Don’t you know there aint no devil, there’s just god when he’s drunk - Tom Waits

It’s natural to be afraid…..

any old time you keep me waiting……

Can you help me occupy my brain?

The Edges of Twilight

Amazing album by the Tea Party from 1995. 

Pity it was all downhill from here. 

Amazing cover featuring a statue by William Wetmore Story called Angel of Grief.

It is his tombstone.

Such a brilliant album and one of my favourite all time pieces of cover art.

Summertime Rolls…. Got me thinking Nothing’s Shocking - Janes Addiction.

Damn I love this album. If I had a time machine, LA late 80s is in my first few stops. Yeah I have seen Janes Addiction, but mid 2000s version is not there real thing.

And the cover…… One of my faves.

Eagles of Death Metal. Death by Sexy.

So rock. So much fun.

Josh Homme might be the coolest man on the planet….

Dopethrone - Electric Wizard 

I do not know why, but i can not stop listening to this. Yeah I now its doom metal - and I know the cover is one of the worst( or is that best) i have ever seen. But fuck it rocks.

Metal with groove. Try it.

2011 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

#1 - Explosions in the Sky - Take care, Take Care, Take Care

In a word: Breathtaking

I challenge anyone to listen to Explosions in the Sky and not fall in love with the world (if you were not already). It is epic and passionate without words, a perfect encapsulation of everything that is good about the world - especially music.

These emotionally dynamic compositions of soaring highs and haunting lows we have heard from EITS before, but the development of the band since their last album in 2007 is apparent here.

Possibly more ambient in part than prior albums, but certainly less minimalist. Nondescript vocals appear on Trembling Hands, but the use of electronic loops and background noise add body and texture to the huge build-ups that they craft. Layered Guitars, soaring and delicate at the same time punctuated by perfect drumming with intricate time signatures create well crafted tales, with emotions expressed instrumentally through the movements, changes, highs and lows - it is nothing short of beautiful.

There is no point doing a track by track analysis - just get it and listen.

Track listing

Last Known Surroundings - 8:22

Human Qualities - 8:10

Trembling Hands - 3:31

Be Comfortable,Creature - 8:48

Postcard from 1952 - 7:07

Let Me Back In - 10:07

This was my favourite Album of the year and certainly my favourite album for quite some time.

I felt this way prior to seeing the band live.

Then afterwards….

whoa

I have no words