This is a spoof song/video from the band Family Force 5 (who incidentally, I am bringing over from the USA in May to play some gigs here in the uk!) which I think is quite funny.
The band, although relatively unheard of here are big in the states and have appeared next to the likes of The Pussycat Dolls and many more.....
Last night featured a trip to Wembley arena to see my oh so favorite band, Muse. Even though I had, quite possible the worst seats in the place, the gig was fantastic, the absolute best gig I have ever been too. The band are the most talented I have seen and the thought that had gone into the show, from the drum riser/space shuttle to the dancing cyborgs and the amazing 3D graphics, was amazing. It has given me so much inspiration and I can't wait to put some of the little things they did with their lighting into practice at some of the gigs I do. For your enjoyment, I have found these clips below, from the gig on youtube, I would post my own but they were too rubbish to even entertain the thought.....
The Opening.... Knights of Cydonia......
Intro to Plug In Baby....
Hysteria
The end of Bliss, the balloons appeared from behind the stage.......
Oh, and just on the offchance you wanted to know the setlist, here it is
01. Knights Of Cydonia (with trumpet)
02. Starlight
03. Butterflies & Hurricanes
04. Map Of The Problematique + Riff
05. City Of Delusion (with trumpet)
06. Plug In Baby
07. Forced In
08. Hysteria
09. Citizen Erased
10. Hoodoo
11. Invincible
12. Supermassive Black Hole
13. Time Is Running Out
14. New Born
***Encore***
15. Apocalypse Please
16. Bliss Extended (with balloons)
***Encore***
17. Muscle Museum
18. Stockholm Syndrome
19. Take A Bow
Well, I woke this morning fully intending to have a day off but the first thing I see as I flick on the tv is something advertising te new single from Meatloaf. That means I decide to get my laptop out to see what his new offering is like and that means my brain kicks into gear and here I am writing in my blog and i'm about to start on some work.
So anyway, my thoughts on Meatloafs new single, 'The Monster is Loose'. Well first of all I had better explain that I am a bit of a closet Meatloaf fan (I hope none of my friends are reading this!) but 'The Monster is Loose' realy doesn't fulfil my expectations. Considering this offering is supposed to be Bat OUt of Hell 3 it offers none of the passion that the previous two managed and in my humble opinion has none of the top 10 qualities that kept Bat out of Hell in the charts for 474 weeks (did you know that the album still sells approx 200,000 copies per year?) or Bat out of Hell 2 at number one for 7 weeks in the uk charts (another random fact: Bat out of Hell 2 reached number one in 28 countries!).
One thing I have always liked about Meatloaf is definately still there though is a theatrical side of the music and although I have not been that impressed by the title track on this occasion, I have found other tracks that I really do like. Check some out for yourself below, I have included the 'trailer' (I thought only films had those) of Bat out of Hell 3 and also a video of another song off the album (which was on a previous one as well so I have no idea why its on there but I do like it, a lot!
Its All Coming Back To Me Now
The Trailer
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