS MONTH I HAVE BEEN MOSTLY LISTENING TO, DISCOVERING, OR GETTING INTO THE FOLLOWING BANDS
With 30 second samples for most of them now - They're only about 150k each so either click links once to play in your browser or right-click and do "save as" to save them.
UPDATE! APRIL 2004
No real "groups" to speak of, this month its confessions and a couple of exposes (does anyone know how to get an accent over an "e" in HTML code?)
Confession and expose #1
I quite like the newest Sugababes song. But I can't help feeling Ive heard it originally sung by a boy band on a cruiseship years ago. Don't beleive me? Ive found their CD from the time - see what you think....
Original of Caught up in the middle
**NB I havent just slowed it down a bit with Nero's Wave Editor - that would just make me sad and bored. Oh, right.**
Expose #2
Wanna know what the original of Ricky Martin's "She bangs" was like before they produced it in a studio?
Original of She Bangs
**Legal note: Its a bad cover version by William Hung, a failure from American Idol series 3. Ricky Martin is a fine entertainer.**
OTHER STUFF THIS MONTH
The White Hart Pub Quiz 12/04/04 - A question about a shit 90s dance tune. I still can't beleive I didnt know the answer. The song was "Children of the night" by Nakatomi. It really is a shit song. Don't believe me? I had to plug that gap in my crap 90s dance knowledge, and this is (part of) that very song! Children of the night
Yes, I know it was crap, but it is rescued by perhaps one of the silliest endings I know of - You see?
Finally, although you laugh at my silly music, just be glad I don't live in Asia, where they get songs like Jung-Hwa Ban Jum
so there.
March 2004
1) THE RASMUS
Lets (melodically) rock! Still trying to decide whether I prefer their European single release "First day of my life" or their UK release "In the shadows".
Sample - In the shadows
2) LACUNA COIL
The Italian Evanescence. That's all I need to say. Bloody fit lead singer lady.
Sample - My Wings
3)ARTICOLO 31
Stupid Italian band with a great song "L'Italiano Medio" with a video featuring lots of puppets. Guess you need MTV Italy to understand it.
Sample - L Italiano Medio
4) STATIC X
Silly metal, silly beards. Oh yes.
4) HIM (His Infernal Majesty)
From Finland (Just like the Rasmus are - hooray for scandinavian music!) Its rock metal stuff. Ive only got the most recent album "Love Metal" but pleeeese check out their cover of Chris Isaac's "Wicked game". You won't regret it. (They're albums are on offer in HMV at the moment)
Sample - Soul On Fire
Sample - Wicked Game
MUSIC I HATE March 2004
1) The DJ in Lloyds no1 bar on Saturday 20th. There is no way that playing Peter Andre followed by DJ Casper should be allowed to go unpunished. The strongest argument yet to bring back the death penalty in my view...
**Legal disclaimer: The samples on this site are copyright of the artists or labels concerned. Don't sue me - I'm trying to promote your bands. And they're only 30 seconds at a really low quality anyway.**
