It's time for another edition of S-Tier Songs. For a rundown of what this is all about and also who has made it in thus far, head here. Today the honor goes to my favorite band and what is often considered their best song. Let's go straight for it. Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy …
Album Of The Week – October 11, 2021
There's no real huge occasion for this week's pick other than I recently scored a sweet copy of this on vinyl at my local record shop. Let's head back to 1984 for one of rock and metal's best debut albums. W.A.S.P. - self-titled Released August 17, 1984 via Capitol Records Favorite Tracks – I Wanna …
A Soundtrack To Geography
Something I want to start doing more of around here is making playlists. It's the modern version of the old mix tape, mixed CD, you name it. I find it fun to pick a theme or concept then find songs that fit that theme. I've just been a bit hung up on where to begin …
Paying The Price – Collecting Records In 2021
One topic I want to cover more aspects of on here is music collecting. Not everyone does it these days but several of us still have collections of various physical formats. I've done one post so far on my own collection, as well as this post specifically about my Iron Maiden collection. And there are …
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Album Of The Week – October 4, 2021
Back around 2005 something interesting happened in the metal underground. A thrash revival kicked off, with a new generation of bands either paying homage to the sounds of the 1980's or taking the sound in new directions. Thrash may have suffered along with metal as a whole in the '90's but it came back strong …
Looking At New Music – October/November
I want to shift gears a bit on the blog and go through a handful of preview songs for upcoming albums. Some of these works have set release dates and a few others aren't even named yet, but the acts have released singles to build hype for their new efforts. I'll start doing this on …
To The Extreme
I've worked through a fair bit of my earlier memories in terms of music in earlier posts. These "memories" posts are piling up now so I won't back-reference every one, but the “Memories” tab in Categories on the sidebar will direct you to any older ones you may wish to peruse. For today, I'll pick …
Album Of The Week – September 27, 2021
Sometimes I don't get to things right away in music. Ok, sometimes I don't get to things right away at all. But hey, this is about the music so let's keep on topic. I've often been very guilty of not checking things out in a timely fashion. It is easier than ever to explore unheard …
The Importance Of Being Idle – Will Oasis Ever Reunite?
It's time to wrap up Oasis week here on The Crooked Wanderer. I've enjoyed going through what I have so far, remembering Definitely Maybe and gifting S-Tier status to Don't Look Back In Anger. I would have loved to write up a discussion of the Knebworth documentary that hit theaters yesterday, but sadly no theater …
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S-Tier Songs, Vol. 3
It's time for the third installment of S-Tier Songs. For an outline of the parameters and a master list of every S-Tier song, head to this page. This week is Oasis week on the blog, a day ahead of the theatrical release of the Knebworth documentary. On that note, my next pick for induction into …
