Let’s get this out of the way; I only bought Geddy Lee’s My Effin’ Life (2023) book because of Sea of Tranquility. In fact, more than half of my music purchases from the past 2-3 years were because of Sea of Tranquility. I’m not a Rush fan (yet), by any means, but I’m trying to... Continue Reading →
May 2024 Purchases – Some CDs and One 7″ Single
May wasn’t a drastic month for music purchases, but I found some cool stuff. I guess, I was in the mood for taking risks because I purchased a few albums from bands that are out of my comfort zone. I also picked up a special item for my Def Leppard collection, which I didn’t even... Continue Reading →
Ranking the Rich Robinson Solo Albums
Today, May 24, is guitarist Rich Robinson’s 55th birthday and man, he’s lived quite a life! He co-founded southern rock / blues rock band The Black Crowes with his older brother, Chris Robinson, back in 1984 under the name, Mr. Crowe’s Garden. Rich was only 17 when he wrote the music for the now iconic... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Songs from Spring 2024
I can’t believe we’re over halfway done with April! This year is flying by fast. For those of you that haven’t read My Favorite Songs from Fall 2023, how this works is I’ll talk about my favorite songs from a particular season and in this case, I’ll be sharing my picks from Spring 2024. Most... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Songs from Fall 2023
I haven’t done one of these posts in three years, but suddenly, I had the urge to do this after finding a song I’ve been searching for over a year, which we’ll get to later on! It’s pretty self-explanatory; I’ll talk about my favorite songs from Fall 2023. These aren’t just rock songs, though. They’re... Continue Reading →
Black Stone Cherry Unleash Their Inner Demons on ‘Screamin’ at the Sky’ | Album Review
American rock band Black Stone Cherry was formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. The founding lineup consisted of Chris Robertson on lead vocals, Ben Wells on guitars, John Fred Young on drums, and Jon Lawhon on bass guitar. Lawhon left the band in 2021, so Steve Jewell Jr. took his place. Black Stone Cherry’s sound... Continue Reading →
Aerosmith Postpone Their ‘Peace Out’ Farewell Tour to 2024
Aerosmith just announced that they are postponing all of their currently scheduled dates for their Peace Out farewell tour to sometime in 2024, due to frontman Steven Tyler’s vocal injury. On September 11, 2023, the band previously announced that Tyler sustained vocal cord damage during their September 9 show in New York at the UBS... Continue Reading →
Rival Sons Were Hot Stuff, Baby! | Concert Review (The Darkfighter Tour 2023)
A lot of my favorite bands are getting up there in age and are way past their prime years. But instead of complaining and stressing about that, I decided to check out a band that is young, hot, and still going strong. Who could possibly fit that description? Well, Rival Sons, of course. On August... Continue Reading →
Ranking the Def Leppard Studio Albums
I don’t do album ranking posts often because I don’t believe in collecting every single studio album by a band, unless it’s absolutely necessary. Heck, I don’t even own all of Def Leppard’s studio albums. But, I own enough to the point where I could rank them for a blog post and that’s what I’m... Continue Reading →
My Top 10 Album Openers
Album openers are very important because if you start off with the wrong song, listeners will lose interest and they won’t give the rest of the album a chance. Sometimes, people will buy an album because they enjoyed the first song so much that they didn’t need to hear anything else. Even if the rest... Continue Reading →