Monday August 27, 2007
Finger Eleven
Trying to verbalize what kind of music Finger Eleven is making these days is about as easy as trying to figure out exactly where that eleventh finger should go. Sometimes with music, it’s best to just listen instead of trying to categorize or pigeonhole what it is you’re listening to. And so it is with the Canadian quintet and their most recent release “Them vs. You vs. Me”. Plus, who needs to know about “them” anyway when there’s you and me to worry about. Perhaps we digress; the point is this album is all over the place in a wonderful way. The band itself seems to have decided to forget about restrictions and rules and the way things are supposed to go and just create an interesting, diverse album of (naturally) eleven songs. They claim to have started with 100 various ideas, snippets and riffs. In most cases we say no way, but with this CD that very well may have been the case. Regardless, the result is an engaging release that stands on its own as a creative triumph.
The band is currently out with Canadian brethren Nickelback and the good ole USA’s Puddle Of Mudd and recently announced a co-headlining tour of their home country with some more Canucks, Sum 41. Do Finger Eleven and Sum 41 add up to 52? Full itinerary information is available at www.FingerEleven.com along with all sorts of other informational items. It has been quite a while since the guys joined us on ROCKLINE, they certainly have earned the entire ninety minutes of the show for this appearance with a resounding number one song, “Paralyzer”. But as evidenced by this album and the ground it covers, there’s a first time for everything and this is their first time to join us for an entire show. There seems to be a disproportionate number of great bands from north of the border and F-11 is doing nothing to dispel that truth. There’s no answer as to why, but there will be plenty of answers for your upcoming questions on our program.
There’s no point in labeling what these guys do, but we are certain that their music goes to eleven. Join us for the indescribable Finger Eleven on the next ROCKLINE!
Wednesday August 29, 2007
Ted Nugent
Recently on ROCKLINE, we have been doing things a bit differently with guests joining us for two shows a few weeks apart. One time they plug in and perform live and then another appearance is devoted completely to calls. But with Ted Nugent we completely threw the rule book away. Ted joined us on July 18th to take your calls and outrage PETA and the political left. This time, only six weeks later, he is joining us again…..to take calls…again. The difference is that this time Ted is bringing his unreleased CD “Love Grenade” with him for an exclusive preview before it becomes available on line and in stores on September 4th. Ted still has several dates remaining for this year’s summer tour and all are available for your perusal at www.TedNugent.com
The last time he joined us he revealed the unexpected and unusual inspiration for the title track “Love Grenade”. The love grenade is a symbol for the fight against breast cancer, it’s a grenade adorned with a pink bow. Really! As one might expect, this album is vintage Ted with outrageous titles such as “Bridge Over Troubled Daughters” and “Funk U”. We won’t be playing that one on the air, even if it is technically OK. One listen to “Girl Scout Cookies” and you’ll never eat one of those fabulous chocolate mints the same way ever again. Even for Ted, that one pushes the boundaries of sugar and spice and everything nice over the edge. There’s also the high octane cover of his former band the Amboy Dukes “Journey to the Center of Your Mind”, which is available for preview on his website. Remember the last CD from the Nuge, “Craveman”? When one removed the actual disc there was Ted wearing a Detroit Police Department hat drawing a bead on us with a pistol. Unnerving to say the least. Well wait until you see what is staring at you when you remove this CD from its jewel case. Hey, they’re only vegetables, but never have carrots and celery made such a statement. Holy moly. And after all, she is smokin’ hot with a lovely pair of grenades and totally vegan too.
The envelope isn’t pushed, it’s annihilated. Think Ted’s been a handful before on our show? Well you ain’t heard nothing yet. It’s the Nuge redux on the next ROCKLINE!
