Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Song of the day - March 24th

Today I have been a really busy day so that I had to let the random option of my iPod turnned on the whole day.

The song of the day is Drive by R.E.M., it's a classic song (at least to me) slow, a little bit depressive and with an unique sound, like when you are just waiting to something happen and you have this song as background. This is one of those songs that you must hear while you're driving at the highway and going to nowhere.

Song: Drive
Artist: R.E.M.
Album: Automatic For The People

I remember the first time that I watched the video of this song, it was something like strange in those days to me, and since the first moment that I heard it I really really really liked it.

Here's a live performance of this song, enjoy it:








Diegue
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Monday, March 23, 2009

Song of the day - March 23th

This weekend I got an idea to my blog, it is about recommending a song to each day, according to iTunes I have more that 8,000 songs in my library so that it's time to recommend at least one per day, let's begin today.

In the morning I wake up with this song and I have been singing it up to now, its name is: Sunken soldiers, by Agua de Annique. It is a really sad song if you are not in a nice way with your boyfriend or girlfriend. The main line of this song is about a couple that just have lost its magic, love and there is no way to continue anymore.

The best part to me is when the song says:
I have no better words, than thankyou and goodbye.

Song: Sunken Soldiers
Artist: Agua de Annique
Album: Air


This is a video of Anneke singing this song.






Diegue

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The West Pole

Days ago The Gathering announced their new album: The West Pole, it is their first album after Anneke van Giersbergen left them in 2007, additionally with this new album they announced the new member of them, her name: Silje Wergeland, she has a pretty voice and a nice style, now the question is if she can make a good, nice or better job than Anneke's times.

The first answer that you can get is by listening the new singles that are published in their space site

You can get more information about Silje in this site about her discography.

It's the first time that I heard about her and after listening the new singles I can say that they hear very well, it seems to be a nice beginning to The Gathering after the news from 2007.

About the new songs, they are pretty different if you compare them with their previous album Home. The guitars are lighter, with a whiter sound, and more armonic. The songs are Guitar driven instead of bass or guitar noise driving. Their new sound is easier to listen to new fans maybe this is a good point but for fan's from previous years it could be a little bit dissapointed because for example in "Treasure" you won't hear any sad sound or a depressive song at all, you'll hear a "happy" song (considering their other albums). On the other hand, The West Pole is a song that was written in their original style, and maybe it can make you remember another Gathering's song. After all, it can be an album with well known sounds and new style songs, I hope it will bring a great surprise to me.

The release of the new album seems to be April 5th 2009, and you can get this album and its special editions (I already bought my own) in their official web-store. It's just a question of time to get it and hear the complete album.

Finally you can take a look to their new pics, songs and blog just to get more information about this new disc, new songs, and a new member.



Let me know your comments and thoughts.



Diegue

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Air by Agua de Annique

Air is the name of the first album of Agua de Annique, maybe the name of the band doesn't say too much but if you know The Gathering and you are a fan of them you maybe know that this is the name of the new project by Anneke van Giersbergen (former The Gathering vocalist).

This album was released in October 2007 and it is a "two thumbs up" album. By being the first album of the band I was afraid to get a young band with a sound without an identity (obviously I forgot to include Anneke's experience -my bad- ). After hearing the first track "Beautiful one" you notice that this new band has Anneke's personal touch, her experience and composition. I have to say that I hear in this album a "different" Anneke, the one that has all the liberty to compose any song in any way (in her way), a little bit different of The Gathering but with its touch where you can find a different sound but already knew.

The track list is the following:

  • Beautiful One
  • Witnesses
  • Yalin
  • Day After Yesterday
  • My Girl
  • Take Care of Me
  • Ice Water
  • You Are Nice
  • Trail of Grief
  • Come Wander
  • Sunken Soldiers
  • Lost and Found
  • Asleep
My favorite songs are: Beautiful One, Witnesses, Day After Yesterday, Come Wander (currently this song is being used in a cosmetic or shampoo advertising), Sunken Soldiers, Lost and Found.

Almost the complete album has quiet songs, they are a kind of relaxing songs and you can listen them while you are doing another task and you need to stay calm and quiet. On the other hand several lyrics are depressive, lyrics where you can hear a broken heart or a separation from a beloved one.

This is an album that you really have to hear and enjoy. It's a new album by Anneke walking in this new way without The Gathering. For the first album I have to say that she has begin this new phase in the right way and I hope to hear more and more about Agua de Annique in the following months and years.


If you listen this disc please let me know your comments about it.



Diegue