Every now and then an unknown rock band enters your music radar by happenchance. Where have they been all this time? Or maybe it’s, where have I been all this time? Hardly new to the rock scene, the Black Moods … Continue reading Album Review: The Black Moods – Into the Night
You can listen to Samantha Fish but you won’t get the essence of this woman until you see her live. And, the near sell-out crowd in attendance on Sunday at the 600-plus seat Aladdin Theater in Portland understand her studio … Continue reading Concert Review: Samantha Fish Gives Portland Chills on Faster Tour
Readers of this site know I sometime lament over those bands I failed to fully embrace over the years, instead relying on the radio hits for an acquaintance. Always late to the party and Scorpions probably top that list of … Continue reading Album Review: Scorpions – Rock Believer
That was damn good. A sentiment a fan said in the elevator after the show and one I wholly concur. Actually, Kansas rocked. Kansas – the band from Topeka, Kansas – played to a near sold-out crowd of 1,500 on … Continue reading Concert Review: Kansas Carries On 50 years Later
Listening to Megadeth takes some effort. By the end of an album, if you get all the way through, expect the need for a respite. You pretty much get a full throttle sonic punch that either delights the senses or … Continue reading Album Review: Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead!
Every Muse album, seemingly, has several outstanding tracks and a couple of pretty good to good tracks rounded out with a few that require some listening investment or, more plainly, you just skip. Though not a perfect record, Muse upends … Continue reading Album Review: Muse – Will Of The People
Stay in your lane. Probably good advice. But I like TobyMac. Saw him live several years ago on a whim and again earlier this year with seats that got me up and close. His live show delivers an exceptional spectacle … Continue reading Album Review: TobyMac – Life After Death
Ohh, I’m vibrating. A month or so ago I saw Collective Soul released a new album. Exciting! And when did this one come out? Ah, just an expanded version of Disciplined Breakdown from 1997. It didn’t do much for me. … Continue reading Album Review: Collective Soul – Vibrating
Journey remains forever housed in the 1980s with most recognizable songs that still air over classic rock radio. Soaring vocals coupled with a near set-in-stone tone that fully defines the band, Journey continues to tour their hits in arenas across … Continue reading Album Review: Journey – Freedom
Years ago I heard about this peculiar British band called Porcupine Tree. Rush was somehow connected but I don’t recall. Well now, hold on just a second… Ah! OK, Alex Lifeson contributed some guitar work on Porcupine Tree’s 2007 album … Continue reading Album Review: Porcupine Tree – Closure / Continuation
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