I've been very slack at getting some new material on here this past week or so!  Must've been the Easter and ANZAC Day rush.  Yeah, let's leave it at that.

As mentioned last week, there will be no new stories or chapters from any of Forbes' stories this week, but there will be an all new one next Monday.  Until then, here's yet another review of an album from my own personal collection.

This one is yet another compilation (I'm sure I mentioned that I have a lot of these).  Today's review is of the ABC singles compilation from 2001, "Look of Love - The Very Best of ABC".  There are 17 classics - most of which I don't remember very well from my childhood, I have to admit.  Either way, they're pretty good songs.  I do still listen to my childhood favourites more than the others though, but that was bound to happen anyway, knowing what I'm like.  I'm very nostalgic when it comes to sentimental things.

The tracks in this compilation are:

1. The Look of Love
2. All of My Heart
3. Poison Arrow
4. When Smokey Sings
5. That Was Then But This is Now
6. Tears Are Not Enough
7. (How to Be A) Millionaire
8. The Night You Murdered Love
9. Peace and Tranquility
10. One Better World
11. S.O.S.
12. King Without a Crown
13. Be Near Me
14. Ocean Blue
15. Vanity Kills
16. The Real Thing
17. Blame

In my personal opinion, the highlights on this compilation (while all songs are good) are "The Look of Love", "All of My Heart", "Poison Arrow", "When Smokey Sings", "Tears Are Not Enough", "The Night You Murdered Love", "King Without a Crown" and "Be Near Me".  There are other strong contenders, but I guess these are my favourites.

"The Look of Love", "Poison Arrow" and "When Smokey Sings" are probably ABC's most famous songs and most people should know them.  Others like "All of My Heart", "The Night You Murdered Love" and "King Without a Crown" are ones you might know, but either didn't realise they were by ABC, or you forgot about them altogether (which would be hard, seeing as they're so catchy and, shall we say, unforgettable).

I give this compilation album a 7.5-8 out of 10, which is pretty good.  It's an album I recommend to all fans of 80's pop - but I would say that, wouldn't I?  Check out the YouTube videos below for my highlighted selections.

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Hello everyone!  We are pleased to introduce to you yet another new page on our website!

Before we created this site, we had a couple other ones that were (shall we say) less organised and even less visited.  On these sites we had profiles for all or most of the characters we've portrayed in our recordings.  It's a wonder that we hadn't added them to this site earlier, so as a special treat for you all, we finally have!

Clicking on the button below will take you directly to the page in question.  Alternatively, you can find it in the navigation tabs above (just hover the mouse over the 'more' section).

There's quite a number of facts surrounding the origins of these characters.  Facts that might make your future viewing/listening more clearer.  Some are even hints towards future projects...

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Next for review in my alphabetical list of CD's is my first "A-List" act (see what I did there?).  We have yet another compilation album, but this time from all the way up north in Norway.  A trio by the name of a-ha (in lower-case lettering, just so you know), made up of the members Morten Harket (vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards) and Pål Waaktaar (guitars).  They rose to fame with their debut album, "Hunting High and Low" in 1985, and the album's lead single, "Take on Me", which has since become their signature song in most parts of the world, even to the point of being falsely dubbed a one-hit wonder.  This compilation is an example of why they're not.

Of all the Norwegian acts I know of (which is very few, I admit), a-ha is my favourite.  Today, Norway's music scene (at least according to Internet memes) is more famous for its church-burning heavy metal, but there was once a time where it was more glamorous.  a-ha is probably Norway's biggest musical export, apart from ABBA's Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who is actually half Norwegian and half German.

This compilation covers their hit singles from 1985 to 1991.  The tracklist goes a little something like this:

1. Take on Me
2. Cry Wolf
3. Touchy!
4. You Are the One (Remix)
5. Manhattan Skyline
6. The Blood That Moves the Body
7. Early Morning
8. Hunting High and Low (Remix)
9. Move to Memphis
10. I've Been Losing You
11. The Living Daylights
12. Crying in the Rain
13. I Call Your Name
14. Stay on These Roads
15. Train of Thought (Remix)
16. The Sun Always Shines on T.V.

"Take on Me", obviously, is their most famous song.  I first heard it around the time it came out, and it brings back fond memories of that era.  Even though I was only 4 at the time.

"Cry Wolf" starts off with what appears to be a live audience during the intro, but it fades away after a few seconds.  Something I haven't really been inspired enough to do in my own recordings yet.  Probably because I'm not sure of the point behind it - but that's just me.  Whatever the reason, it sounds good on this track.  Good song either way.

"Touchy!" is a happy-sounding pop song, and rather catchy.

"You Are the One" has a good synth riff, and the hard-hitting beat from the remix does it justice.

"Manhattan Skyline" has more of a rock flavour, and probably has the heaviest guitar you'll get (during the chorus) from an a-ha song.

"The Blood That Moves the Body" isn't a song for doing workouts, but still good in any setting you listen to it.

"Early Morning" is one of the softer mid-tempo songs, and has a slight mysterious feel to it.

"Hunting High and Low" is probably their best ballad, in my opinion.  The remix version adds a string section, which gives it more power.  Bravo.

"Move to Memphis" is the lead single from this compilation as it was a new track at the time.  It has a cool and cruisy feel to it.  Recommended for any road trip albums you plan on compiling.

"I've Been Losing You" is a song I often think about recording a cover version of, but have doubts about whether or not I'd spoil such a good thing.

"The Living Daylights" should be recognised straight away, especially if you're a fan of James Bond.  Co-written with John Barry to feature in the 1987 Timothy Dalton film of the same name, this song ranks in my Top 5 a-ha songs, for sure.

"Crying in the Rain" is the only cover song on this compilation, and is originally a track by the Everly Brothers.  I'm very picky with cover songs, but this one passes with flying colours.

"I Call Your Name" is my least favourite song on the album, but I still like it very much - which says a lot about the album, right?

"Stay on These Roads" is an underrated power ballad that should be taken more seriously.

"Train of Thought" originally appears on a-ha's debut album and is not quite as upbeat as this remixed version.  This version is way more danceable than the album track.

"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." is a classic by right.  Accompanied by a music video that is 'sort of' a sequel to the one "Take on Me" has, simply because the intro is a continuation of the story...until it goes in a different direction soon after.  This one is hard-hitting and will get your blood pumping more than "The Blood That Moves the Body" does (not to say anything bad about that song, by the way).

I recommend this compilation to everyone, but if there's an updated compilation album by a-ha that features all of these tracks and everything else they released, by all means get that one as well.  This compilation gets 10/10 from me.

Below are 5 classic a-ha music videos.  Enjoy!

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"Well, it's about time he did a music review!"  This is probably what you're saying while looking at this blog entry.  Most of the music reviews up to this point have been Black Sabbath albums by Forbes, so I think it's time I caught up!  Besides, after all the 'new site features' updates, we kinda need to post some new material.  All that site stuff can be boring to some people.

For my first music review entry for the site, I have chosen to go through my entire music collection alphabetically.  The way I do things, alphabetically means starting with non-letters/numbers (a.k.a. characters such as brackets, symbols, etc.), followed by numbers, then finally the alphabet itself.  First up in my music collection is a numbered artist.  A Eurodance project formed in 1991 by two Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde and fronted by Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and Dutch vocalist Anita Doth.  Otherwise known as 2 Unlimited.

You will notice that I've chosen a compilation album - "Hits Unlimited" - as my first music review.  Some might see this as cheating as it's not a proper album, but why not?  The songs featured still generate an opinion.

This compilation album is a fine example of 90's dance music, particularly the tracks from the first half of the decade.  Considering the album came out in 1995, there's really no surprise in that fact.

The tracklist is:

1. Do What's Good For Me
2. No Limit
3. Get Ready For This
4. Twilight Zone
5. No-One
6. Jump For Joy
7. Tribal Dance
8. The Magic Friend
9. Workaholic
10. Let the Beat Control Your Body
11. Nothing Like the Rain
12. Spread Your Love
13. The Real Thing
14. Here I Go
15. Maximum Overdrive
16. Faces

The songs that stand out the most for me are "No Limit", "Get Ready For This", "Twilight Zone", "Jump For Joy", "The Magic Friend", "Workaholic" and "Let the Beat Control Your Body", and without a doubt are my favourite songs from this compilation.  All the other songs are good, but I find myself falling back onto the other tracks quite often.

"No Limit" was once used in a TV commercial in the last decade or so, but I can't remember what for.  Probably a potato chip ad, but I could be wrong.  It's very catchy, especially the lyric, "No no, na na, no no, na na, no no, na no, there's no limit!"  An earworm in the making, I promise you.

"Get Ready For This" is probably the first of 2 Unlimited's songs to enter my ears.  It takes me way back to the beginning of the second decade of my life.  Around that time it was being used in TV commercials a lot.  Particularly the opening line, "Y'all ready for this?"  It wouldn't surprise me if this was considered their signature song.

"Jump For Joy" is a song I think could be used in multiple situations.  Whether it be a sporting event, falling in love, even church, it's an upbeat and happy song.  Possibly my favourite song of theirs at the moment.

"The Magic Friend" was released in 1992, which makes me wonder if they got the title from Roxette's "Joyride", which came out a year prior.  Wouldn't surprise me though.  Roxette is rather inspirational...  One of my favourite synth riffs appears on this song.

"Let the Beat Control Your Body" appeared on another compilation at one stage - one that a friend of mine owned a copy of, which is how I heard this song for the first time, if I'm not mistaken.  This song lives up to its name.  You will literally be moved by this track.

"Workaholic" and "Twilight Zone", among others, were a part of a megamix that I downloaded a few years back, and I think that may be how I discovered these great songs.  Chances are I may have heard them on the radio and eventually forgot about them (radio stations can't always be trusted to play good songs all time every time).  Apart from the songs I remembered, these were also a reason why I had to get this compilation album.

If you're big on dance music and love the classics, I highly recommend this compilation.  After you listen to it, and if you enjoy what you hear, go ahead and grab yourself a copy of the rest of their discography.  It's also good for fuelling your nostalgia moments.

Overall rating: 8/10.

Check out the YouTube videos below for a small selection of the tracks on this compilation.

After the previous addition to the website, I decided to make that page full of widgets that I mentioned.  You can find it at the link button below, or in the navigational tabs at the top of the site page.

Hello everyone.

You may notice a couple new features on the main page for the website.  Now you can view our latest posts from our official Facebook page and Jared's Twitter account via 2 very handy widgets.  Live updates as they come can't be wrong.  :)

We may add more Facebook widgets for our associated pages in the future.  If so, we might create a whole new site page just for them.  Will let you know if we do!

A couple new additions to the website have appeared.  You won't want to miss them!

The first can be found in the Videos section under "Misc. Videos" - a "Downfall" parody made by Gary Fox.

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It's been almost 12 years since such news has been announced, but it seems that Jared's solo music project, n-Somnia, is still doing as well as it did back then.  An e-mail was received by one of the many music sites we upload our projects' tracks to (our way of promoting such things), informing us of a few achievements.

Apparently, on NumberOneMusic.com, a small selection of tracks from n-Somnia's second album, "Urban Decay", are in the local (NZ) Top 20 charts (for House and Electronica).  The images below will explain the details:

The blue box shows the genre and country, while the red circles are the tracks by n-Somnia...and yes, there is a song in the #1 slot.  This hasn't happened since "Robot Lover From Mars" reached #1 in one of the charts from BeSonic.com in December 2002.

Whoever you may be out there, if you have helped make this possible, we thank you!  Keep up the good work and continue to spread the word of our works.

Howdy there and welcome back to another gripping episode of "Weasel Words"!  As always, I’m your host, Weasel, and here is my assistant… erm, well, I don’t have an assistant.  We don’t have the budget for one, frankly.  To be honest, I’m doing this pro bono.  Anyway, on with the next review, shall we?

"Sabotage" is the sixth album by the band Black Sabbath, and for many fans it is the last from the golden era.  After this album things got a little messy and things, perhaps, got nasty.  The good news is I have a really good version of this album and should be able to drudge up something useful for this one, and I have a cool story about Bill Ward's pants (or tights, if you will).  The CD cover is interesting but not as interesting as either "Paranoid" or "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath".  It involves the band members standing in front of a mirror dressed in an array of typical attire from the 1970’s.  Oh!  I may have gotten some of the dates wrong for the previous albums because this one was released in 1975.  My CD tells me this and I believe it!  Or I believe him, because my CD is a man, or male.  Confused?  Don’t be because all will be made clear.

This album is a hard-hitting album that gives no indication of the obvious problems the foursome were having.  We start off with "Hole in the Sky", one of my all-time favourites.  It’s commercial, it’s hard-hitting and it’s incredibly good!  The lyrics are rambling about life as well as other things, including talking about life experiences.  Maybe it’s a song about the ozone layer?  Who knows, but the music is freakin' awesome with catchy riffs.

"Symptom of the Universe" is another hard-hitting, very catchy song.  I think this is one song everyone would know in the metal scene.  Have heard it on at least three TV shows.  The song moves into an acoustic-style arrangement towards the end and this wouldn’t be the first song to try this approach.  Lyrically, it’s about how love is a symptom of the universe, I think.  It’s really good, I like "Hole in the Sky" more, but this song is almost as good and we get another taste of the cymbals from the master.

"Megalomania" is a strange number and the intro is creepy as Ozzy’s voice creeps into the song like an echo.  Lyrics are pretty obvious.  Want an idea?  Look up "Megalomania" in the dictionary.  The song changes direction and momentum half way through the song and picks up the tempo and becomes really good!

"Am I Going Insane?" is probably my favourite song on the record.  It is a song about a man losing the plot.  I always love songs like that!  Musically the song rolls along like a bit of a carnival number and isn’t as heavy as others on the playlist, but makes up for that with creative fun and the work of Butler’s bumping bass and the tom work of Ward really make this song work effectively.  I especially like the ending.  The song fades out to the increasing sounds of manic laughter and vomiting!  Lovely!

"The Writ" is almost a rock opera in many ways.  The bass guitar is creeping along for the first thirty seconds and then a blast of riffs that blows the listeners mind!  Fantastic!  Lyrics are quite cool and work in with the music well.  The first part is hard and then it changes to a two part backwards and forwards heavy then light affair, which is what I mean’t by a rock opera kinda feel.  The lyrics are funny and it’s hard to explain what I think they mean, so I won’t.  I think it’s about a man dealing with insanity.  It’s a common thread in this record, but a good one.  I like the idea of looking at a situation from someone failing to deal with reality.

"Sabotage" is a good record and some would say that the last of the first six was definitely their best.  Those fans do have a point and I would never try to tell those fans otherwise.  I have fond memories of this record and remember going nuts to "Am I Going Insane?" at high school.  It’s well supported by a couple of stellar tracks such as "Hole in the Sky", "Symptom of the Universe" and "The Writ".  It was by this point a couple of things were becoming clear within the band.  I’m poaching from the great Hugh Gilmour so thanks to him!  After "Sabotage" the band went on their most successful tour to date, culminating with their performance at Madison Square Garden in New York.  Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi were beginning to have difficulties working together and Osbourne was getting frustrated with a number of production issues.  But all this is secondary because this was a brilliant record and gave Sabbath a real boost and a boost when other of their fellow artists such as Deep Purple were failing to fire.

I do have one more ace up my sleeve to play then I’m finally outta here, folks.  Well, actually two.  I forgot to mention one more thing.  Ozzy Osbourne actually hated this record on it’s release, which is surprising considering its general awesomeness.  The other is a story behind those red tights.  I have some general details on this, but not specifics if you know what I mean.  If you don’t, well I don’t blame you.  I am weird.  Now, on with this story.  Bill's pants caught fire, I think, and this pair of red tights was the only thing he could find to wear for the photo shoot.  It’s a funny story told better by the men themselves.  I urge you to go online and find it.  You won’t be disappointed!

I give this album a 9/10.  It really is quite good, mainly for some of those awesome songs that have become a part of the history of metal.  As always check out what we’ve been up to.  Duckman has done a couple of cool food reviews and his thoughts are definitely worth hearing.  We have music that is our own, videos on our YouTube channel and loads more.  All the links are in our links section.  Funny that!

Keep cool until next time and listen to the album.  Find the songs on YouTube or the various other places you can find 'em, or here’s a radical thought, buy the album!  I suspect true metal heads will have this album already.  Give me some feedback.  Would love to hear what you think, so get in touch with me by leaving your comments in the comments section below the blog.

Cheers!
-Weasel-

Happy birthday to Duckman!  Born in 1981, here's a song that shows his age, literally.

Welcome to another review on another day with another review… erm, OK.  I got lost in the moment but I’m okay.  The drugs seem to be kicking in and now I’m lucid again.  It's "Weasel Words" with your host… WEASEL!  That’s me, in case you were getting confused.  Hope everyone is settled in for another episode of "Weasel Words", because I know I sure am!

The album we will be doing our half-assed review today is the fifth studio album by the band Black Sabbath entitled, "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath".  One of the best remembered of the Ozzy years really, and that is in part because of the most interesting cover art.  My copy is yet another 'el cheapo'.  Back when they did the re-release of all the albums, probably because Iommi and Osbourne needed money, or because the executives WANTED money, I had plans to replace all my cheap CD’s, but that didn’t eventuate.  The quality of the CD's isn’t too bad but you don’t get any info, which is disappointing.  The good news is I have a re-release of "Sabotage", the next in the list of albums to review, and I think this might be the last 'cheapo' CD in my collection for a while.

But I’m getting off the subject.  The cover art depicts a man in torment lying on his bed that has turned into a demon with a face of a skull and the headboard has manifested claws with arms.  The centre of the headboard has the depiction; 666.  There are naked woman, I think, accosting the dude on the bed, and a snake wrapped around the man’s throat.  Satan, snake, naked women.  If you can’t pick up the message being given here then stop reading this review and return to Alabama, pick up your rake and get to work before the harvest ends, y’all!!  I find the cover of this one very interesting and deeply disturbing.  Good cover art can invoke all kinds of emotions and people will listen to that record based upon curiosity on that cover.

Right, let’s get onto the music, shall we?  The album opens with the track "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath".  A very heavy song with some very famous lyrics within the fan base of 'Sabbathians'.  Wait, is that actually a term?  Is that what we are?  'Sabbathians'?  Whatever the case, it sounds very cool, and the song’s not too bad as well, driven by some strong riffs courtesy of Iommi.  The song changes towards the end with some powerful riffs again driven by Iommi and supported by Butler and Ward.  The lyrics, to the best of my personal understanding, seem to be about a man going insane, not able to deal with life and people around him.  A deeply disturbing prospect.  Others may have differing opinions.  I would love to hear about them.  Leave your opinions in the comments section, please.  "Fluff" is a nice little Iommi instrumental.  Possibly my favourite instrumental from the Ozzy years.  His ability to make his guitar bleed emotion is quite amazing.  "Sabbra Cadabra" has a brilliant intro to the song that has to be heard to be believed.  Again, Iommi starts something and Butler & Ward blast through that door to another awesome head banging song.  This one is a love song of sorts.  A man talking about his love for a woman.  Lyrics aren’t inspiring, but the work of the four lift the song above that.  A nice catchy little number that will definitely lift your spirits.  "Killing Yourself to Live" is a song about drugs and the effect they can have on your well-being and life.  Has a really cool, heavy chorus that is…cool.  "Who Are You?" is an awesome song with synthesizers that talks about the almighty is a dubious context, but the way the song is lyrically constructed, you could argue that this is an anti-government song, really.  But a different song from Sabbath, one that works well.

"Looking for Today" is an example of the kind of direction that Sabbath might’ve headed if they had stayed together after 1980.  It is a song that gives advice on life, which was a theme that Sabbath had begun to do much more frequently and was a theme that we would see a lot more of in the coming albums, notably "Technical Ecstasy" and "Never Say Die".  The chorus is, in my humble opinion, one of the catchiest and best of the Ozzy years.  Definitely a song that would be in my top twenty Sabbath songs and remembered fondly from my youth.  "Spiral Architect" has a beautiful acoustic intro that has always given me the chills, but in a good way.  Kind of religious in tone and nature, but good nonetheless.

"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is a great album from the resurgence of Sabbath, and I think I’ve mentioned just about every song, which is a first for me in these reviews.  So many great songs and more than a few hits in here as well.  "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", "Killing Yourself to Live", "Who Are You?", "Looking for Today" and "Spiral Architect" are my favourites.  The album has the same heaviness and tone of "Vol. 4", but this seems to be a little more successful, with a better arrangement of songs, in my opinion.

I have only one story that concerns this album and it involves an old friend of mine.  When I was a kid, there was a friend of mine who liked "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (the song) a little too much.  He would listen to it quite a bit and there was one part of it that he liked the best.  You see in the title song there is a part when Ozzy yells out a cuss word.  I’m not going to repeat it here...wait, why not?  We’re all adults, aren’t we?  The line goes, “YOU BASTARD!” and this friend of mine loved that.  Not sure if he actually liked the song or if he just got a kick out of hearing curse words on songs.

Well, that’s just about it.  I’ve gone a little over my usual entry space, but that’s OK.  There was a lot to say and I’m glad I said it.  This album is good, I give it 8/10 and suggest you have a listen and give me your thoughts on it.  I would be interested to hear what others think.  As always, check out the rest of the site, my partner in grime, Duckman does a lot of work here as well and I’m sure you’d love his stuff.  Keep cool until next time and don’t forget to floss!

Cheers!
-Weasel-

I rarely get a chance to go to the cinema these days.  That's what you get when the average price for a ticket (depending where you go) is close to $25, and that's before you even get to the snack bar.  But last Sunday I had the opportunity to go at a lower cost than usual, which is always a bonus.

The choice of film was the CGI movie adaption by DreamWorks, of the 1960's "Rocky & Bullwinkle Show" segment, "Peabody's Improbably History", simply titled "Mr. Peabody & Sherman".  I went with Aliesha and Gary, not only because we like animated films, but also because it would look weird seeing a 32-going-on-33-year-old man sitting there alone in a theatre when there's kids around, not to mention kinda creepy.

I will avoid any spoilers the best I can, especially seeing as it's still only a recent release at this time.  But for the record, if I ever do a film review that contains spoilers, it will be in video form and talking about a film I don't like, because why spoil something good?  If I can help people save their money, so be it.

This film starts of with Mr. Peabody's back story, including his origins, how far his smart brain has taken him, and how he got to meet Sherman.  All of this is covered within the first 5-to-10-or-so minutes of the film.  We are soon taken to a couple scenes at Sherman's school where he gets into an incident involving a girl named Penny.  This incident, of course, leads to an attempt to resolve the dispute via her parents, and a rather disgruntled child & family services agent who claims that it is unfit for a dog to be a legal guardian of a human child.  During all of this, while trying to resolve things between each other in another room, Sherman & Penny find themselves going on a bit of a time travel adventure after he let it slip about Mr. Peabody's invention, the WABAC.  Their time travelling escapade, as you would imagine, leads to a few changes in the present day, which requires some assistance from Mr. Peabody to try and fix the problem...which is not an easy task.

By the end of this film, I felt that I had been fully entertained by it.  I'm big on comedy, science (certain aspects of it anyway), history (and there's plenty of that in this), and puns (if you don't like these, you may groan a fair bit).  I feel that with this film, I could both laugh and learn at the same time.  This is what I expect from a film for kids.  If your brain can't get fed and stimulated from it, then it's probably not a good idea.  "Mr. Peabody & Sherman", however, delivers the goods.

This movie gets a 10/10 from me.  Highly recommended.