It's time again to pit several songs with the same title against each other. This time around it is one hell of a matchup – four legendary metal bands with the same-named song. In an odd coincidence, each instance of the song is on each band's debut record. And they were all released within two …
Album Of The Week – June 20, 2022
The album pick this week is one of rock's immortal records. It is such a piece of history and lore that the album is almost beyond discussion. It is one of music's best and most important debut albums and it redefined what could be accomplished on the guitar. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced Released …
A Story And A Song – Angels In The Outfield
This time around, the song has almost nothing to do with the story. My reason for going with this song will be evident soon enough. Our song today is Your Love, the big hit from The Outfield. It's a very nice power pop offering that I'm sure most people have heard. It's one of those …
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Heaven Can Wait – Would Iron Maiden Replace Bruce Dickinson (again)?
This is a kind of "current events" post I'm not all that into doing, but the topic at hand is significant enough to warrant my interest. It involves my favorite band and I just talked about them on Monday, so when this bit of news dropped the same day it certainly got my attention. Iron …
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Album Of The Week – June 13, 2022
This week it's time look at a much-anticipated album that marked a reunion. It wasn't to be just a reunion album though, it would kickstart a new chapter for the band that now marks their longest era and has continued to this day. Iron Maiden – Brave New World Released May 29, 2000 via EMI …
On Scene And Identity – Edgelord
It's time for another entry to my occasional series looking at aspects of scene and identity in music. Sometimes they can get a bit personal and heavy in subject matter but today's won't be anything like that. Today I'll be looking at the (mainly) Internet phenomenon of the “edgelord.” It is commonplace today to see …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 11
It's time for yet another S-Tier song. To see the list as it now rapidly expands and to get an overview of what this is all about, head to the page that lines it all out. Today I'm going to delve into the world of power metal, though this pick is from an act that …
Album Of The Week – June 6, 2022
So I had my album of the week post all written up and ready to go. I usually get them sorted the week prior and line out the posting itself on Sunday evening. Earlier in the day I noticed the date and recalled that June 6 is a special day (for some) – it is …
The Song Remains The Same – Hysteria
Time again for that fun little game where I line up a bunch of different songs with the same name and see what's what. The first one I did was a total no-contest but this time around we've got a fight on our hands. I'm personally familiar with two of the songs and have been …
Album Of The Week – May 30, 2022
I've been at this blog about nearly 10 months now, something like that. I've done an album of the week almost every week, besides a few that I took off. While I've covered a wealth of stuff, from classic rock, hair metal, Britrock, death metal and points elsewhere, each album I've covered so far has …
The Crooked Wanderer 