Hello everyone, this time will be a quick post, at 11:15 pm, after a day of extreme monitor and curses to the code. begin to be tired of being 8 hours in front of a monitor for only results in minimal training, but instead I'm happy because things seem to have taken a considerable drop in the "normal" life. How many of you have already read Nino, Misaki won a scholarship from the Italian Government and will study in Italy next year. The idea is that of a master of the first level, called "the educational dimension of international cooperation", as part of Education in Bologna. We are both very happy, it is very important opportunity that will give her plenty of opportunity in a field that she likes very much. There will be plenty of opportunities to walk around in Italy, maybe find some of you. From For my part, I feel that there now 3 months at the end of this famous Vulcanus ... I do not want to find myself in September with no goals, but what I'm trying now is not the software, but the relationships with people, maybe in the international arena, I like the most. For the moment I'm happy to prepare some detailed CV to be sent and to do an interview with Japan Google ... their own, we agree to see us on 15th June. Not that I want to stay in Japan for now, especially with Misaki in Italy, but a thought for the future never hurts. In the meantime, I hope that this internship will become more interesting is the activity that occupies more my day, but at the same time also the heaviest. I also talk to the boss to ask that the projects for the coming months, I really hope it's something that I "keep you awake."
E 'come the hour of sleep ... pity only that the nights are so fast ... Until next time, hello hello EMA
Wicked Minds, the Italian psychedelic hard rockers, keep the momentum going after storming Their studio albums From The Purple Skies and Witchflower with the proof that they can hack it as a live band. Recorded at the Burg Herzberg Festival in 2006, the album features four tracks from each of the studio albums and comes in at an impressive 75 Minutes (for the non-mathematicians amongst you that is an average of nearly 9.5 minutes per track!). Although the line-up of the band hasn't changed, regular drummer Andrea Concarotti was unable to make the concert but is ably replaced by guest Riccardo Lovotti, from extreme metal band Burning Tide / Edema. As anyone who has heard the studio albums will know, Wicked Minds take a lot of their musical clues from 70s bands such as Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. The Ever-present Hammond Organ of Paolo 'Apollo' Negri and the hard-riffing guitar of Lucio Calegari dominate the sound, but both are masters at what they do and combine in an inventive and complementary way. Like those greats of the 70s, the band don't just concentrate on heavy numbers, but balance things out with the odd ballad or two. The excellent Before The Morning Light is rather beefed up from the studio version, but still has its delicate moments and J.C. Cinel can certainly carry a tune. The album begins with the title tracks from the studio albums, From The Purple Skies has possibly the greatest Hammond riff in the last 20 years or so and the live presentation of Witchflower adds a new dimension to the song. The band also demonstrate that they can improvise on stage with two of the songs, The Elephant Stone and Through My Love both extended to twice their original length. The first of these tracks has a rather spacey, echo-laden guitar over a slow groove, while the latter starts with a four and a half minute guitar solo that contains nods to the ilk of Hendrix and Blackmore and concentrates on sonic exploration rather than sheer notes per minute speeding up and down the fret board. Consequently it is much more interesting than self-indulgent. However, it is the epic Return To Uranus that once again steals the show. In my review of the studio version of this track I compared it with Purple's Space Trucking, and this live version makes the comparison even more justified. Not that the songs are the same at all, just the way the track builds and the interplay of the guitar and Hammond hold the interest over the 20 minutes of the piece. The gentler elements of the song, the flute and acoustic guitar, are absent but the group are putting on a rock show, and they certainly do it with style! So, conclusions. Simply, Wicked Minds are very, very good at what they do. One has to remember that it is thirty years since the heyday of the seventies and most progressive music lovers won't have seen or may not have even heard of the bands that were originally given the label of progressive. Heck I hazard a guess that most of the readers of these pages were not even a twinkle in their parents' eyes! If you want to hear a modern take on classic rock performed by excellent musicians (no joking, Paolo Negri could seriously give Jon Lord stiff competition for title of master of the Hammond Organ) then Wicked Minds are the answer. Their studio albums I love and am not in the slightest disappointed by this live release. Recommended Because I love it! Conclusion: 8 out of 10 MARK HUGHES
And here I am, writing on the blog after the holidays fast the golden week and after last week's work. In Japan there is a period between April and May, called Golden Week. This is because there are 5 days out of seven national parties and the other 2 usually get 2 days of leave, so often manage to have well 8 days of rest. I personally have rested on the first weekend and the second in two days but I preferred to work to save the central holiday in August ^ ^.
With Misaki, the first weekend we went to Hiroshima and then to the nearby island of Miyajima. Fortunately we met Nino, Joan and David with whom we spent two beautiful days on the basis of okonomiyaki, oysters, sea and temples etc etc ... I really wanted to go to Hiroshima to see for myself the concrete manifestation of human stupidity, believing you to find sadness and remorse. But we found a lively city, very busy (especially at night), full of green and bright buildings, as well as with machines of incredible tamarri truccatissime. ^ ^ I liked it so much ... really! The photo on the left is the Genbaku-dome in Hiroshima, the only building left standing when the explosion of the atomic bomb, while the right photo is the famous red torii at Miyajima Itsukushima temple.
Obviously there are many other pictures: the set of Miyajima is here, while the Hiroshima here.
I would like to inform that we were also at the Hiroshima bomb museum Atomic, with lots of photos and artifacts left after the explosion, some images may be strong.
made an impression on me this: are all the letters that the mayor of Hiroshima has written to leaders of various countries: one for each time it was made a nuclear test on our planet, from the bomb on ... Well, there are three solid walls of these letters, each written in Japanese and English, and many still do not want to understand, especially those at the head of government.
Oh well, it was a very nice weekend, I would say education, especially considering the strength and the life you were born in this city and its tragedy.
finish posting a video of David and Nino to grips with the game because of Taiko are truest test of how it is always so beautiful to share an adventure like this. Thanks again ....
