Rants and Ravings of a Misguided Dreamer and Observer
Salutations™!! Today I get to celebrate a holiday that many celebrate now but when I started there were a lot fewer. Today is International Podcast Day. I have mentioned before that I have been podcasting longer than probably 98% people in the area and probably that much or more continuously. I started podcasting in 2007…
Salutations™!! Today is a big day in musical releases. Glorified Magnified from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band turns 48. All the World’s a Stage from Rush is 44. The Stranger from Billy Joel is 43. Celebrate! from Kool & the Gang and Hotter Than July by Stevie Wonder are 40. Bend Sinister from The Fall, Somewhere…
Salutations™!! Today is the 44th anniversary of Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life. “I Wish,” “Isn’t She Lovely,” “Sir Duke,” “Another Star,” “As” were all released as singles. But, the biggest wow for me was when I realized that Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” is a direct sample from this tune, which in this video…
Salutations™!! The BCPF and I were up “early” to prepare for Record Store Day Drop #2. We were selected for the 930a spot and it was a perfect spot for us. We got everything on our list with the exception of one title but one of our friends and part of the RSD Crüe had…
Salutations™!! There are a number of releases celebrating anniversaries today. To me, the two biggest are Abbey Road (51) from The Beatles and Shout at the Devil (37) from Motley Crue. But, really do any other albums released today matter as much as Abbey Road? At least to me, they do not. It is probably…
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Salutations™!! Strange Days from The Doors is 53 today. Beaucoups Of Blues from Ringo Starr is 50. Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 is 48. Nightmares…And Other Tales From The Vinyl Jungle from J. Geils Band is 46. Technical Ecstasy from Black Sabbath is 44. Cruisin’ from Village People (with “Y.M.C.A.”) is 42. Entertainment! from Gang Of…
Salutations™!! Well, it happened. Eight years after they published the last Top 500 Albums of All Time, Rolling Stone Magazine has released a fresh, brand new list. I will admit I haven’t read through it yet. But, I do plan on making a comparison between the 2012 list and this 2020 list and filling the…
Salutations™!! There’s a lot of anniversaries today… Abraxas from Santana is 50 today. Aja from Steely Dan, Passage from The Carpenters and Little Criminals from Randy Newman are all 43. Parallel Lines from Blondie is 42. Tommy Tutone – 2 from Tommy Tutone is 39. The Nylon Curtain from Billy Joel is 38. This Nation’s Saving Grace from…
Salutations™!! Today is the 22nd anniversary of the last KISS album that had any substance, Psycho Circus, another polarizing and controversial album because Peter only played on one song, Ace only played on a small handful of tunes. I like it and with the exception of a tune here and there, it’s a good pop…
Salutations™!! Today is the 41st anniversary of Cheap Trick’s Dream Police album. It’s one of my faves from CT. I’ve done the title track once in Heavens Sake and performed “Voices” with VSS. Lots of cool songs on here. This band does the title track really well. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog channel…Scorp out! —“I…
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