American Peace Live

Two in one day yea I know, I have a lot of time.

So at uni I've been given a design brief to think about over the spring break regarding chocolate. 

More specifically, chocolate that fits in with the American culture and lifestyle. I thought what better way to get into this mind set than by a bit of hands on research. I started today by hitting up McDonald's for a breakfast of Pancakes & Syrup, Crème Egg McFlurry, Choc Milkshake and free Hot Apple Pie. I also picked up a selection of chocolate bars (pictured below) from a candy stall in the shopping centre to see the kind of stuff they produce. It should make for some good eating, especially the Butterfinger which is my personal favourite.

I'm glad I went in to town today as well because as I went into Head (Leamington local record store) I saw this sign advertising Peace performing this Friday in-store and doing a signing, so I picked up their album for that. I also saw a self titled album Blue Roses, never heard of them before but for 50p I figured its worth a try at least. 

Listening to Slashes self titled album atm, expect a post soon.

Slash

This album is huuge! The amount of talent he has with him on this album is incredible, from Iggy Pop to Ozzy Osbourne to Chris Cornell with a bit of Dave Grohl thrown in for good measure.

Ghost- before listening to this track I didn't have a clue who Ian Astbury was and after a quick google, I found out he was in a band called The Cult. All I know is this track has got some power and I'm loving it. His vocals are brilliant and a great way to kick off the album.

Beautiful Dangerous- I previously heard Fergie with Slash on a cover of Paradise City and she sung it with so much gusto and effort, its tracks like that and this one where you can really tell she is a quality singer. She really goes well with the big rock guitar sound, for sure.

Starlight - I think this is my favourite track from the whole album. This Myles Kennedy guy, I like him. When he sings, he is proper going for it, no holds barred whatsoever,

Gotten - As much as I'm not a fan of Adam Levine on the whole, this track actually doesn't sound too bad. Probably the balance of Slash helps it quite a bit but yea. It's quite mellow compared to the other songs I prefer on the album but a nice change, not too depressing by any means.

Overall I'm so glad I picked this up. If you see it, do the same!