12/31/2023 0 Comments Diamonds and rustIn our metal sphere, that band is Ludicra. Consequently, it only stands to reason a band chosen to best represent this area should be equally as colorful, craggy, chaotic, charming, challenging, and, yes, struggling. Really, it’s the wildly artistic people who drive the alluring narrative-a true melting pot of countless cultures and untold storylines coalescing into a piquant boil where everyone is grappling for a foothold, and one & all puts effort into ensuring the creative face of this remarkably inventive area remains paramount. ![]() Setting aside the ubiquitous combat with gaggles of sallow tech dudes and the landlords who sadly prefer them, the Bay Area is a wonderfully gritty, often pitiless, amazingly vivid, wildly creative expanse that’s always geared up to deliver stark reminders as to precisely why it’s such an amazing place to lay one’s head. Sidewalk sign from the sadly departed Aquarius Records, SF photo by Plateaueatplau In the experience of someone who spent the better part of two decades living in and around Oakland in the late ‘90s and well into the aughts, I would submit the proper illustration of the Bay Area and its inhabitants as something that appropriately depicts the ever-present brawl between all the goodness afforded those lucky enough to live there-and trust me, you don’t have to go far to experience plenty of mind-bending goodness-and the significantly steep struggle involved in enduring a constant force of…wrongness that wants to warp the entire works into a gated Pixar Shangri-La. And hey, more power to ‘em-any sort of of issues with the band’s more commercial face aside, it’s probably wise to be wary of metal fans who can’t find something to happily play with when handed Metallica circa 1983-1988.Ĭity scene from ‘Another Great Love Song’Īs wonderful as it is to witness some of our own clawing their way to the Penthouse Suite at the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, it ain’t really all that representative of the Bay Area, which is comprised of an equally determined and hard-working population that spends the bulk of their lives fighting like hell to avoid getting pushed farther and farther out by entitled tech nutsacks who wouldn’t know true hardship if it crawled out of a recently purchased $80 dropper bottle of artisanal tea tree tincture and bit them on their marvelous little noses. Clearly, none of them slouches, but they fall short of reaching the towering status of Metallica, a band that somehow managed to find a way to become “Yeah, I’ll buy that island” rich off heavy fricken metal. I mean, that’s the obvious answer, no? Metallica has found a level of success that surpasses literally every musical artist that’s called the Bay home, from The Grateful Dead to Journey to 2PAC to Green Day. Survey an evenhanded collection of heavy music freaks about what band best personifies this particular region, nine out of ten will likely drop the name Metallica. Yielding to the notion we’re here to talk shop, though, let’s strip away everything but our stormy little metal sphere and focus on the superabundance of heavy heavies that have sprung up over the years from the notably potent pocket of the US that includes San Francisco, Oakland, and their immediate surroundings. ![]() As such, the last thing you likely need is a reminder of the fact that the Bay Area of California has delivered an embarrassment of riches for nearly every genre music has to offer, spanning every level of underdog and celebrity. Release date: SeptemLabel: Alternative Tentacles.If you’re one of those people who still enjoys reading think pieces concerning old records, chances are pretty good a meaningful level of music nerdery is attached to your character.
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