The Worst is En Route

https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/korn-shares-music-video-for-worst-is-on-its-way

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M-O-R-1988

If someone could organize a concert in 2022 with the following replacements, I would go.

1. Replace Kingdom Come with The Pretty Reckless
2. Replace Metallica with Lamb of God
3. Replace Dokken with Shinedown
4. Replace Scorpions with Korn
5. Replace Van Halen with Def Leppard

RAY LUZIER talks about his 2022 KoRn touring drum set

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https://youtu.be/xy6e545Bu9g

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Some Music News

1. Upcoming Korn Book Tells the Story Behind Every Song + Album
2. Motley Zeppelin?
3. What is a Music Editor? – Shie Rozow – Composer, Music Editor
4. How can I store thousands of CDs? - Super User
5. John 5 Says The Only Time He Ever Drank Alcohol On Tour Was With Late Pantera Guitarist Dimebag - Blabbermouth.net

Upcoming Tours

Korn / Chevelle / Code Orange in Moline and in Des Moines Shinedown / Pretty Reckless / Diamante in Des Moines Papa Roach / Hollywood Undead / Bad Wolves in Cedar Rapids

Now I Know

Christmas present for my son: https://loudwire.com/korn-book-every-album-every-song-story

Leash on a Freak

I'll admit that I was not a huge Korn fan when they first released their music. I have never gone out of my way to listen to Korn so when I saw that Rick Beato was going to talk about a Korn tune, I was initially hesitant. While I learn a lot when I listen to Rick Beato about music, mainly because I've never taken a piano or guitar lesson, I don't really consider Korn's music to be overly complex.


There's something interesting about the name of this tune, which is called "Freak on a Leash." I wonder if the tune ever had a temporary name and, if it did, was it called "Leash on a Freak"? I know that within the lyrics, Jonathan Davis sings the true title of the tune ("Freak on a Leash") but that doesn't mean the title of the tune couldn't be the reverse of the lyrics. In this instance, the real title puts the emphasis on the word "freak" whereas if it was called "Leash on a Freak," the emphasis would be on the word "leash" which likely means that they wanted the focus to be on the word "freak," which goes along with the way that Korn presented their image.

That said, I like the information in this video.

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Seeing Three Good Concerts Through The Eyes of My Son

2020-02-21 Spicolli's in Waterloo, IA - Pop Evil Acoustic Playlist

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2020-02-15 US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, IA - Breaking Benjamin and Korn Playlist

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2019-07-19 Wooly's in Des Moines, IA - Pop Evil

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What *is* Nu Metal?!?

Personally, I don't consider Incubus or Kid Rock "nu metal", but okay, whatever.

I've seen these "book your concert with a budget" graphics before for other genres. What irks me with 99.9% of these "book your concert with a budget" graphics is that there is never enough in the budget to get one from each row. You would need a budget of [10 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 50 =] $150 to do so.

As for my ideal concert?
$10 - Sevendust
$20 - Papa Roach
$30 - Incubus
$40 - Linkin Park (but only if Chester Bennington sang, otherwise, none)
$50 - Slipknot (but only because I saw Korn in 2017 at Chicago Open Air)

Out of those 15 bands, I've seen 4 - Korn, Papa Roach, P.O.D, and Sevendust, but if I factor in the number of times I've seen Papa Roach (Memphis, Moline, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines so 4 times), and the number of times I've seen Sevendust (Cedar Rapids x 2, a couple of minutes in Waterloo when they were an unannounced / unadvertised opener for Five Finger Death Punch), I get pushed up to 10. <grin>

End of D

Skip Megan's graduation from UNI to attend this show? Impossible. End of discussion.

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Brilliant!

The equivalent of The Onion for heavy music fans is MetalSucks.net which I have linked to elsewhere on this blog. The latest funny thing that they posted is this article: Clickbait Magazine Says These are the 25 Best Metal Albums of All Time. In case you don't want to leave this page to view their Top 25, here they are:

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25. Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions
24. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
23. Napalm Death - From Enslavement to Obliteration
22. Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol
21. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
20. Tool - 10,000 Days
19. Slayer - God Hates Us All
18. Slipknot - All Hope is Gone
17. Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis
16. In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
15. Korn - Korn III: Remember Who You Are
14. Morbid Angel - Heretic
13. Suicide Silence - Suicide Silence
12. Megadeth - The System Has Failed
11. Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
10. Pantera - Reinventing the Steel
9. Lamb of God - Wrath
8. Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution
7. Damn Yankees - Don’t Tread
6. Mötley Crüe - New Tattoo
5. Anthrax - Stomp 442
4. Guns N’ Roses - “The Spaghetti Incident?”
3. Adema - Topple the Giants
2. Metallica - …And Justice for All
1. Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave

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Just in case you aren't sure that it's meant to be interpreted as satire, there's this clue:

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Funny 2

Hee hee

13 Slabs of Nu Metal

From http://teamrock.com/feature/2018-02-20/the-13-best-nu-metal-videos

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From 2014

There's some interesting things in this video - but there are some bad words.

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They are one of Alex's favorite bands. I enjoyed seeing them at Chicago Open Air 2017.

Prey For Me

Warning: Adult language in this video.

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May 2017 Part II

Metallica has announced that they will play at the 2017 edition of Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH, per this website:per this website - There are MANY of the 58 bands listed that interest me. Here's the list & under the list, is the poster that looks cool and enticing. Too bad Alex is still in school on 5/19 (a Friday) so he'd miss Friday, plus we'd probably have to drive on Thursday (5/18) to get there. He'd miss 2 days of school.
The Rock On The Range music lineup includes:
In alphabetical order (Part II)
per http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-soundgarden-korn-to-headline-next-years-rock-on-the-range/ Special Editor's Note: The list of bands playing has been split into 4 posts because there is a 200 character limit for labels. Use the label "20170519" to see all of the posts related to this concert.

1. Every Time I Die
2. Fire from the Gods
3. Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes
4. Gojira
5. Goodbye June
6. I Prevail
7. In Flames
8. Korn
9. Kyng
10. Metallica
11. Mother Feather
12. Motionless in White
13. Norma Jean
14. Nothing More

Motionless in White

So, when Korn & Breaking Benjamin show up for their concert on 9/27 in Cedar Rapids, IA at the U.S. Cellular Center, they will have this band as one of the opening acts. I'm not super-duper familiar with their tunes and after listening to the video below, I'm not convinced I want to be, but I'm not convinced I wouldn't want to see them in concert. Alex, for his part, is super stoked about the possibility of seeing them in concert. I would be more interested in seeing Breaking Benjamin (at this point) than any of the other 3 bands (Silver Snakes is the 4th band that is on the bill and they opened for Bring Me the Horizon in Clive, IA, back in May).

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All this to say the jury is still out.

Upcoming Incorrect

Bryan Adams is coming to Cedar Rapids, IA, for a concert at the US Cellular Center. I've never felt compelled to write about Bryan Adams on this blog, but I've always liked his tunes. I used to listen to "Cuts Like a Knife" on cassette repeatedly, though, there's been too many miles between then and now to cite a track on that release other than the title cut. I also liked the release "Reckless" but not because of the hit single "Summer of '69." I really liked the tune "Somebody." There was something magical about the guitar riff and even the guitar solo that speaks to me. I am humming the tune now (silently).

Set aside all of the above and look at the announcement I received through an email:

 

It's really close, but there's a problem with the date. As you can see below, September 18, 2016, is not a Monday - it's a Sunday. That makes a big difference as far as whether I'd be able to swing going to the show as far as scheduling and such.

As I sit here on a Wednesday in September, attending this show is unlikely to happen. I would rather see one or both of these shows instead:

I've never seen Korn, Motionless in White (Alex told me last night he likes their music), or REO Speedwagon in concert which means, yes, I've seen BB, Silver Snakes (they opened for Bring Me the Horizon in Clive when Alex and I went to see them last month), Def Leppard, and Tesla. When I saw Tesla, they were the HEADLINER and had Great White and Badlands open for them. Now they get the (crappy) opening slot on a 3 band bill. Meanwhile, yes, over in Moline, IL, there are at least three concerts I'd like to see:

"Make America Rock Again" is a multi-band concert with the following bands:

1. DROWNING POOL
2. TRAPT
3. SALIVA
4. SAVING ABEL
5. ALIEN ANT FARM
6. CRAZYTOWN
7. 12 STONES
8. TANTRIC
9. More!

I would very much want to see it!

Mucho Respect

I Want to Go South

This http://www.louderthanlifefestival.com/music.html festival in Louisville, KY, looks absolutely awesome! Are you serious?

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Bands Scheduled to Appear on Day One:
Judas Priest, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Stone Temple Pilots, Alter Bridge, Mastodon, Theory of a Deadman, Steel Panther, Pop Evil, Memphis May Fire, Otherwise, Fuel, NonPoint, Thousand Foot Crutch, Miss May I, Flaw, Wilson

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Bands Scheduled to Appear on Day Two:
Kid Rock, Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Papa Roach, A Day to Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Buck Cherry, P.O.D., Hell Yeah, Motionless in White, Nothing More, Butcher Babies, Avatar, Crobot, Islander

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And when I look at that concert, I'm amazed.

Judas Priest, Alter Bridge, Theory of a Deadman, Pop Evil, Otherwise, Fuel all at the same concert?!? And the next day, seeing Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Buck Cherry, Papa Roach, P.O.D., and HellYeah in concert?!? I haven't read the details, but I hope there isn't three stages going at the same time.