The Antagonists, a British and American-influenced one-man Rock band from Kentucky, are the sounds of Alexander Schwartz, who writes, plays, and produces the music.
"Lunar Supported Design" is the second instrumental song by The Antagonists. Alexander Schwartz formerly recorded two guitar instrumental albums in 2009, under the nickname "Zander Schwartz." The albums are titled Official Schwartz and The Man, The Myth, The Legend, and can be found on JPageFan71's YouTube channel by clicking the link in the signature of any blog post.
"Lunar Supported Design" is to be included in the release of The Antagonists' debut album Eclipse, with an addition of vocals in the final version. "Eclipse" will be made available for download by the end of 2016, with several instrumental versions of the songs from the album anticipated for release in the near future.
The video includes two instruments in one video, similar to my previous song cover videos on my YouTube channel by using a PIP (picture-in-picture). The main video is the lead guitar, which is a Samick Avion AV6 Greg Bennett Design 6-string Electric Guitar played through a Digitech RP1000 Multi-Effects Pedal and a Marshall DSL-15H/MX-212 Tube Guitar Amplifier. The PIP features the Bass Guitar for the song, which is a Peavey Millennium AC BXP 4-string Bass Guitar played through a Peavey Max 126 Bass Guitar Amplifier.
Both videos were recorded via a Nady SP-5 USB Microphone into a MacBook Pro and edited with iMovie. GarageBand was used for the mixing and production of the drums.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
The Best Rock Albums of 2013
Today's post in 50 Years of Music,
a section of my blog devoted to the best rock albums of the
past fifty years, will include the best albums of 2012. I have covered
47 years of music in other
posts (1965-2012), which can be found by typing the year
into the search bar at the top of my blog. Each post in 50 Years of Music is updated frequently, with new albums recommended by readers added to the posts. What's your favorite?
- Avenged Sevenfold- Hail to the King
- Jimi Hendrix- People, Hell, & Angels
- John Fogerty- Wrote a Song for Everyone
- Paul McCartney- New
- Elton John- The Diving Board
- Bob Dylan- Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)
- David Bowie- The Next Day
- Queens of the Stone Age- ...Like Clockwork
- Alice In Chains- The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
- Rob Zombie- Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Black Sabbath- 13 (2013)
13 is the nineteenth studio album by the Rock group Black Sabbath, which was released on June 10, 2013. The album reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart and #1 as well on the UK Albums Chart. The album has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom and Platinum in Canada.
13 includes three singles-- "God Is Dead?" "End of the Beginning," and "Loner." Other notable songs on the album include: "Pariah," (found in the deluxe edition of the album) "Age of Reason," and "Dear Father."
Notable of the album is that it is Black Sabbath's first album with singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler since the band's 1998 live album Reunion, and the first album with Osbourne since Sabbath's 1978 studio album titled Never Say Die! The album also includes drummer Brad Wilk, former drummer of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, instead of former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward. Ward did not return to the group for 13 due to contractual disputes.
Also notable of the album is that it was primarily written and put together at guitarist Tony Iommi's home in England instead of the group's scheduled location of Los Angeles, California. This was due to Iommi's ongoing treatment for lymphoma at the time of writing/recording of 13.
Alexander Schwartz - JPageFan71
The Antagonists
Saturday, September 5, 2015
The Best Rock Albums of 2012
Today's post in 50 Years of Music,
a section of my blog devoted to the best rock albums of the
past fifty years, will include the best albums of 2012. I have covered
46 years of music in other
posts (1965-2011), which can be found by typing the year
into the search bar at the top of my blog. Each post in 50 Years of Music is updated frequently, with new albums recommended by readers added to the posts. What's your favorite?
- Joe Walsh- Analog Man
- Ringo Starr- 2012
- Paul McCartney- Kisses on the Bottom
- Van Halen- A Different Kind of Truth
- ZZ Top- La Futura
- Aerosmith- Music From Another Dimension!
- Bob Dylan- Tempest
- The Dandy Warhols- This Machine
- KISS- Monster
- Heart- Fanatic
- Neil Young- Psychedelic Pill
- Bruce Springsteen- Wrecking Ball
Rush- Clockwork Angels (2012)
Clockwork Angels is the twentieth studio album by Canadian progressive rock group Rush released on June 12, 2012 in the United States and Canada. The album reached #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart.
Clockwork Angels includes five singles-- "Caravan/BU2B," "Headlong Flight," "The Wreckers," "The Anarchist," and "Clockwork Angels." "Caravan/BU2B" reached #38 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart, and "Headlong Flight" plus "The Wreckers" both charted on the same chart, at #5 and #38 respectively. Other notable songs on the album include: "The Garden," "Wish Them Well," and "Seven Cities of Gold."
Notable of the album is that Nick Raskulincez, who worked with Rush on their nineteenth studio album Snakes & Arrows, returned as a co-producer for Clockwork Angels. Also, the album features string arrangements for many of its songs, which included six violins and two cellos that were played directly behind drummer Neil Peart's drum kit. Peart has stated in past interviews that he believes the album to be "[his] best both lyrically and musically."
Science fiction novelist Kevin J. Anderson, a long time friend of Peart, wrote a novelization of Clockwork Angels, which was released on September 4, 2012. Before the novel was released, Anderson gave the following preview of his latest science fiction work for Rush: "In a young man's quest to follow his dreams, he is caught between the grandiose force of order and chaos. He travels across a lavish and colorful world of steampunk and alchemy, with lost cities, pirates, anarchists, exotic carnivals, and a rigid Watchmaker who imposes precision on every aspect of daily life."
Alexander Schwartz - JPageFan71
The Antagonists
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The Best Rock Albums of 2011
Today's post in 50 Years of Music,
a section of my blog devoted to the best rock albums of the
past fifty years, will include the best albums of 2011. I have covered
45 years of music in other
posts (1965-2010), which can be found by typing the year
into the search bar at the top of my blog. Each post in 50 Years of Music is updated frequently, with new albums recommended by readers added to the posts. What's your favorite?
- The Smithereens- 2011
- R.E.M.- Collapse Into Now
- Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
- Alice Cooper- Welcome 2 My Nightmare
- Journey- Eclipse
- Yes- Fly From Here
- Stevie Nicks- In Your Dreams
- Chickenfoot- Chickenfoot III
- Seether- Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray
- Red Hot Chili Peppers- I'm With You
- Sixx: A.M.:- This Is Gonna Hurt
The Cars- Move Like This (2011)
Move Like This is the seventh album by the American new wave rock group The Cars released on May 10, 2011. The album reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart.
The album includes one single, "Sad Song," which charted at #33 on the Billboard Rock Songs Chart. Other notable songs on the album include: "Keep on Knocking," "Drag On Forever," "Blue Tip," "Too Late," and "Take Another Look."
Notable of the album is that it is The Cars' first album since 1987's Door to Door, and the first album without bassist/vocalist Benjamin Orr, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. However, the group did not add a new bassist to replace Orr. Instead, the bass parts for the album were programmed by co-producer Jacknife Lee, or performed by Greg Hawkes (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) on a bass guitar previously owned by Orr.
Also, rhythm guitarist/vocalist Ric Ocasek sings lead vocals on all of the songs on Move Like This, as Ocasek and Benjamin Orr split vocals duties on previous albums released by The Cars.
Sharp Subtle Flavor was one of the original working titles for the album, but was changed to Move Like This as a reference to the band's reputation for not moving around much onstage, according to an interview from Ric Ocasek. The name of the album is also included in the lyrics of the song "Too Late."
Alexander Schwartz - JPageFan71
The Antagonists
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