Arena Rock is a thing?

 So as I start my liquid  diet for The Event tomorrow at noon I might as well talk about a revelation DJ and I had yesterday while sipping (gulping) wine in our warm corner of our deck* 

So you might have heard we have a concert coming up in May in Chicago (Nightwish) and we have been exploring the "backup" band Beast in Black.  SHOCKING!!!  

We watched their #1 song (which is now constantly in my head) on your tube and our mouths dropped open and the first thing DJ says . . .  NO NO NO (you will see why in a bit). 

Beast in Black toured with Nightwish 2.5 years ago when they were last on tour and while the first song we ever SAW was SHOCKING they have a lot of good songs.  But here is the thing.

Pandora turned me on to a group called Battle Beast who have a number of good rockin song with a female lead.  Typical of Dutch bands.  Knowing that Nightwish music is classified as Symphonic metal, power metal, folk metal, gothic metal what was Beast in Black classified as,  well     Heavy metal, power metal, arena rock.

Arena Rock?  What is that?  "It's a style of rock music that originated in the mid-1970s. As hard rock bands and those playing a softer yet strident kind of pop rock became increasingly popular, groups began creating material inherently designed for large audiences, and arena rock developed from their use of more commercially oriented and radio-friendly sounds".

Nightwish is NOT radio friendly as most "songs" are 10 minute plus (like most of Metallica's REAL music).  Beast in Black? Totally Arena Rock.  

SO! back to Battle Beast - I was looking into Battle Beast, who are these guys, I see that this female artis is ACTUALLY Yannis Papadopoulos who quit and went to Beast in Black  AHHH HAAA! 

Without further ado  And don't be shocked.  It's a small club, not the normal 50,000-80,000 Nightwish typically play in front of.   The freaking song is stuck in my brain!!

https://youtu.be/XF-tWR6cfU0  

NOW - you are saying OMG!!  They have a good number of "normal" songs but that one is a bit disconcerting.  

BTW - Nightwish's first concert in 2.5 years is later this month in front of a sold out 65,000 in Europe.  For us?  5,000 in Chicago with VIP seats.

OH - another genre'  Cock Rock  a genre of rock music that emphasizes an aggressive form of male sexuality. (see Led Zepplin)   

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 ** warm corner of our deck = we have a corner of our deck that faces south and when its sunny out with slight wind it is ALWAYS 20-25 degrees warmer then near the railing meaning when it's 30 degrees in February it 55 for us.  We have sat out there is short sleeves in February and perfectly happy. 

Of course when it's 80 degrees its 100 in the corner in summer (thus the cooler screened in porch)

OH - remember when the estimate of the estimate for the cabin at the very tip of Door county (on the squiggly Highway 1/2 mile from the ferry) came in $100,000 ABOVE what we thought?   Yea - well, that has been put on hold for a a year or two.  We will do the ground work and access road but no cabin until the economy calms down and we go into the coming recession.  

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Remember - when the food shortages begin, Vegans are the closest thing to free range, anti biotic free grass fed meat source.  just sayin'.  

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OH - good friend of mine is getting married in LV this week Mafmudije & Andrew's Wedding  DJ and I were married in LV 26 years ago and it is the best bet I ever made.  

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Have a great but rainy week - Weekend is looking GREAT!!!