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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.
music

Top Ten Bands/Artists I used to love but not anymore…

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People go through this all the time when supporting bands in the major label industry. They used to like a band/artist before but not anymore. Fans stop supporting them ’cause of their new direction in music and other reasons. They were not as good as they once were. I am like that too and yes, there are bands and artists in the major label industry that I used to love but stopped liking them.

Here is a top ten in no particular order, enjoy the list, y’all…

  • U2 – I used to fuckin’ love U2. They used to be my favorite band. I used to love all of their music in the 80’s and early 90’s. I still love earlier U2 but their newer stuff is not that great. I think I stopped liking them after their “Zooropa” album. They used to be a great band but I lost my respect to Bono and the boys. “The Joshua Tree”, “Unforgettable Fire”, and “Achtung Baby” will always be my favorite albums of all time, though.
  • Guns N’ Roses – Like most, I was a huge fan of their 80’s stuff when they had all the original members. That was back when GN’R was great. “Appetite For Destruction” and “Use Your Illusion I and II” will always be classic albums, though. “Chinese Democracy” was a huge pile of shit.
  • Alice In Chains – I was only a huge fan of Alice In Chains only when Layne was in the band, of course. I’m not that crazy about their new singer. I still think the band shouldn’t have continued.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins – I don’t know what happened to Billy. He used to be a genius when James Iha and D’arcy was in the band but I don’t really like the band anymore with all the new members and stuff.
  • Sheryl Crow – Used to be a huge fan, she was a genius in her earlier days. Her first couple of records were amazing stuff but her recent stuff? Nah. Don’t really care for the direction she’s going.
  • Jewel – Used to be a huge fan of Jewel Kilcher, the Alaskan folk singer. Her first couple of records were genius but she is also going different directions lately. I miss the old Jewel when she would write powerful and amazing songs. She used to be my huge crush back in the day too.
  • Kid Rock – I liked him better back in his metal and rap days. His music was genius but not how he’s gone all country and southern rock, I can’t stand it. I think I lost my respect for him after he ripped off “Werewolves of London” and “Sweet Home Alabama”.
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Not sure if I’m gonna like this band anymore if they’re gonna treat Scott Weiland like shit and having that Linkin Park guy be the singer. No thank you. For that reason, I lost all respect to STP. Shame. They were a major part of my childhood. I grew up listening to them.
  • The Dave Matthews Band – I used to love DMB but I can’t stand them anymore. Their music is overrated. The guys in the band are talented musicians but Dave is just a shitty singer and songwriter.
  • KISS – I was only a fan of Kiss when Ace Frehley was in the band. I never cared to listen to them with their other members. I’m glad that they finally made the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame, though. That was long overdue.

I’m sure there’s more but those are the ones I can think of at the top of my head.

Kevc

 

Politics/war

People who attack Sarah Palin are all hypocrites… keep it going…

I have had my eye on Sarah Palin ever since the 2008 elections. I still support her greatly to this day and I haven’t turned my back on her, yet.

Bill Maher once said that the more people attack Hillary Clinton, the more it’s giving her a reason to become President? Well the same can be said when you all attack Sarah Palin. The more you attack Sarah, the bigger she is getting and the more it makes it a possibility that she could run for president in 2016.

Usually when people attack Sarah Palin are just jealous and envious of her. That’s my opinion and I’m sticking with it. The only reason people hate her so much is ’cause she tells the truth about Obama and people are hating it. She’s a hero to conservatives but an enemy to liberals. Usually when people attack Sarah Palin is that they usually can’t think of a good reason to hate her. What is a good reason to hate her? They can’t think of a good reason. If people don’t like what she says or don’t agree with her, the only response people can come up with is call her a bunch of names and hateful criticism without giving a reason to hate her. Some Americans just don’t like her attacking their precious Obama. Period.

I also think people don’t like her that much is ’cause she has conservative beliefs, she’s a good looking woman and she has a large family. What’s real sad about this is that Sarah Palin has a son with down syndrome and people can’t even give her any compassion for that. This country claims to support children with problems.

Anybody who attacks Sarah Palin for no reason is a fuckin’ hypocrite. Mostly coming from people who gets offended at Barack Obama hate from the conservatives. If you find our hate toward Obama offensive then what you’re doing to Sarah Palin is offensive. A lot of you can be pretty sexist and hateful.

Keep it going and before you know it, Sarah will be in the oval office in 2016. People who attack Sarah are nothing but a bunch of uneducated and jealous losers.

She’s a smart and intelligent woman. I admire her for telling the truth even if no one wants to hear it.

Oh yeah, anybody who claims to be conservative and doesn’t like Sarah Palin is usually a closeted liberal. I haven’t seen any conservatives that hates Sarah Palin — most right-wingers love her. I still love Sarah and if you don’t like it. Here’s a big middle finger to you. She got my vote when she ran for Vice President for John McCain and she’ll get my vote again.

I think from this point on that I’ll leave Sarah posts closed ’cause all you’re gonna do is attack her. I’m sure she doesn’t even care if she’s hated. I think she wants this kind of reaction. She’s a patriot who believes in the country and would do anything to tell the truth. Sarah haters are a bunch of losers, anyway.

Kev

Politics/war

Sarah Palin calls out the liberal newspaper the Washington Post…

Keep in mind that Richard Nixon was a republican president back in the day. When will the media ever be honest on both political parties??? The media shouldn’t be aggressive at just Republicans/Conservatives, the media needs to be more aggressive on Democrats too ’cause Democrats are no better. Why does the media try to make the Democrat/liberal party look good? Today’s media is full of liberal bias, I can’t stand it. This country doesn’t revolve around liberals and the media is trying to make it look that way.

GO SARAH!!! Telling it like it is like usual! \m/

Kev

Politics/war

Hillary doesn’t have the right to say who was behind the MH17 take down, makes her look like a hypocrite…

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Is this a new liberal thing? Blaming Putin for the take down of MH17??? Seems like it is. I know liberals don’t like Putin’s stance on gays but that doesn’t mean they have to go pointing fingers at him. She shouldn’t be pointing fingers at people when she bears responsibility for Benghazi. The last thing you wanna do is believe everything this stupid bitch says. I wonder what she would do if Putin blamed her for the Benghazi attacks? She shouldn’t be talking.

http://thehill.com/policy/international/213422-clinton-putin-bears-responsibility-for-plane-crash

Kev

TV

The Office (UK version)

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Over the week, I spent some time watching, “The Office”, the UK version with Ricky Gervais. I finished watching both seasons and I’m really liking the show a lot. It’s definitely way better than the US version with Steve Carell. It’s too bad that the UK version of “The Office” only lasted for two seasons. It could have gone on longer but it was cancelled due to low ratings.

I have been a big fan of Ricky Gervais for a long while now and I finally got around to checking out his version of “The Office” which was great stuff. The UK version of “The Office” was funnier as hell. I couldn’t stop laughing at some parts.

I still need to watch the last two of the Christmas specials of “The Office” which I will watch later today. I really like the show and once again, wish it could have gone on longer. Ricky Gervais is a talented and funny man, I’ve liked him for a long time.

I’m gonna have to check out his new show for Netflix called, “Derek” pretty soon.

Kev

Politics/war

Your Meme For The Day: Something politics related this time…

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This is true. I don’t play well with all of the above. You should realize by now that I don’t play well with liberals or Obama supporters at all. If you happen to be either of those two, be ready for the ultimate smackdown by me. I don’t bullshit with liberals or Obama supporters. I’m not a big fan of commies, socialists and jihadists either but I really hate liberals and Obama supporters. The way politics and liberal media is going these days makes it okay to dislike them.

Kev

 

Kev Brock music

I think I’m capable of being a frontman for a rock n’ roll band… that’s something I’ve always wanted to do…

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As some of you probably realize by now, my singing has gotten way better than ever before and I’m proud. I’ve gotten more head voice. I’ve gotten more range. More control. Singing with more vibrato. Singing more falsetto. I feel that my singing has gotten pretty decent. I remember in the past, my singing voice has gotten so much negative criticism and with these new songs that I’ve been putting out… I haven’t seen anyone say something negative about my singing which says something. Really, I’m telling the truth that I used to get a lot of nasty critics with my vocals in the past. You see, listening to negative criticism can sometimes be inspiring ’cause they help you improve.

I really practiced hard on my singing. Just practicing on my own with no vocal coach. Still gotta lot of work to do but I feel that I’m doing well. Just wanna do my very best and get better.

I’m getting kind of tired of singing solo, though. Someday, I would like to front a rock n’ roll band… sing covers or originals… whatever. I think I can do fine singing for a full band backing me up. Do it as a way to test out my vocals even more.

I love singing, though. It’s one of my favorite things to do. So glad I decided to take singing more seriously. Hard work really does pay off.

Someday, I’ll videotape myself doing vocal exercises so I can show you my secret on how I improve. Maybe I’ll do that next week.

I’ll always find ways to become a better singer just like I’m finding ways to become a better guitarist. I wanna become great at both.

Kev

movies

Zack Snyder finally reveals new Wonder Woman!!!

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As expected, I knew Zack was gonna give Wonder Woman a completely different look. Something different than the usual red, white, yellow and blue costume. I like the new Wonder Woman costume. I’m glad Zack still made her sexy and hot looking the way she’s supposed to be. She has a new weapon I see, a sword and I see she still has her lasso which is a good thing. Glad Zack didn’t ditch the lasso, you can still see it.

People complained that she’s too skinny? I agree but maybe that’s the way Zack wanted her? Zack probably wanted her to be skinny. He didn’t want Gal Gadot to be similar to Lynda Carter. Gal’s Wonder Woman doesn’t show cleavage while Lynda Carter did. Even though this Wonder Woman doesn’t show cleavage, still sexy though. Glad she’s still showing legs.

When Gal Gadot was first announced as Wonder Woman, she got a lot of negative criticism and now this photo has finally came out, she is getting nothing but praise now. Weird isn’t it? This is why you shouldn’t negatively judge early. Zack knows what he’s doing.

I love the new Wonder Woman. Great job Zack!!!

Now lets see a pic of Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor soon please.

Kev

movies

More great news for “Weird Al” fanatics!!! “UHF” and “The Compleat Al” getting BluRay/DVD releases!!!

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Announced at SDCC, Shout Factory revealed that Weird Al’s featured film, “UHF” is finally getting a BluRay release and even more surprising news that the Weird Al Mockumentary that was made for TV, “The Compleat Al” is getting a DVD release. Both will be coming out in the fall, I believe.

After the success of Weird Al’s new album, “Mandatory Fun”, I’m sure that’ll help sell these two new releases pretty well!!! Now that more people are just discovering Weird Al, even more people will learn about “UHF” and “The Compleat Al”. “The Complete Al” is a mockumentary about his life and career, pretty much making fun of himself.

I’m glad UHF is getting a BluRay release. I’ll get “The Compleat Al” too ’cause I never seen it before.

I miss old school Weird Al. I still like him now but old school Weird Al was the funniest. I miss the curly hair, glasses and mustache look. I’m not that crazy about his look now where he has his long hair down, no glasses and clean shaven. I can see why he changed his look, though. Understandable.

Even though “UHF” bombed in theaters, it continues to sell well on VHS and DVD over the years. I’m sure it will be a big seller on BluRay too.

Kev