•Al Pacino - One Of My Favorites
Born in the South Bronx, on April 25th, 1940, Al Pacino is widely considered to be one of the worlds greatest actors. Though he starred in many of the best films of the 70s, he is probably most remembered for his role in The Godfather.
Though Pacino starred in so many great movies over the years, it is his role in the Brian DePalma film Scarface that boosted Al into my greatest actors list. I don't think anyone who has ever seen the film will ever forget the shower scene, but it's Pacino's...
•Black Sabbath - My Opinions
My Opinion
It is my pleasure to voice my comments about the mighty Black Sabbath. I count black Sabbath among the most influential musical acts in the rock genre and particularly hard rock.At the time when Sabbath was developing their act leading up to 1970 album Black Sabbath, there was nothing in that time frame that could be characterized as really heavy music. Led zeppelin at that period was heavier than most. Sabbath was tackling some of the same occult subjects that were loosely covered...
•David Bowie - My Opinions
David Bowie is one of the all time greatest artists who manages to reinvent himself on every album. When considering David Bowie’s work I first like to think about his musical breakthrough Man of Words/Man of Music from 1969. The first track, Space Odessey, is one of those songs that you will never forget. It almost defies classification when compared with the styles being explored by other big musical acts at the time. It is melodic yet also kind of brooding and tense while managing to still...
•Look At The Who
The Who is an English rock band that started in the 1960's and minus a few hiatuses have managed to be together since. The Who tend to get overshadowed by a lot of the other big acts that were out at the time. This is a real shame because they definitely deserve their place in the annals of rock n rock history. Along with Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, the Who were deeply influenced by America's Southern Blues of the previous generation. The Who in comparison to the other acts were more...
•Jack Johnson - My Opinions
Jack Johnson a surfer from Hawaii turned singer/songwriter. He received his breakthough on one of his friend's albums, Garrett Dutton III of G Love and Special Sauce. Johnson's song Rodeo Clowns appeared on G Love's album Philadelphonic. Then one of his demos made it to J.P Plunier who is also producer for Ben Harper. Plunier went on to produce Jack Johnson's debut album Brushfire Fairytales. Ben Harper does appear on one track off the album. The album managed to reach to the top forty.
His...
•Slayer -- My Opinion
As a long time fan of Slayer it is my pleasure to get to say a few good words about them. They formed in 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA by Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. Early on they sounded a lot like Judas Priest, especially the album Show No Mercy, Haunting the Chapel, Hell Awaits. After signing with Rick Rubin they released their land mark album Reign in Blood featuring the songs Angel of Death and Raining Blood. The level of musicianship that Slayer has always shown surpasses any band in...
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