Thirty years ago today the album that ruled college campuses across the nation, changed the direction and scope of the band, and split a fan base was released with much acclaim and extraordinary sales. Metallica’s self-titled fifth record, also known … Continue reading Album Review: Metallica – The Black Album
Those two guys on that show you watch will never go anywhere. A paraphrased quote – thus no quotation marks – attributed to my mom. She was only half right but one of the very few times my mom was … Continue reading Album Review: Miami Vice Soundtrack (1985)
Based on the title, you’d think Duran Duran’s new single “More Joy,” off their forthcoming album Future Past coming October 22, might toe the line of an upbeat, catchy pop song expressing a desired reprieve from the last year and … Continue reading Single Review: Duran Duran – More Joy
Record Store Day usually eludes me. I forget or don’t make the effort to drive to the closest record store 20 minutes away or to the coolest record store 30 minutes away. But if I’m tuned in to the vinyl … Continue reading Album Review: The Def Leppard E.P.
A perfect storm of sorts occurred in the last week in terms of the state of Christian music. I read an article lamenting even scoffing at the predictability and sameness, I watched again for the umpteenth time comedian John Crist’s … Continue reading Album Review: Phil Thompson – Lion of Judah
One benefit gleaned from this music review site came from attending concerts of bands I otherwise would have passed on. Then, a few months ago I started the debut album series getting me in touch with the beginnings of accomplished … Continue reading Debut Album Review: Fleetwood Mac – Self-titled
Interesting how life works sometimes. The last concert I attended (though not your traditional concert) before the coronavirus lockdown was the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. Now that Oregon finally lifted, some lengthy and arguably rather stringent lockdown measures, … Continue reading Concert Review: The Purple Hulls Serve a Dish of Bluegrass to Portland
In disgust, I ripped my headphones from my head and dropped them on the desk. My head slumped a little. It was finally time for Rush, i.e. singer and bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart, to … Continue reading Album Review: Rush – Snakes & Arrows
“Tom Sawyer” played as bumper music earlier today which went on a bit longer than that typically associated with bumper music and I got concerned. A quick search revealed far more excitement than expected as I discovered the Alex Lifeson, … Continue reading Single Review: Alex Lifeson – Kabul Blues & Spy House
When Institute dropped their debut album Distort Yourself on Sept. 13, 2005 out-of-the-loop Bush fans probably thought Gavin Rossdale got the gang back together again and released a surprise album. Arguably, Distort Yourself functioned as a new Bush album but … Continue reading Debut Album Review: Institute – Distort Yourself
