One More Gig!

Blogs n Roses recently pointed me to ThisDayInMusic where they indulged a music junkie's wet dream, with this question:

Which dead rock star would you bring back to life for one more gig?

Here's the conclusion to the poll:
(I've also included the band they were from - for noobz)

1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
3. Elvis Presley
4. John Lennon
5. Jimi Hendrix
6. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
7. Bob Marley
8. Jim Morrison (The Doors)
9. Johnny Cash
10. Jeff Buckley
11. Stevie Ray Vaughan
12. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (Pantera)
13. Frank Zappa
14. Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
15. Janis Joplin
16. Bon Scott (ACDC)
17. Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
18. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
19. Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
20. Keith Moon (The Who)

Other artists outside of this top 20 included:

• Joe Strummer (The Clash)
• Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
• Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
• Joey Ramone (The Ramones)
• Brian Jones (Rolling Stones)

For me personally, I would add:
Isaac Hayes, Barry White, Luther Vandross, Michael Hutchence (INXS) and Jackie Wilson.

Anyone who is dead, you'd want to see live one more time?

Airbourne

This band blew my head clean off!

Hailing from Melbourne, these guys at first hear, sound like AC/DC and Motorhead mashed, but as I listened to the rest of their 2nd album "Runnin Wild" last night, it was clear to me that this album is essentially something of a failsafe rock album for any piss-up, BBQ or morning kickstart. I listened to it again this morning on the drive to work.

Guitar solo's are back - Airbourne make this abundantly clear. Every song on the album is a killer, all of them extremely well produced and upbeat, with easy to remember 'one-focus' lyrics. Simple kick your foot in the air Rock-n-Roll! I like it. Try some:

• Airbourne - Stand Up For Rock N Roll [ogg/1.8Mb]
• Airbourne - Too Much Too Young Too Fast [ogg/1.6Mb]
• Airbourne - Diamond In The Rough [ogg/1.3Mb]

They're playing at the Kings Arms this Friday night [tickets]. I expect everyone there to be sloshed and laughing their asses off to the soundtrack of some fucking good rock.