I'm getting really bad at missing a day aren't I?
Anyway, day 18:
A song you wish you heard on the radio.
Given my extreme dislike for the stuff usually played on there, i.e. manufactured, over-produced, autotuned pop, I felt it fitting that I got to an extreme end of the music spectrum for THIS particular song, an area so extreme that I barely listen to it myself, and it's part of the metal genre. Yes, I am talking black metal, started in Scandanavia in the 80s and today spearheaded by one band: the mighty Dimmu Borgir. This is one of the few black metal songs I like, and it would make radio so much more lively. For your enjoyment, Progenies of the Great Apocalypse:
And for today's enjoyment:
A song from your favourite album.
My favourite album of all time is 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd. Possibly THE greatest concept album of all time, it is a masterpiece and a true rock opera, in many ways. Pink Floyd have long since gone, but the bassist from the group, Roger Waters, owns the rights to the album and is currently touring it and planning a Broadway theatre production of the album as well.
This song, 'Run Like Hell', is my favourite out of the lot. The way Roger and guitarist Dave Gilmour exchange lines is brilliant and the whole song vents an anger that is subtle yet frontal at the same time. And because the album is far better live, I'm posting the live version from the original tour in 1980 from London's Earls Court Arena. Enjoy.
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