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6 Canadian Hits Not Written By The Band’s Primary Songwriter
Great songs are great songs, regardless of who wrote them―but it is fun to read whenever a big hit song doesn’t come from the obvious avenue. It is like finding out how Edison didn’t invent the light bulb (He put together the team who made…
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[Album Review] Neil Young | Fu##in’ Up
Neil Young’s popularity and loyal following give him leeway to present his music how he sees fit. Still, it took some major globes to leave in his the goof while performing the opening for F##kin Up’s first song, City Life (aka Country Home). Neil isn’t…
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[Album Review] Saga | Worlds Apart
Released in 1981, Saga’s Worlds Apart became the band’s most commercially successful album driven by two successful singles—On The Loose peaked at No. 26 in the USA on the Billboard Hot 100 and Wind Him Up peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Canadian Hot…
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Fifty Mission Cap | What The Lyrics Mean And Dispelling The Misinformation For One Of Gord Downie And The Tragically Hip’s Most Famous Songs
One of Canada’s biggest rock songs, The Tragically Hip’s Fifty Mission Cap from the 1992 album, Fully Completely, was a minor hit when released as a single in January of ’93. It did crack Canada’s Top 40 chart by peaking at #40, while other singles…
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[Album Review] Saga | Silent Knight
The 1980 release of Saga’s third album, Silent Knight, saw success in Canada, selling 50,000 copies and peaking at no. 42 on the charts. It is their first album to feature the “classic lineup” as keyboardist Gregg Chadd was fired from the band, and Jim…
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[Concert Review] Big Sugar | 500 POUNDS THEATRE TOUR | Capital Centre, North Bay, Ontario, March 15th, 2024
I’m unsure how many people remember (or know) how Big Sugar, one of Canada’s premier rock bands since the mid-90s, began as a blues band. Their popularity spiked after legendary bassist Garry Lowe, who introduced reggae into their sound, joined them in 1994. One person…
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[Album Review] Saga | Images At Twilight
Saga’s debut album was excellent but didn’t blaze up the charts or sell well. But that’s OK. It’s 1979. The record labels have money to burn, and you will get another kick at the can if they think you’re on the upswing. For the most…
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Neil Young’s New Album, FU##IN’ UP, Has A Fitting Title As Its Release Is A Little FU##ED Up!
Celebrating old albums with a live performance of its tracklist seems to be all the rage these days. The trend is so hot that not even Canadian icon and anti-establishment advocate Neil Young is immune. This time, the album in celebration is my favourite by…
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[Concert Review] The Stampeders “…One More Time!” Tour | Fraser Hall, Sudbury, Ontario, April 13th, 2024
Catching The Stampeders during their “farewell tour,” officially titled The Stampeders… One More Time! was bitter but sweet. The Juno award-winning roots rock band, which has been a part of Canada since the late ’60s, was changed forever when founding member, bass player Ronnie King,…
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CONEY HATCH ANNOUNCES THE FIRST-EVER VINYL PRESSING OF ‘POSTCARD FROM GERMANY’ AS RECORD STORE DAY CANADA EXCLUSIVE
I love/hate Record Story Day. I like how it keeps local mom-and-pop shops open and gives a platform for some album pressing with small print runs. It is the reselling, Black Friday-ish frenzy, FOMO, capitalism at its ugliest part that I have a problem with.…
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Odds Albums | Ranked Worst to First
Odds is an alternative/power-pop band from Canada who enjoyed most of their commercial success during the ’90s. The band is known for their guitar-driven hooks, while constant member and main songwriter, Craig Northey, has a patent on witty, sarcastic lyrics. With only a few songs…
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[Album Review] Saga | Saga
Everyone knows the BEST prog-rock bands come from the UK. King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Yes… the list goes on. Then there is RUSH, the Canadian exception… or were they? The truth is, prog-rock was in full swing in the Great White North…
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[Collection Update] Vinyl Destination #4 | Dozens of LPs Added to the Collection!
This past Saturday I was invited to my buddy Mark’s parent’s house to take a look at their vinyl collection! They were looking to downsize and I helped them. The records were a little dusty but well taken care of for the most part. And…
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[Collection Update] December 2023
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024, and all that jazz. It was a lousy/busy holiday season for me. I’ll just give you the brief bullet-point version. The long version contains many paragraphs of whinery. Things are looking up now. Sarah’s phone dying led me to bring our cell phone bill…
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[Album Review] Trans-Canada Highwaymen | Explosive Hits Vol. 1
Recording cover tunes must be tricky. You have to do enough to “make them your own” but not too much or you will “butcher a classic.” Well, not everyone can take over a song like Johnny Cash, so I’d say a cover tune has done…
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[Collection Update] November 2023
November was low-key for buying music. In fact, I didn’t make it to a physical store once. My in-laws’ home had sold, and my attention was needed to prep for its closing date. Everything had to go! Once that monster project was done, I was…
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[Album Review] AC/DC | Flick of the Switch
A dumb title with rehashed premises. Flick of The Switch, AC/DC’s 9th studio album was cited by many critics as proof of the band running out of ideas. Even Malcolm Young admitted to it lacking greatness as it was quickly thrown together. A stance AC/DC…
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[Album Review] Odds | Crash The Time Machine
This album is not about Back To The Future III’s final moments.
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[Collection Update] October 2023
October was heck-a-busy! Visits from friends and family, furniture ordered online and arriving with all of the assembly required,… Oh, and Sarah and I somehow arranged the staging, selling, and packing up of my in-law’s home. We knew this juggernaut of a project was coming…
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[Album Review] Anthrax | Stomp 442
A few years after Stomp 422’s release, I discovered how critics and fans received my favorite Anthrax album poorly. It was the late ’90s when I was searching for an IMDB-like site focused on music albums when I stumbled on AllMusic.com. As I read through…
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[Album Review] Black Sabbath | Heaven And Hell
Ozzy will not be upset if you listen to this album. I promise.
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[Album Review] David Lee Roth | DLR Band
Wa Wa Zat? It was DLR being more Van Halen than Van Halen… at the time.
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[Album Review] Motörhead | Another Perfect Day
Released in 1983, Motörhead’s sixth studio album, Another Perfect Day, is also the first post “classic lineup” with “Fast” Eddie Clark exiting the band to create Fastway the year prior. Enter guitarist Brian “Robbo” Robertson of Thin Lizzy fame. Technically, he was the better axeman, but…
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[Album Review] Big Wreck | Grace Street
Big Wreck’s ambitious fifth studio album, Grace Street (2017), includes unique elements like wine glasses and a heartbeat used as musical instruments. Though 70-minute length may lack variation, it contains strong tunes with distinctive 80s vibes.
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