The Undead (Featured Group 2/2007)
Mood:
energetic
Topic: February
Featured Group #1 02/2007
The Undead
Happy Valentine's! This month, as atonement for the interruption of musical artists that happened in January as a result of my move, I bring you the first TWO fabulous bands double-featured! They're very different, but they both rock!
The Undead are headed by ex-Misfits [guitarist] Bobby Steele. He totally proves that he's the soul behind the original Misfits band with this new endeavor! The Undead is a group that's anything but typical, ranging from rock pieces reminiscent of 80's hair bands and the 70's punk scene to remakes of Golden Oldies... (Your Webbe-Mistress' fave song? "Slave to Fashion"!) These guys are the pure spirit of original punk rock distilled from greatness, even if at times they seem a little hokey and repetitive. Even for their (admittedly few) faults, they're still a great band, and I think this is what Bobby Steele was trying to do with The Misfits- make fun music with a point of view!
Links to The Undead:
Til' Death: from CDBaby.com
Dawn of The Undead: from CDBaby.com
The Undead on MySpace
Fields of Aplomb (Featured Group 2/2007)
Mood:
energetic
Topic: February
Featured Group #2 02/2007
Fields of Aplomb
Happy Valentine's! This month, as atonement for the interruption of musical artists that happened in January as a result of my move, I bring you the second of TWO fabulous bands that were double-featured! They're very different, but they both rock!
Fields of Aplomb are a complete 180 from The Undead. I first discovered them some time ago when I was browsing around the "Goth" section of CDBaby.com. I took a listen and liked the samples I heard so much that I immediately ordered their CD nekromanteia, and I've been hooked ever since! They use very ethereal tunes and odd sources of inspiration to come up with some of the most celestial music I've ever heard. These guys are great for relaxing after a hard day, doing Yoga or Tai Chi, painting, or even for use in demon summoning (no, I in particular am not that stupid, I'm just reporting what I've heard about the music from a friend). It's very old-school Goth, emotional, brooding, dark, and beautiful. Any The Shroud or Sopor Aeternus fans out there looking for the next-gen in esoteric Goth music, Fields of Aplomb is definitely a band to look into!
Links to Fields of Aplomb:
Reverence for the Lost: from CDBaby.com
Please note: currently out-of-stock, but you can put your name on the waiting list
nekromanteia: from CDBaby.com
Spiritum Oriundus: from CDBaby.com
Weoroscipe: from CDBaby.com
Fields Of Aplomb Official Website
