I recently got the Desperate Measures CD/DVD. The CD features 2 new studio recordings from the band which are really good. Then there are the cover songs which are;
"Shout at the Devil" (Mötley Crüe cover)
"Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin cover)
"Bad Town" (Operation Ivy cover)
these aren't bad either but not my type of thing.
Then there are 6 live recordings but these are songs from Swan Songs, but they are still excellent. Finally the Castle Renholdër Mix of the fan favourite "Everywhere I Go" which is basically more drums and guitar but is still a brilliant track.
Now onto the DVD, this Live footage shot on two different nights they performed at two different places. The Live footage is amazing and they put on a really good show. They also take off their mask as i said in a previous posting about Desperate Measures, and i think they remove their mask just because everyone already knows what they look like but they put their masks back on for the last song.
If you like this band and haven't seen them live in person then i would recommend getting this as it is just an amazing piece of work.
For more information on Desperate Measures click the link below;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_undead
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Lyrical Content
One of the main reasons why Hollywood Undead are so big is because of their lyrical content. Their lyrical content ranges from self harming, the loss of a loved one, partying, women, family, friends, their home city of Los Angeles and tattoos.
As i said in my first posting they went to a Record Label that let them do the album they wanted and not censor any of it, as they wanted to give the fans what they were already used to.
As i said in my first posting they went to a Record Label that let them do the album they wanted and not censor any of it, as they wanted to give the fans what they were already used to.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Desperate Measures
On the 10 November Hollywood Undead released the CD/DVD combo "Desperate Measures".
This combo contains three new songs, three cover songs, a remix of "Everywhere I Go"(from Swan Songs), and six live versions of previously released tracks along with a 60 minute long DVD of live performances.
As I said in my first posting Hollywood Undead wear masks, but for this DVD they didn't wear mask for the performance. I don't know why they didn't wear their masks but I guess it was because everyone who is a major fan of the band has seen pictures on the internet of them without their masks.
Picture of the band unmasked;
This combo contains three new songs, three cover songs, a remix of "Everywhere I Go"(from Swan Songs), and six live versions of previously released tracks along with a 60 minute long DVD of live performances.
As I said in my first posting Hollywood Undead wear masks, but for this DVD they didn't wear mask for the performance. I don't know why they didn't wear their masks but I guess it was because everyone who is a major fan of the band has seen pictures on the internet of them without their masks.
Picture of the band unmasked;
Thursday, 5 November 2009
2009 Tour
Hollywood Undead will be touring this year and their Tour dates for Britain are:
29/11/09 Norwich, Waterfront
30/11/09 Birmingham, Academy 2(Sold Out)
1/12/09 Glasgow, ABC
2/12/09 Leeds, Metropolitan University
4/12/09 London, SBE 2
5/12/09 Bristol, Anson Rooms
6/12/09 Manchester, Academy 2
This is a promotional poster for the American leg of the Tour:
29/11/09 Norwich, Waterfront
30/11/09 Birmingham, Academy 2(Sold Out)
1/12/09 Glasgow, ABC
2/12/09 Leeds, Metropolitan University
4/12/09 London, SBE 2
5/12/09 Bristol, Anson Rooms
6/12/09 Manchester, Academy 2
This is a promotional poster for the American leg of the Tour:
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Start of Hollywood Undead
The band formed in 2005 from being friends and had a similar love for Rap/Rock music and being from Los Angeles this was easily explained as LA is the home of rap music.
All members go by an alias so they can hide their identity as they wanted the music to speak for itself and not be about how they look. The seven members were Deuce, J-Dog, Johnny 3 Tears, Charlie Scene (because it rhymes with the actor Charlie Sheen), Funny Man, Da Kurlzz and Shady Jeff. Later as the band started getting the hits on their myspace page Shady Jeff left the group, nobody knows why as of yet.
As the bands myspace hits grew to the millions that's when the record companies started contacting them to sign them but they wanted a record company that wasn't going to censor the album as they use a large amount of foul language in all different context's.
They singed to A&M/Octane who let them do the album they wanted to. On May 18 2009 the band released their first album titled Swan Songs. They chose this title because there is a saying that when a swan dies it makes one last beautiful sound. As of October 2009 the album has went Gold in America which means they have sold 500,000+ albums in America.
As a result of the band being recieved so well in America and Britain they are schelued to release a CD/DVD pack called Desperate Measures on November 10 2009. This includes a 60 minute DVD of live footage and a CD including three cover songs and six live recordings of songs from Swan Songs.
Below is a picture of the band as their alter egos.
From left to right top row: Deuce, J-Dog and Da kurlzz
Bottom row Charlie Scene, Johnny 3 Tears and Funny Man.
All members go by an alias so they can hide their identity as they wanted the music to speak for itself and not be about how they look. The seven members were Deuce, J-Dog, Johnny 3 Tears, Charlie Scene (because it rhymes with the actor Charlie Sheen), Funny Man, Da Kurlzz and Shady Jeff. Later as the band started getting the hits on their myspace page Shady Jeff left the group, nobody knows why as of yet.
As the bands myspace hits grew to the millions that's when the record companies started contacting them to sign them but they wanted a record company that wasn't going to censor the album as they use a large amount of foul language in all different context's.
They singed to A&M/Octane who let them do the album they wanted to. On May 18 2009 the band released their first album titled Swan Songs. They chose this title because there is a saying that when a swan dies it makes one last beautiful sound. As of October 2009 the album has went Gold in America which means they have sold 500,000+ albums in America.
As a result of the band being recieved so well in America and Britain they are schelued to release a CD/DVD pack called Desperate Measures on November 10 2009. This includes a 60 minute DVD of live footage and a CD including three cover songs and six live recordings of songs from Swan Songs.
Below is a picture of the band as their alter egos.
From left to right top row: Deuce, J-Dog and Da kurlzz
Bottom row Charlie Scene, Johnny 3 Tears and Funny Man.
To find out more on this band visit the link below:
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