Happy Friday. Welcome to December and we are ever closer to Christmas so the choices get more limited and I have to stop buying so my family has something to get me for Christmas (and my Birthday). This week there are a handful of releases and a lot of them live. I have highlighted in Blue those I might give a listen, but no promises. Let me know if there is anything for you or anything I missed. Have a great music Weekend!!
Coldplay – Live in Buenos Aires – (Parlophone): I haven’t listened to Coldplay much at all lately, so not sure why I am interested in hearing this, but it it is calling me. I will give it a spin.
Gotthard – Defrosted 2: Live – (Nuclear Blast): When Steve Lee was alive and the lead singer of Gotthard, I was a huge fan. I haven’t been since and it is no fault of the band, I just found Steve to be AMAZING! and it is hard to get back into the band now. The original Defrosted was great and I am willing to give this one a try out of respect for the band.
And there are a few more I will try when I can find the time as I am getting busy prepping the year end lists.
Steelheart – Rock’n Milan – (Frontiers Records)
Johnny Gioeli – One Voice – (Frontiers Records)
John Mellencamp – Other People’s Stuff – (Republic Records)
And then the rest…
Apocalyptica – Plays Metallica by Four Cellos – A Live Performance – (Harmegeddon Records)
Authority Zero – Persona Non Grata – (Authority Zero)
Van Morrison – The Prophet Speaks – (Exile Productions)
Metal Church – Damned If You Do – (Rat Pak Records)
Brett Young – Ticket to L.A. – (Big Machine)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
Kanaan’s Windborne is out today. I’ll be into that. Expecting it to arrive today or tomorrow, actually.
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Don’t know that one. What type of music?
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I think they call it ‘psychedelic jazzy rocking awesomeness’. Definitely worth investigating.
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Sounds like an interesting blend. I will look it up.
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You can find some samples and a wee description over at the label’s site: https://elparaisorecords.com/releases/kanaan-windborne
Some choice hype quotes for you!
“With components from jazz, fusion and post-rock they have created six extended pieces of blazing freeform psychedelia”
“But Kanaan aren’t afraid to get deep and heavy – the B-side dives into straight-up Sabbath territory “
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I gave it a listen and it was pretty good. Nice to get some instrumental that keeps it interesting.
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It’s a good one. The label has a lot good instrumental stuff like that.
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Not too much here. All Friday New release’s can’t be winners!
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Yes, the year is coming to an end and so are the releases. The last list of the year is next week and I might not have another til mid-January. Quiet time in the music world. But it gives us time to do our list.
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Very light week for me.
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Pretty quiet now. That’s a good thing. I am on buying hiatus now.
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Gotthard’s worth a listen. And live Apocalyptica is good stuff for sure!
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Yep. That Gotthard one is worth it. I was digging with that one earlier. I need to check out the Apocalyptica one.
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I’ll give Metal Church a spin. I’ve enjoyed some of their recent stuff. That’s about it for me.
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Not much out there. Hope you like that one.
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I like that Mellencamp album name!
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I haven’t pulled that one up to listen to yet, but yes…good name.
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