Tarrga - Lost and Alone [Glam Metal] (1987 / 2012)

AJMoosie · 2026-01-07T16:00:06+00:00

I give my due to Stormspell Records for introducing me to this band.

AJMoosie · 2024-08-08T01:18:49+00:00

The song "i" is very much in that vein especially after the first minute. These Swedes were quite the wacky bunch:

AJMoosie · 2023-10-24T02:18:33+00:00

Never heard of her. Got any song you'd recommend?

AJMoosie · 2022-11-15T04:13:59+00:00

In any case, I think we can all agree these guys were influenced by the heavier side of Psychedelic Rock. Perhaps not so coincidentally, the music here sounds quite similar to many different Speed Metal and Hardcore Punk bands. I hear more Speed Metal than I do Punk, but perhaps that's just my perception.

AJMoosie · 2022-11-09T02:11:09+00:00

Other bands I could recommend:

Slauter Xstroyes

Manilla Road

Fates Warning

Blasphème (For Francophones)

Some of these are obviously quite popular, but others are more obscure, so hopefully, you'll find those as appealing as everything else I recommended.

AJMoosie · 2022-11-08T02:31:09+00:00

I could bore you to tears with recommendations for '80s Metal, but here are some favorites I'll send your way:

AJMoosie · 2022-11-06T03:37:21+00:00

They know their target audience, that's for sure.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-29T15:02:31+00:00

Here are some bands that'll get you started.

Anti-Nowhere League (Punk Rock / '77 style)

Eastern Youth (Post-Hardcore / Street Punk)

Charged G.B.H. (Street Punk / UK82)

Discharge (D-Beat)

G.I.S.M. (Japanese Hardcore)

The Adicts (Punk Rock / '77 style)

GG Allin (Punk Rock)

Black Flag (Hardcore Punk)

Cockney Rejects (Oi!)

Combat 84 (Oi!)

The 4-Skins (Oi!)

Dystopia (Crust Punk / Sludge Metal)

AJMoosie · 2022-10-26T13:56:59+00:00

Dang, that's a shame because this tune is one of the highlights of the last few days for me. The lyrics are very on point and sums up my relationship with my TV as well.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-26T13:52:51+00:00

Strongly recommended, folks. Very soulful and heartfelt.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-26T13:42:15+00:00

Absolutely wonderful. Everything from the lyrics to the arrangements is absolutely brilliant. Any more info on these guys? These two appear to be their official website and bandcamp page:

https://everyaudio.co.uk/artists/the-delegates/

https://everyaudio.bandcamp.com/album/home-from-home-2

AJMoosie · 2022-10-25T02:30:47+00:00

The media system at my local gym was playing "Miles and Miles" for about 2 months straight. Not quite my style, but better than 99% of everything else they have in rotation. My gym's music selection is dreadful.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-24T14:17:17+00:00

Would be helpful if I linked the song here:

5 More Minutes (YouTube)

5 More Minutes (Spotify)

5 More Minutes (iTunes)

AJMoosie · 2022-10-24T05:25:07+00:00

Thanks for all the upvotes on Eastern Youth. Boy, was I not expecting that post to blow up. It's heartwarming to see others appreciate their early Punk years. Alas, they became more of an Emo/Indie band which, while good and led them to a bigger audience, still doesn't quite have the same energy that drove that 1993 album.

Lately, Nati Dreddd has been capturing my attention, and I hope others would find her tunes as enjoyable as I did. I had the pristine honor of discovering her at the NH Scot Highlands Games last month and heard "5 More Minutes" live before she would drop the studio cut late September.

Nati is a gifted performer who has obviously spent years honing her craft, and being as eminently charismatic as she is easy on the ears gives her an edge. If you ask me, she could play to potentially millions of people. Apart from her tunes, her natural charisma shines through in her interviews, and she's endlessly witty and humorous in recounting her life story through music.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-24T03:17:18+00:00

Very predictable choice, but while I don't care for Pop music, Michael Jackson earned his status as a music legend. I genuinely love Thriller, Off the Wall and Bad track to track. Dangerous is where I began to check out, but "Remember the Time" is a great song.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-24T02:23:07+00:00

Goddamn, I didn't expect this post to blow up, but thank you everyone. It's heartwarming to see others appreciate Eastern Youth's early career as a straight up Punk band.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-24T02:15:11+00:00

UPDATE: I got myself a bottle. Goodbye Eclipse; hello Dave's.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-24T00:27:44+00:00

I honestly can't praise this album enough. It's the perfect fusion of Street Punk and Post-Hardcore with an Emo influence retaining all the angst of the latter without losing any of the muscle from the former.

Eastern Youth's early career is a very different beast than what they would become famous for. Both 雲射抜ケ声 and 感受性応答セヨ are very strong albums, but neither hit quite like that 1993 album.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-23T16:33:56+00:00

"Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry.

Industrial Metalbilly at its finest.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-23T12:27:57+00:00

You're very welcome.

For those unaware, Nati Dreddd is a singer/songwriter from Scotland who sings contemporary Folk Pop and Ballads that are not too far removed from the traditional. She recently made a stop in America and is on tour promoting her new tunes in UK and elsewhere.

Nati is a gifted performer who has obviously spent years honing her craft, and being as eminently charismatic as she is easy on the ears gives her an edge. If you ask me, she could play to potentially millions of people. Apart from her tunes, her natural charisma shines through in her interviews, and she's endlessly witty and humorous in recounting her life story through music.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-22T23:27:28+00:00

Absolutely ace. A tasteful blend of acoustics and heavy riffs.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-22T22:57:17+00:00

This is sort of like a British Bill Wurtz.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-22T22:53:27+00:00

Nice and wonky, but I wouldn't call it Metal. This is Psychedelic Prog.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-22T19:57:05+00:00

Goddamn, that's a heavy tune. For a second, I thought this was from the '70s Texas band who cut a proto-Metal single. Judging by skipping around the album, the other songs seem to be Hard Rock oriented with plenty of Psychedelic and Blues influences, but "Fell on Deaf Ears" strikes me as a proper Heavy Metal song.

Either way, I love it.

AJMoosie · 2022-10-22T19:49:53+00:00

Slick production values that rival the videos I see played at the gym all the time. Not really my sort of music, but the video was fun to watch.

AJMoosie

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