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Past Masters "You too can change the world but ya gotta start somewhere" (Dawayne Bailey)
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The Yes Album"Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face. Caesar's palace, morning glory, silly human race, on a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place. If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace." (Jon Anderson)
While some of us weren't around '71, iconography of evolution/devolution, constructivism/deconstructivism prevailing over a new and struggling definition of How the world must be, pretending to fill not just a theoretical gap, but must importantly an existentialist one. Western society was trying to find an epistemological/ontological approach that was only available only on arts, and let's say it, a redefinition of cultural and social esteem. First available as an explanation of systemic instability, but later destroyed by almost any establishment around the globe; conceived by them as social/mob riots and by the means they used, but not by its ends planning to explain and understand the role the "boomer" society was going to achieve from this period until now.
Social upheaval around the ruling class started fading away by the time new social/intellectual approaches as social constructivism started enriching/diminishing the way music was created and meant to be, in a style that didn't answer How the world must be, but proposed a way for explaining reality (both phenomenological and abstract) in the artistic aspirations by questioning themselves about statics and dynamics in the form of progression to fulfill the epistemological/ontological matter (as the ways of being/ways of knowing) of How to be/How to know.
For further reading:
-Hollis, Martin, The Philosophy of Social Science: An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994, 278 pp.
-Hollis, Martin; Smith, Steve, Explaining and Understanding International Relations, Oxford University Press, New York, 1991, 240 pp.
-Martin, Bill, Music of Yes: Structure and Vision in Progressive Rock, Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago, 1996, 272 pp.
An excellent introduction to the best heavy metal band ever!This double CD is an excellent compilation of the things that Iron Maiden did from 1978 to 1996. It contains prime material from all their albums, the CD artwork is great and it has the lyrics from all the songs there. I think that true fans maybe disappointed for the omission of Flight Of Icarus, Revelations, Infinite Dreams, Killers, among others, but people new to Maiden will really enjoy this magnificent compendium of songs.
My favorite songs are here, including the epic Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Aces High and Paul Di'Anno's years masterpiece: Phantom Of The Opera. The Trooper stands out along with The Number Of The Beast. The Running Free live cut is awesome, even better than the original one (Bruce Dickinson proves that he is an excellent singer on stage).
The 90's stuff has a lot of power on it. Be Quick Or Be Dead is a true Maiden song and Fear Of The Dark was recorded with an audience that the band hardly will never forget.
The Blaze Bayley's songs are outstandings. They show the full writing ability of the band on Virus and Steve Harris's supremacy on Sign Of The Cross. This CD is a sample of some of the best Maiden songs ever, despite several tracks missing, such as: Children Of The Damned, and the aforementioned ones. It's a shame that this CD is out of print. However, try to get the live albums for a true Maiden experience. Live After Death and Rock In Rio are just OK!
Originally published on Amazon.com, under the pseudonym 'pomororro', on January 11, 2002.
Algunas consideraciones epistemológicas en torno al fenómeno del terrorismo en la disciplina de Relaciones InternacionalesEnsayo elaborado en los meses de mayo-junio de 2003, para la materia Teorías de las Relaciones Internacionales I, impartida en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Este trabajo ha sido removido temporalmente para su ulterior ampliación y corrección. Los cambios acaecidos en la sociedad ecuménica y la relativización de dicho proceso hacen pertinente la revaloración, reconstrucción y reestructuración de este ensayo. Finalmente, agredeciendo los invaluables aportes y sugerencias de nuestro colega y amigo Lic. Javier Ortíz Sullivan.
Black Sabbath @ The National Auditorium, Mexico City, August 30, 2007Hi!
The show was incredible! I think it was almost a sold-out in the National Auditorium.
The Band
Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
Tony Iommi - Guitar
Geezer Butler - Bass
Vinny Appice - Drums
Scott Warren - Keyboards
Setlist
1. E5150 The Gig Well, it was a great, incredible show. The first time Sabbath came to Mexico was in 1992 for the Dehumanizer Tour. After that, Dio has been regularly playing around the country so that’s why all the fans were shouting ‘Dio’ instead of ‘Sabbath’. It’s kind of weird, but Dio when he heard his name from the crowd he turned around to look Tony Iommi and he said to him: ‘Look to my children’. That gesture was really cool. Dio has played in many little cities like Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Monterrey and Guadalajara for around a decade, so that’s why he’s well recognized all over the country. And well, Mexico City has been always the big gig for every artist or band so the National Auditorium was full of metal-heads singing by heart the songs we all love and know. I assume that the same songs were played in the shows held in Guadalajara and Monterrey, since they are omitting five songs from the original set after they started playing in Europe for about a couple of months ago.
Originally posted on Black-sabbath.com, under the pseudonym 'pomororro', on September 4, 2007.
An Exceptional Album... Chicago IIIChicago is considered one of the greatest acts in rock music ever. Commemorating the group's 35 years of existence, the first three Chicago albums were remastered, plus a better package and liner notes. That's a bonus for fans and a good preamble for new listeners.
Chicago III is a compendium of varied sounds and genres going from rock to R&B and jazz. They created an excellent album achieved by experimentation and group cooperation. Terry Kath proved that he was one of the best guitar players in the world (we all know the anecdote with Jimi Hendrix when CTA was the opening act for his band...). In the other hand, Robert Lamm is the brain of the band and he sets the example for the hole thematic on the album. Finally, James Pankow stands as a great composer, clearly shown at the end of this Chicago album. I bought this reissue in order to see if there was an improvement in the sound quality of the original recording. The sound of this newly remastered edition of the classic 'Chicago III' is great and pure, the channel division is excellent and, well, this album sounds superb if we consider that it was done in 1971. Some persons may consider it subjective in comparison with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago II, but I recommend everyone to listen and analyze the album and then give their personal point of view. This record is for connoisseurs; people who really appreciate music. Chicago III is a statement of excellent music and represents Chicago at their best form.
Originally published on Amazon.com, under the pseudonym 'pomororro', on September 13, 2002.
Aerosmith + Creativity = Nine Lives
Nine Lives ranks as one of their best albums. I think it’s even better than the stuff done on Get A Grip, Permanent Vacation, or Pump, obviously with a few exceptions (the songs: Janie’s Got A Gun, Livin’ On The Edge, Cryin’, and Amazing, from the abovementioned albums, respectively). The best tracks on this CD are: Falling In Love, Hole In My Soul, Taste Of India, and Full Circle. Do you find a “strange” logical relation among these songs? Yes, it’s true that they go in a consecutive way (tracks 2-5), but the real thing is that they are the most outstanding tracks on the CD plus the best songs written by the band since their 70’s successful period.* Let me explain:
Falling In Love and Hole In My Soul were the best Aerosmith singles since 1989’s Janie’s Got A Gun, period. Taste Of India is the most underrated song in this album (really one of the best cuts) and Full Circle was a single but with lesser response than the aforementioned first ones. On the other hand, we have the most “overrated” and annoying track: Pink, of course. I think this track is the only low point in the album despite been a mayor hit around the globe.
Back in 1997, I thought that this album was going to be the beginning of a new course for the band. The creativeness reached in Nine Lives is outrageous. However, 1998’s I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing is the worst thing Aerosmith has ever “played”, I mean this song was NOT written for the band NOR by the band. In a polite way, Diane Warren does a magnificent job composing songs for Cher or Celine Dion. Aerosmith isn’t the case.
In 2001, they realized Just Push Play, an album that has only a few and occasional good moments. Maybe Jaded is the best song, and the ballad Fly Away From Here shows Steven Tyler’s singing abilities and capabilities, despite not being a song written by the band. It’s a shame that Nine Lives stands like an oasis in the desert, isolated by sappy ballads and pseudo-catchy commercial stuff.
Finally, you can choose to listen all the Aerosmith albums since 1973’s self-titled one and then give the last verdict. In my case, I’ll stay with Toys, Rocks, and Nine Lives. So go and find yours!
*Aerosmith in the 70s was the best American Rock & Roll band. Their best albums and songs are:
-1973’s Aerosmith: Dream On, Mama Kin, and ‘Walkin’ The Dog. -1974’s Get Your Wings: Same Old Song And Dance, Lord Of The Thighs, SOS, Train Kept A Rollin’, and Seasons Of Wither. -1975’s Toys In The Attic: All the album. -1976’s Rocks: The entire album. -1977’s Draw The Line: “title track”, Kings And Queens, and Sight for Sore Eyes.
This era ended in 1978 with The Beatles cover Come Together and the next period started with the reunion of the original members in 1985, but that's another chapter from the Aerosmith's journal...
Originally published on Amazon.com, under the pseudonym 'pomororro', on July 21, 2003.
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