Chris's Music Page
Let's see; what do I have to say music-wise...
Well, I played bass for a local (Dunedin, New Zealand) band called Utopia from about 1993-1997. Eventually we were able to produce a 46-minute CD, of which only about 5 copies were produced, so don't expect to find it in stores!
I also did a brief bass-playing stint for Smile, another Dunedin band, in mid-1998, and again in mid-1999. Smile have a cool new CD out entitled "Fear of Flying", and another one in the pipeline already!
These days I tend to play more guitar than bass, and I've done a bit of multitrack recording on my Amiga (primarily guitar-based rock); I might provide a few audio clips and photos on this page later if I can be bothered.
Of course, I enjoy listening to music as well. My fave artists include:
The Beatles
No, not Oasis.
Foo Fighters
When the Foo Fighters' self-titled debut album was released, I foolishly assumed that they would be a cheap Nirvana spin-off. Oh, I was so wrong: "Foo Fighters" is a consistenly great collection of songs - one of those albums that you can listen to from beginning to end and be pleased to meet each new song again.
Of course, "The Colour and the Shape" is also excellent, with better production than "Foo Fighters", but I don't feel that the songs are quite as good, overall.
Juliana Hatfield
Deceptively sweet and simple songs express heartfelt and often tragic emotion. She can also rock out with the best of them. Thanks, Juliana, you've kicked this boy and taught him how to cry. :^)
I have three photos scanned from Juliana's high school yearbook, which were originally posted by someone else to the Juliana Hatfield Mailing List.
Killing Joke
Killing Joke's 1994 release "Pandemonium" comes pretty close to hard rock perfection. No cheese, lots of angry Jaz Coleman, and gutsy production, with bits of electronica and eastern influences. It was recorded in part in the Great Pyramid, Egypt!
Metallica
Consistently dark, teeth-gritting metal. Great production. I figure their greatness in their genre is primarily because they never strayed into rude arena-rock antics, and possibly because they never did a love song. Hella fun.
Nirvana
Radiohead
The Verlaines
Extremely talented but sadly now defunct New Zealand band, based in Dunedin for a long time, and often cited as exponents of the supposed "Dunedin Sound". Their songs are extremely well put together, both musically and lyrically, and played with such conviction! There's a good Verlaines site here.
Questions, comments or complaints? Send me an e-mail!
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