A personal and special piece. I explore the emotions that music brings to me via childhood memories. And I finally share the memory behind what I always call “donut music.” This one’s a deep – deep dive into my soul folks – be gentle.
I talk about one of my all time favorite songs in this post: Ceremony by Joy Division / New Order. I also talk about various versions by Ian McCulloch, The Echoing Green, Xiu Xiu, Radiohead, Chromatics, Day Wave, and Wussy.
What’s the best hard rock album of the 80s? Why Def Leppard’s Hysteria of course! From Woman to Love and Affection, I review the album in its entirety. What makes it great? What are the best songs? And are the filler songs great as well? Read on and I’ll tell you!
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Last week, I created a playlist called the 70’s and 80’s Soft Rock Supercoma. One canonical soft rock song missing from this list: Peter Cetera (with Amy Grant) – Next Time I Fall. Some of you might wonder why this omission was made. Sure, I did include Peter Cetara’s “For the Glory of Love,” as
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Ahhh, Soft Rock…so mellow, so relaxing. Forget about that hard stuff – it makes my ears bleed. I want to go out on my yacht, drink mimosas and enjoy the sun. Metallica or Alice In Chains? No thanks – that’s too dark and heavy. I need something positive…something light….something that won’t challenge my worldview too