review: The Riven (Sweden) -- proto metal rolling back the hands of time

The Riven

7"

28 August 2020

Technology is nice. Take the wheel as an example. The wheel helps me to roll stuff around and rolling is good many times when I need it. I wish that when I was growing up I had used wheels when I was building the pyramids for the king. You can’t imagine how much extra work it was for me to build the pyramids without the wheel. I also like modern technology like color television. When I was growing up during the Great Depression I didn’t have a radio, telephone or much less a television set at home. I watched black and white tv for decades before color. Nowadays I watch all my favorite shows in color, except for Leave It to Beaver because that was made before color tv. My new favorite shows are Wheel of Fortune, which debuted this year, and The Partridge Family, The Odd Couple, The Brady Bunch, and especially Happy Days. When I grow up I want to be cool like those characters on Happy Days.

Don’t get me wrong. Technology is good, but I think we depend on it too much. That’s why I think that time should stop this year. No more technology now that Wheel of Fortune has debuted this year. Technology is getting out of control. The other day I heard a crazy pundit say that in the future everyone will have a computer at home! Can you imagine trying to fit one of those gigantic mainframes into the living room?! No way! They also said that in the future musicians will not need instruments because the computers will make all the music. Just press the buttons to make music! No instruments, no musicians needed. You won’t need Jimmy Page!? What kind of future is that?

I like the way that music is made now, made by musicians using their hands, feet and mouths to play instruments. The other day I saw this new band, and they were called Judas Priest. I think I remember that they said that they have an album called Rocker Roller. Anyway, they’re a new band and they probably won’t amount to much. I remember their song “One for the Road” and also the song “Rocker Roller,” and another one called “Run to the Mill.” They have only one album, but they were pretty good live. I think the singer’s name was Bob Hartford or something like that. I hope they don’t break up! My mother finally bought me the new Led Zeppelin album Physical Graffiti that came out this year. They are the best! I still have not seen them live because my parents don’t want to buy me the tickets. It’s too expensive, they say. Anyway, my sister came home with a new record today by this band called The Riven. I have never heard of them but they are good! Not as good as Led Zeppelin, obviously, nobody is, but I am enjoying their music. It’s actually very fast, like Zep’s “Rock and Roll.” The Riven has good singing and their sound is right on for the rock and roll that I like, rock and roll with high energy. Maybe if The Riven come to this town maybe I could go because the tickets would not be as expensive as Led Zeppelin. This The Riven record is only two songs but they are good and I hope that they make more records.

I would tell you more about The Riven right now, but Happy Days is about to start and I don’t want to miss it. I wonder what Fonzie is going to do this episode! He’s the best!

The Riven - Windbreak / Moving On by The Riven