It is the last Friday of June and I have vacation time coming my way. Not much coming out this week and thankfully that is the case as I won’t have time much over the next week to listen to anything. The ones I am curious about are highlighted in Blue. Hopefully you find something you like…if so, let me know.
Stone Sour – Hydrograd – (Roadrunner Records): Corey Taylor (from Slipnot) and crew are back with their sixth studio album. Talk is this will be more of a straight up rock and roll record which I am not sure what that will mean, but we will see what their definition of a Rock & Roll record is. Looking forward to giving it a spin.
Don Barnes – Ride the Storm – (MelodicRock Records): Don Barnes from .38 Special finally gets to release his solo album from 1989. Thanks to MelodicRock Records (& Melodicrock.com). I am eager to hear what we missed from so long ago. Apparently the album was never released due to the label (A&M Records) being sold. I don’t know if it got lost in the shuffle or it wasn’t good enough that the new company didn’t want to release it. We will soon find out.
Bryan Adams – Wembley Live 1996 (2CD Set) – (Eagle Rock Entertainment): I love Bryan Adams so I am willing to listen to a live album by him as I will listen to most anything by him. It will be interesting to listen back to 1996 and revisit those songs.
TLC – TLC – (Musiq): TLC was absolutely fantastic back in the day. This is their first album without Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez and I am not sure what to expect. I am sure it will be great, but there will be something missing without Lisa. Here’s to hoping for a great record.
The Beach Boys – 1967 Sunshine Tomorrow – (Capitol Records): Apparently there are still unreleased versions of Beach Boys songs and now we have a 2 CD set of those releases.
ZZ Ward – The Storm – (Hollywood Records)
LANY – LANY – (Side Street Entertainment)
Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces, Vol. 1 – (Sony Music)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
Yes sir! That Adams one looks interesting! Anything with Keith Scott on it is worth the listen!
Enjoy your vacation!
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Thanks. I will try and do that. On the Adams one, I will give it a listen. I tried the Stone Sour one, but my mood was not good so not digging that one so far.
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I purchased the Adams on iTunes. Sounds decent! Good track listing except for ….well Wait for the review!
Dunno about Stone Sour …don’t know why …crap answer but thats all I got!
Hahaha
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The BA one is an odd choice for release – I suppose it’s the 21st anniversary and was at his peak. It’s not too bad as far as setlists go but I don’t think the sound quality is as sharp as it can be
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I haven’t heard it yet. But that doesn’t sound promising on the sound. Maybe he had a contract to complete with one more album so they threw in a live one.
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A few head scratchers here for me. TLC without Left Eye is wrong in my opinion but what do I know? And BA releasing a 21 year old live album? What gives?
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Absolutely on TLC. It can’t be as good without Lisa. She was so crucial in their sound. On BA, who knows…but I will listen to it…might not buy it, but I’ll stream it.
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I’ll check it out. 1996 was not my favourite era for BA but his live shows are always awesome.
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And that is precisely what I was going to say Mike – not my favourite stage of his career, but I’ll seeBA live any day!
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Not much for me here, I’m afraid… never really listened to Stone Sour, but I have a friend that likes them. My money will be spent on the new Danny & The Champions of the World release that landed today. Hopefully pick it up this weekend!
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What style is Danny & the Champions. Not familiar with them.
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They’re an Americana outfit. Last two albums were heavily influenced by some blue eyed soul. The reviews for this suggest some different vibes (one suggested Skynyrd type moments of brilliance).
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Skynyrd…nuff said!
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I just re-heard all the old Adams records, that 96 set looks good to me (and I’m with Deke on Keith Scott, for sure).
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