2023 has been a year filled with a great deal of high quality music releases. Unfortunately there are only so many hours in the day and days in the week. There were many exceptional albums that I encountered throughout the year. Time constraints did not allow me to fully explore so many great albums. Some … Continue reading Musical Highlights Of 2023
The third collaboration between Michael Sweet and George Lynch was recently released. In 2015 the pair released their debut album, Only To Rise. Two years later the follow-up album was called Unified. Their latest album, Heart & Sacrifice, sees the pair truly step up their game, as this is clearly their best album, so far. … Continue reading A Few Thoughts On The New Sweet & Lynch Album, Heart & Sacrifice
#SongOfTheWeek - It Rains Again by Sweet & Lynch. #MichaelSweet and #GeorgeLynch join forces again. The 3rd time's the charm as Heart & Sacrifice, the 3rd album by the pair, is their best yet. Powerhouse vocals and hard rocking guitars drive the song. https://youtu.be/9Vc4ClXoIr4 Troy Tennard
Jekyll & Hyde (2003) is the twentieth studio album from veteran rock band Petra. The album finds the band in fine form, showing no signs of fatigue after such a long career. One could easily assume that creating such a fantastic album would be a walk in the park for a band like Petra. Even … Continue reading Album Spotlight: Jekyll and Hyde by Petra
Messenger is an American heavy metal band with three albums to date. The band plays melodic modern metal that recalls the glory days of traditional heavy metal in the early to mid 1980's. I am referring to the days when heavy metal was just heavy metal. The times before heavy metal splintered into endless genres … Continue reading American Metal Band Messenger Deliver A Message of Hope With ‘In To Win’
Many rock music fans know singer/songwriter John Elefante primarily for his work with the band Kansas. Elefante fronted the band from 1982 to 1984. His role included lead vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player. I am a big fan of the two albums, Vinyl Confessions (1982) and Drastic Measures (1983), that he recorded with Kansas. After … Continue reading Song Spotlight: Taken Down Below By John Elefante’s Mastedon
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