Good music this weekend

Earlier this week, I had recorded (I love me some DVR) the making of Def Leppard's "Hysteria" on VH1 Classic. Just an hour long special about the making of the album. Lot's of cool info about the writing of the songs and such, but the parts that were the coolest were when they'd play bits of the actual recording, with parts soloed out. Man, there were some seriously sweet production ideas there. Not that I'm particularly surprised, but to actually hear them singled out was really cool.

Then, after some sweet Leppard, I followed with some awesome metal. Went over to the Linwood for the Motherboar CD release. Despite (or maybe because of) their daunting beer menu, I sreally like the Linwood as a place to see shows, and I'm really glad they are getting back to local bands. Anyway, Motherboar brought the metal. Now, here's the thing, with metal, loud, in a club, it's often difficult to tell what's going on musically (except for the fact that Benny kicks ass on the drums). So, hence, the CD. And man, does that thing sound....what's a good word here?....massive. Yeah, that'll do. Massive. And besides, the opening to the first song, "Ode To Swine" sounds a lot like "Slaves and Bulldozers" by Soundgarden, and that a pretty nice way to start an album.

Sunday was rehearsal for the as yet unamed band currently featuring myself (guitar), Matt (vocals), Kevin (more guitar), and Jon (drums), and this was probably the first rehearsal where it really sounded like it was gelling. Makes sense, Jon's only been on board about a month and Kevin maybe two weeks. But when the tunes come together they sound damn good. But it was one of those rehearsals where I was psyched afterwards. Now if we can just get some bass in there. And a new, more permanent, rehearsal room, and not have to carry all our gear in and out every time we practice. That'd be sweet.