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 …
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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 …
Album Of The Week – January 31, 2022
Sometimes I know well ahead of time what the AOTW is going to be. Other times, like this current edition, I don't really decide until I sit down to write. For some totally unknown reason not all related to last week's music news cycle I've had Blur on the brain so now I'm going to …
2021 – A Final Look
After dispensing with the Album of the Year on Monday and a more fleshed-out list the week prior, I'm back to wrap up 2021 with a variety of thoughts on things. I'll discuss music as a whole, where I'm personally at and going with this blog into the new year, and I'll give out a …
Album Of The Week – December 13, 2021
This Album of the Week will be a deluxe edition. I am going to cover an album, Blu-Ray and documentary. It was a few weeks back that the entire package of the Oasis – Knebworth album and film came to retail shelves and now it's time to get into the astonishing amount of material within. …
A Story And A Song, Vol. One
This will be a new series with a bit of discussion of a song and a story, just as the title says. It's a way to just talk about something for a bit that's funny, sad, or whatever. Sometimes the connection might be deep, others tenuous, it'll be what it'll be. It should in time …
Upcoming Releases – Turkey Day and Beyond
It's time to look at a new batch of preview singles. Most of this stuff is releasing next year but a few are still going to hit in 2021. A few will land in a few days and one is already out. It goes to show how much attention I pay to things. Scorpions – …
Album Of The Week – November 15, 2021
This coming Friday the 19th marks the long-awaited official release of the landmark Oasis concert at Knebworth 1996. I will be waiting a moment for my package with everything to arrive from Europe so to bide my time I'll talk about the band's landmark second album. Oasis – (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Released October …
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 …
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