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30 Jul 2021 4 minute read 2 comments jozefkrichards
Americana was the first album I owned growing up and The Offspring were one of the first bands I thought was cool. Punk rockers with a decidedly 90s flavor, they were one of the first groups I remembered hearing described as "alternative" as well, wh...
29 Jul 2021 8 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards
An era-defining rock band that amassed an impressive number of gigantic hits throughout the 70s and 80s before lead singer Freddie Mercury's death in 1991. Few vocalists could match him, and all four band members were excellent songwriters, making th...
27 Jul 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
An exceptional musician, performer, and artist, David Bowie wasn't just one-of-a-kind, he was 10-or-20-of-a-kind-in-one. Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke, Aladdin Sane... David Bowie was always turning a corner, reinventing himself, and experiment...
26 Jul 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
His songs came to be known as the "standards" because they were so popular, and permeated culture to such a degree, for so long, that his music came to be the default thing people thought of when they thought of music. I don't believe there's another...
25 Jul 2021 3 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
The deep, gravelly voice of Barry White is unmistakable and "soul" is a more than appropriate genre label for what he could do behind the microphone. He was a force, of an intimidating size, but a gentle giant and a crooner when it came to his music,...
23 Jul 2021 5 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards
In 2009, North Carolina native Stuart McLamb took the novel approach of releasing an album first and forming a band second and the result has been a decade-and-counting of top tier indie rock. The Love Language is my favorite band from what I conside...
21 Jul 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
Public Enemy is an enemy only to ignorance. Their music is more than something enjoyable to listen to, it's an education, and the themes and ideas presented on their albums take excellent mixes and killer deliveries and elevate them to legendary stat...
19 Jul 2021 7 minute read 4 comments jozefkrichards
John Lennon is my favorite singer. He belted some of rock and roll's best vocals ever put to record, while simultaneously delivering some of the most touching, powerful, thought-provoking ballads ever written as well. His music influenced and inspire...
18 Jul 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
A great innovator and distinctly talented producer of early rock and roll, it is a disappointing fact that Phil Spector became something of a monster in his personal relationships over the years. In spite of that reality, some of the finest musicians...
17 Jul 2021 6 minute read 2 comments jozefkrichards
The quiet Beatle loudly debuted his triple LP, All Things Must Pass, as a solo artist in 1970 to great acclaim and went on to create an impressive body of work up to his death in 2001 that rivals any of his band mate's. George was spiritual, sensitiv...
