Monthly Archives: November 2020

#188 – Self-titled by And So I Watch You From Afar

I always enjoy a good instrumental album, especially one that is guitar heavy.  This album has an epic feel to it that can rarely be accomplished with traditional songwriting.  Each track evokes such a different and specific mental image for me.  It truly was a roller coaster of a listening experience.

#187 – Protect the Land/Genocidal Humanoidz, Mezmerize by System of a Down

I wanted to choose these new singles by System of a Down, who are using their platform to bring awareness to the plight of Armenia, which once again is under attack.  However, since nobody would consider that an album, I’m pairing it with one of their earlier albums in the spirit of the blog.  AsContinue reading “#187 – Protect the Land/Genocidal Humanoidz, Mezmerize by System of a Down”

#186 – Rubberneck by Toadies

This morning I had an easier time getting up than I can remember in several years.  I felt lighter, stronger and more energized than I was yesterday morning and I have to say, it was quite enjoyable.  It’s as if half of the nation is coming out of a prolonged depressive state, with the otherContinue reading “#186 – Rubberneck by Toadies”

#185 – Strange to Explain by Woods

Today was a great day for America.  It feels like a weight has been lifted and that there is a light at the end of the extremely dark and embarrassing tunnel that we have been in for the last four years.  It’s going to take many years to undo the damage that this administration hasContinue reading “#185 – Strange to Explain by Woods”

#183 – Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God by Busta Rhymes

This, Busta’s 10th album, was just released on October 30th and the timing is no coincidence.  He had some pretty choice words for America as we headed towards election day.  I’m not sure the message lands as hard as, say, RTJ4 did, but there’s still some valid points.  I’d love to get a one-week check-inContinue reading “#183 – Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God by Busta Rhymes”

#182 – Casualties of Cool by Devin Townsend and Ché Aimee Dorval

This is a really beautiful album.  At various times heavy, ethereal, epic, cinematic and delicate.  It really is a masterpiece of versatility, and exactly the kind of discovery I needed on this bizarre day in history.  As the entire world watches a few random areas in America, nothing is quite as helpful as the temporaryContinue reading “#182 – Casualties of Cool by Devin Townsend and Ché Aimee Dorval”

#181 – Once More ‘Round the Sun by Mastodon

I was looking for something to listen to this evening that contains both aggression and cleverness.  Enter Mastodon.  Although this album is new to me, they are one of my favorite heavy, proggy bands.  Also, they put on an amazing show, which, along with everything else in the world today, makes me nostalgic for simplerContinue reading “#181 – Once More ‘Round the Sun by Mastodon”

#180 – Hot Motion by Temples

And now it’s the eve of possibly the ugliest, and most important, moment in modern American history.  This album offered a temporary escape and an enjoyable one, but there’s no ignoring the knife edge that our democracy is walking.  On one side we have the most openly corrupt administration in American history, and on theContinue reading “#180 – Hot Motion by Temples”

#179 – Aerial Ballet by Harry Nilsson

I’ve been finding myself thinking a lot about what the great minds of the past would make of the current American predicament.  I’m sure there would be the full spectrum of reactions, many of them that might surprise us, but I’d still like to know what, for example, George Carlin would have said about thisContinue reading “#179 – Aerial Ballet by Harry Nilsson”