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Top Five Albums For A Quarantine Pt. 1

With the international quarantine in full swing, it’s inevitable that those of us who are healthy stay occupied and stimulated while we’re holed up in our respective homes. One of the best ways to do that is get lost in a long, amazing album. It can be very calming, even if the album you’re listening to is heavy as balls. Length and continuity are key in creating an epic, all encompassing record. Here are the top five albums to listen to while holed up.

Hard Rock Anniversary – 3/15/76 – KISS’ ‘Destroyer’

It’s often regarded by critics and many fans to be KISS’ finest hour. After the three hit and miss charting opportunities of their first studio albums (not due to song quality by the way), things were looking rather bleak. But with the arrival of ‘Alive,’ often understood as one of the greatest live albums of all time, everything changed. And KISS knew they had to deliver a strong, studio follow up to keep the momentum going.

Council of Nine – Best Trio’s

In the Rock and Metal world, few line up numbers have had the impact that the trio has. Yes, quartets and quintets are much more common, but an efficient trio can prove that you don’t need more than three members to have the density of a full orchestra. Continue reading Council of Nine – Best Trio’s

Record Store Day Postponed Indefinitely

More postponements regarding the music community once again. Now it looks like Covid-19 has come to effect record store day. The beloved music celebration day is usually somewhere during the second half of April. This year on the 18th. But it’s been pushed back to June 20th. Pending further developments.

Covid-19 Greatly Effects Touring And Rock

2020 was supposed to be the year when every rock and metal band ever had a reunion and did a major tour. Keeping the genre alive and well. Little did we know that a pandemic was just around the corner, fueling mild panic in society. Resulting in many tour postponements or cancellations.

Hard Rock Anniversary – 3/8/94 – Soundgarden’s Superunknown

In 1994 the grunge movement was in full swing. A myriad of different types of hard rock, punk and metal emerged from the Seattle area with a vengeance. And while many consider Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ to be the pinnacle album of the era. It’s really Soundgarden’s ‘Superunknown’ that truly defined the hard rock and metal tendencies of the Seattle scene.

Hard Rock Anniversary – 3/7/95 – Warrant’s Ultraphobic

The fourth installation of Warrant’s first five albums is an interesting one. And I mean actually interesting, not interesting as in bad. In fact, there’s moments on the album that are some of Warrant’s absolute best. By 1995 the musical landscape had changed dramatically since the release of ‘Dirty, Rotten, Filthy, Stinkin’ Rich.’ And Warrant, like most of their peers were forced to change their sound. Some for the better, some not.

Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins and Tony Banks of Genesis (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Atlantic Records)

Genesis to Genesis Reunion Tour

In a world of increasing reunions some are expected and some aren’t. And the Genesis reunion taking place in the U.K. and Ireland is absolutely on the unexpected spectrum. But it’s happening. The trio line-up of Genesis: Phil Collins – Drums Vocals, Mike Rutherford – Guitars and Tony Banks – Keys, will be the featured incarnation of the band.

Tobias Forge Brings Back Papa Emeritus

If you’re a long time Ghost fan there’s some very good news. Tobias Forge has scrapped Cardinal Copia in favor of returning to his classic Papa Emertus. This time around debuting Emertus IV.

Journey Members Steve Smith and Ross Valory Ousted

Huge news on Wednesday in the rock world. Classic rock pop megastars Journey have fired their rhythm section. According to many reports, Ross Valory (bass) and Steve Smith (drums) are guilty of attempting a coup de gras in order to gain sole ownership of the name ‘Journey.’