music

The 20 songs to download meme got me thinking, so here's one of my own:

One relatively unknown band I like to pimp to my friends: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Why I think everyone should check them out: They sound like a slightly less depressed and more rocking incarnation of Jesus and Mary Chain. They are incredible live. I just saw them last night for the third time, and each of their shows has been even better than the last one.

Couple of songs to download:
1. Whatever Happened To My Rock N Roll (Punk Song)
I fell in love with the sweet sensation
I gave my heart to a simple chord
I gave my soul to a new religion
Whatever happened to you?
Whatever happened to our rock'n'roll?
Whatever happened to my rock'n'roll?

2. Spread Your Love
Spread your love like a fever
And don't you ever come down
Spread your love like a fever
And don't you ever come down
I spread my love like a fever
I ain't ever coming down.


In other music news, I get to see Delerium tonight! This weekend is making me very happy. Not quite making up for having missed Justin, but still, happy.

Delerium show

The show was amazing.

Getting to feel the crowd at a live performance is pretty amazing all by itself, and I've often found myself getting swept up into a show when I wasn't a fan, just on the strength of the devotion to the band I could feel from the crowd. Examples: Nine Inch Nails (I grew up in Puerto Rico, had never even heard of the band, saw them about a month after I moved to the States and haven't stopped listening since), Linkin Park (they have a great vibe live), and Queens of the Stone Age (I like three of their songs offstage; live, I love it all).

Delerium has always been a strange animal for me. I love their CDs but mostly on the strength of their collaborations (Silence featuring Sarah MacLachan, Fallen Icon featuring Jenifer Mclaren, and Flowers Become Screens featuring Kristy Thirsk, being the most prominent) so I didn't quite know what to expect from a live show by the band without any of the high-profile guests.

They were incredibly good. The band was tight, the singers were good enough to put out a reasonable rendition of Silence, and the bass player, whose name it is now my quest to discover, had enough stage presence to carry the rest of the group.

This all adds up to: They sounded great, I heard some of my favorite songs, and I danced my ass OFF!@!

All in all, a great Sunday night.