Battle of the Bands Results: Animal is a Monster

I am back announcing the winner of my April 1st Battle of the Bands. Due tot the A to Z Challenge I did push back the results day to  April 10, 2016.

 Dave Grohl and Animal both claimed the other drummer won when they had their drum off. However, with my Battle of the Bands post Animal clearly won receiving 16 votes, while Dave only managed 4. Only one voter felt they tied.

Perhaps the name Animal belongs beside s the greats like John Bonham, Keith Moon, Charlie Watts, and Neil Peart to name a few.

Below Animal answers questions from Twitter on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon...

Animal is a Rock Star! Here he performs with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon...

Animal performing with OK Go...on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno...

Stay tuned I will have another Battle of the Bands post on the 15th. Tomorrow the A to Z Challenge continues. I hope you enjoyed more from the winner Animal!

A to Z Challenge 2016: A is for Animal and a Battle

 


It is April Fool's Day! Welcome to my humble blog, I have my trusty jesters hat on and I am ready to kick off the A to Z: Challenge 2016! Normally on the first of the month I participate in another Blog Fest called the Battle of the Bands. This month is no exception.

Here are the rules are simple I usually pick a song and present a couple of bands battling it out with the song.  This time I am deviating a little. Today I am pitting to famous drummers against each other in a drum battle. You pick the one you like best by casting your vote in the comments. Why you voted the way you did and other comments are always welcomed. The musicians thought it was tie so your vote could settle the debate. This time round just one video, two drummers, man versus puppets.

Please check out the other battles I defer to the master list found on this site STMcC Presents 'Battle of the Bands'. It is also the place to sign up! I will post results on Sunday April 10 another deviation. I'm feeling pretty deviant today.

Tying in to the A to Z Challenge A is for Animal.  I have Animal who gained fame through The Muppets battling it against Dave Grohl.  I've placed him behind the drums like his Nirvana days and Them Crooked Vultures. No Foos today all fighters!

Please vote! Tune in on April 2 for something to do with B.

R.I.P Lemmy Kilmister

Lemmy Kilmister the frontman, vocalist, bassist for Motorhead passed away this week at the age of 70.

Before Motorhead Lemmy was in Hawkwind...

                                                    "Silver Machine"

Of course Motorhead is where mst of his legendary career was made.

"Ace of Spades" this Motorhead cover with Dave Grohl and Slash...

A little acoustic Motorhead...

This is a post from Lemmy earlier this month...

Lemmy Kilmister Motörhead with David Moya and 6 others.

December 6 at 10:40am ·

It’s when you get to 60 when everything starts to go pear-shaped. Everyone thinks that becoming an older guy is easy, but you never consider it fully. It comes as quite a shock. But the thing is, I don’t want to give in to it.
“I’m sick of the f–king, ‘Are you going to die?’ line of questioning, It’s getting really old, that question. I’m alright. I’m going out there and doing my best. I have good days and bad days, but mostly I’ve been doing alright. The last tour of the States was very good.

Cancer sucks! May he rest in peace and rock out on the other side!

A to Z Challenge: Queens of the Stone Age

I discovered the Queens of the Stone Age through Them Crooked Vultures a supergroup featuring Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters, John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin, and Josh Homme. Homme was from Queens of the Stone Age.

The band consists of founder, lead vocalists, guitar and piano player Josh Homme, John Theodore on drums, Michael Shuman on bass, guitar and keyboards. The band also includes Dean Fertita on guitar, percussion, and keyboards along with  Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, lap steel guitar and percussion.

The band has received six Grammy nominations and released six albums since their debut in 1998.

Well this is my post for the letter Q for the A to Z: Challenge. The challenge will continue on Monday. Stay tuned for more....

A to Z Challenge: Nirvana

Recently Nirvana was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sadly their lead singer Kurt Cobain killed himself to join "the 27 Club."

Unlike the kid who said "Kurt Cobain made the band" time has certainly been good to fellow Nirvana band mate Dave Grohl who has had tremendous success with The Foo Fighters and recently sames to have a midas touch in Rock.

I do like the way how Nirvana has regrouped recently with singers who are vastly different from Cobain so there is no comparison or competition with the late singer.

Like when they regrouped with Paul McCartney..

No one is going to compare Paul McCartney and Curt Cobain they contrast so much in generation, style, and music. At the Hall of Fame they let the girls sing..

Or Lorde..

Bringing new textures and connecting the band with their former generation and today's generation.
I was always partial to Nirvana being interpreted by other artists like Tori Amos..

but this is in tribute to..

Well I hope you enjoyed your visit come back tomorrow as the challenge continues with an O!

Part One: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2014

Again Deep Purple did not make the cut.I might be bias but the band has one of the most iconic songs in rock "Smoke on the Water." The album "Machine Head" is a masterpiece. When you have guitarists named Richie Blackmore and Steve Morse in your band in different eras you might be great.

I'm not saying they were the only band not to make it int the Hall of Fame that had a good argument for membership. I am not taking away from this year's class. Just saying Deep Purple belongs.

Kiss

I remember them from the 70s. They could be the first rock group, I was exposed to which was a departure from the cowboy music I was into at the time. They have a huge fan base and they still make headlines and grab media attention today.Can't argue this selection...

Nirvana

Honestly, I liked Pearl Jam better as far as grunge bands back in the day. A lot of Nirvana songs hold up well when you listen to them today. They had Dave Grohl on drums which is always a good thing. It was sad when Kurt Cobain killed himself. it is sad whenever a 27 year old does that. Would they be inducted now if Kurt Cobain was still alive? I think probably not. Kurt Cobain has become a mythical, idol to some which is probably good for Rock and Roll.

There were more but I will get to them on another post!

Death by Them Crooked Vultures

I like Them Crooked Vultures. Everybody who knows me knows I like Led Zeppelin, and I think John Paul Jones is a very talented musician. I like Dave Grohl too. The band has a bit of a metal edge to it with Queens of the Stone Age Josh Homme in the band. However, I never would have considered them death metal.

However, a story out of Ultimate Classic Rock might change my mind. A guy stabbed himself too death after listening to Them Crooked Vultures in concert. He blamed the pain associated with hearing loss as the reason and blamed the band. The news is tragic and yes I use a little pun humor.

Of all the reasons to blame your death on a rock band hearing loss caused due to the band rocking is better than blaming subliminal messages, Satanic messages, or the band was so bad one just wanted to end the misery. On a serious note I guess this would be a reason to consider ear protection.

Here is the band in action: