All posts by Kev Brock

I'm a musician, singer/songwriter, blogger, writer, poet, bodybuilder, movie lover, music lover, video gamer, history/political buff, conservative/republican, etc. I like to do a lot of things.
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Just bought 6 albums from Itunes today…

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Today I purchased and downloaded 6 albums from Itunes store. Here are the albums I just got for my Ipod Touch:

– Steve Vai: “Modern Primitive” & “Passion & Warfare” (25th Anniversary Edition)
– Iron Maiden: “Fear of the Dark”
– Megadeth “Rust In Peace” & “Peace Sells But Who’s Buying”
– Metallica: “Black Album”

I don’t listen to Steve Vai much at all but the only album I’ve heard of his was “Passion & Warfare” which is a classic album so I got the 25th Anniversary Edition along with Vai’s brand new album, “Modern Primitive”. I bought those two albums ’cause I’ve read Vai’s interview in this months Guitar World with him on the cover. Reading that great and insightful interview made me want to get these two albums. I was never much of a Steve Vai fan but I should listen to him more, though and I’m trying.

I love Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Metallica. Iron Maiden’s “Fear of the Dark” is one of my favorite albums they’ve done and always wanted my own copy. I also always wanted Megadeth’s two classic albums “Rust In Peace” and “Peace Sells” which both albums are masterpieces, finally got my own copy of those. As for Metallica’s “Black Album”, I used to have that album on physical CD but lost it so I re-bought it digitally.

I listen to all sorts of music but I mostly listen to rock, prog rock & metal as you can see. A lot of people are against buying music from Itunes but I don’t really mind. I actually prefer to buy music digitally than buying them on physical CD these days. I’ll have another blog post on that another time.

Kev

music

When is the new Metallica album coming? Will it actually come out this year?

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One thing I find pretty unfair is how Metallica gets criticized for taking a long time to make an album. Really? I think it’s actually a good thing that Metallica takes their time making an album ’cause they just want to make it really good, ya know? In this day and age, there are way too many bands rushing to make albums. Rushing an album isn’t a good idea ’cause most bands that rush to get their albums made quickly usually don’t turn out good anyways. I love it when bands & artists take their time to make an album. Keep in mind that making an album is not an easy job as it looks. It really isn’t. Many bands & artists make their album differently. Making an album can be a lot of work and can be an overwhelming job.

First, a band has to do all of their tracking. Like recording all the instruments, the vocal tracks and then they have to put it all together to make a song. Then they have to do all the mixing and mastering which will usually take a long time. Making an album is not easy at all. Sometimes it can take a year or way longer to make an album.

I’m gonna wait patiently for the new Metallica album and I say they should take however long they want to make the album. Try to make it as best as possible, ya know? It’s pretty lame that bands would rush to get their albums made ’cause a lot of times making an album doesn’t work like that.

I’ve read a lot of interviews with bands through Guitar World and read a lot of rock memoirs so I’ve read how these famous rock stars make their albums. Once again, making an album isn’t easy as it looks.

A lot of Metallica fans complained and bitched about how horrible “St. Anger”, “Load” and “Re-load” were. They complained how those three albums were rushed so Metallica decided to take their time with “Death Magnetic” which they did but fans are still complaining. Once this new album comes out whenever they get it done, fans will be bitching and complaining about this one too. Just wait for it. I don’t get these so called Metallica fans. They want them to make a new album but once they put the new album out for them, the fans will still be complaining. I’ve always felt that Metallica can’t make their fans happy no matter what they do even though they try.

Lars Ulrich kept saying that the new Metallica album will be out in the fall of this year but the new album could end up getting out next year in 2017 instead. Who knows. I say they should take their time with it. I’ve always been a huge Metallica fan no matter what they did. Yes, I still believe “St. Anger”, “Load and “Re-load” were all great albums. I even thought “Lulu” with Lou Reed was great as well. I’m sure their new record will be great. What will the style of the new record will be like? You just never know what direction the band will go in this new album ’cause they’re always doing different things each album they do. Give them more time and they’ll release the new record soon.

Kev

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Hey Corey Taylor, I know what it’s like to get hate from other musicians so I feel ya…

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Out of the blue, Deicide’s frontman Glen Benton attacked Corey Taylor of Slipknot for no reason. Benton attacked Taylor wondering why Taylor never helped Deicide to go on tour with Slipknot. Corey Taylor himself was quick to respond to defend himself and Slipknot. Gotta love how humble Corey is. Instead of attacking Deicide in return, Corey goes on to say that he hasn’t talked with Glen for years and he would have helped Deicide get more exposure if Benton asked but he never did.

Plus, Corey goes on to say that not everybody is gonna like you as a musician.

I loved it when Corey said this: “There are pros and cons with it, and you deal with it the best you can. At the end of the day, not everyone’s gonna like you, and you have to learn that. If you think everyone’s gonna like you, you need to get a helmet, ’cause your life’s gonna be really sad.”

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-corey-taylor-says-he-doesnt-know-why-deicide-glen-benton-is-upset-with-him/

Ya know, Corey is right… not everyone is gonna like you in the music world. When I first started to play my music publicly in the local music scene… I got attacked, bullied and I’ve been made fun of by other musicians in the scene. I couldn’t figure out why that happened but over the years I’ve learned that not everyone is gonna like you and you can’t please everyone, ya know?

I love Corey’s response to that as that man is a class act and that was a professional response too. You got to deal with a lot of egos and jealousy.

I’ve had big public feuds with other musicians and bands myself which should be nameless. I’m sure there are plenty of musicians who still hate me but I don’t let them get to me anymore. I just ignore them and just continue to play my music. That’s the way to be. Only care about your music and not worry about what people think of you.

I’m a huge fan of Slipknot, btw. They’re one of my favorite bands. Love all their records but I think “The Gray Chapter” was the best record in their career.

Kev

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What’s up with Phantogram and Sarah’s new look???

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Wow. Sarah is starting to look like Lady Gaga or something. The white hair is obviously a wig and looks like she got a boob job done too (aka breast implants). Her stage outfit is ridiculous as well.

I remember in the past that I tried to warn fans that she would look something like this the more famous she got and I was right. This band definitely want to make it in the industry and become pop stars that’s for sure.

As far as Sarah’s new look goes, I don’t really like it. I honestly liked the way she looked before but whatever. This is the music industry. This band is making a lot of money probably so a lot of money can make you look how you want to. I tried to warn people that Sarah would look like this the more famous she got but their Greenwich fanbase ripped me for it.

I don’t see anything special in Phantogram and can’t understand why people love them so much. I saw them live once and heard their first album so I have the right to criticize.

Kev

Random/off topic posts

Just figured out why my PS4 internet connection has been so slow lately…

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Ever since I got my new PS4, I’ve been having internet connection problems on it. I just figured out why finally. I think the PS4 was made to stand vertically, not horizontally. That’s why the connection was so slow ’cause I had the PS4 sitting horizontally. I think the PS4 likes it better standing vertically on your TV stand. So I stood the PS4 up vertically and my connection speed went way up.

Now downloads seem to be going faster. All of my streaming services like Playstation Video, Netflix and WWE Network seems to be working perfectly. For a long while I contemplated cancelling WWE Network ’cause of freezing and buffering problems but I don’t have to now. WWE Network works fine with no problems at all it seems like so I’m good. I’ll also be able to play games online with no problem.

Keep in mind that I’m pretty new to the PS4 so it’s still gonna take me a while to get used to.

I’m loving the PS4, though. Someday I’ll buy a vertical PS4 stand so I can keep it safe and not get it knocked over. Next time I go to Best Buy I’ll see if they have a vertical stand for it.

I just bought a TV show from the Playstation Store which is “Ash vs. Evil Dead – Season 1” which I will start watching this week. I’m a huge Evil Dead fan and always wanted to check that show out.

Kev

Politics/war

It’s got to be easy to see all the media-bias when it comes to Donald Trump and Hillary…

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Check out this interesting article that Wayne Allyn Root wrote about Hillary possibly owning NBC and other media outlets. It wouldn’t surprise me that the Clintons are paying the media loads of money so they can make Hillary look good and make Donald Trump look bad. Hillary thinks she’s gonna win the election that way but she won’t. Hillary and the media think we’re stupid and naive but we’re not. We’re not falling for the media’s lies and bullshit. It should be pretty easy to see that the media is pretty dishonest and corrupt. Anybody that believes that the mainstream media is reliable and credible is a stupid idiot. It should be easy for you to see through the media’s bullshit. I don’t watch the news anymore for so many reasons.

I’ll admit that I used to watch NBC a lot myself but stopped a long time ago. I used to watch the Today Show a lot as well but stopped watching that too.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/08/10/nbc-news-owned-hillary-clinton/

Knowing how rich the Clintons are, it wouldn’t surprise me at all that they are paying the media to make Hillary look good. The Clintons made billions through the Clinton Foundation. That’s what the book, “Clinton Cash” is about. That book is recommended reading too.

Kev

Politics/war

The media hates Paul Ryan just as much, they’re only siding with him to make Trump look bad…

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We all know that the media hates everything Republican and everything GOP. The media defends people like Paul Ryan, Ted Cruz and other Republicans ’cause simply put, they are NeverTrumpers. The media will do anything to get Trump out of the election so the media are in bed with those who hates Trump. It’s really quite sad.

Paul Ryan’s victory today was no surprise, really. There’s still a chance to Dump Ryan, we gotta get him out as House Speaker somehow. I just read the election process of the House Speaker. Only members of the House can vote for House Speaker, not us. The House Speaker elections happens every two years. The Speaker of the House is chosen every midterm election. Paul Ryan became House Speaker in Oct. of last year so he’ll be House Speaker for two more years until the next midterm elections. It’s all up to the House members if they want to dump Ryan or not. We can still get him out somehow by getting members of the House to vote him out. I wasn’t sure how the House Speaker election process works but I just found out by doing a little reading.

Paul Ryan is corrupt. Nobody cares about the will of the people.

Kev

Politics/war

Will Paul Ryan get dumped for primary election in Wisconsin today???

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I still love Donald Trump and all but I disagree with him endorsing Paul Ryan as Congressman for re-election of House of Rep. today. I understand that Trump is trying to unify the GOP but endorsing Paul Ryan is not the way to go especially when Ryan is all for TPP. Ryan is also for open borders. He’s too friendly with illegal aliens and Muslims. Ryan is all for the things that Trump is fighting so hard for so it doesn’t make any sense for Trump to endorse Ryan especially when Ryan doesn’t seem to be a Trump fan.

I’m not the only Trump supporter who was disappointed in Trump endorsing Ryan, there are some other Trump supporters who are disappointed as well. I still love Trump and still on the Trump Train, though! There’s a pretty good chance that Ryan is gonna get dumped as Congressman today. If Ryan does lose the re-election as member of House of Rep. does that mean he will no longer be Speaker of the House as well? I’m not sure how that works. We could dump Ryan as House of Reps. member today but he will probably still remain as House Speaker.

Nobody likes Paul Ryan ’cause he’s Obama’s bitch and corrupted like the rest of them. Speaker Ryan needs to go.

If Speaker Ryan gets dumped today then there is hope for America.

Kev

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You either like me or you don’t, I’m good either way…

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For many years I’ve always gotten mixed responses of who I am as a person. Like the title of this topic says, it’s true. You either like me or you don’t… I’m good either way. I’m not gonna sit here and brag about how good of a “person” I am ’cause I just don’t do that. That’ll make me look like a narcissist which I am not that. I’ll let other people have their say of whether they think I’m a good person or not. People are always telling me that I’m a good person and there are people telling me I’m a bad person. That’s all fine and good ’cause I can’t please everyone, ya know? I guess I’m one of those people who is either loved or hated.

Seriously, though, I do my best to try to make people happy and stay positive but I know I’m not gonna make everybody happy. There will always be a few angry people who won’t be happy with me. In the past, I used to worry about pleasing everyone but these days, I don’t care anymore. There’s a lot of people who think I’m a jerk and a troublemaker, I’ve always been called that but at the same time I have people saying they really like me as a person as well.

Trying to please everyone will just ruin you. That’s why it is best to be yourself. Not worry about what everyone thinks of you.

If people don’t like how your political views and opinions are? Fuck ’em.

If people don’t like the things you do and the hobbies you have? Fuck ’em.

If people don’t like your tastes in music and movies? Fuck ’em.

If people don’t like who you are as a person… well, fuck them too.

You can be who you wanna be. I don’t care. I’m not judgemental of others at all. People can be who they want to be and people can do what they want to do. I’m not really judgemental of others political views ’cause I have friends and family members who are very liberal. Hell, I even have fans of mine who are very liberal as well so I’m cool with them. As long as they get along with me, I’ll get along with them, ya know?

I just laugh when the haters try to tell me that I’m a dislikeable person and they think everyone hates me. That’s all fine and good. People can believe what they want to believe. The fact is I do have a lot of supportive people who appreciate who I am which I am thankful for. Just be yourself and be authentic. People will catch on, trust me.

I just can’t please everyone and that’s all there is to it. Seems like it’s a crime to be yourself these days which people hate. That’s what ya gotta do. Keep being yourself and keep driving people crazy. Nobody is gonna change who I am even though they try.

Kev

Politics/war

If liberal bias isn’t real then why…

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Honest journalism is dead, collage

… are conservatives always in trouble for speaking their minds? Why do conservatives like me always get so much flak each time we have an opposing view than the liberals? Why is it that liberals can’t agree with us on anything? They always have to have an opposite opinion. That’s why it always seem to me that liberals only listen to what the media tells them. Liberals really do believe that what the mainstream media reports is how we look at the world but we don’t. Liberals really do believe what the media reports is true and factual. Liberals did their best to shut us down of “free speech” when they disagree.

When we disagree with liberals on gay marriage… they get outraged.

When we disagree with liberals on abortion… they get outraged.

When we disagree with liberals that they think blacks were killed for no reason by cops or people who aren’t cops who had the right to defend themselves… they get outraged.

When we disagree with liberals about their transgenders bathroom rights… they get outraged.

On and on and on and on and on… I think you get where I’m going with this, right?

Liberals have destroyed people with “right-wing” beliefs. We live in a world where “liberalism” are the good guys and “conservatives” are the bad guys. I totally blame the mainstream media for that. The mainstream media have destroyed right-wing celebrities just for speaking their minds like Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, Rush Limbaugh and others. It’s just crazy, man.

This tweet is so right…

https://twitter.com/Pudingtane/status/762720422920093697

The way Donald Trump is being treated by the media was the same way how Sarah Palin was treated. They tried to destroy Rush Limbaugh as well.

What kind of world are we going to live in where the media makes “liberalism” look good and “conservatism” look bad? This is not good for the country and for the world too. Did you know that this “right vs. left” thing is fake? It’s not real, guys. Politics really isn’t a “black and white” world but the media is trying to let it be that way. I’m sick of this “right and left” bullshit and it’s gotta end. That’s why I support Trump, ya know?

Liberals get offended at everything ’cause the media taught them to be that way. It’s getting worse too. Liberals still get on my ass even to this day but I don’t care. I’m not changing my political views and opinions to appease the liberals. Never happening, y’all. That’s why I stick to my guns. Liberals really believe the media is pretty factual which is pretty pathetic.

I don’t rely on the media for political news. I admittedly get my stuff from social media ’cause to me, “social media” is the real news. Stuff from facebook & twitter is more honest than the MSM, in my opinion. I don’t go by the media. I like to think outside the box and look at reality. I like to look at common sense. Nobody knows what that stuff is anymore. There are still dumb people who believes everything the media says.

Yeah the MSM, I’m talking about NBC, CNN, CBS, The Washington Post, NPR, etc. All liberal garbage. All pretty one-sided reporting. What’s even worse is that they wanna make disgusting lies that Hillary is doing better than Donald in the polls and if you actually believe that, you really are naive & dumb. It’s pretty easy to see how the media is dishonest. I lost faith & trust in the media a long time ago.

Stop following the news and that includes the garbage, Washington Post. I know how a lot of people read the Washington Post and it’s funny how people defend that newspaper when you call them out for following them.

So-called journalists in America has betrayed the American people. It’s disgusting.

Liberals continue to try and destroy me but it’s not happening. I’m still standing, proud and strong. I’m never gonna let liberals bring me down so here’s a big fuck you to all of them. Nobody cares about liberalism and we will prove that on Nov. 8th when we elect Donald Trump.

Kev