This week's compilation takes us back to the early Rock 'n' Roll, give a little soul, some singer songwriter, former hits and early British rock from 60's. Just for your pleasure.
Over the weekend I listened to a few old AC/DC-records in tribute and they brought me back to my very youngest days and I grabbed out some other records by rock dinosaurs. While listening to Led Zeppelin once again I remembered Kaiser Franz Josef, a band a friend recommended to me a few weeks ago. KFJ is an Austrian band playing classic hard rock and supported AC/DC a couple of years ago. Their music is a pure combination of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple transporting into now. Not the next big thing but worth to listen (not every day but sure sometimes, when you are in the mood for music like this).
There are less guitarists you recognise by listening to the first accord and the first and second riff. One of them died yesterday at the age of 64. Born in Glasgow he formed the blues-rock band that was world-wide known and made great commercial success. I am not the fan of this kind of music but the first two records by AC/DC were amazing. Different to other bands and full of power. I really liked their glam-inspired sound from the early days. Sadly he wasn't named when they discuss about great guitar players.
To make a cover version was always an possibility to promote a band to a greater audience or to give tribute to the original. During the early times they played the song one-to-one to the originals. In the days of punk/new wave they band changed the originals into their very own and often unique sound. So I want to present some great cover versions during the next weeks. I could show hundreds of songs and I still haven't showed enough and I decided to present songs that was covered totally different to the originals, versions that mean a lot to me and covers that went into a classic. I also won't chain myself in a musical genre - that is why the first artist appear.
A few years ago I found the video of AC/DC's Thunderstruck, performed by a Finish band called Steve 'n' Seagulls. I love this bluegrass version of those guys played live.
This evening I will be off to Stuttgart to watch my team starting into league two. It will be a great event to watch them play against FC St. Pauli a team that got a lot of respect and sympathy for their fan credebility.
