The longevity of most modern rock bands is short. The chances of a veteran band that came about in the 80’s, releasing a new album these days that’s actually good, keeping it modern, yet not straying from the root sound is rare or nil. Some bands know how to do it and keep their […]
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Bob Dylan Tell Tale signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006 comes out this Tuesday October 7th on Columbia Recordings. Let me begin my review by saying this: Now if I sat here and told you that I was a long time Bob Dylan fan, I would be lying through my […]
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I wish I could just sum up a review by say “This is just plain out amazing!” but unfortunately I have to give a little more to go by for readers to at least try to respect a review from a person that hates doing reviews. Why do I hate doing reviews? Because sometimes […]
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In 1998 a new hard rock foursome called Taproot from Ann Harbor Michigan was trying to cut a record deal and was in negotiation with a few big names in the record industry. One of those names was a Mr. Fred Durst. He offered them a contract with Interscope Records, but the band held […]
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If I were about 12 years younger I would probably really dig Sound And Fury. Back then I was kind of going through this Old School Punk trip where I was into the old school punk sound as well as metal and rock. However, over the years I grew out of that sound and […]
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I hold a pretty high standard when it comes to modern rock these days. Why? Probably because I more of a metal fan than a rock fan, but I try to be non biased when listening to something new. A lot of rock fans would argue and say that Metal will never be as […]
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I’ve been meaning to check this out but I haven’t. Why? Because I’m one of those casual Staind Fans. I’m not a big enough fan to go run out and buy their CD whenever it comes out. Unfortunately I’m not tight with their PR or label so I haven’t had a chance to check […]
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I’ve got a busy weekend ahead of me. I’ve got four CD’s in the past week or so that I’ve been meaning to get to, to review.
First Up Is Royal Bliss: Life In-Between on Caroline Records. So far I am really diggin this. It’s got a kind of Candlebox feel to it, but original enough […]
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Torche is a band that I’m kind of new to. I first saw them back in May when I went to see The Sword. The opening band was Stinking Lizavita was playing when I got to the venue and I didn’t get to see much of them because my digital camera batteries were dead […]
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Due to release on August 12th, Bigelf’s Cheat The Gallows is a journey into a world of rock genre splitting/converging. Imagine if you will the pop rock genius of the Beatles mixed with the psychedelic brilliance of Pink Floyd with a hint of the darkness of Black Sabbath riffage and that will pretty much sum […]
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