Time for another S-Tier song, and the second part of a mini-series started awhile ago. For a list of previous S-Tier songs and an explanation for how it all works, head here. So I last left off with A Perfect Circle and their hit single Judith. The song was an attack on the deep faith …
Tag: alt rock
Album Of The Week – July 11, 2022
This week I'm time traveling back to 1998. I was just kind of listening to whatever at the time, I was far more pre-occupied with “grown up” business than I was music. But of the handful of things to catch my ear, this alt-rock gem really grabbed my attention. It also grabbed the attention of …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 9
It's time for a new entry in the S-Tier songs series. For an explanation of what that's about as well as a list of the other songs, head here. Today's song is very well-known, in many cases it's the band's only known song in America. Many people know the song without knowing who the group …
A Story And A Song – April Fool
I had a real post I was going to do today but I finally grasped what day today was gonna be so I put off the other post and will have a bit of fun today instead. It's also one where the story and the song bear no connection to one another, save for the …
Album Of The Week – March 21, 2022
For this week's pick I'm revisiting someone who has become my favorite artist in recent memory. She has released a wide selection of music across several projects over the past 15 years and has not been shy to explore new styles and soundscapes. Today I will be looking at her third solo album, which kicked …
Album Of The Week – March 14, 2022
1999 was an interesting time. The turn of the decade, century and millennium was one of great transition. One facet of culture at this time was the “edgebro” - stuff like nu-metal, WWF, Spike TV and The Man Show were running hot around this time. We were welcomed to Jackass, Eminem was beginning his shock-rap …
Sticker Shock
UPDATE 7-6-22: This whole post is essentially obsolete now. The limited box is hanging out at around $100 , and a new 3 LP version has also been announced. Here is a much more up to date post about the whole ordeal. UPDATE 2-25-22: Pre-orders for the Fear Inoculum 5 LP version are now live, …
Who Killed Hair Metal? Part One
Music has been rife with death. Many songs are about death, many great players have died, and many scenes and movements have also passed on. Hell, there's a whole metal subgenre about the subject, started by a band with the very name. But this isn't about death metal. No, this is about the death of …
The Crooked Wanderer 