The Black Forest, perhaps unsurprisingly, features a walk through twilit, spooky woodlands. Thankfully, however, Swedish prog-rockers Agents of Mercy manage to sidestep the typical genre nemesis like, say, a dragon. You May Also Like: Hal Galper, feat. John Scofield – ‘Ivory Forest Redux’ (1979; 2022 reissue) Why Black Sabbath’s TonyRead More

I’ve heard people refer to “Night” as one of Born To Run‘s lesser songs, as well the album’s “mistake.” It’s certainly a lesser song in terms of its relative lack of fame as compared to other iconic entries You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent andRead More

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A friend of mine, who I just recently turned on to the pleasures of the LP (he’s hooked for sure now), picked up a copy of 2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe at the Goodwill store. He might have paid a buck for it. You May Also Like: Ginger Baker (1939-2019): AnRead More

To those Bruce Springsteen fans who decided to sit out this tour: You had no idea what you passed up.

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