Now we are in to full swing in the new year. The albums are starting to come out and today we have a long list of releases. There will hopefully be something for everyone. There are bunch I am interested in, but might not necessarily buy right now. They will be streamed to start with and I will pick up the ones I like the best. My choices are highlighted in Blue. Let me know what you like or are interested in. Thanks and have a great musical weekend.
Starbreaker – Dysphoria – (Frontiers Records): Tony Harnell and Magnus Karlsson team up again with the band’s third album and first in over 11 years…damn…way too long. It is metal, it is hard rock and it is usually great. Can’t wait to hear this one.
Rival Sons – Feral Roots – (Atlantic Records): Rival Sons are one of those bands you just fall in love with immediately when you hear them. Now on their 6th studio album they just keep getting better. They are straight up rock & roll with a heavy blues influence and worth a listen. Give them a try.
Kiss – Kissworld: The Best of Kiss – (Mercury Records): Just what we need another greatest hits band. Come on guys…give us some new music or at least put some rare versions of some big hits on here. But being the sucker I am, this one is on order…or course it is the limited edition colored-vinyl that won’t be out until March 29th…but I can wait since it is just a greatest hits album. Funny how I complain about a greatest hits album, but I am going to see them in concert and that is basically what I will hear.
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Stay Human, Vol. 2 – (Boo Boo Wax): This guys is really cool. There is something about him I like. It is his voice, his style, his sound…everything. Check him out.
And the rest I want to hear…
Heart – Live in Atlantic City – (Rock Fuel LLC) 
Backstreet Boys – DNA – (RCA Records): Okay, make fun of me, go ahead…I am just curious about this one so sue me.
Quiet Riot – One Night in Milan (Live) – (Frontiers Records): Another one I am curious about. I hated the last album, but maybe they work better live.
Santana – In Search of Mona Lisa E.P. – (Concord Music): Duh!!!
And then all the rest…
Various Artists – Grammy Nominations 2019 – (Republic Records)
The Dandy Warhols – Why You So Crazy – (Dine Alone Music)
Bring Me The Horizon – amo – (Sony Music)
King Diamond – Songs for the Dead: Live at the Fillmore in Philadelphia – (Metal Blade Records)
Steve Hackett – At the Edge of Light – (Inside Out Music)
The Neal Morse Band – The Great Adventure – (Metal Blade Records)
Inglorious – Ride to Nowhere – (Frontiers Records)
Kane Roberts – The New Normal – (Frontiers Records)
Vangelis – Noturne (The Piano Album) – (Decca Records)
Jetboy – Born to Fly – (Frontiers Records)
Evergrey – The Atlantic – (AFM Records)
Bethel Music – Victory: Live – (Bethel Music)
Meghan Trainor – Treat Myself – (Epic Records)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
At this point all the Kiss Greatest Hits albums even look the same.
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They do. And this one was actually released last year as Mike already has it and I almost bought it. I ordered it on vinyl just to keep the collection complete.
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I’ve got my eye on the King Diamond set but that’s all this week.
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You haven’t done a New Release post yet this year have you or did I miss it? Been a slow start.
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No I’m not going to do them anymore. I’m relying on you to keep me informed now. Pressure is on!
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Ok, I will start adding more metal for you.
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Good lad!
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I’ll be checking out the Rival Sons album, but I think that’s about it.
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The Rival Sons one is awesome. You will like it. My favorite album of the year,but it is early.
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I’ll let you know what I think!
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Rival Sons and QR for me!
The two QR tracks I preordered were pretty decent…
Rival Sons are a Beast!
Pretty decent Friday for new release’s….
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The Rival Sons one is fan”freaking”tastic. I listened to it on the way to work. Too early for album of the year??? Well, it is album of the year…so far!! I hated the last QR album, but I will check this out to see if any better.
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Yup I sampled some of the Rival Sons man what a friggin awesome slab of work!
QR is Live man….sampled about 4 tracks from it ..I’m digging it …
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I haven’t gotten into the QR one yet. I got two songs in and turned to something else. The production sucked and I am just not feeling James as the singer and I like James.
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I kinda dig the production..Like a bootleg…I hear what your saying but give it a once through…Durbins vocals are pretty decent…sure at times the falsetto thing is silly but the dude is working the crowd…
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I’ll give it a try, just wasn’t in the mood. I went back to the Jorn live I had in the CD player of the car. I enjoyed that one a lot more.
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Can’t win em all…Working on the QR review as is going to be very cold here in Thunder Bay the next 4-5 days (anywhere from -35 to -45 at night) Might as well Blog!
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Damn! That is cold. I have never been in a place that cold before. Good luck with that. I am guessing you can’t go outside at that temperature without fear of death.
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No you will get frostbite! Even our two dogs Izzy and Fender go out do there business and back in. Tough for them as they are in the house constantly so we cannot even get them outside at all as its way too cold….
So cold you can hear the House cracking a bit…
About 3 years ago around New Years it went to -50 which was unbelievable..
This winter we have seen about 80cm’s of snow as well…Too cold to snow and when it does warm up (-20 or so) it snows…
Can’t win this year! hahah
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Wow! I was just thinking what would dogs do, go inside and you just clean it up or else their pee would freeze instantly and they would stick to the ground attached by their, well you know.
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Ummm not cleaning up dog doo inside unless its an accident of course. Both Dogs are very good at going to the back door and letting us know they need out ASAP!
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I was hoping Kissworld would be the final chapter of my Kiss rereview series in 2018. Well that didn’t turn out. My copy is still sealed waiting for the last chapter! Sealed for almost a year!
DO WANT QUIET RIOT!
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Someday you will finish and get to open it. I know you liked QR’s last album, but I couldn’t take it. I hope this is better.
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I think James Durbin is a very likable guy and he just won me over to be honest with you!
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I like James and I enjoyed his first solo album but not sold yet with him in QR. still going to give me a try though.
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Quite a few live albums to check out this week. Definitely will be giving Rival Sons a spin.
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Checked out Rival Sons yesterday, haven’t stopped replaying it since. So good! And I’m curious about the other albums in blue too. Including BSB, haha!
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Rival was awesome. Deke already did a post today on it. I haven’t listened to the BSB, but I honestly will as I am curious.
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I remember seeing Blink 182 interviewed (likely in the late 90s) saying it would actually be more ‘punk’ to say you liked the Backstreet Boys than to diss them.
I certainly enjoyed when there was a Backstreet Boys moment on Brooklyn 99 last year!
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Wow, I’m punk!! Cool!
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