Articles by: Fred Phillips

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Lillian Axe – XI: The Days Before Tomorrow (2012)

Growing up in rural northern Louisiana, I didn’t often get to see my guitar heroes live. Maybe that’s one reason Lillian Axe’s Steve Blaze became one of them. You May Also Like: Dark Hound – Dawning (2018) Let’s Celebrate Summer With Jamiroquai’s ‘Seven Days In Sunny June’ Pantera – ‘PowerRead More

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Scorpions – Comeblack (2012)

The re-recording of old favorites has always been a tough one for me. I know there are sometimes reasons to do it – rights issues or personnel changes – but as a fan, it’s hard for me to put aside 30 years or so of listening to a song andRead More

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On Second Thought: Van Halen – A Different Kind of Truth (2012)

I stand corrected – and pleasantly surprised, too. When I went into my first listen of Van Halen’s A Different Kind of Truth, I was expecting a steaming pile of mediocrity. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown

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Kyle Turley – Death, Drugs and the Double Cross (2011)

I’ll offer a disclaimer at the beginning of this review. I’ve been a Saints fan as long as I can remember. I watched my first game toward the end of the Manning era when I was probably 8- or 9-years-old. You May Also Like: Shooter Jennings – ‘Shooter’ (2018) SimilarRead More

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Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters – Bikers Welcome Ladies Drink Free (2012)

Ever ask yourself what Al Jourgensen, main man of industrial metal pioneers Ministry, would sound like if he decided to go country? Yeah, me either. You May Also Like: Esquire featuring Nikki Squire, “Ministry of Life” (2016): One Track Mind Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up toRead More

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Shows I’ll Never Forget: David Lee Roth, June 24, 1988

At Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana: I was 15 and the concert experience was pretty new to me when my aunt pointed her Mustang down I-20 toward Shreveport with her best friend and her nephew (that would be me) in tow. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Fred Phillips’ Top Albums for 2011: Metal and Hard Rock

Fred Phillips’ Top Albums for 2011: Metal and Hard Rock

I can guarantee that this list will be the first-ever mention of several of these bands on Something Else!, but you might find something worth checking out.

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Rob Halford – Winter Songs (2009)

A Christmas record from Rob Halford? Yes, that Rob Halford. The leather-clad screaming frontman of Judas Priest. You May Also Like: Rob Meany with Terramara, “Dreamer in Dreamland” (2023): One Track Mind

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Billy Gibbons, Dave Grohl + Lemmy Kilmister, “Run Rudolph, Run” (1998): One Track Mind

Could Christmas get any cooler than a collaboration between Lemmy and Billy Gibbons on a Chuck Berry tune? You May Also Like: How Dave Grohl Surprised Everybody With That Paul McCartney Collaboration

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One Track Mind: Ted Nugent, "Fred Bear" (1995)

It’s this time of year that I miss my Dad the most. He passed away in 2008, and though I think about him often, in the fall those thoughts are ever-present. You May Also Like: No related posts.