I posted a the making of clip a few days ago, but here is the full video for Protest the Hero’s Blood Meat.
Its a bit ghetto. To see a higher quality version go here.
Protest’s new album Fortress comes out 1/29/07.
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This has been around for about a month or so now, but my blog hasn’t. It is Casey Crescenzo’s cover of Sean Kingston’s Beautiful Girls.
I hate the original song. I love classic R&B and I feel it is a complete rip off of Ben E. King’s Lean On Me. Not to mention the extreamly overproduced vocals.
I love Casey’s version. His vocals are just so much better than Mr. Kingston’s. The original is flat and over-produced with those horrible “Reggae-Style” vocals. Crescenzo’s version is fun, emotional, and at times vocally impressive.
Part 1 of a series
I recently moved to Brooklyn, NY. I have been temping in Manhattan and usually have a 30-45 train ride both to and from work. Needless to say my iPod has been working overtime.
In the last few months I have a newfound (more like re-found) appreciation for great albums. The criteria is simple. Can I just put the album on and listen without skipping a majority of songs? I have come across a few albums and will write about each in due time.
The first album I had to write about is Silverchair’s Frogstomp.
The album original released in 1995 when the band members were just 15. Silverchair had since gone on to become the most successful band in Australian history. Frogstomp is your classic post-grunge record fusing heavy guitars with emotional lyrics. While the band may be ashamed of Frogstomp, I fucking love it.
Frogstomp starts with the bass driven “Israel’s Son”. The song is a great blend of blues and grunge. It is our first introduction to Daniel Johns’ deep, clean, and emotional vocals that make Frogstomp so memroble.
“Tomorrow” is the song most people think of when they think of Frogstomp. Its a classic pop-rock song combining elements seen from other great bands such as the Rolling Stones and Led Zepplin. The song starts nice and gentle with clean guitars and mellow vocals. Once the chorus hits, the guitars become heavy and distorted and the vocals becomes a primal wail. Not to mention a face melting guitar solo.
The next track,”Faultline”, is very similar to “Tomorrow”; clean and soft until the chorus. If the chorus of “Tomorrow” is an emotional release, “Faultline” is somber and depressing. The best part of the track is the last minute and half when the melancholy turns to anger that would make a metalhead proud.
“Pure Massacre” was one of the bigger hits off Frogstomp, but I find the track to be boring on its own. The best part of the song is the bridge which is rarely played in comparison to the chorus (which is 80% of the song). Like I said the song is boring on its own, but within the context of the album it fits.
“Shade” and “Leave Me Out” are also nice complementry songs to the album as a whole. While they are not memorable, you will find yourself singing along and rocking out.
My favorite track is track 7, “Suicidal Dream”. It’s catchy and emotional. It’s poppy but rockin.
The remainder of the album is more of the same. Poppy chorus with emotional vocals and heavy guitars. While somewhat repeatitive the album is perfect to put on and not have to worry about skipping a majority of tracks.
Making a run at it…
With my inaugural post, please meet Protest the Hero.
Their sophomore album is due out next month. Below is the making of their first video of that release.
