Showing posts with label The Darkness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Darkness. Show all posts

Thursday, July 1, 2010

The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell... (2005)

The Darkness' second record was hardly a hit with the fans in America and atleast it was a hard album I sought out long of looking for it too begin with! I never see this in the used sections anywhere I go. Originally, I wasn't even aware they did an album after Permission because there stuff just doesn't get played here as it probably gets too much air time in the U.K. I always ask people from England what they think of the Darkness and it's always been nay over yay. I tell you when I did my Senior Music Project on The Darkness' "Girlfriend" my class was stunned by the song I presented cause it was so over the top and a lot of people think i'm just the metal guy who listens to Slayer first thing in the morning. Hey! My blog's name is THE HARD ROCK ENTHUSIAST. It could be the Music Enthusiast but, my forte is in Hard Rock! I don't know in the great debate of which Darkness album was best because it's hard. Some people will probably choose this album cause there burnt of the old songs like "I Believe in a Thing Called Love". I can see that but, one can say that this one doesn't have that huge hit or moreorless the better songs ultimately because they had several hits on that record when this was the less known record. You can say that this one is more for the females as they incorporated that demographic a little more (Hazel Eyes)than the men in this one. Anyways, you make the decision. Songs to check out "Knockers", "Is It Just Me?" and the wacky as hell "Girlfriend".

1. "One Way Ticket" – 4:26
2. "Knockers" – 2:43
3. "Is It Just Me?" – 3:05
4. "Dinner Lady Arms" – 3:16
5. "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" – 3:34
6. "Hazel Eyes" – 3:25
7. "Bald" – 5:31
8. "Girlfriend" – 2:33
9. "English Country Garden" – 3:06
10. "Blind Man" – 3:25

Friday, June 18, 2010

The Darkness - Permission to Land (2003)

I remember watching the music video for "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and being like what the fuck is this? The Darkness is not your average hard rock band because they just are hitting criteria from different kind of rock genres like it could be mistaken for hair metal or something out of the eighties. Now being a fan and introducing them to friends, I begin with the you'll either love them or think there the most annoying band ever. I've heard a lot of both but, no one can really discredit the release Permission to Land. It went number one in the U.K. and sold extremely good around the world. It's a great album and I'm glad to of got it at a low price. My only problem with the record is that the album seems short if you listen to it through. I think listeners will be intrigued by the ridiculousness of some of the songs like "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" and "Black Shuck"
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  1. "Black Shuck" – 3:20
  2. "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" – 2:46
  3. "Growing on Me" – 3:29
  4. "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" – 3:36
  5. "Love Is Only a Feeling" – 4:19
  6. "Givin' Up" – 3:34
  7. "Stuck in a Rut" – 3:17
  8. "Friday Night" – 2:56
  9. "Love on the Rocks With No Ice" – 5:56
  10. "Holding My Own" – 4:56