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Probot cd corupts young minds

by: Les Lewellyn

When Dave Grohl joined Nirvana in 1990 I bet he didn't have a clue that he would go on to such a great career with the Foo Fighters and his latest groundbreaking side-project Probot. While the music is heavy metal, been there and done that, Dave Grohl has managed to put his own original twist on the genre. He gets lots of help from some very cool and famous vocalists including Lemmy from Motorhead and Max Cavalera from Soulfly and Sepultura. You might think these dudes are dinosaurs but it's quite obvious these old cats are still rocking out much harder than the crap on commercial radio!
Also joining the cast is Mike Dean from Corrosion of Comformity, Cronos from Venom, Kurt Brecht from D.R.I., Lee Dorrian from Napalm Death, Wino from the Hidden Hand, Tom G. Warrior form Celtic Frost, Snake from Voivod, Eric Wagner from Trouble and King Diamond from Mercyful Fate. Dave Grohl wrote and performed most of the music and the vocalists all wrote their own lyrics, sing, and in some cases play their respective instruments. Dave does join in occasionally on backup vocals and some of the vocalists helped write the music.
This year has been an unbelievable year for the resurrection of rock in a dead industry climate. Dave Grohl has produced a near perfect cd. I've listen to it almost daily since I purchased it and I do not grow tired of it. The production is top notch and each vocalist, some whom I wasn't a fan of until now, does a fantastic job singing their timely lyrics! The subject matter is war, hate, love, religion to name a few topics and the lyrics could not be much better. I totally recommend you buy this cd.
As a result of listening to Probot it sparked a interest in the music of some of the singers on the cd. I'd never heard of Soulfly..I know, that sounds lame, but it's true. If Dave Grohl had not put Max Cavalera on the Probot cd I'd had never known what a excellent band he has as a side project. If you visit the Soulfly site online you will learn that Max puts together a different band for each cd released. The ensemble he's put together for "Prophecy" is simply fantastic. The genres crossed on this cd are blended together seemlessly into one frontal lobe assault that never gets boring. My favorite song on the cd is "Moses". It's a reggae meets metal tune that sounds refreshing! The cd is very heavy but if you dig hard rock you will love it. I will warn you that it does have a religious overtone...but with a name like Soulfly that is not suprising. I deciphered the name and realized I should have known before I purchased it. However Max has put together a very spiritual cd that even if I had known I still would have bought it.
I had definitely heard of Motorhead but honestly thought they had split up. When I heard Lemmy sing on "Shake Your Blood" I realized how much I missed their sound! I visited their official site and learned they had a brand new cd release entitled "Inferno". The title should give you a clue of what to expect. This is the best Motorhead has ever sounded. It's flawless metal that doesn't sound dated or fake. Joining Lemmy are both original members Philip Campbell on Guitars and backing Vocals. Mikkey Dee pounds the drums like a maniac and is one of the best drummers in rock today. Also joining in on two tracks, "Terminal Show" and "Down On Me" is the virtuoso guitarist Mr. Steve Vai. Steve sounds like a member of the band and never overdoes his fantastic guitar licks! He keeps it toned down to where he sounds as if he belongs in Motorhead and the band sounds comfortable jamming with him. This is not the Steve Vai you are used to.
Ironically, while Steve Vai does a great job, Philip Cambell steals the show! His guitar playing is awesome. Tracks that really stand out are "In the Year of the Wolf", "Smiling Like a Killer", and the acoustic harp blues tune "Whorehouse Blues". If you thought rock was dead and your heart was breaking then I suggest you put all three of these cds in your collection. You'll find that rock is alive and well!

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Les Lewellyn has published music related articles both online and offline. You can find more of his work on his website

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A Huge Concern Over Web: Music Download
by: Plaily Muzic

Internet has come to change everything that once relations used to be lied on. Since Internet had invaded homes, the daily life has never been the same again. Internet changed the family�s habits, the culture and the way someone sees the world. Music is just a part of this change.

Regarding to music, this issue is even more complicated. People now can prepare their own CDs by downloading music from the Internet. And this has become another problematic thing that has contributed to increase the piracy.

The music download problem lies on two issues:

- If people can have access to the most varied types of music, they can have a better idea of a particular artist�s material, they can find out singers they had never heard of and get their CDs even this. These actions may be a little bit illegal and sometimes reduce the profits of the big music companies, but, however, it increases the range where a singer is known. When this happens, both singer and his/her music records win a special recognition, which may lead to the hire of them for shows and (guess what?) profits.

- But if it is true that music download can be beneficial for an artist, sometimes it can also be harmful, speaking about profits of course. And this loss of money in general happens to already famous artists. People download their songs from the Internet because they already know that singer and because they like him/her.

The big music industry complex has a tough battle to face. Profits or recognition!? Profits and recognition depends on each other: you only have profits when you achieve recognition, but your recognition can be measured by your profits. How to solve the problem?

Well, even if this matter seems to be far from a solution, some measures are being taken by the companies. Some laws have been created and other demands are being done. Even if it is hard to supervise all the websites on the Internet that offer music download, some people have been being charged of piracy and arrested.

Janis Ian on her article states that the music download increases the profit of the music industries, instead of what these industries allege. According to Janis, when people downloads a music form he Internet and get to know that song, they buy the CD because they already liked it and have no way to regret buying that CD. She also states that this happens because most of people cannot pay for a CD just to �give it a try�.

Music download is a reality � no matter what.

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