Welcome to Friday and guess what it is Valentine’s Day!! The worst holiday ever invented. It puts undo pressure on everyone. The trick is show the one you love how much they mean to you every day of the year and then this day doesn’t mean shit!! It is just another. So blame Hallmark and all the chocolate companies and the florist companies and the restaurants for forcing this upon us. Wow, I went off on a tangent there. It is Friday, so that means new music. Not a whole lot here for me, but hopefully there is enough that you find something for you or the one you love. My listens are in Blue. Let me know what you want to hear and what I might have missed from the list because believe it or not…it happens all the time. Happy Valentine’s Day to you all!!
Hollywood Undead – New Empire, Vol 1 – (BMG Rights): I am excited for their new album which is now their 6th studio release. I really enjoy their rap-rock / nu-metal sound and I love the angst as well. It is usually great to blast driving down the road…so here is warning to you Charlotte Drivers that I might be a little reckless today with this cranked up.
Huey Lewis & the News – Weather – (New Hulex LLC / BMG Rights): I am really anxious and sad to hear this one. It could quite possibly be Huey’s last record and he is even unable to perform anymore. If you haven’t heard, Huey was diagnosed with a disorder of the inner ear called Meniere’s disease. It brings hearing loss, vertigo, ringing in the ear and a feeling of fullness. My thoughts and prayers are with him and selfishly I always would like new music from him.
And that is really it for me. I might dig in to Black Swan, but not real excited about that one. Oh, and for my kids…they will probably listen to that Bieber one…I know, I try and try to get them to real music, but it doesn’t always work…kids will be kids.
Black Swan – Shake the World – (Frontier Records)
Nathaniel Rateliff – And It’s Still Alright – (Stax Records / Concord)
Justin Bieber – Changes – (Def Jam Recordings)
David Gray – White Ladder (20th Anniversary) – (iht Records / AWAL Recordings)
Barry Manilow – Nights Songs II – (Stiletto Entertainment)
Matthew West – Brand New – (Provident Label Group / Sony)
Avalon – Called – (Red Street Records)
Tame Impala – The Slow Rush – (Island Records)
Anvil – Legal at Last – (AFM Records) – Digital Only; CDs & Vinyl next week
Seven Spires – Emerald Seas – (Frontiers Records)
Hardline – Life Live – (Frontiers Records)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
That sucks about Huey. Damn all our heroes are getting old.
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Yes, every day it is someone else we grew up with getting sick or dying. That’s life I guess.
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Also I’m done with Anvil. One Anvil is all Anvil at this point.
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Loved the documentary, never bought an album. I’m good.
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I did not know this about Huey! I will give Weather a serious spin today.
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Cool. Glad this helped you find it. I haven’t spun it yet but will soon.
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Already finished. (It’s only 7 songs.) I enjoyed it!
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Awesome.
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I recently read an article in Esquire about Huey’s sad ear condition. He’ll be turning 70 this year! Yikes! Of all the albums you list, I’m looking forward to the one from Tame Impala. And it’s amazing that Barry Manilow’s still putting out albums, as the only people I can imagine wanting to hear them have all got to be over 60! He lives in Palm Springs not far from where I live, though our paths most definitely never cross.
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You should look Barry up. I am sure he would love it! ha!
It sucks getting old and it seems like every week (everyday almost) there is another hero getting sick or dying. Oh well, what can you do.
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LOL! Yes, tell me about getting older! Let me just say I’m now on Medicare – Yikes! It’s depressing to see many of the artists we grew up with pass away – some of them not much older than me!
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John!
Do you remember that time back in 1992 when Neal Schon found the volume knob on his amp and cranked out a bunch of riff-rock madness on an album called Double Eclipse? Well, I do man so I bought this live Hardline album and even though Schon is long gone Johnny Gioelli the voice remains and still has the pipes vocally.
Considering the debut album has 5-6 tracks on LIFE LIVE I’m ok with it. lol Sounds pretty decent and the mix is good.
Dr. Love/Life’s A Bitch/Everything/Rythm from a Red Car is stellar.
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I do…vaguely. Johnny still has it…good to hear. Maybe I will check it out. I’m digging the Hollywood Undead one. Just what I needed today.
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Looking at this list is so jarring. What year are we in?
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LOL!! I wasn’t thinking about that, but dang you are right!!
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A nice memorable selection! ❤️
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Though I’m a fan of celebrating February 15th instead of February 14th – everything is discounted!
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I think I’m with you on that one!!
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I, umm, bought myself a bunch of LP’s to show me how much I loved me this Valentine’s day. Oops. I’d like to hear the Nathaniel Rateliff one, but slim pickings again for me.
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I don’t think we ever need a reason so buy vinyl to show much we love ourselves.
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The Third Mind is the only release that interested me last week (I think).
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Wasn’t much to choose from.
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Had not heard that about Huey. Dang. He comes my way nearly every year and I never got tickets.
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I don’t think you will get the opportunity any more. So sad.
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Yep. All these old rockers getting, well, old. Aarrgghh.
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