This is a special one. Whitesnake’s wonderful The Deeper The Love. There’s a certain time and place for this song and that time is right between your birth and the day you pass.
Now unfortunately they’ve blocked the official video, but this acoustic version is quite nice.
and here’s the album one for good measure.
God, as soon as one Ash review goes up there’s another to be done. We were 100% sure single O wasn’t coming till next week but here we are, another two weeks over and another fecking single review to do. Thank god the song in question is damn right savage.
While Single N, Dare To Dream was lacking in the ass kicking department, Mind Control has gone and given the second half of Ash’s incredible A-Z Singles the kick off it needed. It’s got guitars, it’s got solo’s, it’s catchy and there’s swear words, one of Rock’s most beloved and mourned siblings. What the Fuck is going on? Ash are kicking ass left, right and centre, that’s what.
Excellent addition to the series and one that’s gotten Tickets There excited all over again. Thanks to Mind Control, we won’t forget single P’s release date. See ye in two weeks.
Go to Ash-Official.com now to hear it!
The last couple of months have been anything but quiet in the Ash camp. After the mega selling Free All Angles, the well received and much heavier Meltdown and the slightly underwhelming Twilight of the Innocents (Lads, you never gave that album any proper attention so shut the f**k up – Ed.) and the loss of guitarist Charlotte Hatherley, it seemed Ash were on the decline. Like, how long can three guys all in their thirty’s write songs about summer romances and Star Wars?? When the band reappeared in 2009 and announced plans to release 26 singles over the course of a year, Tickets There didn’t exactly hold the highest of hopes. Goes to show critics, even under-experience, untrained ones like us can get it wrong.
Ash do everything on this record. If it’s hard dance basted floor fillers, gritty guitar grundge classics, catchy pop rock highlights, heavy guitar driven bruisers or stripped back, piano and acoustic ballads you’re after, you’re guaranteed to find it here. Tracks like Arcadia, Space Shot, Dionysian Urge, War With Me, Return of White Rabbit, Ichiban, Neon, The Dead Disciples and Command really drive this album home and prove Ash can write and release singles as easily as the rest of us breath. Bigger ballad numbers like Joy Kicks Darkness, Pripyat, Song of Your Desire and Tracers give the individual singles a connecting quality that brings them together enough to work surprisingly well as an album.
On top of the first 13 singles and Return of White Rabbit, the band have lashed on four extra bonus tracks and aside from the stench of cheese coming from Coming Around Again, they prove to work quite well. The Creeps is easily something the band could have written in their early Jack Names the Planets days which CTRL-ALT-DEL comes from the same family of A Life Less Ordinary.
We’re stumped for words. We have given Ash an excessive amount of space on Tickets There since last year and there’s a lot left to go. In short, these first 13 singles are the finest musical outputs Ash have released in almost a decade and with another 13 to go, we’re sure we won’t be stuck for words for long.
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Tickets There is currently doing its best to come out of a cursed slump which seems to have been lounging around for a long time now (damn Karma for the Slash review probably). In an effort to get back on our feet we decided a whole bunch of not-so-selective My Space Reviews is in order and luckily for us, The Ambience Affair are a pretty good way to start.
As usual, we’ve never seen the band live or heard their record.
Kicking off with Parting Patterns, the band’s sound is made up of melodic, soulful acoustic guitars, heavy percussion and a driving crunchy sounding bass. There’s alot of mythical themes in the lyrics that are also reflected in the music which leaves this piece a very relaxing, easy on the ears number.
Devil In The Detail is a little rawer and more direct. Alot of the same traits from Parting Patterns but it’s almost like the band have asked Joy Division for help reconstructing the delivery. As a song, it’s far more involved and less transcendent that the previous number but alot more appealing to a listener looking for some action. Another winner…in an odd, atmospheric kind of way.
The sound is very odd and the use of the instruments is unquestionably intriguing. Lost At The Start reminds us of Jape being covered by Bell X1. Same traits as the other songs with their appealingly subtle busyness running throughout. What more can you say? It’s just good, chill-axed tunes.
We’re cutting back on this song by song style of reviewing so we’ll leave it there. Interesting sound, nice and relaxing. TT likes.
Visit the bands MySpace by Clicking Here
A mate just sent this on and it’s pretty savage. Any hair metal, heavy metal or hard rockers out there, you’re gonna love it – video & song.
Ah, you can’t discuss Whitesnake without mentioning this one. Is This Love has to be one of the nicest songs of all time.
Well…it’s incredible. AC/DC, a classic selection of tracks from their past. Hits like Highway to Hell, T.N.T., Thunderstruck, Let There Be Rock, Back In Black and If You Want Blood…You Got it will make this a collection worth having. Lesser known classics like The Razors Edge, Evil Walks, Shoot to Thrill, Rock N’ Roll Damnation ….. and all the others will make it the best soundtrack since god knows what.
Tickets There’s been spinning it for two days and all we can say is buy this record. It’s not a best off, it’s not a collection of rarities. It’s AC – Motha-fockin’ – DC at their best. For Those About To Rock may be missing but we don’t think you’ll mind.
Are ya loving them yet?? If not, then TT cant help you…but we’ll try. Our damn generous nature leads us to commit many a good deed. This is off course Whitesnake with Don’t Break My Heart Again….Like you did before by not loving this band!
Anyone wondering if they really should go to Iron Maiden and Heaven & Hell need to check this out. In case you don’t realize what a total legend Ronnie James Dio is (Lead singer, Heaven & Hell), watch one of his classic tracks, We Rock, below and be happy!
Tickets for IRON MAIDEN and HEAVEN & HELL go on sale this Friday! (April 16th)
Sweet Jane have released the track listing to their eagerly anticipated debut album, Sugar For My Soul.
Originally scheduled for April, the album is now set to come out in June and judging by the bands releases so far, it’s going to be one worth picking up. Keep an eye on Tickets There for more information.
Sugar For My Soul Track-List.
1. Bleed
2. Close Your Eyes
3. Ive Been Waitin’
4. Black Eyes
5. Texas Tears
6. Something For My Soul
7. Save a Little Place
8. Where’s You’re Money?
9. You’re Making This Hard
10. War Cry
11. Don’t Hold You’re Head So Low
12. Fade to my Heartbreak
Source: Sweet Jane: MySpace
You don’t like cool? Well try this, full on flamboyance eighties hair metal love rock. Love rock ya say?? Ladies and gentlemen, the excellent Mr. David Coverdale and Whitesnake.
One of their coolest. Blues Love! Loves you like no other ever could.
Two weeks have passed and as promised, Ash have returned with the second half of their A – Z release. With the Volume 1 singles coming out on two CD’s on the 19th, it’s time for fans to re-focus on the second batch and first single, Dare To Dream seems to be taking things in the right direction.
The song itself is a little drawn out. It’s doesn’t deliver the energetic, rockier side of the groups sound but does stick to the A – Z trademark grandness. It’s constantly develops as you listen but never uncovers any real surprises. Saying that, we prefer it to True Love 1980 (Single A of the series) – so as openers go, this ones ahead.
This series has already given fans more worthwhile material than we could have hoped and with another twelve singles to go, we know they have just as many more quality singles to go. This won’t be a stand out in the long run, but it’s a good sign of things to come.
Hear the official version @ ASH-Official
Part III of our everyone should love Whitesnake campaign, it’s time for the excellent Guilty of Love. Before you ask, yes. Most Whitesnake songs do have the word Love in the, but that’s only because <strong>David Coverdale</strong> embodies love in all it’s forms. Legend!
The folks at EMI are really putting some weight behind Irelands underground talent these days and people ought to be taking notice.
Found this story on Hotpress (where you’ll have to read it in full, we’re not stealing everything :))
Click Here to Visit n Read @ Hotpress.com
‘EMI Ireland have put together a 2CD, 42-track monster of an Irish compilation album that will be in the shops to coincide with Record Store Day.
The New Breed features a track apiece from – deep breath! – Two Door Cinema Club, Le Galaxie, CODES, The Ambience Affair, Dark Room Notes, Cathy Davey, Messiah J & The Expert, Halves, Oliver Cole, Subplots, The Blizzards, Halfset, Fred, Stellarsound ft. Paula Flynn, The Laundry Shop, Roísin Murphy, Delorentos, Patrick Kelleher, Ham Sandwich, Vyvienne Long, Republic Of Loose, The Jimmy Cake, Mick Flannery, Lisa Hannigan, The Chapters, New Amusement, The Minutes, R.S.A.G., The Urges, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Revellions, BATS, Crayonsmith, Adebisi Shank, Declan O’Rourke, Heathers, Julie Feeney, David Kitt, Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club, Valerie Francis and The Coronas.
Full tracklisting can be found below…now that ain’t stolen from Hotpress!
| Disc 1 | ||
| 1 | Two Door Cinema Club | I Can Talk |
| 2 | CODES | This is Goodbye |
| 3 | Dark Room Notes | Love Like Nicotine |
| 4 | Messiah J and The Expert | Turn The Magic On |
| 5 | Oliver Cole | What will you do? |
| 6 | The Blizzards | Fantasy |
| 7 | Fred | Running |
| 8 | The Laundry Shop | Highs and Lows |
| 9 | Delorentos | Stop |
| 10 | Ham Sandwich | St. Christopher |
| 11 | Republic of Loose | Comeback Girl |
| 12 | Mick Flannery | Tomorrow’s Paper |
| 13 | The Chapters | Videotapes |
| 14 | The Minutes | Ukraine |
| 15 | The Urges | The Urges Theme |
| 16 | The Revellions | Ain’t no Fool |
| 17 | Crayonsmith | Lost In The Forest |
| 18 | The Jimmy Cake | Jetta’s Palace |
| 19 | Declan O’Rourke | Galileo |
| 20 | Julie Feeney | Myth |
| 21 | Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club | Back To Before |
| Disc 2 | ||
| 1 | Le Galaxie | We Bleed The Blood Of Androids |
| 2 | The Ambience Affair | Devil In the Detail |
| 3 | Cathy Davey | Moving |
| 4 | Halves | Medals |
| 5 | Subplots | Poltis |
| 6 | Halfset | Work |
| 7 | Stellarsound Ft Paula Flynn | Let’s Dance |
| 8 | Roisin Murphy | Overpowered |
| 9 | Patrick Kelleher | Coat To Wear |
| 10 | Vyvienne Long | They’re Not Waving |
| 11 | Lisa Hannigan | Lille |
| 12 | New Amusement | Gone to Sea |
| 13 | Rarely Seen Above Ground | Stick To Your Line |
| 14 | And So I Watch You From Afar | These Riots Are Just the Beginning |
| 15 | BATS | Credulous! Credulous! |
| 16 | Adebisi Shank | You Will |
| 17 | Heathers | Remember When |
| 18 | David Kitt | It’s Yours |
| 19 | Valerie Francis | Slow Dynamo |
| 20 | The Coronas | Grace Don’t Wait |
*** Updated – 10/06/2010 ***
Maiden kicked off their Final Frontier World Tour last night in Dallas, Texas. The set, like almost all album tours Maiden have undertaken for the past 10 years is mostly comprised of new material. Off course they have thrown in two tours of just classic material….but they didn’t bring the last one, The Somewhere Back in Time Tour to Ireland and that was the one everyone wanted to see.
Now, like 2006, we’ll be forced to sit through a long set of pretty crappy rehashes of their former glory days in the hopes of being satisfied by the usual 5% cut of their classics. Obviously no-one’s got a gun to heads but come on!
Dallas, Texas – 09/06/2010
01. The Wicker Man (2000 – Brave New World)
02. The Ghost Of The Navigator (2000 – Brave New World)
03. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns (2006 – A Matter of Life and Death)
04. El Dorado (2010 – The Final Frontier)
05. Paschendale (2003 – Dance of Death)
06. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg (2006 – A Matter of Life and Death)
07. These Colours Don’t Run (2006 – A Matter of Life and Death)
08. Blood Brothers (2000 – Brave New World)
09. Wildest Dreams (2003 – Dance of Death)
10. No More Lies (2003 – Dance of Death)
11. Brave New World (2000 – Brave New World)
12. Fear Of The Dark (1992)
13. Iron Maiden (1980)
Encore:
14. The Number Of the Beast (1982)
15. Hallowed Be Thy Name (1982)
16. Running Free (1980)
*** Updated 10th June 2010***
I just realized I never updated this post after Ronnie James Dio’s passing last month. No replacement support act has been confirmed by MCD, Ticketmaster or Iron Maiden themselves. If anythings announced we’ll post it……although, filling Heaven & Hell’s shoes would be almost beyond impossible but just in case.
*** Updated 4th May 2010***
Unfortunately Ronnie James Dio hasn’t fully recorded yet so all summer appearances by Heaven & Hell have been cancelled. Iron Maiden is still go though.
Read More Here
Tickets There wishes Ronnie a speedy recovery. As a friend just said, ‘Dio can take as long as he likes’ and that’s for damn sure!! Don’t be rushing back too quickly Mr. Dio, we want to see the legend in his purest form.
*** Folks, it’s OFFICIAL***
Event has been posted on Ticketmaster.
Legendary British Heavy Metal giants Iron Maiden and Heaven & Hell are coming to Dublin…together!!!
This will mark Maidens first Irish show in four years after their last appearance in Dublin’s Point Theatre in 2006. Heaven & Hell…wow, Ronnie James Dio is coming back strong after health problems and Dublin will be bowing down to give the metal god his proper respect. Last year, Tickets There pushed for the legend to visit the emerald isle and it seems to have worked. Click Here to see 666 Reasons Why Dio Needs Dublin.
Details are below and we’ll update ye when the story fully breaks,
MCD Presents
IRON MAIDEN
Plus Very Special Guests
HEAVEN AND HELL
The O2
Friday 30th July 2010
Adm: €59.80 incl b. fee
€65.70 incl b. fee X
Tickets go on sale Friday April 16th
Details found @ Metal Ireland.
09:05 – More details announced @Phantom FM
10:10 – Official Press Release @ MCD
Tickets There has a saying, ‘when in doubt, go to Cork’. Bands emerging from the People’s Republic seem to have a much greater ratio of talent to toss than any other county we’ve come across. Not to dump on the rest of Ireland or anything, we’ve just found Cork to be the most reliable for finding consistently good bands and anyone looking to prove us wrong, please do so. This damn trawling through the net is finally wearing thin.
Metal, Metal, Metal! What’s going to rip a couple of X-touts out of a Whitesnake stronghold faster than anything? Metal! Five Will Die play it, we want to hear it, you’re gonna love them.
Never seen, never heard.
First track, What They Say is nothing but six and some odd minutes of unrelenting, fury fired, hardcore aggression. There isn’t a tame moment to be found and the band sound great….if you like industrial strong death metal.
Black Cloud opens a lot softer and for awhile you’re lulled into thinking the band have an auld ballad or two up the sleeves. Fear not metal alliance, before long the singers growling roar explodes and the song turns into a doom driven …what the hell would you call it? Sounds like a physiatrist patient’s mind embarking on a downward spiral to complete insanity. Next! (In a good way)
On Your Knees has much the same opening as Black Cloud, in the sense that it’s soft but the music does contain that impending danger TT just loves. For TT, the song lengths may push things as a tad but if you’re a fully fledged fan, then you’re definitely getting value for your mula.
Self titled track next and TT is going to have to leave it on this note. Five Will Die wastes no time exploding into action. There’s so much power in the singers voice that you’ll be convinced after a few short spins.
Overall, not too bad. The length takes its toll and the lack of faster material, such as What They Say brings the pace to a very sudden stop. Aside from that the bands tight, talented and judging by these songs, they’re live shows are probably like a war zone. Worth checking out if you’re a doom / Sludge / Death metal supporter.
Click Here to visit their MySpace.
Part 2 of our quest to make Ireland like Whitesnake (a quest we feel will go largely unnoticed) is here and today, we;re listening to the awesome, Fool For Your Loving.
As a special treat, we’re including the early version and the reworked 80’s version featuring Steve Vai. Personally, TT likes the original more but you guys have a listen and see what ye think.
We’ve decided Whitesnake are just too amazing for Irish people not to realize it. To ratify this, we’re starting a regular video series entirely dedicated to the Snake.
If you think David Coverdale and co are just a one or two hit wonder, eighties hair metal joke then think again. Whitesnake are easily one of the greatest bands you will ever hear, love and cling to.
Today’s choice is the mind blowing, head banging, foot stomping Still of the Night from their classic Whitesnake (1987) album.
EMI are releasing several album to celebrate Record Store Day on April 16th, one being our very own Oliver Cole’s debut solo album, We Albatri.
Ollie’s albums was released last week and landed at number 36 in the charts after 4 days of sale. Expect this to rise over the new couple of weeks. To read our full review, Click Here.
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