Ten years ago, Rush released a never before heard live album. It featured “new” songs for many and though it didn’t reach a fever pitch, ABC 1974 did move the needle quite a bit. Rush ABC 1974 recorded the band’s … Continue reading Album Review: Rush – ABC 1974
I saw Social Distortion for the first time in 1990 at Crawford Hall at University of California Irvine. It was pretty much a large gym. The memories that remain include the deafening decibels (seriously, it was brutal) and one of … Continue reading Album Review: Screaming Trees – Something About Today
Decades ago, one of the Holy Grail’s in punk music was Social Distortion’s 1983 album Mommy’s Little Monster released on Triple X Records. If you found s copy on vinyl or CD you pretty much had gold in your hands. … Continue reading Album Review: Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little Monster
Across their 40 year career, Rush did pretty much everything right. Especially when it came to the multifarious approach to writing their music. Most bands generally do not partake in recording instrumentals. Those who do, like Joe Satriani, make instrumental … Continue reading Rush Instrumentals Ranked Worst to First
Neil Peart died. Thus for many, 2020 was already a year to forget less than two weeks in when on January 10 the announcement of Peart’s death three days earlier trickled out. It left a nation of Rush fans stunned. … Continue reading 2020: A Year in Music Review
Latin pop star Selena’s quick-paced stratospheric rise to stardom suddenly ended on March 31, 1995 at just 23 years of age when the arguably diabolical and mentally deranged manager of her fan club mercilessly shot her. Selena holds more popularity … Continue reading Review – Selena: The Series
Stop laughing. Technically, I attended one concert and came close to seeing three before the shutdown. But, as the coronavirus loomed and bands figured out ways to reach the masses without touring I did manage to see a couple of … Continue reading Top Concerts of 2020
So much for concerts. Last year, I indicated a desire to review more albums in my post “Top 10 Albums Reviewed in 2019” which covered those released in 2019 and older records. That’s how few albums I generally reviewed during … Continue reading Top 10 Best Albums of 2020
Every Christmas season, I brush the dust off one album that gets spun in its entirety at least once. I have kept this tradition alive since Merry Axemas – A Guitar Christmas was released in 1997 an album featuring 11 … Continue reading Album Review: Merry Axemas
The Smashing Pumpkins released their 11th studio album today, the ambitious 20-song double-album Cyr that departs a bit from the band’s core alternative rock roots to employ softer guitar chords while embracing a heavier reliance on synthesizers and drum machine … Continue reading Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins – Cyr
