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So last Friday two very different albums were released by two very different acts, polar opposites in fact. AC/DC released "POWER UP" , and Christy Moore released "The early years 1969 - 81" I'm a huge fan of both so full disclosure this won't be too critical if either.
It's great to hear new AC/DC music again, it's also great to hear Brian Johnson in full voice once more. What's really great though is that the album is the best they have done in about 30 years. The last two releases "Black Ice" and "Rock or bust" have their moments but there's a lot of filler in there too. "Power up" has some bit of this but there are some great essential tracks in here that could easily come from any album they released in the late 80s. You do know what your getting with this band, it's honest rock, it's catchy riffs, it's generic lyrics about whiskey and strippers and it's glorious.
I would be great to hear them live once more, though I'm not sure how Johnson's secret hearing aid technology would work in a live setting. If this is all we get from them I'll be happy.
Three essential tracks are:
Realize, Demon fire, Shot in the dark.
Christy Moore returns with a collection of some rare tracks from his early years. It's a bit like "The collection" from 2004 only a bit more polished and minus the Christy ranting about thatcher and regan. I guess he has mellowed out quite a bit in his old age!
With the way the summer panned out, I'll consider myself seriously lucky to see the man himself play live recently, his gigs always have a magical feeling to them. He'll tell a short story about how he got a certain folk song from some obscure singer in the late 60s in London and your immediately transported to that time. (Even if your obviously much too young to have seen it)
It's quite a large collection, 42 songs, one obscure one that I hadn't heard is "the workers are being used again" an amazing protest song against nuclear power from 1979. I'm a bit ashamed to admit I hadn't heard it before. My favourite of the whole collection, right now at least would be the live version of "John O Dreams" recorded live at Adare manor. A beautiful song in it's own right, though the best version I've heard was on the bootleg planxty gig that can be found on YouTube, you need Liam Ògs pipes to just take it off to the next level.
Three essential tracks:
John O Dreams, The workers are being used again, Home by Bearna.
Thanks for reading!
Saw AC/DC in 1982 at the Glasgow Apollo, my first hard rock gig and 2 years later when they headlined Donington at the Monsters of Rock in 1984, great gigs. This Christy Moore comp, how much of it delves into his mid seventies period, is there tracks from Whatever Tickles Your Fancy (1975) and the Christy Moore (self titled) (1976) albums. Is there Planxty and Moving Hearts tracks included too. Just curious?
Edit: Actually cut that, I googled the album and track listing and I think its gonna be a perfect Xmas gift for the sister, the DVD looks really interesting too.If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)
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bodhrandude wrote: »Saw AC/DC in 1982 at the Glasgow Apollo, my first hard rock gig and 2 years later when they headlined Donington at the Monsters of Rock in 1984, great gigs. This Christy Moore comp, how much of it delves into his mid seventies period, is there tracks from Whatever Tickles Your Fancy (1975) and the Christy Moore (self titled) (1976) albums. Is there Planxty and Moving Hearts tracks included too. Just curious?
Edit: Actually cut that, I googled the album and track listing and I think its gonna be a perfect Xmas gift for the sister, the DVD looks really interesting too.
Yeah I'm waiting for the triple vinyl on the new Christy album, have it pre ordered with ages so hopefully I'll have it soon. It'll be a great gift for sure!0 -
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