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1989: My Top 25 Track Listens

Zombie Eaters (Faith No More) Sanctified (Nine Inch Nails) Gun (Soundgarden) Surprise! You’re Dead! (Faith No More) So What (Ministry) When Death Calls (Black Sabbath) Epic (Faith No More) The Real Thing (Faith No More) Head Like A Hole (Nine Inch Nails) Woodpecker From Mars (Faith No More) The Morning After (Faith No More) I … Read more

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2014: My Top 25 Track Listens

Return (Brian Eno/Karl Hyde) Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes (Sun Kil Moon) Dogs (Sun Kil Moon) Would You Fight For My Love? (Jack White) Wave (Beck) Inside Out (Spoon) Angel Duster (Run the Jewels) A Brain In A Bottle (Thom Yorke) Waking Light (Beck) Weight of Love (The Black Keys) Mother of a … Read more

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Best Music of 2020 Blog Posts

After creating a list of Blog Posts on their Best of 2020 Photography Blog Posts, I thought to start a music list. Would you like your post to be added? Contact Me and I will add your post. Adrian Spinelli Favorite Songs of 2020 Alexander S. Kunz Music That Accompanied Me Through 2020 Barack Obama … Read more

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1995: My Top 25 Track Listens

MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know (KRS One) King For A Day (Faith No More) Frogs (Alice In Chains) Natural One (Folk Implosion) Hey Man Nice Shot (Filter) Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) (New Order) I Got Id (Pearl Jam) God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters (Moby) River Of Deceit (Mad Season) Astronomy … Read more

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1978: My Top 25 Track Listens

Digital (Joy Division) No Love Lost (Joy Division) Failures (Joy Division) Warsaw (Joy Division) Aint Talkin’ Bout Love (Van Halen) Glass (Joy Division) Eruption (Van Halen) Is This Love (Boy Marley And The Wailers) Hot Blooded (Foreigner) Wheel In The Sky (Journey) Double Vision (Foreigner) The Trees (Rush) Leaders Of Men (Joy Division) La Villa … Read more

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1969: My Top 25 Track Listens

You Never Give Me Your Money (The Beatles) I Want You (She’s So Heavy) Babe I’m Gonna Leave You (Led Zeppelin) Dazed And Confused (Led Zeppelin) Ramble On (Led Zeppelin) Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) Your Time Is Gonna Come (Led Zeppelin) Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin) Good Times, Bad Times (Led Zeppelin) How Many More … Read more

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My 2020 In Music

The Main Thing, by Real Estate (My 2020 In Music)

As part of wrapping up the year, I have again made my list of the music that has had the greatest impact on me that was released this year. This isn’t a “Best of” list, per se, because I didn’t listen to everything released in 2020.

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Thank You, Mad Platter

The Mad Platter, my favorite record store back home in the Inland Empire, is now closing permanently due to consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.  I am very sad about this, and I wanted to take a few moments to thank the store and its employees for nurturing my interest in music.

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That Time I Was Bribed To Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers On YouTube

(Ed. Note – I was writing this post when news showed up that Eddie Van Halen passed away. RIP, EVH. I need to write some thoughts about you and Neil Peart very soon)

Full disclosure: The bribe happened way back a few seconds ago.

To put some of this in perspective, two separate events merged to make this unfortunate event happen.

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20 Years Of Kid A

Kid A By Radiohead

I don’t remember if I purchased Radiohead’s Kid A on exactly October 2, 2000.  I probably did.  Back then, it was a quick lunch-time trip to Best Buy to browse their massive Compact Disc layout that took up most of the retail floor space.  On an end-cap, you would find the displays with all the “New Releases.”  I would have paid in cash.  Probably after I made the trip to the bank to cash my paycheck. I don’t think I even had a credit card in 2000.  I am not sure if I even had a checking account.

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