I posted not too long ago about Christmas playlists on various platforms. Ultimately most of them are frustrating because you can’t just pick a song order without signing up for a “premium” account. I’m already subscribed to enough stuff.
I have other YouTube lists (Naughty & Nice), but I decided to pull some of my favorites and put them all on one:
What great ones am I missing? Drop them in the comments below!
While you’re on my YouTube Channel, don’t forget to watch, give a like, and drop a comment for “Jingle Bells” by the Christmas Carrolls! We have over 400 views already, it would be cool to hit 500 by Christmas! Please share it on your social media platform of choice.
I am signed up for too many free streaming accounts. I like raucous punk and metal Christmas music in addition to some of the more straightforward poppy and traditional stuff. I wish that all of these songs were available across all platforms. I have some stuff from the wild west days of mp3 downloading that I can’t seem to find on any platforms.
I do need to work on refining the lists I have. The YouTubes ones are all over the place. I hardly use Pandora enough to thumbs up or down to get it where every song is a smash. Spotify and Amazon are the ones that are easy to use… but I wish I could add more content.
I do have the free accounts for all mentioned. I don’t feel like playing for a streaming service unless it can be complete. I heard Google Music was pretty awesome, until it just became the YouTube Music thing. I need to get my personal stuff all digitized someday too. Man, I miss just running WinAmp on a giant desktop.
What do you use to listen to Christmas music? What are your favorite songs, traditional, wild, overplayed, or obscure?
So, did you read my last post about making a playlist of Metallica songs so Bethany will be familiar with some of the music at the show?Β l grabbed a few tracks from each album, popped them into a list, & mixed ’em up a bit.Β It still seems a tad unwieldy.Β It’s 47 songs, and I don’t even want to know what the run time would be.Β (I still need to dig out all of my CD’s & rip some of these older songs.Β I live in the stone age and listen to mp3’s saved to a thumb drive plugged into the car.)
How would you pare it down?Β Could you get it to 30 songs?Β 10 songs?Β 60 minutes?Β What is the most essential stuff you’d need to grasp their overall sound and/or appreciate a live show?
I had Alexa playing some random Metallica this morning, and it wasn’t a bad mix.Β This actually really has me appreciating Death Magnetic & Hardwiredβ¦ To Self-Destruct more & more.
Metallica 101 Playlistβ¦
βEcstasy of Gold” (We All Love Ennio Morricone) [Ennio Morricone]
βEnter Sandman” (Metallica)
βOneβ (β¦And Justice for All)
βFor Whom the Bell Tollsβ (Ride the Lightning)
βWhiskey in the Jarβ (Garage, Inc.) [Thin Lizzy]
Mad Tiger – I love Peelander-Z.Β This is a story about art, music, choosing your path, and ultimately about the bond of friendship beyond being band mates.
Sound City – What a cross-section of rock n’ roll history.Β Dave Grohl is cool for putting this together.
Searching for Sugar Man – This is a crazy story about how music can transcend time and borders, and save the artists like it saves the listener.
It Might Get Loud – I wouldn’t list any of these guys in my favorites as far as guitarists go… but this was a damn good movie.Β I mean, Jimmy Page is Jimmy Page.Β How can you not respect his body of work?
Beware of Mr. Baker – Fabulous just because Ginger is a wild man.Β Maybe even a wild animal in a man’s body.
Flogging Molly:Whiskey on a Sunday – Mostly about Dave if I remember right.Β I’m a fan of the music, so it was nice to have a peek inside that world.
The Punk Syndrome – Finland has some cool-ass social programs, one that gave us Pertti Kurikan NimipΓ€ivΓ€t.Β Follow a punk rock band formed by cats with Autism and Down Syndrome and realize that their struggles are a whole lot like yours.
Filmage – ALL gets such a bad rap.Β Ha ha.Β I really enjoyed this story.
Mission to Lars – Less about being in the band, more about fandom & brotherly love.
What other ones do you like?Β I am sure I have missed a few.Β I liked that one Rush doc, I need to catch all of it.Β I caught the end on VH1 way back.Β Bonus points if these docs are “free” on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime.
The song “Degenerated” from the movie Airheads is one of my all-time favorites. Β If you’re a fan of the movie, youΒ no-doubt know the song. Β And if you’re a music nerd in general, you probably know that it’s a Reagan Youth cover. Β I would love to know more about the song. Β I have collected most of the “who,” but I would love to know the “why.”
Check out the two songs and then we’ll get into why I have so many questions &Β what they are.
OK, here are the players involved from the information that I gathered on Wikipedia, IMDB, Discogs, & wherever else I clicked;
Jay Yuenger and Sean Yseult of White Zombie fame played on the recording of the song, with Brendan Fraser on vocals. Β (Seriously, that bass part so damn awesome, & the guitar solo is blistering. Β Sean & JayΒ both really rocked it.)
Yuenger & Bryan CarlstromΒ produced the track. Β Bryan produced & engineered stuff by WhiteΒ Zombie, Alice in Chains, Anthrax, The Offspring, Social Distortion, & more.
Who decided to use the song? Β The director, the music guy, the writer, the musicians?
Why that song? Β The running joke about Chazz writing the song for his girlfriend or before he met her makes it even funnier because I wouldn’t remotely call it a love song. Β Did someone just really like the song? Β Was licensing cheap all around? Β Did they ask Paul Cripple for permission? Β What does he think of the song? Β Did Dave Insurgent ever get to hear it?
Why metal up a punk rock song? Β They seemed like an 80’s holdover kind of band. Β Was it a statement on Grunge being a punk n’ metal hybrid?
Why are there different chord changes? Β The chord progression is different, but the melody (and I use the term loosely) is the same. Β The cover may be tuned below standard if I remember correctly? Β Someone more musically versed may be able to explain the difference I just know when playing by ear on guitar they’re totally different progressions.
Why the lyric change? Β ( I assume to keep the movie rated PG-13?) Β Most notably a removal of the F-word and references to constipationΒ (Lone Rangers Lyrics/Reagan Youth Lyrics).Β Who made the changes?
Who played drums? Β Jay, Sean, Bryan, or were there other uncredited musicians?
“The Lone Rangers? That’s original. How can you pluralize ‘Lone Ranger?'”
I’m sure I have more questions that I haven’t thought of here. Β Does anyone out there know the explanation?
It is 2017. Β I may have to reach out via Facebook , Twitter, or email to all of the players involved to see if I can get an answer. Β (If they even remember.)
Sadly, Dave Insurgent passed away in 1993 & Bryan Carlstrom passed away in 2013.
I just really dig both versions of the song, the movie, and that it led me to checking out more Reagan Youth. Β Is it weird to be a fan of a song by a fictional band? Β Hey, I dig “Three Small Words” too, and that was produced by Babyface.
Do you like either version of this song? Β Do you have a song by a fictional band that you really dig? Β Do you know any of the relevant information here? Β Let me know in the comments!
Now I’m off to look at naked pictures of Bea Arthur and eat cottage cheese out of a football helmet.
Since the bean house was a bit of a bust, maybe this will be a hit. Β It looks like it can get as complicated or remain as simple as you’d like. Β I have pinned a bunch of ideas. Β I’d like to include an area for construction vehicles… maybe tiny pebbles, not sand. Β I hate sand. Β I like the use of the tire in the one… and the dirt road, and tunnels.
I hope to snag a bunch of ideas online, specifically Pinterest I guess. Looks super fun for both kids, and me!
…and check out this incredible entire live show! Β Apparently all these cats ever left was one EP & a handful of performances. Β Their guitars have so many strings, it takes 12 parsecs for any non-force user to make their way across the fretboard.
I did download all I could form MySpace, but all I could get of some of the stuff was some snippets of songs. Β Their interpretations are proggy, masterful, eerie, and dark. Β I would love to get my hands on the EP.
Obviously, these scruffy-lookingΒ Nerf HerdersΒ rock too. Β The costumes and video production are all-out. Β The metal seems happier if that’s even a thing. Β They used kickstarter to fund their eventual takeover of the galaxy. Β Galactic credits go far with the Empire. Β I’m anxious for their full-length album, too.
It looks like of the two, these guys are the only ones currently in existence.
Vote for Your Favorite:
I would love to see a fan mix of the movies using either of these guys to score the entire thing. Β I don’t think Disney would go for it, unless like Darth Lucas they realize they can make more money by selling the movies again to the same people that already own all possible formats & variations.
So, Axl is everywhere in the rock media world again and 15 year old me reads every stupid article like those it’s those goofy gossip columns in Rip or Metal Edge that used to be one sentence stories with bold rock star names jammed into one long nonsensical paragraph. Β I’m actually excited to maybe try & see whatever version of Guns N’ Roses eventually ends up in Pittsburgh (if it makes it that long).
#AxlRumors
I even made a parody news article with my last post that fell super flat with no reads or comments. Β Oh well, my bad.
I know I broke the one rule of blogging by never having regular steady content any more, but work with me here.Β I want some interaction. Β Maybe no one cares. Β I guess we’ll see.
Let’s start some Axl Rose rumors.Β Use the hashtag #AxlRumors on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or newer cooler social media platforms that I am wholly unaware of but still use hashtags.
You can post the url to your rumor(s) here in the comments, and we’ll see if it gets beyond this little corner of the internet, and if anyone finds their way back here.
Kapish?
I’ll start:
After stints with the reunited GN'R and fronting Axl/DC, Axl Rose will replace the retired Vince Neil and sing for MΓΆtley RΓΆzes. #AxlRumors
— α‘Κκ β ΙXiA ΖiΠ―Ζ πΈ (@AiXeLsyD13) March 29, 2016
Skid Row will open for GN'R on the current tour along with Alice In Chains. Axl will sing for all 3 bands AND start on time. #AxlRumors
— α‘Κκ β ΙXiA ΖiΠ―Ζ πΈ (@AiXeLsyD13) March 29, 2016
While @Slash is in the studio for the next Conspirators album with Miles Kennedy, Axl will go on tour with Altar Bridge. #AxlRumors
— α‘Κκ β ΙXiA ΖiΠ―Ζ πΈ (@AiXeLsyD13) March 29, 2016
Axl is taking guitar lessons so he can replace CC Deville in Poison's 2019 summer rib fest & county fair tour. #AxlRumors
— α‘Κκ β ΙXiA ΖiΠ―Ζ πΈ (@AiXeLsyD13) March 29, 2016
Upcoming @eltonofficial tour to just be Axl playing piano and doing Elton John songs while wearing glittery outfits. #AxlRumors
— α‘Κκ β ΙXiA ΖiΠ―Ζ πΈ (@AiXeLsyD13) March 29, 2016
Axl named new singer for Stone Temple Pilots! #AxlRumors
— α‘Κκ β ΙXiA ΖiΠ―Ζ πΈ (@AiXeLsyD13) March 29, 2016
Recent reports have surfaced that Guns Nβ Rosesβ sole founding member and self-proclaimed demigod Axl Rose may have literally leaked tunes to the upcoming GNβR βreunionβ album. TMZ has posted but since redactedΒ an audio clip of Axl Rose passing gas taken via iPhone by a fan in an adjacent restroom stall at a roadside rest stop in Tennessee. Lucky listeners may note that the flatulence has a powerful sound that when transcribed as musical notes or tablature would make an incredible guitar riff hearkening back to the Appetite era, and sounds light years heavier anything on Chinese Democracy.
Axl squeezing one out on stage.
The fan asked Rose to autograph a sanitary toilet seat cover, but Rose declined stating that his new boss, Angus, wouldn’t allow it. Further investigation showed that someone had ripped the dispenser off the wall and urinated all over it anyway.
When Ultimate-Guitar.com reached out to Dave Mustaine for comment, Dave enlightened the all of rock and metal fandomβ¦
βAxl and I had the same voice coach right around the time that I was kicked out of Metallica for writing better riffs than Jaymz and being a bigger douche than Lars. Iβm great friends with Slash since we used to do heroin together, but I have to say that Axlβs farts make better riffs than the too-low-in-the-mix guitarsΒ the last Velvet Revolver album, whatever it was called.β
Dave went on to tell everyone that he wrote all of the essential building blocks for Metallicaβs albums up until the black one, and that he could play all of the Metallica Metallica riffs and solos in his sleep with his balls on a Hello Kitty ukulele.
Sebastian Bach tweeted about the news, adding that Axlβs farts not only sound great, but that they smell like fresh roses and have since 1997. He wishes he could maximize his own lower orifice potential and maybe that would finally convince the other guys in Skid Row to take him back.
Slash and Duff McKagan could not be reached for comment. Dizzy Reed and Gilby Clarke tried to comment, but no one would listen. Steven Alder has an upcoming exclusive interview with the every-other-week best-sale-ever flyer from Guitar Center, keep reading with us for updates when we steal that story before doing any fact-checking.
Matt Sorum still wants to punch Axl in the face, but would take the gig with Axl/DC if the current drummer tries to kill anyone. Β He has been asking Rush if he can join their band.
Axl has also been rumored to be singing for Queen(to be billed as Rocket Queen), and for Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, & Jason Bonham in a project billed as Red Zeppelin since Robert Plant wonβt return any of their calls. Β Roseβs trash collectorβs brother denies rumors of Axl fronting a Dio-era Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell tribute tour which may or may not include Bill Ward.
In related news, a special episode of ABCβs Celebrity Wife Swap will have Joe Perry and Slash trade places for a week to see how the other guyΒ deals with each other’s wives & bands for two weeks on tour.
World (and Lunar) Domination 
