Month: October 2025

Eyes – ‘November Mass / Full Moon’ (1994) – Album Review (The Jeff Scott Soto Series)

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Eyes only recorded two albums with Jeff Scott Soto…well..one studio album and the other was a collection of demos but we will count it. Jeff had departed the band due to creative differences, however, his popularity in Europe was growing. As like the ‘Windows of the Soul’ album, this too was probably released to capitalize on that popularity. This is an interesting release as it is a two disc set with the first being called ‘November Mass’ (basically a greatest hits compilation for the debut and ‘Windows of the Soul’) and the second disc is called ‘Full Moon’ that is a complete album for Eyes with a different singer, Mark Weitz that was recorded in 1992/1993. The 2CD set was released in 1994 on Bulletproof Records and it was only released in Germany & Switzerland yet thanks to the internet, I obtained a copy.

The first disc is ‘November Mass’ and is supposed to be a greatest hits compilation of the first two albums. Well, it isn’t…sorry. It is really only the debut Eyes album on a shuffle with a different track listing. There is not one song off ‘Windows of the Soul’. Yes, three songs appear on that album that are on the debut, but as demo versions of those songs. And those songs are not used here. These are the same tracks as the debut album. A nice thought to think it a compilation, however, that would be false. Does it make this album no good…not in the least. The songs are still great no matter the order.

The second disc is called ‘Full Moon’ and I think there is a misconception with this album. Jeff Scott Soto does not sing on this album except he does appear merely as a background singer. Jeff did record a handful of these demos as the were preparing for a new album. Jeff left the band before the album was finished so Aldy Damian removed Jeff’s lead vocals, while leaving the backing vocals, and brought in a new singer to record the album…in full. The new singer was Mark Weitz and he does an amazing job turning the final Eyes album into a very underrated classic. The band for this album was Aldy Damian on drums, Mark Weitz on vocals, Steve Dougherty on guitar, Jamie Sheriff on keyboards and Bobby Fraga on bass.

‘NOVEMBER MASS’ Songs:

The song opens with Jeff calling out Stevie who lays down so riffs and has Soto screaming when the band kicks in . “Walkin’ Fire” sees Soto change up his deliver a little on the lyrics as he gets a little more gritty. However, the song is a little generic and I would say probably filler. When you compare it to some of the early stuff, not as solid and developed. But still not too bad.

Next is the balls-to-the wall rock anthem, “Callin’ All Girls”. It is a great party song full of bluesy guitar licks, great harmonies, head banging drums and full on sleazy lyrics that wouldn’t do well in the #MeToo movement of today. Jeff’s vocals soar and is right in his wheelhouse of vocal capabilities. When he sings this type of music, he could sing the phone book and I would be on board. The production layers tons of backing vocals (all sound like Jeff) and the sound is immense. You get your typical guitar solo break and the catchy choruses, everything you want in a melodic rock song.

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The Collection: Ep. 77 – Poison (Vinyl, CDs, Cassettes and Singles)

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This week on The Collection, we are going through all things Poison. Whether is on Vinyl, CDs, Cassettes or even 7″ Singles & CD singles. From ‘Look What The Cat Dragged In’ all the way to ‘Poison’d’ and everything in between including live albums and greatest hits compilations. We will even through a Bret Michaels Solo album for good measure. If you like Glam Metal, then this one is for you.

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My Sunday Song – “Do You Wanna Taste It” by Wig Wam

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For My Sunday Song #454, we are talking the Season 1 theme song to Peacemaker…”Do You Wanna Taste It” by the Norwegian band Wig Wam. Imagine my surprise when I started watching Peacemaker on HBO and the theme song was this 2010 Wig Wam classic. I remember when this song came out and how much it grabbed hold of me and help solidify my fandom for Wig Wam. The song was the first single and was released on March 9, 2010. The album was ‘Non Stop Rock ‘n Roll and it was glam rock at its best.

The song was written by lead singer Age Sten Nilsen and Trond Holter and the song is basically about dreams of making it big. It is about leaving your dull, miserable life behind and going out and seek fame where you can live the best life with all its excesses. However, you have to remember what goes up, must come down. And living life to excess has its downfalls. It asks the questions, do you really want to taste that life because as quick as the fame comes, it will leave as fast and leave you a shell of your former self. Sometimes, a short cut to fame isn’t all it is cracked up to be.

Musically, the song is pure glam. Great guitar riffs, pounding drums and an energy that is contagious. It will suck you in and have you singing this song long after it is over. The chorus is one giant hook, gang vocals, catchy as hell and takes me back to the late 80’s when Glam was King!! How big could these guys have been if this album and song came out 20-25 year earlier. Now when I hear this song I can’t help but picture the entire Peacemaker cast dancing to this song in the opening title sequence. Crazy!!

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. Does it take you back to the 80’s? If you like it, you need to check out more from Wig Wam as they won’t disappoint!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great and Happy Sunday!

And for fun…here is the Peacemaker opening sequence…

“Do Ya Wanna Taste It”

Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?

Get it on, get it on top, make a move extreme
Make a pose, it’s a shortcut to your dreams
A float straight to the stars on that flying thing

Getting high, getting brave, getting snow blind
Game set to go! Pick a tune, chick harpoon in a world beyond
Get a beat, got a heat on a phony string
Tear your world apart, once the magic starts

Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
What’s going up must come down
Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
Baby, I’m losing ground

Blind to what you’ll soon become
The mirror lies, the whole world’s wrong but you
Dancing with your blinkers on
Throw your dog the invisible bone

Say I do, say I will, and put your jet in gear
Anything to get you out of here
Gotta go hit that ride to the setting sun

Pack it up, get ahead, I gotta leave this mess behind
Gotta cruise from the blues, got a life to find
What you need, there’s to read on the dotted line
Kill your self-control, welcome to the show

Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
What’s going up must come down
Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
Baby, I’m losing ground

Blind to what you’ll soon become
The mirror lies, the whole world’s wrong but you
Dancing with your blinkers on
Throw your dog the invisible bone

Poison to your mind
Devil in disguise

Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
What’s going up must come down
Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
Baby, I’m losing ground

Blind to what you’ll soon become
The mirror lies, the whole world’s wrong but you
Dancing with your blinkers on
Throw your dog the invisible bone

Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
What’s going up must come down
Do ya really wanna, do ya really wanna taste it?
Baby, I’m losing ground

Blind to what you’ll soon become
The mirror lies, the whole world’s wrong but you
Dancing with your blinkers on
Throw your dog the invisible bone

Writer(s): Age Sten Nilsen, Trond Holter

Friday New Releases – October 10, 2025

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Welcome to the Friday New Releases. We have another batch of great releases for you. This week for me, it is Sammy Hagar and John 5. Those two are on pre-order and I hope they make it to me today so I can crank them on the stereo. What do you want to hear this week? Let us know and tells us what we may have left off so everyone knows. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

  • Sammy Hagar – Sammy Hagar & The Best Of All Worlds Band: The Residency – (F.W.O. / Gebbia Media LLC / Big Machine Rock)
  • John 5 – Ghost – (60 Cycle Hum Records)
  • Testament – Para Bellum – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Yellowcard – Better Days – (Better Noise Music)
  • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (10th Anniversary Edition) – (Stax Records / Concord)
  • LANY – Soft – (Sunset Garden)
  • Perturbator – Age of Aquarius – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Frayle – Heretics And Lullabies – (Napalm Records)
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Takara – ‘Eternity: The Best of 93-98’ (1998) – Album Review (The Jeff Scott Soto Series)

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After Takara’s third album, The label decided to release a greatest hits compilation of those first three albums. Jeff Scott Soto was no longer a member of the band…okay…he was never an “official” member of the band even though he sang on three albums with them. Now that the band needed to search for a new singer, the label wanted to release this to hold fans over until that process was done. Neal Grusky’s search for a replacement would take a little while as their follow-up album didn’t come out until 2001 with Michael James Flatters as their new singer.

This compilation had 16 tracks and was released on November 18, 1998. If you have the Japanese Edition, you get two additional acoustic tracks as well which is always a plus. However, I think you get those two acoustic tracks on every edition so it isn’t that special…although I don’t think they were ever previously released. You also get the ever cherished OBI Strip along with a booklet with lyrics in both English and Japanese. As far as a breakout between albums you get 5 tracks from the debut, ‘Eternal Faith’, 6 from the follow-up ‘Taste of Heaven’ and 5 from the final Soto album, ‘Blind in Paradise’. The songs are in chronological order and even in the same order they were on the album so not much thought was put in to sequencing for this release. But it is a money grab, so what do you expect.

“Spotlight” kicks it all off and is the first of five tracks from ‘Eternal Faith’. It sounds like you are right back in 1985 with the keyboards and heavy guitar riffs. It is Bon Jovi meets Europe. The album sounds so dated in the 80’s which is not where the music scene was going in 1993!! It has the obligatory guitar solo and Jeff’s vocals have that higher register tone which was key for 80’s rock. The biggest problem is the keyboards are high in the mix and sound like crap. They have this crisp, clink, clink sound to them which I find rather annoying. But not too much that I don’t enjoy the song…more a production note.

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The Collection: Ep. 76 – David Coverdale on Vinyl (Deep Purple to Whitesnake)

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This week, we are going to explore my David Coverdale Collection on vinyl. We will start with his time with Deep Purple and go through the Whitesnake collection as well as any solo and side projects. I’ll even throw in some bootlegs and 12″ Singles. It is all things Coverdale for this episode as he is one of my favorite Rock & Roll Singers and I think I have enough stuff to go through that I think you’ll enjoy!!

So go check it out as it will be live tonight, October 6, 2025 at 7pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

My Sunday Song – “Last American Summer” by Will Hoge

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For My Sunday Song #453, we are talking “Last American Summer” off the new album from Will Hoge, ‘Sweet Misery’ which came out on August 22, 2025. The song was written by Cleto Cordero of the band Flatland Cavalry with the help of Will Hoge. Flatland Cavalry actually released this song back in 2023, however, their version was straight up country. This one is not. This has Will Hoge’s slant all over it.

Cleto Cordero came up with the song during Covid while sitting in what called his “quarantine garden”. It was Summer and he started thinking back to all those fun Summers when he was young and innocent where everyone was together having a good time, fireworks, good food and everything you think of when you think of Summer. Covid stopped all of that and he thought we might never have another one of those type of Summers again. Thankfully that wasn’t true. He got with his pal Will Hoge and they took the song and turned it into a little love song to Summer.

The song talks about all those things they did during Summer seeing the butterflies, the melted popsicles, the drugs, the cigarettes and the fireworks. You know, good wholesome stuff. Late nights, good long talks and being with the girl you love. Well, time goes by and life changes. You lose your innocence and life gets in the way and those great Summer good times are gone. You had your last American Summer and didn’t know it was going to be your last.

Musically, it starts off as this slow moving, sad, nostalgic sounding song. An acoustic guitar, some keyboards and Will Hoge singing this lyrics with such heartbreak. As the song moves on, the drums kick in and the tempo picks up ever so slightly. The song keeps building until about 2:30 minutes in and the drums pound and everything explodes including a killer rock and roll electric guitar solo. The full band is in hammering away and rocking out until the very end.

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Friday New Releases – October 3, 2025

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Does it really matter all the releases that are coming out today? Seriously, is anyone going to talk about anything other than the new Taylor Swift album? Doubtful, but I will at least try. I have at least 30+ other releases for you that are not Taylor Swift. Hopefully there is something for you to listen to this week. There is nothing for me to go and grab so nice to have a break. Let me know what you want to hear this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

  • Taylor Swift – The Life of a Showgirl – (Taylor Swift)
  • Oasis – Whats The Story Morning Glory (30th Anniversary) – (Big Brother Recordings)
  • Waylon Jennings – Songbird – (Son of Jessi / Thirty Tigers)
  • Dirkschneider & The Old Gang – Babylon – (Reigning Phoenix Music)
  • Michael Schenker Group – Don’t Sell Your Soul – (earMusic / Edel Music & Entertainment)
  • Thrice – Horizons / West – (Epitaph)
  • AFI – Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… – (Run For Cover Records)
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Scorpions – ‘Icon’ (2010) – Album Review (The Scorpions Collection Series)

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Back in November 2010, Scorpions were on their first farewell tour…and as we know now, it wasn’t their last farewell tour. To help capitalize on that tour, Mercury released a compilation for the band called ‘Icon’. The ‘Icon’ compilations have been around a while and numerous bands have these such as Kiss, Poison and so many more. The single disc version, what we have here, is simply a 12 track compilation that covers the biggest hits of their career. It is not very comprehensive, but there is a 2 Disc version that gives you a little more meat. This release covers mostly the 80’s with a few other timeframes sprinkled around as well. If you only have time for a handful of Scorpions classics, then this disc might fit that bill nicely.

The album kicks off with one of the band’s most famous songs, “Rock You Like A Hurricane” which is off their 1984 release ‘Love At First Sting’. Every band needs a signature song and Scorpions did that on their 9th album with the song “Rock You Like a Hurricane”. It only went to #25 on the Top 40 chart, but it has lived on and given the band one of the quintessential 80’s rock songs ever made. There is no one that doesn’t know this song the second that opening riff kicks in. It is a rock anthem like very few achieve. For ever how many songs the album sold, most were sold because of this track. With heavy riffs, killer solos and one of the most catchiest choruses ever, this song took the band to a level they probably never thought they would see.

Then we get one of the best songs ever by the band, “No One Like You” off the 1982 album ‘Blackout’. The band’s first #1 in the U.S. on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song is legendary. A power ballad like no other. With strong guitar playing by both Mathias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker, it is a most impressive opening riff and a solo that plays so well for the song. Klaus Meine’s vocals are so clean, smooth and even tender at times. The verses keep it soft and the chorus explodes with passion. What more could you want. As close to perfection as any band could get.

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