music
Everything from 80s to 21st century music
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It’s that time of year again. ROCKTOBER 2023 wrote a letter to the M.T.VWhat’s going on?Don’t you care about me?Sent the same letter to the radioBut my party went deadLike a shot in the head We all like it – Rock and RollWe all want it – On your showPlay it loud, don’t play it…
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Music soothes the savage beast, that is what Shony Alex Braun must have thought when he played for the SS. Shony’s story may seem like he had it relatively easy life, playing for the SS. However, I believe that could not be further from the truth. It wouldn’t take much for the SS to suddenly…
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“The Flame” is a power ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick and the first single from their tenth album Lap of Luxury. “The Flame” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988, becoming the band’s…
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One advantage of doing these Epic Rock episodes is that I get to go back and listen to music I love, also I learn new things every time I do them. In this case, I always thought that TNT were a Finnish Rock band. I discovered today they are Norwegian. “10,000 Lovers (In One)” is…
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Episode 2 of the Soft side of Rock N Roll, is goin to be a double bill. Love Is All-Roger Glovers and Guests “Love Is All” is a 1974 pop song, credited to Roger Glover & Guests in the credits, but in reality sung by American heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio. It was featured…
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Now, I don’t want to sound like an old fogey or make the mistake my parents made by dismissing my music taste. There has always been a generational divide in musical taste, but no one can deny that the current popular music lacks quality compared to the music from days of yore. Without even listening…
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Starting off the Soft Side of Rock N Roll with a classic Rolling Stones track “Fool to Cry” The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Mick Taylor had just left the band and the Stones were left without a lead guitarist. The recording of Black and Blue acted as a sort of…
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One of the definitions for music is vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotion, but it is so much more than that. Music brings hope in times of despair, comfort in times of grief and joy in times of sorrow. Music…
History of Sorts 