tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34659035.post3064560180570526455..comments2024-02-14T02:30:03.149-08:00Comments on Digital Meltd0wn: Bram Tchaikovsky - FunlandZer0_IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00198889581230275413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34659035.post-15819218906500392252011-12-26T04:12:29.817-08:002011-12-26T04:12:29.817-08:00I think this is a great album and more or less see...I think this is a great album and more or less seems to follow the natural progression for his style.<br /><br />One thing I have noticed reading reviews internet-wide from various sources is the common, but kinda of lame, common trait of most "fans" only liking the first album "Stange man, Changed Man", usually citing the other albums as "Crap" <br /><br />Anyway, all this reveals the reviewers overly simplistic analytical skills that are rather superficial - basically the attitude of people who listen to music but can't play it (i.e. non-musicians)<br /><br />This musician begs to differ regarding the second and third albums and to be honest, I think his best work is on the second album, with really evolutionary improvements in production, songwriting and lyrical content (take "Mister President" for instance, a song about a cocaine abusing president that all these years later still evokes images of that guy who got a blowjob from Monica and although he never abused cocaine or inhaled, his brother did!, or the mention of "Uncle Jimmy" - a direct reference to the President of the USA at the time, Jimmy Carter in "The Russian are Coming".)<br /><br />It's a shame that Bram retired and faded away. I will always have a special place for this guy as when I fist picked up a guitar over 2 decades ago before I was in high school, I cut my teeth, metaphotically speaking, learning songs from all his 3 albums. I loved his riffs almost as much as I did the riffs I was copying from my Black Sabbath collection at the time. His riffy style, actually is very reminiscent of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, the ultimate riff master and voted Heavy Metal guitarist of the century by Guitar World magazine back in 03 or 04 and unlike most regualr pop songwriters who use the same riff with a chorus for their top40 crap, Bram, like Iommi wrote more complex songs using multiple riffs. I really have 2 guitar heros etched into my heart and soul...Iomii and Tchaikovsky (Brammall) <br /><br />:)Emir from Newcastle, Australianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34659035.post-80038083492045262042010-06-29T09:55:17.906-07:002010-06-29T09:55:17.906-07:00Thanks NØ.Thanks NØ.displayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870932503012238276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34659035.post-42380164498541274462010-06-03T19:35:03.808-07:002010-06-03T19:35:03.808-07:00Definitely loved the lush pop of BT when Strange M...Definitely loved the lush pop of BT when Strange Man, Changed Man came out, glad you revived this here.Jim T.noreply@blogger.com