Hard Rock
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the hard rock music genre.
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Van Halen – “Van Halen”
It’s easy to deride Van Halen in the light of the dozens of mediocre spawns they birthed, and they hold a large responsibility for ushering in the worst era of rock: glam metal—but make no mistake. Van Halen aren’t your usual KISS or Mötley Crüe. They’re actually a great fuckin’ band (Lee Roth era only) and their debut… (read more)
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Blue Öyster Cult – “Fire of Unknown Origin”
Blue Öyster Cult remain a band that tease me. One of those I feel should be made for me to obsess over, but the pieces don’t come together like they should. But I’ll be trying them until I can’t see the potential anymore. I was initially worried Fire of Unknown Origin would be a single-driven… (read more)
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Deep Purple – “Stormbringer”
I want to like Stormbringer more than I actually do. Well, that describes my feelings towards Deep Purple in general. But this one’s kind of an underdog: it marks uncharted territory for the band with the funk addition which actually works since Coverdale doesn’t opt the vocal mannerisms of funk like a lot of lame… (read more)
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Foo Fighters – “Saint Cecilia EP” (2015)
After Sonic Highways, you may have been inclined to believe that the riff-generating machine must have finally broken down, but if this EP is any indication it seems back up and running, even though it’s not at full capacity. The title track is Foo Fighters‘ best song to appear since Wasting Light, and the sound… (read more)
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Van Halen Retrospective
(Original publication date unknown) For someone who’s into a lot of “indie/alternative” music, I don’t think anything gets me more puzzling looks from like-minded listeners than the fact that I really like Van Halen. It seems younger, “hipper” music fans are, in increasing amount, rejecting anything labelled as classic rock out of nothing more than… (read more)
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Foo Fighters Retrospective
(Original publication date unknown) Oh ho, neighboring music nerds. So you want me to apologize for my love of Foo Fighters? Call them a “guilty pleasure?” Say the usual stupid image-preserving apologies like “I like them, but they aren’t objectively good?” Tough luck. Foo Fighters are great. Foo Fighters kick ass. Foo Fighters are possibly… (read more)
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Deep Purple – “Deep Purple”
Deep Purple’s third album is the final with their original vocalist. Nonetheless, they deliver one of their most psychedelic, darkest works. (read more)
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The Who – “Tommy”
I’m gonna be upfront: I hate rock operas, honestly. Tommy is not an exception. A melodramatic story that’s impossible to relate to in its campyness and is amateurishly written to boot. There’s a reason The Who are musicians first and not authors, though listening to Tommy almost tempts me to forget the reason for even… (read more)
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Alice Cooper – “School’s Out”
The attitude and personality is in ‘School’s Out.’ Additionally, the schmaltzy production shows for the first time… but where are the hooks? (read more)
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Alice Cooper – “Muscle of Love”
Name(s): Muscle of LoveArtist(s): Alice CooperRelease Date(s): November 20, 1973 Oh, the humanity. Probably the Alice Cooper group’s most underrated album. Actually there’s no “probably” about it. The four albums before Muscle of Love are quite acclaimed, what makes Muscle of Love the odd duck out that seems to get ignored by critics and fans… (read more)
