We are ending August with a BANG!! There are an abundance of releases this week and there has to be something for you to grab hold of and listen to all weekend. I am listing 18 different releases and you know I don’t ever have all of them so that is a boatload of stuff. I have a bunch I am eager to hear and 2 on order. My choices are highlighted in Blue and I can tell you right now, I doubt I will get to all of them this week as there are so many. Let me know which ones you are interested in hearing and which ones I may have a missed. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!
Needtobreathe – Out of Body – (Elektra): Is there any doubt this one would be tops for me. I am a huge fan, but a worried fan as guitarist and a very creative mind behind the band, Bo Rinehart has left the band. I don’t know how much he put in to this album, if anything, but that has me a little concerned as direction and what to expect. The one thing they did that I don’t particularly don’t care for is they released like 5 songs already. I am not a fan of bands doing that.
Metallica – S&M 2 (Live) – (Blackened Recording): I actually enjoyed the original S&M so I am curious to hear this one as well. Metallica and classical music I think are a good match. And the song they released already was pretty great.
Billy Raffoul – International Hotel – (UMGRI Interscope) – Digital Only – Vinyl on October 23: This Canadian export is usually more acoustic and folksy and he is a great singer/songwriter. He is constantly putting out new music and now we have another set of tunes, so I am hppy.
Dokken – The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 – (Silver Lining Music): Early Dokken!! Yes, please. Being old, unreleased songs probably means they were unreleased for a reason, but I love looking back at unreleased songs…heck I have Gene Simmons The Vault so I obvious find it appealing.
These next few might get a listen, but won’t be first up on the list…
John Petrucci – Terminal Velocity – (Rensam Songs) – Digital Only – CD/Vinyl 10/30)
Powerman 5000 – The Noble Rot – (Cleopatra Records)
Seether – Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum – (Fantasy Records / Concord)
G.E. Smith & Leroy Bell – Stony Hill – (Green Mirror / BMG)
Lynch Mob – Wicked Sensation (reimagined) – (Lynch Mob)
And then all the rest…
Katy Perry – Smile – (Capitol Records)
From Ashes to new – Panic – (Better Noise Music)
Rick Wakeman – The Red Planet – (Snapper Music) – Digital Only – Physical release September 4th.
lovelytheband – Conversations With Myself – (The Century Family) – digital only
The Allman Betts Band – Bless Your Heart – (BMG Rights Mgmt)
PVRIS – Use me – (Warner Records)
Yello – Point – (Polydor Release)
Toni Braxton – Spell My Name – (Island Records / UMG)
Kem – Love Always Wins – (Motown Records / UMG Recordings)
The Avett Brothers – The Third Gleam – (The Avett Brothers / Concord)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
Some bigger names this Friday than we’re used to. Metallica could be good. Depends on the tracklist.
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For me, this is a huge day! I have two on order and some more I might buy after I hear first.
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I’m obsessed with the S&M 2 versions of “Nothing Else Matters” and “All Within My Hands,” I haven’t checked out anything else, but I have high hopes for the rest of album/recordings!
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I have high hopes for this one as well. I really liked the first one so I figured I would dig this one as well.
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I still need to check out the first one, especially since Jason was still in Metallica at the time.
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If you haven’t, then yes you do!
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Tough choices, the early Dokken sounds intriguing.
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Lots of good stuff this week!
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The original Metallica symphony album is on the 1001 list, I haven’t got to it yet but I remember liking the single a lot.
So with the sequel coming out today, thanks for the reminder to get caught up on the 1st one!
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That is what I am here for to remind you of new stuff that will then remind you of old stuff!! My job is done!! Good night!! HA!!
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This might be the most controversial thing I have ever said but here it goes… nothing for me this week!
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WHAT?????? 🙂
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I’m with you Kev. Tired of Metallica and Symphony mashups. Sampled the Dokken album on iTunes and it does sound like the Lost Years! Next week it’s the Stones deluxe so I’m good with that one.
Metallica I’ll be interested to read the reviews of it as I have the first one and to me, that seems enough.
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Good to know. Are you having a bad day? You sound like you are having a bad day? LOL!! Have a great weekend Deke!!
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No Dude!
All good hear as yesterday I bought Maiden Brave New Word/ OLP Naveed and Aerosmith on vinyl which is called Brand New Song and Dance which is a live show from 85’s Done With Mirrors Tour all from Amazon and all on vinyl.
I’m having a great day…lol
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Awesome!! Sounds like some great stuff. We have the first of the 3 RSD weekends tomorrow and I am hoping to get some Ace, Collective Soul and Leppard. Fingers crossed!!
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I’m sure you will score John. Here in town we have the one record shop which is a chain and they always get nothing in for RSD
So my RSD is cruising Amazon. lol
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Oh well, we have 2 shops that participate and I am hoping next year we will have a 3rd as Noble is still fairly new and I think he is applying to participate going forward.
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You got options! Look forward to seeing what others score. Some of this stuff does trickle onto Amazon like the double live Ozzy show that I got earlier this year.
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All of it will wind up on eBay later in the day for higher prices if you want to pay too much!!
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Maybe but i can wait it out…I got the Ozzy 8 years later lol for a good price…
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Wow, I thought I’d be the lone wolf this week. Metallica/Sym is interesting but nothing I need to have on hand. I’m glad it is there for the people who like it though! Stones deluxe, is that the Goat Head Soup one?
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Yes, it’s the Goats Head Soup. That one I ordered from itunes as I did with the Queen live one.
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Aussie metal Vanishing Point also dropped
their album today. Been cranking that and Petrucci. Will give Dokken, Lynch Mob and Seether a listen as well.
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Sound like you will be busy. Thanks for adding Vanishing Point in the comments!! Now people will know. at least the few hundred that will see this anyway!!
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I’m with Kevin. Nothing for me this week. I thought I would be into the Dokken but I read that a lot of it is over dubbed and rerecorded? That kinda put me off. If I’m wrong about that I’d maybe reconsider… But maybe not. And I gave up on ‘tallica a long time ago.
I did just buy the new Alcatrazz at last though and it’s great!
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This seems to be the popular opinion this week. If the Dokken is redone and not truly from then, I might be with you on that. I never listened to Metallica much before, but I do now…funny enough.
Cool on the Alcatrazz album and it is pretty great!!
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Seether and Dokken would be my two picks. 🖖🏼
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Awesome! I hope you like them. I haven’t heard Seether in a long time, I need to try the new one and maybe pull some older ones out as well.
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