Here's a little food for thought until the quiz is back on (April 1st):
WARRIOR SOUL "The Fourth Reich"
"Chinese Democracy/And we rock'n'roll" 2008
Also, if you like it, there's more on my youtube account. Enjoy.
Showing posts with label Kory Clarke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kory Clarke. Show all posts
Monday, March 9, 2009
Friday, February 8, 2008
Quiz #127 - Warrior Soul "The Wasteland"
Often described as "one of the most underrated bands of all time"...
UPDATED:
Singer-songwriter Kory Clarke has Important Statements to make. In rock & roll, that's dangerous -- it risks sounding pretentious and self-indulgent. On his band Warrior Soul's 1990 debut, "Last Decade Dead Century", Clarke often fell into that trap, but now with his band's second album, he has thankfully found a balance between social consciousness and just plain rocking out. "Drugs, God and the New Republic" paints a bleak world of crooked politicians, corrupt media, and deteriorating ozone layers -- in other words, the uglier aspects of modern-day life -- but songs like the semiautobiographical "The Wasteland" and the funky, hard-hitting "Real Thing" also have great melodies and danceable rhythms. In addition, the brutal lullaby of the title track and the folky introspection of "Hero" make you realize that Clarke actually believes the world can be changed through rock & roll. Such bold naivete deserves a certain amount of admiration. [from here]
Do you remember my trip to London to see them?
Looks like I'll be doing the same in April...
Warrior Soul "The Wasteland"
Album "Drugs, God and the New Republic" - 1991
UPDATED:
Singer-songwriter Kory Clarke has Important Statements to make. In rock & roll, that's dangerous -- it risks sounding pretentious and self-indulgent. On his band Warrior Soul's 1990 debut, "Last Decade Dead Century", Clarke often fell into that trap, but now with his band's second album, he has thankfully found a balance between social consciousness and just plain rocking out. "Drugs, God and the New Republic" paints a bleak world of crooked politicians, corrupt media, and deteriorating ozone layers -- in other words, the uglier aspects of modern-day life -- but songs like the semiautobiographical "The Wasteland" and the funky, hard-hitting "Real Thing" also have great melodies and danceable rhythms. In addition, the brutal lullaby of the title track and the folky introspection of "Hero" make you realize that Clarke actually believes the world can be changed through rock & roll. Such bold naivete deserves a certain amount of admiration. [from here]
Do you remember my trip to London to see them?
Looks like I'll be doing the same in April...
Warrior Soul "The Wasteland"
Album "Drugs, God and the New Republic" - 1991
Friday, October 26, 2007
Salutations from the ghetto nation
As my friend Monica put it, "I've been in London all week".
In spirit :)
We actually stayed less than 24 hours in London, but what a fabulous experience it was...
It was my first flight with WizzAir, and, despite the uninspired name, it wasn't a bad experience at all. We left an hour late though, which makes them responsible with shortening my vacation with one hour :)
But we were travelling with just our small backpacks, so we didn't have to wait for our luggage. We were the first ones to exit the airport. And we found our bus in about 10 seconds.
No, it wasn't this one, but it was just as fun to ride in it through the countryside from Luton to London. Beautiful scenery, it actually made me think I was watching the Hallmark Channel :)
Of course, once in London we had to "check" the major touristic spots and "touristy" pics had to be taken... This is me in a typical London hot spot. No point in asking for direction there, no one was a native :))
I've been told London agrees with me... I think the glow was closely related to the forthcoming gig :)
...or the beer...
Speaking of the gig, I could not believe that after 15 years of being a fan, I finally got the chance to be at an arm's length from the Warrior Soul mastermind.
I have to admit I heard some unflattering reviews pointing out too much "sex, drugs and rock n' roll" and I was somehow worried. I didn't want my first ever concert with this band to be just a noisy, hectic and uncoordinated event.
I don't know what it was, but it was magic. I loved the crowd. They were die hard fans, the kind of that remember the lyrics even when the band doesn't (no pun intended). They were so in tune with everything. And Kory did what he does best. He rock and rolled. He was ironical. He entertained. Don't take my word for it, see for yourselves:
Warrior Soul performing "Love Destruction" in London, at the Purple Turtle, on October 22, 2007.
I know it looks like I'm interviewing the man, but you know me, I talk all the time... I think I was telling him how happy I was to finally make it to one of his gigs.
Kory: "Why didn't you come before?"
Me: "Because I lived in an ex-communist country and I needed too many visas to travel"
Kory: "Don't feel bad, I *still* live in a communist country"
And this is Kory Clarke in a nutshell for all of you (who don't know him like I do)
:))
Typical fan photo. But it *really* made my day. After all, it had been my birthday just 3 days earlier... Kory was exactly the way I imagined him to be: vehement on stage and quite laid back off stage. He has that sadness in his eyes that comes maybe when you talk and nobody pays attention to what you're saying. If I am too cryptic for you, listen to the man's records.
Last minutes in London. I didn't have time to explore much this time, I was "a girl on a mission". My mission: "Kory Clarke". Well, mission accomplished :) Thanx again to Stevo's dad who introduced me to an icon of my teenage years.
Short recap: catch flight, find bus, track down the man with the tickets, have a beer, find the venue, enjoy the opening acts (sorry I didn't cover them, they really kicked butt), scream my lungs out during the Warrior Soul concert, have a beer, have a chat, hug Kory, catch bus, catch flight back. Time to sleep now.
P.S. If any Warrior Soul fans land on this page (unlikely as it may seem), you might also be interested in the youtube group available here:
http://www.youtube.com/group/warriorsoul
or in the flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/warriorsoul/
You can join and add your content to both of them.
P.P.S. As for the quiz, it will be back shortly. This week, as I haven't posted anything, everybody who ever entered the competition wins 30 points.
Let's say I feel very generous for some reason :)
In spirit :)
We actually stayed less than 24 hours in London, but what a fabulous experience it was...
It was my first flight with WizzAir, and, despite the uninspired name, it wasn't a bad experience at all. We left an hour late though, which makes them responsible with shortening my vacation with one hour :)
But we were travelling with just our small backpacks, so we didn't have to wait for our luggage. We were the first ones to exit the airport. And we found our bus in about 10 seconds.
No, it wasn't this one, but it was just as fun to ride in it through the countryside from Luton to London. Beautiful scenery, it actually made me think I was watching the Hallmark Channel :)
Of course, once in London we had to "check" the major touristic spots and "touristy" pics had to be taken... This is me in a typical London hot spot. No point in asking for direction there, no one was a native :))
I've been told London agrees with me... I think the glow was closely related to the forthcoming gig :)
...or the beer...
Speaking of the gig, I could not believe that after 15 years of being a fan, I finally got the chance to be at an arm's length from the Warrior Soul mastermind.
I have to admit I heard some unflattering reviews pointing out too much "sex, drugs and rock n' roll" and I was somehow worried. I didn't want my first ever concert with this band to be just a noisy, hectic and uncoordinated event.
I don't know what it was, but it was magic. I loved the crowd. They were die hard fans, the kind of that remember the lyrics even when the band doesn't (no pun intended). They were so in tune with everything. And Kory did what he does best. He rock and rolled. He was ironical. He entertained. Don't take my word for it, see for yourselves:
Warrior Soul performing "Love Destruction" in London, at the Purple Turtle, on October 22, 2007.
I know it looks like I'm interviewing the man, but you know me, I talk all the time... I think I was telling him how happy I was to finally make it to one of his gigs.
Kory: "Why didn't you come before?"
Me: "Because I lived in an ex-communist country and I needed too many visas to travel"
Kory: "Don't feel bad, I *still* live in a communist country"
And this is Kory Clarke in a nutshell for all of you (who don't know him like I do)
:))
Typical fan photo. But it *really* made my day. After all, it had been my birthday just 3 days earlier... Kory was exactly the way I imagined him to be: vehement on stage and quite laid back off stage. He has that sadness in his eyes that comes maybe when you talk and nobody pays attention to what you're saying. If I am too cryptic for you, listen to the man's records.
Last minutes in London. I didn't have time to explore much this time, I was "a girl on a mission". My mission: "Kory Clarke". Well, mission accomplished :) Thanx again to Stevo's dad who introduced me to an icon of my teenage years.
Short recap: catch flight, find bus, track down the man with the tickets, have a beer, find the venue, enjoy the opening acts (sorry I didn't cover them, they really kicked butt), scream my lungs out during the Warrior Soul concert, have a beer, have a chat, hug Kory, catch bus, catch flight back. Time to sleep now.
P.S. If any Warrior Soul fans land on this page (unlikely as it may seem), you might also be interested in the youtube group available here:
http://www.youtube.com/group/warriorsoul
or in the flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/warriorsoul/
You can join and add your content to both of them.
P.P.S. As for the quiz, it will be back shortly. This week, as I haven't posted anything, everybody who ever entered the competition wins 30 points.
Let's say I feel very generous for some reason :)
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