Rants and Ravings of a Misguided Dreamer and Observer
Salutations™!! Today is a big day in music releases, but for today, I’m only going to focus on hard rock albums that came out on this day. The UK release of Scorpions’ In Trance turns 45 today. Unleashed in the East from Judas Priest turns 41. Use Your Illusion I, Use Your Illusion II from…
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™!! Today is the 39th anniversary of Ozzy’s first solo record, The Blizzard of Oz. I love this record even if it isn’t my fave of his. Randy Rhodes was a master of his instrument and it’s too bad he was talked into being on the plane with that idiot. Anyway, happy 39th birthday, Oz! (The…
Salutations™!! The BCPF and I were out in a drenched wasteland of slush and deluge what with the snow melting and the constant, steady rain. But, we had our crêpes and headed on over to Underdog Records. Here’s the haul: Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads – Tribute — I had this on cassette first, and then on CD and now…
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™!! Here’s the second post today! And yes, this is verbose as was the last. 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….
Salutations™!! Yesterday was Bastille Day so happy birthday to our pals in France! Let’s hope they win the World Cup today, oui? It was a beautiful day yesterday, too. It was warm but not hot. The humidity was relatively low. Breakfast from Mary’s Gourmet Diner was good and the rekkid buying from Underdog Records was…
Salutations™!! The BCPF and I were working to get the new studio ready to function for a good part of yesterday, but we did at least get by Mary’s Gourmet Diner and Underdog Records and were able to listen to several records before heading to Willows Bistro. Here’s the very short haul: The New Year – Snow –…