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Salutations™!! Today is the 39th anniversary of the Ronnie James Dio-led version of Black Sabbath’s Mob Rules album. I have never been a big fan of RJD. I respect him but really never listened to him. I especially didn’t listen to him with Black Sabbath. This is a good cover. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog…
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™!! One of the many things that happened during Live Aid was reunions of classic bands. This is one of those. Black Sabbath had all but disbanded completely. Ozzy left in 1978 or 1979 or so, and Geezer Butler and Bill Ward both jumped ship, leaving only Tony Iommi as a “member.” He did some…
Salutations™!! There isn’t much that came out today that I am even remotely interested in talking about, so I’m picking something from tomorrow to play today. Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the first Black Sabbath album to feature Ronnie James Dio when he replaced Ozzy, Heaven and Hell. This is a pretty good cover of…
Salutations™!! Today is the 34th anniversary of my favorite Ozzy album, The Ultimate Sin. I understand that Ozzy purists will slam that album as polished and over-produced and yeah, it may have been. Or, it may not have been. The biggest complaint the Oz-man himself had was the production. Ron Nevison is revered as a producer but…
Salutations™!! Today is the 50th! Yes, the 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut. Hailed by many to be the first “heavy metal” album, and the title track (which means that it’s a song called “Black Sabbath” on an album titled Black Sabbath by a band named Black Sabbath) is considered, again by many, to…
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Salutations™!! The first Underdog Records purchase of 2019, woot! It’s going to be a good year all around and it’s going to be a good record year, too. I want to continue to fill my RS list wants and discover things that I didn’t know existed. I’m going to attempt to listen to more new…
Salutations™!! Started out yesterday with some crépes and headed on over to Underdog Records, one of The BCPF’s and my favorite places! Here’s what we got! Siouxsie & The Banshees – Superstition — The BCPF loves Siouxsie and the Banshees. It fits her once goth modus operandi. I like them pretty good, too, but she’s the true fan….
Salutations™!! So, whilst doing the social media for The Less Desirables, and on the recommendation of Superfan Damien, I decided to watch Heavy Metal 2000. He was right to a point, The storyline is more linear and makes a little more sense, but it’s really just one story and not pieces. It’s not about the…
Salutations™!! The month of September is a huge month for KISS fans, even if they don’t know it. Why you may ask? Because the month of September is the anniversary month for the releases of TEN KISS albums. I’ve talked about Alive!, Animalize and Asylum. Now, today, September 18th is a doozie. In 1978, all…