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After weeks of Covid-19 restrictions Aucklanders are waking to new freedoms this morning under alert level 2. And the Ministry of Health has revealed more details of what's believed to be the true first Covid-19 case in New Zealand. The case came to light when a man sought Covid-19 testing after developing a sore throat. His weak positive result and serology test results indicated an old infecti..

The overnight repair job to temporarily fix the damaged strut on the Auckland Harbour Bridge was successful, says NZTA. * strut 지주 One more lane has opened to traffic early this morning after the lower half of the strut on the bridge has been replaced with a section of freshly fabricated steel. * traffic 차량들 Three lanes are now open for southbound traffic. * southbound traffic 남쪽으로 가는 차량들 Anothe..

Seoul seems to have shown the way to mitigating both the health and the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. 1. As the United States struggles with a stubbornly persistent pandemic and a stubbornly slow return to economic growth, South Korea seems to have found the recipe to succeed on both fronts—if it can survive a late-year uptick in new coronavirus cases. 2. In the latest economic p..

See You In Hell, 1983 1. See You In Hell 4:16 2. Dead On Arrival 4:31 3. Liar 2:45 4. Wrath Of The Ripper 3:10 5. Now Or Never 2:50 6. Run For Your Life 3:39 7. The Show Must Go On 7:30 8. All Hell Let Loose 4:23 NWOBHM 시대에 기대주로 부상했으나, 열풍이 오래가지는 않았던 것으로 기억한다. 이 앨범은 1집인데, 들어보면 상당히 묵직하게 휘몰아친다. 80년대판 블랙 사바스가 되지 않을까 하는 기대가 있었을 것 같다. 묵직한 발라드 The Show Must Go On이 제일 좋다.

Various ‎– If I Were A Carpenter, 1994 1. American Music Club-Goodbye To Love 3:12 2. Shonen Knife-Top Of The World 3:55 3. Sonic Youth-Superstar 4:06 4. The Cranberries-(They Long To Be) Close To You 2:40 5. Bettie Serveert-For All We Know 3:27 6. Dishwalla-It's Going To Take Some Time 4:16 7. Sheryl Crow-Solitaire 4:43 8. Johnette Napolitano With Marc Moreland-Hurting Each Other 4:09 9. Redd K..

Shakin' Brains, 1983 1. 1789 4:01 2. Aftermath 4:09 3. Always 4:14 4. Necrosexual Killer 3:45 5. Destruction Song 3:24 6. Vikings 4:05 7. Looking For You 3:53 8. Spring Maiden 3:53 9. King Of The Sea 3:41 10. Keep On Keepin' On 4:18 기타리스트가 기타치고 노래부르는 스웨덴 밴드. 속주가 대단한 것에 비해 보컬은 좀 답답한 소리가 나오는데, 전문 보컬을 기용했다면 훨씬 좋은 앨범이 되지 않았을까 하는 생각이 든다. Helloween의 기타리스트 Kai Hansen도 기타치면서 노래부르기가 쉽지 않아서, Michael Kiske..

The Michael Schenker Group, 1980 1. Armed And Ready 4:05 2. Cry For The Nations 5:08 3. Victim Of Illusion 4:41 4. Bijou Pleasurette 2:16 5. Feels Like A Good Thing 3:44 6. Into The Arena 4:10 7. Looking Out From Nowhere 4:28 8. Tales Of Mystery 3:16 9. Lost Horizons 7:04 사이먼 필립스, 게리 바든, 돈, 에이리, 마이클 쉥커. 좋은 음악이 안 나올 수 없는 조합이다. MSG의 데뷔 앨범인데 버릴 곡이 거의 없는 좋은 음반이다. Into The Arena, Lost Horizons는 언제들어도..

Tons Of Sobs, 1969 1. Over The Green Hills Pt. I 1:01 2. Worry 3:25 3. Walk In My Shadow 3:20 4. Wild Indian Woman 3:19 5. Goin' Down Slow 8:08 6. I'm A Mover 2:49 7. The Hunter 4:11 8. Moonshine 5:01 9. Sweet Tooth 4:43 10. Over The Green Hills Pt. II 1:58 별 기대없이 들었는데, 블루스를 기반으로 한 하드락을 제대로 하는 밴드의 음악이다. 젊은 나이에 요절한 기타리스트 폴 코조프가 중간중간 연주하는 기타소리가 인상적이고, 보컬 톤도 좋다. 진한 블루스곡 Goin' Down Slow를 비롯해서 대부분의 곡..

Lucio Battisti, 1969 1. Un'avventura - 3:10 2. 29 settembre - 3:29 3. La mia canzone per Maria - 3:10 4. Nel sole, nel vento, nel sorriso e nel pianto - 2:45 5. Uno in più - 3:43 6. Non è Francesca - 3:55 7. Balla Linda - 3:06 8. Per una lira - 2:27 9. Prigioniero del mondo - 3:26 10. Io vivrò (senza te) - 3:56 11. Nel cuore, nell'anima - 2:21 12. Il vento - 3:31 루치오 바티스티의 첫 앨범이다. 평범한 이탈리아 대중가요 ..

Desertshore, 1970 1. Janitor Of Lunacy 4:01 2. The Falconer 5:39 3. My Only Child 3:27 4. Le Petit Chevalier 1:12 5. Abschied 3:02 6. Afraid 3:27 7. Mütterlein 4:38 8. All That Is My Own 3:54 앨범 전체 런닝타임이 30분이 채 안된다. 독특한 음색의 니코 목소리를 잘 들을 수 있고 시간이 길지 않으니 질릴 것 같지도 않다. 전체적으로 좋은 곡들이 많은데, Afraid가 특히 예쁘게 들린다.

Homogenic, 1997 1. Hunter 4:17 2. Jóga 5:08 3. Unravel 3:20 4. Bachelorette 5:18 5. All Neon Like 5:55 6. 5 Years 4:29 7. Immature 3:08 8. Alarm Call 4:22 9. Pluto 3:21 10. All Is Full Of Love 4:31 아이슬란드 가수라고 한다. 음악이 새롭긴 한데, 좀 질리는 맛이 있다.

Tears Of The Sun, 1999 1. Then There Were None 4:18 2. The Demon King 4:16 3. Elegy For Piano 3:17 4. Sundialer 4:55 5. Jessica's Song 4:13 6. Spring 6:50 7. Song For Europe 4:18 8. Tears Of The Sun 9:27 9. Sanctus 6:17 10. Evensong (Arrangement For Saxophone) 4:26 11. Gigue 6:53 12. In The Region Of The Summer Stars 8:49 13. Land Of Hope And Glory 4:36 에니드의 앨범도 엄청 많기 때문에 일일이 다 들어보기가 현실적으로 쉽지 않다..

On Time, 1969 1. Are You Ready 3:25 2. Anybody's Answer 5:15 3. Time Machine 3:40 4. High On A Horse 2:35 5. T.N.U.C. 8:40 6. Into The Sun 6:25 7. Heartbreaker 6:30 8. Call Yourself A Man 3:00 9. Can't Be Too Long 6:30 10. Ups And Downs 4:50 3인조 편성의 그랜드펑크레일로드의 데뷔앨범이다. 기타리스트 마크 파너는 노래도 하고 작곡도 하고 다재다능하고, 밴드 멤버 모두 열심히 하는 친구들이라는 인상이 있는 밴드다. 묵직한 Heartbreaker가 발라드로서 좋은 곡이다. Grand Funk, 1969 1. Got Thi..

Cactus, 1970 1. Parchman Farm 3:05 2. My Lady From South Of Detroit 4:20 3. Bro. Bill 5:10 4. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover 6:44 5. Let Me Swim 3:50 6. No Need To Worry 6:00 7. Oleo 4:49 8. Feel So Good 6:00 Parchman Farm, Let Me Swim 등은 현란한 드러밍과 격렬한 기타소리가 좋은 편이고, No Need To Worry는 블루스 같은 곡인데, 전체적으로 건질만한 곡은 없어 보인다. 가운데 손가락을 들어 욕을 하는 듯한 뉘앙스의 앨범 표지가 인상적이다. 기타리스트로 Jeff Beck을 영입하려다가 교통사고를 입는 바..

Tapestry, 1971 1. I Feel The Earth Move 2:57 2. So Far Away 3:55 3. It's Too Late 3:51 4. Home Again 2:27 5. Beautiful 3:05 6. Way Over Yonder 4:42 7. You've Got A Friend 5:07 8. Where You Lead 3:18 9. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 4:10 10. Smackwater Jack 3:39 11. Tapestry 3:11 12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 3:47 듣기 편한 노래들이 많고, 들어보면 대개 언젠가 들어본 느낌이 드는 친숙한 곡들이다. Rhymes & Reasons, 1972 1..

Death Wish II, 1982 1. Who's To Blame 2:38 2. The Chase 5:45 3. City Sirens 1:57 4. Jam Sandwich 2:35 5. Carole's Theme 2:48 6. The Release 2:32 7. Hotel Rats And Photostats 2:36 8. Shadow In The City 4:00 9. Jill's Theme 3:59 10. Prelude 2:18 11. Big Band, Sax, And Violence 2:48 12. Hypnotizing Ways (Oh Mamma) 2:45 지미 페이지가 맡은 영화음악인데, Prelude라는 곡이 짧지만 분위기 좋은 기타 연주곡이다. Outrider, 1988 1. Wasting M..

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has clashed with Newstalk ZB host Mike Hosking over her Government's handling of the Covid response and other matters he sought to question her on this morning. At one point an exasperated Ardern said the host's question about whether the Government intended to take over control of two city councils was "ridiculous". In an interview with Newstalk ZB's Hosking, Arder..

Led Zeppelin, 1969 1. Good Times Bad Times 2:43 2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 6:40 3. You Shook Me 6:30 4. Dazed And Confused 6:27 5. Your Time Is Gonna Come 4:41 6. Black Mountain Side 2:06 7. Communication Breakdown 2:26 8. I Can't Quit You Baby 4:42 9. How Many More Times 3:30 대망의 레드제플린 1집이다. 개인적으로 좋아하는 곡은 Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 밖에 없지만, 뮤지션들이 더 좋아하는 것 같다. Led Zeppelin, 1969 1. Whole Lotta Lov..

Various ‎– Two Rooms: Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1991 1. Eric Clapton-Border Song 2. Kate Bush-Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) 3. Sting-Come Down In Time 4. The Who-Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 5. The Beach Boys-Crocodile Rock 6. Wilson Phillips-Daniel 7. Joe Cocker-Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 8. Jon Bon Jovi-Levon 9. Tina Turner-..

My Generation, 1965 1. Out In The Street 2:30 2. I Don't Mind 2:32 3. The Good's Gone 3:59 4. La-La-La-Lies 2:12 5. Much Too Much 2:45 6. My Generation 3:15 7. The Kids Are Alright 2:42 8. Please Please Please 2:45 9. It's Not True 2:30 10. A Legal Matter 2:47 11. The Ox 3:49 My Generation이라는 노래가 유명하긴 하지만, 가사를 듣지 않고 음악만 듣는다면 그다지 주목할 만한 곡은 아니다. The Kids Are Alright가 더 멜로딕하고 좋은데, 비틀즈 곡 같은 느낌이 든다. ..

Best Of Aphrodite's Child, 1971 1. Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall (4:57) 2. Such a funny night (4:33) 3. I want to live (3:30) 4. You always stand in my way (3:55) 5. Rain and Tears (3:10) 6. Let me love, Let me live (4:42) 7. Don't try to catch a river (3:38) 8. It's five o'clock (3:29) 9. Wake up (4:50) 10. End of the World (3:13) 특이한 음색의 데미스 루소스의 목소리를 들을 수 있는 좋은 앨범이다. 유명한 팝송 Spring, Summer, ..

London Calling, 1979 1. London Calling 3:17 2. Brand New Cadillac 2:05 3. Jimmy Jazz 3:51 4. Hateful 2:42 5. Rudie Can't Fail 3:25 6. Spanish Bombs 3:17 7. The Right Profile 3:50 8. Lost In The Supermarket 3:43 9. Clampdown 3:45 10. The Guns Of Brixton 3:08 11. Wrong 'Em Boyo 3:08 12. Death Or Glory 3:52 13. Koka Kola 1:44 14. The Card Cheat 3:44 15. Lover's Rock 3:59 16. Four Horsemen 2:55 17. ..

Producer Martin Birch helped define rock'n'roll via the work he did with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac and more – here we look back on 10 of the best (Image credit: Fin Costello/Getty Images) Martin Birch helped shape the sound of rock and metal as we know it. The producer, who has died at the age of 71, was the go-to studio genius for some of music’s greatest bands, from Deep Purple..

Operation: Mindcrime, 1988 1. I Remember Now 1:17 2. Anarchy-X 1:27 3. Revolution Calling 4:42 4. Operation: Mindcrime 4:43 5. Speak 3:42 6. Spreading The Disease 4:07 7. The Mission 5:46 8. Suite Sister Mary 10:41 9. The Needle Lies 3:08 10. Electric Requiem 1:22 11. Breaking The Silence 4:34 12. I Don't Believe In Love 4:23 13. Waiting For 22 1:05 14. My Empty Room 1:28 15. Eyes Of A Stranger ..