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
Those dreaming of the 90s need to look no further than Lit’s new album Tastes Like Gold which sounds a lot like a rebranded trip through the golden decade of alternative rock music and might just be one of the … Continue reading Album Review: Lit – Tastes Like Gold
The Last Summer on Earth got a reprieve from Armageddon as the tour of the same name headed by Barenaked Ladies and supported by Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket showed the war on Covid finally over, at least … Continue reading Concert Review: Last Summer on Earth Tour Snubs the End Times
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