My name is Gary DeAngelis Jr. and I know nothing about Heavy, Heavy
Metal music.
The Goal of this column is to expand my mind to a music
world I know nothing about. I will give a honest review of what I listen
to and what I like and dislike about it.
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| Good For You: Greg Ginn & Mike Vallely |
Today I will be reviewing the Greg Ginn side project "Good for
you" featuring the lead vocals of Mike Vallely.
Greg Ginn was the founding member of the Influencial band Black Flag
in the late 70's to mid 80's.
Mike Vallely is a former skateboarder who I guess now sings. I first
discovered Mike by watching the CKY videos that Bam Margera put out. How
you make the jump from doing an ollie to now being a lead vocalist is
beyond me.
I ended up finding the album on their facebook page and they allow
you to listen for free.
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| CKY VIDEOS |
Normally I would just give a review of the album as a whole but seeing
how the album is 5 songs I did each track.
Hanging Around - was an ok song, nothing special
Its just business - was blah. Greg Ginn and his playing is ok but he
seems to be playing extra fast to still prove that hes Greg Ginn and
still has it.
Good Sport - Vocals were kinda low and hard to hear over Ginns guitar
playing. Again I didnt find the vocals anything special.
Stupid me - I actually dont mind this song.Kinda catchy.The chorus is
catchy. Again though the mix of vocals seems to be lower then the guitar. Not
sure if its the common theme of this record.
Blaze of Glory - When I think of blaze of glory it reminds me of Young
Guns 2 starring Emilio Estevez and that is the only nice thing I have to say about this song. Half of the song is him repeating "blaze
of glory", and it gets old real quick.
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| Black Flag: Rollins(left) Ginn(right) |
In closing, I didnt like this "album" at all. 5 songs on
a album is pretty lame to begin with. Greg Ginn and Mike Vallely don't
mix well. I haven't heard Mike's other bands so I kinda went into this
blind but maybe under a different scenario Mike might be decent but
I just didnt like him here.
Greg Ginn I just didn't get why he made this group/album. Since leaving
Black Flag in the mid 80's Ginn has tried many projects and all of them
seem to go down this road that leads to not many people giving a fuck.
Like I said his guitar playing is typical Greg Ginn-style but a little
sloppy. It seemed like he had to prove to the world that he was still
around and he could still play.
If you are a Black Flag fan I would stay away because it will just
depress you knowing that Ginn got a "Henry Rollins" ripoff
to try and lead a horse in to battle without armor.
D-
For more info on Good For You, follow the Links below
https://www.facebook.com/goodforyouband http://goodforyouband.com
http://gregginn.com
http://mikevallely.com/
About the Author, Heavy Metal Textbooks is proud to welcome Gary DeAngelis as a regular contributor to this blog. He provides an honest and forthright opinion about music that might be totally out of his spectrum. We look forward to seeing what he thinks of the various cd's we toss at him. Stay Metal.
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