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Gimme Five: Worst-ever Original Lineup Kiss Songs

Gimme Five: Worst-ever Original Lineup Kiss Songs

Their recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction has a lot of fans romanticizing Kiss’ original lineup. It wasn’t all “Deuce” and “God of Thunder,” however. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Jeremy, Pete Best Band, Lemon Clocks – Sweet Relief: Love is Everywhere (2013)

Promoting a very worthy cause, Sweet Relief is series where all proceeds go to victims of natural disasters. You May Also Like: The Lemon Clocks – Songs From Another Time (2018) Jeremy Morris and the Lemon Clocks – ‘Open Minds’ (2019)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Nothing Man" (2002)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Nothing Man” (2002)

Various reports state that this song was written long before the 9/11 incident and was brought forward (and perhaps updated) for its release. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

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Paula Cole, “Life Goes On” from ‘New Arrivals Vol. 5’ (2014): One Track Mind

Paula Cole’s quietly determined bonus track closes out a new benefit album for Hurricane Sandy Relief.

Country Artists That Metal Fans Should Know: Gimme Five

Country Artists That Metal Fans Should Know: Gimme Five

A couple of personal comments I’ve received over the last few days from my annual Country and Southern Rock List got me thinking a little about the best entry points for metal folks into the country world. You May Also Like: How Johnny Cash Challenged Convention Once Again on ‘AmericanRead More

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Bobby Watson – Check Cashing Day (2013)

Bobby Watson, over a career that began with his meteoric rise to musical director in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers at the turn of the 1980s, hasn’t shied away from the political. You May Also Like: On Eric Weissberg, Doc Watson and Lester Flatt: ‘By the Time We Got to MoleRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Security Joan" (2006)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Security Joan” (2006)

<<< BACKWARD (“The Great Pagoda Of Funn”) ||| ONWARD (“The Night Belongs To Mona”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Maybe Donald Fagen’s Morph the Cat is better than I remember; I still feel that the production is dry You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Hard Up Case (LiveRead More

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One Track Mind: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, “Goldfinger” (2013)

Martin Scorcese’s newest film, The Wolf of Wall Street, features the director’s usual assortment of delectable oldies — but the best moment maybe belong to a new song. Or, really, a new version of an old song. You May Also Like: Durand Jones – Durand Jones and the Indications: DeluxeRead More

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Tommy Castro – The Devil You Know (2014)

There’s a different attitude surrounding these recordings, which find Tommy Castro collaborating with a tough new group of blues-rock loving youngsters. You May Also Like: Left Lane Cruiser – Beck In Black (2016)

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On Second Thought: Hoodoo Gurus, Woggles – Vindicated!: Tribute to the Fleshtones (2007)

A promised new album from the Fleshtones called Wheel of Talent, due in January 2014, brought me back to this 24-tune tribute project. You May Also Like: ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The Official Keith Emerson Tribute Concert’ (2021) Todd Rundgren, Billy Sherwood + Others – ‘A Tribute to KeithRead More