Best of Music Tribe (October 2020)

October 2020 has actually been a pretty good month for content on Music Tribe! People have posted all sorts of cool stuff on here so, in some ways, it was kind of hard to choose a winner! A clear winner did eventually end up revealing itself to me though and there are some really great articles as honourable mentions this month that you should definitely take some time to read.

The post of the month and winner of 250 Tribecoins is...

Valentina Zanola is this month's winner and the inaugural winner of the Best of Music Tribe with this fantastic article talking about Jethro Tull's seminal album Aqualung! After reading what she has to say about it, it's an album you'll definitely want to listen to all the way through. Well done Valentina, enjoy your 250 Tribecoins!

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Lp you need to listen at least once in your life: Jethro Tull - Aqualung | DriveTribe

Reviewing one of my favourites album, background stories, meanings and fun facts of a masterpiece of prog rock.

Honourable mentions

Did you know that the muscle car had a huge part in giving birth to rock'n'roll music? Well, Srijan Gupta explains the role of good old American muscle in the development of what is now one of the most popular genres of music in this brilliant article. This could have been a contender for article of the month but, because it wasn't posted in MusicTribe, it unfortunately doesn't count. That doesn't mean that I can't feature it in here though as an honourable mention that you should definitely give a read!

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How Muscle Cars birthed Rock ‘N’ Roll Music | DriveTribe

Rocket 88 was both the world's first muscle car and the world's first rock 'n' roll song!

One of the most consistent members of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers over the years has been its eccentric and enigmatic guitarist John Frusciante. This article by Jack Hodges is a great look at his history both in and out of the Chilli Peppers and it's one you should definitely read if you're a fan of the band!

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Why John Frusciante is the guitar hero of this generation | DriveTribe

Not exactly car related but its for a contest

As you all no doubt know by now, fans of music the world over have been paying tributes to the legendary Eddie Van Halen following his death. Cam C's tribute to the Van Halen guitarist comes in the form of a custom livery on Forza Horizon 4! It's a great rendition of the signature distinctive look of his most famous guitar and it's something Eddie definitely would have appreciated as he was a huge car guy himself!

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Cam C posted in Music Tribe | DriveTribe

Here's my attempt at making an EVH livery in FH4 in honor of the legend himself. I know I'm not a very skilled artist.

Another one by Valentina Zanola, this piece takes a dive into Iron Maiden's classic song 'Fear of the Dark'. It's one of my personal favourite Iron Maiden songs and it's Bruce Dickinson at his lyrical best! Unsurprisingly, it's such a fan favourite song that it's one of the few that the band consistently play live.

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Fear of the dark? | DriveTribe

Have you ever been alone at night , thought you heard footsteps behind , and turned around and no one's there?

Yet another great piece by Valentina Zanola (I have a feeling she's going to be appearing a lot more in these monthly posts!), she takes a look at what she feels are the most iconic album covers ever made. There's some great classic albums on this list and I'm sure that you'll have some opinions of your own about them that you can discuss in the comments!

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What's the most iconic LP Cover ever made? | DriveTribe

There's a wide choice, tell me your in the comments!

Have you listened to Busta Rhymes' first solo album in 8 years yet? Well, Alessandro Renesis has and he decided to review it! It's a 22 track monster of an album and if you're a fan of the legendary New York rapper, it's one you should definitely check out.

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Busta Rhymes' ELE 2 album review: a 22-track journey through everything | DriveTribe

Busta went shopping

Finally, here's a very interesting one that was originally posted in The Drivetribe Jukebox about the most mysterious song in the world. Nobody knows who wrote it and nobody exactly knows when it was recorded. Unfortunately, it isn't eligible for TribeCoins as it wasn't posted in MusicTribe initially, but it's definitely worth a read!

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Joe Harley posted in The Drivetribe Jukebox | DriveTribe

Bit of a long story this, so grab some popcorn, and get comfortable... The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet, also known as Blind to the Wind or Like the Wind, is the nickname given to a song recording, most likely composed in the 1980s, whose origin, author, name, and original record date are unknown. The song was recorded from a Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) broadcast at an unknown date (widely speculated to be in late 1983 or 1984). Since 2019, this song has been the subject of a viral Internet phenomenon, with many users of sites such as Reddit and Discord involved in a collaborative effort to search for the origins of the song. According to a Rolling Stone article in September 2019, a man named Darius S. recorded the song in 1984, from a radio program called Musik Für Junge Leute ("music for young people") that he listened to on the German public radio station NDR. According to Darius, he recorded the song on a tape labeled "Cassette #4", along with songs from XTC and the Cure that were also released around 1984. Further evidence that supports this as being the earliest possible airing date was the Technics tape deck that he most likely used to record the song on, which was manufactured in 1984 as well. To get clean recordings of songs he purposefully did not include presentations of radio hosts, which is why the air date and the name is unknown. Sometime in 1985, Darius created a playlist titled "Unknown Pleasures", which consisted of the "songs he liked, but knew little about." In 2004, Darius digitized his playlist and saved the songs as .aiff and .m4a files. Lydia H, Darius' sister, gave Darius a website domain as a birthday present. Darius used the domain to raise awareness of his playlist, and it included downloadable links for all of the songs. Here is the best Remastered version I could find, yes I just took the story from Wikipedia, I wasn’t going to freehand it 😂 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_MMBImhlu74

Fancy having a go at winning next month's Best of Music Tribe? Make sure that you post your music-related article to Music Tribe between November 1st and November 30th and you'll be in with a shot at winning 250 TribeCoins!