Other Bands I Like
I love music. One of the reasons I love Kuru is that they capture the true spirit of music, which is originality and exploration, while providing a thrill to the senses. This is what I look for in other bands too. Don't be surprised at what you find here, although you probably will be.
Type O Negative
Type O Negative are one of the finest bands around today putting out music. Self-described as a cross between Black Sabbath and The Beatles, they have truly developped their own sound. What do you expect from a band that tunes down all the way to B? I try doing that with my guitar and it buzzes like hell. Bad action.I own one of their albums, October Rust, which is a masterpiece. I also have two of their songs from Bloody Kisses on a compilation tape made for me by my friend Kevin.
Their lyrics treat such subjects as Paganism and women so well that I am tempted to sing them.
I may sing in the same register, but, alas, I do not have Peter Steele's voice.
Peter Steele has the (yes I'm a guy, yes I'm straight, but it has to be said) sexiest voice in the Universe. Judging by the picture shrines set up to him around the Web, he ain't too bad looking either. In fact, my evil ex, Fran, has an ex-boyfriend, also named Kevin, who looks remarkably like Peter Steele (except maybe not quite as built) and has a voice that's pretty damn close. He plays guitar.
But he's not Peter Steele.
Johan Sperling's Type O Negative Page
Unsuccessfully Coping...
Rush
I just heard ten of you say "Prog Rock? You've got to be kidding!" But look at these guys. Three guys who love music enough to have been in a band together putting out classic albums for more than 20 years! And, if you discount lots of their eighties stuff, one of the hardest yet most melodic bands in history.I make no secret of being a Rush fan. I took a friend to a Rush concert here in Ottawa. We were there, having a great time, and they do this instrumental thing, mostly improvised. Then, Neil Peart, drummer of the Gods, went into his drum solo.
I turned to my friend and said, "That man is the God of drummers." "Well," he said, "he's certainly among them." "No. He's the best. Watch."
20 minutes later
"He's still going! He's not even sweating! It's still interesting! He's God!"
And that's how my friend Paul learned of the glory that is Neil Peart.
My friends in other bands have all, at one time or another, acknowledged either Alex Lifeson's mastery of the guitar, Geddy Lee's wizardry with the bass (how does he play that five-fingered AND play the keyboard at the same time) or Neil Peart's Godhood of Drummage.
A Show of Fans
Nine Inch Nails
A Rush lyric says: "All this machinery, making modern music, can still be open-hearted."Trent Reznor makes that an ever-present reality.
I always carry at least three NIN CDs with me, when I have my CD player, because there's no situation that doesn't need the shot of adrenalin mixed with wonder that NIN provides. In fact, I think I'll put on "March of the Pigs" right now.
the NIN site to start with
They Might Be Giants
Go ahead and laugh.Okay, you can stop now.
The lyrical complexity of TMBG, and the fact that no two of their songs EVER sound REMOTELY alike, endear them to me as a band. I own all of their albums and none of their singles. Their lyrics speak to me on a personal level.
I thought I told you to stop laughing.
My friend Nik introduced me to them with the albums Apollo 18 and Flood. Back when I was friends with Eric and Crystal (until she left him for me), I found that he, too, had a rabid obsession with the band, and he introduced me to They Might Be Giants and Lincoln. I introduced myself to John Henry and Factory Showroom.
The Official TMBG Site
The UnOfficial TMBG Site
