It's 1:30 a.m., I leave my house today at 8:30 a.m. for the airplane to whisk me away to the land of New Orleans. I'm so very excited :D The music of New Orleans has got so much history and soul, it's positively delicious. Whether it be the jazz, the sad bayou music, or some heavy rock, you can bet it's going to be good. While I'm there, I'm going to be going to at least one jazz club per night, and I will also see the band, Down. Down is heavy, not screamo, but what I would describe as blues for metalheads. NOLA rock bands have a heaviness about them that's very deep and sad, but have a monstrous power and ability to make you bang your head. ANd if you're a Pantera fan, you may recognize Phil Anselmo (Lead singer of Pantera, and also Down). Here are some of my favorite Down songs.
Stone The Crow -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLbrJxGtro
On March The Saints -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FduXYJc9VA&feature=related
Learn From This Mistake (a real bluesy one) -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFT6TFw7e_w&feature=related
To give you more taste of the NOLA rock scene, I give you another one of my favorite artists, Dax Riggs. This music is particularly dark and haunting :] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdkX8vzRzEc
SYDNEY once your belly is full of soul, come back and barf some up for me! Im starving over here in this stuffy suburbia!
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