I brought along nearly a dozen CDs to listen during my recent long distance travels but opened not one jewel case. Instead, I tuned into whatever radio station waves were available and hung on until the static proved too much … Continue reading 13 Best Road Trip Songs
I first heard about Greta Van Fleet a few years ago. You have to hear these guys. They sound like Led Zeppelin, I was told. Then I heard Greta Van Fleet. And I thought it was Led Zeppelin. More … Continue reading Album Review: Greta Van Fleet – The Battle at Garden’s Gate
Author’s Note: The last of my travel adventures from the past. This trip was taken two years ago but posted one year ago today on another blog just as I had done with my Rwanda and Italy trips. See links … Continue reading Visiting Nebraska
Author’s Note: I used to write baseball articles for a now defunct website and I was given the opportunity to interview Kevin Cronin, singer for REO Speedwagon about the band opening the Tampa Bay Rays summer concert series in 2011. … Continue reading Flashback: My Interview with Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon
Come and see. This sight to behold. Something explained yet leaves you mostly seeing the unexplained. The Painted Hills. Come and see this master work of God’s creation that looks more like terrain from the planet Mars yet sits about … Continue reading Visiting the Painted Hills of Oregon
“Is this the yelling band?” “No.” “They sound like the yelling band.” “It’s Social Distortion. You’re thinking of The Offspring.” “Yes. They yell through their songs. It seems like he needs a cup of hot tea.” You have just read … Continue reading Album Review: The Offspring – Let the Bad Times Roll
What a difference a singer makes. Your father’s REO Speedwagon, or maybe your REO Speedwagon, has little in common with the REO Speedwagon that entered the music scene in 1971 with the eponymous debut album R.E.O. Speedwagon. (OK, seriously, what’s … Continue reading Debut Album Review: REO Speedwagon – Self-titled
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone, not already in the know, to identify the band that released Kill ‘Em All as the same band that released Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. The fast-paced speed metal of Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All introduced … Continue reading Debut Album Review: Metallica – Kill ‘Em All
