One of best selling Indie records would pave the way for superstardom Green Day – Kerplunk! – 1992 (iTunes – Amazon) You know what you notice on Kerplunk? Mike Dirnt. Yeah, I forgot about him completely on the band’s first album. But, he’s right there, all prominent and shit on Continue Reading
Music Reviews
Reflecting Pool: Foxboro Hot Tubs – Stop Drop and Roll!!!
Hey, is that Green Day….? Green Day as Foxboro Hot Tubs – Stop Drop And Roll! – 2008 (iTunes – Amazon) The old axiom goes: bands spend their whole loves writing and performing their first album and then they have on year to write another one. That’s why the sophomore Continue Reading
Listening Post: Meco – The Wizard of Oz
A guest Listening Post by SamuraiFrog, revolving around Meco Monardo, the guy who disco-ized movie scores. Meco – The Wizard of Oz – 1978 (not available) Albums like this sounded so much more interesting before the digital age. I have this record on mp3s, so the whole album plays continuously Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: Green Day – American Idiot
After Liz died I couldn’t listen to this record, let alone any other Green Day, since it was her favorite band. Time heals a lot. Let’s see if it’s as good as I recall… Green Day – American Idiot – 2004 (iTunes – Amazon) “…while the moms and Brads are Continue Reading
Listening Post: Meco – Encounters of Every Kind
A guest Listening Post by SamuraiFrog, revolving around Meco Monardo, the guy who disco-ized movie scores. Meco – Encounters of Every Kind – 1977 (not available) Quick to capitalize on his success with Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk, Meco assembled the same crew for a concept album based partially Continue Reading
Listening Post: Meco – Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk
A guest Listening Post by SamuraiFrog, revolving around Meco Monardo, the guy who disco-ized movie scores. Meco – Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk – 1977 (Buy) Meco’s career in theme disco starts with his most famous work, a disco take on John Williams’ theme from Star Wars. As an Continue Reading
Listening Post: Judas Priest – Angel of Retribution
21st Century Priest. Judas Priest – Angel of Retribution – 2005 (iTunes – Amazon) Well, this is more like it. From the opening harbinger of doom track Judas Rising, right through the next track Deal with the Devil, we know that we are back in familiar territory. I’m not sure Continue Reading
Listening Post: Judas Priest – Demolition
Rap? Judas Priest and….rap????? Judas Priest – Demolition – 2001 (iTunes – Amazon) Okay, yes. There is a nu-metal rapcore song on this album. It is the last. It’s called Metal Messiah and it serves to remind me of a terrible time when it seemed that Limp Bizkit would never Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: The Network – Money Money 2020
Oh, Green Day. You pranksters. The Network – Money Money 2020 – 2003 (iTunes – Amazon) The Network were a side project of Green Day’s plus a few friends in the early 00’s. Apparently there was a “feud” between the two bands, which generated interest in The Network. Remember that? Continue Reading
Listening Post: Judas Priest – Jugulator
Oh. No. Nonononono. Judas Priest – Jugulator – 1997 (Not Available) What the fuck were they thinking? Okay. Let’s get this out of the way. This is the record with “Ripper” Owens, you know, the guy that the movie Rock Star was (“NOT”) based on? Halford is gone. And somehow Continue Reading