Ok so I may be jumping the gun a little but I thought since everybody’s reminiscing about 2008 I should go one step further and tell you how 2009 was…..and the answer to your question is….yes, I can see into the future, but with great power comes great responsibility…{sorry cant seem to get that line out of my head :-P}. Anyway, I may not be able to say how Barrack Obama’s first year in office was or if the India-Pakistan conflict was resolved but I can say how the year was music wise and I think we can all agree that’s the most important thing.
So here we go…the newly reunited Alice in Chains along with their new singer William Duvall finally released their long awaited album and since it’s been around 15 years since grunge died out, the album was regarded as an unremarkable metal album and clumped in together with releases from Godsmack and Staind. However it still had considerably high sales as AIC fans from across the world ran out to get this album so that they could be the first ones to compare Duvall’s singing to Layne Staley’s, while exceptional playing by the three original members allowed three singles to be released ,one of which was even played on vh1! Speaking of Layne Staley….the biopic of the late singer was released late in the year and opened to generally negative reviews… {Screw them….I can’t wait to watch it!}
Also, Jesus Lizard once labeled ‘the world’s most dangerous band’ reunited to play a couple of shows to moderate response but disbanded for a second time due to disagreements between the band mates…{noooooooo!}
Other bands that reunited were 90’s favorites the Stone Temple Pilots and Blur, both of whom played for sold out crowds {but one of the bands didn’t survive till the end of the year….guess which one! :-P}
Fellow 90’s alumni Chris Cornell released yet another solo album to lackluster reviews… {Seriously this guy can’t catch a break unless he’s playing in bands like Soundgarden or Audioslave}
2009 saw its share of heavy music, thanks to releases from Deftones, Helmet and Slayer, all of which were appreciated by the mass audience. {God I miss Helmet!}
The indie circuit saw new albums by Franz Ferdinand and Built to Spill along with newest masterpiece by Radiohead with which they proved once again that they are the greatest band in the world today. {Incase you haven’t guessed I love Radiohead!!}
So that was 2009 in hindsight….oh and some other bands formed, disbanded, released albums…you get the idea. One major event in particular happened in 2009 which rocked the music world to its core….which you will have to wait and see though…..come on, there has to be some mystery in life.
Anyway this has been a prediction by me; hope you enjoyed it….. Nostradamus eat your heart out!! :-P
