Here we are yet again for another edition of S-Tier songs. The list of prior entries and the criteria can be found here. I'm at an odd place with this series – I've been looking to get a variety of artists on here before I start repeating acts. But also this has been running for …
Month: August 2022
Album Of The Week – August 29, 2022
This week it's anniversary time again, as the album in question was released on August 25 a very, very long time ago. The record had an immediate impact and became a huge success, still standing in the US today as the second-best selling debut album of all time. Boston – self-titled Released August 25, 1976 …
Down In A Hole – Vinyl Prices In Late 2022
From time to time I like to revisit the topic of vinyl record prices. I talked about them not too long ago and, while returns are still early, it looks like the bottom might not be falling out of the market after all. There's also a huge piece of news for a highly-coveted album from …
Album Of The Week – August 22, 2022
Yesterday, August 21, marked the 25th anniversary of a monumental album. While the band's first two records would be known as worldwide sensations, their third one was a bloated mess that sold like hotcakes on release but quickly soured among the fans. It would be the final nail in the coffin of the musical movement …
Tony Hawk and Punk Rock Karaoke – In The City
Today's single is my most recent acquisition – I saw info floating around about it and I made the purchase. It's as much a curiosity as anything but it's cool to have one of the most influential figures from my era on a recorded piece of music for the first time (that I know of). …
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The Song Remains The Same – Jump
It's time again for my silly little game where I compare a bunch of different songs with the same name. This current edition crosses genre lines and is a true cross-section of music from several parts of the soundscape. It also has a blatantly obvious winner before I even begin typing so I'll just save …
Album Of The Week – August 15, 2022
This week I want to have a look at an album that was commercially successful, has some divided fan opinion though is generally looked on fondly, but is completely disavowed by the artist. Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin Released February 22, 1986 via Epic Records My Favorite Tracks – Lightning Strikes, The Ultimate Sin, …
Tales From The Stage – Crowbar and Spirit Adrift
Back on Tuesday, July 26th, I took in what was – uh, I guess it's actually my first metal show since the pandemic. Probably since some time in 2019. Some kind of metalhead I am, right? Anyway, so I drug my poser ass out to a show. There was no way to ignore this one …
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Voivod and At The Gates – We Are Connected/Language Of The Dead
Today's single is another split release. It features two bands both well-known and heralded in metal's lexicon, though in different aspects. Both bands were labelmates with Century Media Records in 2015 and that is the likely reason for this single being in existence. (Both still are with CM, as far as I can tell). One …
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S-Tier Songs, Vol. 13
It's time yet again for another edition of S-Tier songs. Here's a list of who's in so far and the criteria behind it all. It looks like unlucky number thirteen is up. What against the odds, damn it all band could possibly live up to that distinction? Motörhead – Ace Of Spades https://youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g This homage …
The Crooked Wanderer 