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I first came across Future Islands at Glastonbury Festival. We were just getting some grub near by and I heard them start and thought it was worth further investigation. Not something I'd usually listen to but they were absolutely brilliant. Every member of the band was absolutely giving it everything. The singer is great at working the crowd and somehow he makes death metal style growling sound good in a pop song. Best band of the weekend for me in 2017.

Mutter - Rammstein Mother in German innit

Moron Brothers - NOFX

I've seen them. Extremely entertaining. It shouldn't work but it does.

My plan was to invest in my own ability rather than gear this year because a good player with limited gear sounds better than a crap player with great gear. I do fancy a better amp and a Justin Chancellor signature wah so b*****s to all that good intention.

I knew someone who played a Rickenbacker once then six months later, boom.... herpes. I wouldn't risk it although the great Al Cisneros makes his sound incredible.

Stripped - Rammstein

Anti Pope - The Damned

Iron Man After Midnight I Can Be That Dirty Women

To replicate it you'll need a multi million dollar recording studio. There's probably $10,000 dollar compressors and even more expensive preamp. Its probably multi tracked and multi amped and the bassist was probably trying to drown out Chad's awful, droning vocals.

50 Million Year Trip - Kyuss

This weekend I started on Blood And Thunder by Mastadon. Not a complex song but the main riff is very fast. Maybe I underestimated it, maybe I'm just rubbish, maybe both but this one will take me some time. What an absolutely killer tune though. https://youtu.be/labytsb3gfI

I don't really like the Hoffner but I like that it's not the standard choice. McCartney sounds like McCartney because he doesn't use the usual instrument and amp choice. I know Fenders are popular because they sound great but the whole P bass in to an Ampeg thing is a bit unimaginative and always sounds pretty much the same. The Hoffner has never been a common choice so it stands out visually and sonically.

I'm always surprised when musicians have such appreciation for music which is so far from their own genre but I'm starting to think it's quite common among a lot of most creative musicians.

I think every Monday he does a metal video.

Planets 1 & 2 - Vista Chino

Satellite - Lou Reed

Down in a hole - Alice In Chains

I don't think it's all that recent. He's done quite a few metal songs. He's always a good listen no matter what song it is. I would far rather listen to Doug than Rick Beato.

On Graveyard Hill - Pixies

Poison - Alice Cooper

Who is requesting Ken?

Bullet (train) with butterfly wings - Smashing Pumpkins

River Runs Red - Life Of Agony I completely forgot about them. Excellent band.

Inside - Stiltskin