Category: Rock

Friday New Releases – May 8, 2026

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic2 Comments

Another Friday…another batch of new releases for you to peruse. Nothing for me this week, which is a good thing sometimes. What do you want to hear…or what have we missed. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

  • Social Distortion – Born to Kill – (Crime Don’t Pay Inc / Epitaph)
  • Black Veil Brides – Vindicate – (Spinefarm Music Group)
  • Ashley McBryde – Wild – (Warner Records Nashville)
  • Linda Perry – Let It Die Here – (Kill Rock Stars / 670 Records)
  • Josh Groban – Cinematic – (Reprise Records)
  • Neil Diamond – Wild at Heart – (Universal Music Enterprises / Capitol Records)
  • Westlife – 25: The Ultimate Collection – (Sony Music)
Continue reading “Friday New Releases – May 8, 2026” →

Friday New Releases – May 1, 2026

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic9 Comments

May is off to a big start with new ones from The Black Keys, Kacey Musgraves, Ernest & Sevendust. Plus a whole lot more. Let me know what you want to hear this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend.

  • Kacey Musgraves – Middle of Nowhere – (Lost Highway)
  • Ernest – Deep Blue – (Big Loud Records / Mercury Records)
  • The Black Keys – Peaches! – (Easy Eye Sound / Warner Records)
  • Sevendust – One – (Napalm Records)
  • Godsmack – Live at Mohegan Sun – (Primary Wave Music II)
  • Tori Amos – In Times of Dragons – (Fontana Records / Universal Music)
  • Toadies – The Charmer – (Spaceflight Records)
  • Melanie C – Sweat – (Red Girl)
Continue reading “Friday New Releases – May 1, 2026” →

Friday New Releases – April 24, 2026

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic6 Comments

Here you go! Another week of releases. I have John Corabi and Degreed on order, can’t wait for them to show up so I can crank them. What do you want to hear this week or what did we miss? Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!

  • John Corabi – New Day – (Frontiers Records)
  • Degreed – Curtain Calls – (Frontiers Records)
  • Generation Radio – Take Two – (Frontiers Records)
  • Creye – IV Aftermath – (Frontiers Records)
  • Foo Fighters – Your Favorite Toy – (RCA Records / Roswell Records)
  • Gus G. – Steel Burner – (Firewind Ltd)
  • Noah Kahan – The Great Divide – (Mercury Records / UMG)
  • Jason Aldean – Songs About Us – (Macon Music LLC / This is Hit, Inc. / Broken Bow Records)
Continue reading “Friday New Releases – April 24, 2026” →

10 Years of 2 Loud 2 Old Music!! But is it the End?

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic27 Comments

Today marks the 10th Anniversary of 2 Loud 2 Old Music and I can’t believe it has been that long already. What a ride it has been. I’ve met some incredible people, interviewed some incredible people and it has simply been incredible, people! I have written around 2,800 posts, had 2.7 million views, 1.3 million visitors and spent countless hours and dollars buying and listening to music…then writing about it.

What started out as a comment from my wife 10 years ago…she said “You need a hobby!! Start a blog”. And bam!! 2 Loud 2 Old Music was born. My passion for music found a home and my collecting obsession began. Not only did I write about music, I found people that did the same in this WordPress community. For some strange reason, the people I found were almost entirely Canadian at first. I guess because they are the nicest people, but I found other fellow Americans, then some Brits, Aussies and people from all over the world. It has been really cool.

The website got a logo, some merch, I even started a YouTube channel. It has all become a lot. With all that being said…has the time come to end 2 Loud 2 Old Music?

Maybe for a little while. I am going to go on a brief hiatus for about 3 months as we are getting the house ready to sell and I have to pack away The Collection. With showing the house, packing and moving to a different state, things are going to be hectic and I need to put this aside for awhile. If that wasn’t enough, my oldest daughter is getting married this year too. And there is a very special project I have been working on that I want to finish…almost there and I need to focus on that too. Can’t do it all. It is crazy around these parts!

I’ll still pop on and read some posts from my favorite sites. I’m even going to try and continue the Friday New Release posts as I know my regular readers love it and so do I…not putting it together, but knowing what is coming out so I can add to the The Collection.

I hope to be back soon, but you never know what the future holds. All I can say is thank you for stopping by and reading all I had to say. Your support and comments have meant a lot and kept me going. Signing off for now, wish you all the best during my absence, but I don’t think the party is over yet, just put on hold.

See you soon!

John Snow

Friday New Releases – April 17, 2026

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic2 Comments

It’s Friday!! You know what that means…New Music!! A great start to every weekend. Quite a few I want to stream, but nothing I’m buying at the moment. I do want to hear the new Brother Cane album as well as Hardline. I know a friend or two that can’t wait for new Arkells music and the general public might be interested in the new Zayn album. A lot to choose from. Let me know what you want to hear or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

  • Brother Cane – Magnolia Medicine – (Double Dragon Records / Memento Mori Label Group)
  • Hardline – Shout – (Steamhammer)
  • Zayn – Konnakol – (Drop Zed Music / Mercury Records)
  • Arkells – Between Us – (Arkells Music Label)
  • Marc Broussard – Chance Worth Taking – (Keeping the Blues Alive Records)
  • They Might Be Giants – The World Is To Dig – (Idlewild Recordings)
  • Seether – Beneath The Surface E.P. – (Fantasy Records / Concord Label Group)
Continue reading “Friday New Releases – April 17, 2026” →

Friday New Releases – April 10, 2026

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic3 Comments

Happy Friday! We have another great batch of releases for you this week. There is nothing I’m buying but I will try and stream the new Kip Winger Classical Album. Ella Langley is probably the big release this week as she is one of the hottest country artists out there right now. Cool to see Joe Jackson with some new music as well. Let me know what you want to hear this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

  • Ella Langley – Dandelion – (SAWGOD Records / Columbia)
  • Joe Jackson – Hope and Fury – (Sharp Practice LLC / earMusic)
  • Fighter V – Deja Vu – (Frontiers Records)
  • Metal Church – Dead to Rights – (Rat Pak Records)
  • Kip Winger – Kip Winger: Symphony of the Returning Light; Violin Concerto “in the Language of Flowers” – (Naxos)
  • Gregg Allman Band – Great As Ever – Live In Philadelphia 1-11-86 – (Sawrite Records)
  • Bring Me The Horizon – Live in Sao Paulo (Live Immersive Visual Experiment) – (Sony Muisc)
Continue reading “Friday New Releases – April 10, 2026” →

Kiss – ‘Flaming Years: Toronto, Canada, September 6, 1976’ (1994) – Album Review (The Kiss Bootleg Series)

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic2 Comments

We are now to a set of shows that were all done within a month of each other. These three disc were included in the John Humphrey Collection I bought last year at an auction where I got my hands on 38 Bootleg CDs from his personal collection. Oh, if you don’t know who John Humphrey is, you need to know he is a massive Kiss collector. And he is the drummer of the band Seether. John decided to sell off his entire collection…sort of…he kept all the vinyl (like 4,000 of them). He did it through an auction at Backstage Auctions and I had to have a piece of it…which I did.

We are going in chronological order for these three shows, so last time we did ‘Unnecessary Evil: Anaheim Stadium August 20, 1976’. Then it was ‘The Spirit of ’76: Richfield Coliseum, September 3, 1976’. We are now to the final of the 3 shows from the Destroyer Tour. This one is called ‘Flaming Years’ and it was recorded on September 6, 1976 in Toronto Canada at Varsity Stadium. This bootleg was released in 1994 by Backstage and it was released in Italy. The CD was purchased on March 27, 1995 as the receipt was still in the CD and John paid $29.25 for it which I imagine that was a lot back in the day.

Like the Cleveland show, this is another soundboard recording, but the sound is little more clear as it seems to breathe a little better. Paul is still as loud, but the crowd is very faint. There are some interesting moments here as “Rock and Roll All Nite” does cutout midway through and goes right into “Deuce” which is already in-progress. And during the intro to “Black Diamond,” Ace Frehley is apparently calling someone an “asshole.”  I wonder what that was about.

The show stsarts with the annoucer screamning “Alright Toronto, You Wanted the Best and You Got the Best…KISS”. This was louder then when the band actually starts playing “Detroit Rock City”. Paul’s vocals are quite loud in the mix so you hear all his flaws (which aren’t many at this time in their career. Everything else isn’t quite as loud as Paul, but it is clear. Peter is keeping great time, Ace’s is playing is outstanding and the bass is laying the groove. A great performance. It is definitely a soundboard recording. It ends with a car crash as it should be and then it is “King of the Night Time World”. Gene roars in the backing vocals on the Chorus and Paul is still really loud and Ace is still killing it, so is Peter.

Continue reading “Kiss – ‘Flaming Years: Toronto, Canada, September 6, 1976’ (1994) – Album Review (The Kiss Bootleg Series)” →

My Sunday Song – “Game On” by Disciple

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic1 Comment

For My Sunday Song #478, we are going to get you on your feet and ready to fight with “Game On” by the Christian metal band Disciple. The song is off their sixth album called “Scars Remain” which was released on November 7, 2006. The album would go on to win Rock Album of the Year at the Dove Awards. The song, I don’t think was a single, but it was the theme song for the WWE Cyber Sunday 2006. And that should let you know what you are in for with this one.

The song was written by the whole band at the time, Kevin Young, Brad Noah, Joey Fife, Tim Barrett and Travis Wyrick. The song is about spiritual readiness, overcoming our past and getting ready to face life’s challenges it will throw at you. People or problems will attack you and you won’t be expecting it, so be ready to fight back. If someone goes against you, your country, your family, be ready for anything. Get yourself ready spiritually by letting God lead you in how to handle any situation. Don’t hold on to the pain, let God take control. Whenever I need a lift, this song will definitely do that. They lyrics speak of fighting, the bell rings, throwing down…all great tie-in’s to Wrestling so no wonder it was picked up as their theme song that year.

The song is aggressive, to say the least. It has loud guitars and drums and feels like a barrage of punches knocking some sense into you. Lead singer, Kevin Young, screams out the lyrics with an intensity that is matched with the aggressive nature of the song. There is anger, but not like you think. It is more like confidence as God is on his side. The best part is towards the end when Kevin speaks the first couple of lines of the verse, then he gets a little more intense until everything simply explodes, the music and his guttural screams. By the time it is all over, you are ready to take on the world…and then put the song on repeat. A stadium, rock anthem that is a great battle-cry.

Continue reading “My Sunday Song – “Game On” by Disciple” →

Friday New Releases – April 3, 2026

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic2 Comments

April is upon us and as things are warming up, so are the releases. I have a couple I’m getting and they are first on the list. Michael Sweet’s new solo album, a Michael Schenker Group Live Box Set. I also be getting the cd of some really early songs from a young Johnny Cougar, but the digital release was last week. There are a lot more as well so let me know what you want to hear this week. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

  • Michael Sweet – The Master Plan – (Frontiers Records)
  • Michael Schenker Group – Live & Ready: 1980-1984 – (Chrysalis Records)
  • Johnny Cougar – American Dream: The Mainman Recordings 1976-1977 – (Lemon Records UK) – physical release (digital was March 27th)
  • Cactus – Temple of Blues II – All-Stars – (Cleopatra Records)
  • Bruce Hornsby – Indigo Park – (Zappo Productions / Thirty Tigers)
  • Thundercat – Distracted – (Brainfeeder)
  • Corrosion of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Dermot Kennedy – The Weight of the Woods – (Riggins Recording / Interscope Records / Island Records)
  • Robin Trower – Robin Trower Live! – (Chrysalis Records)
Continue reading “Friday New Releases – April 3, 2026” →

Kiss – ‘The Spirit of ’76: Richfield Coliseum, September 3, 1976’ – Album Review (The Kiss Bootleg Series)

Published on by 2loud2oldmusic1 Comment

We are now to a set of shows that were all done within a month of each other. These three disc were included in the John Humphrey Collection I bought last year at an auction where I got my hands on 38 Bootleg CDs from his personal collection. Oh, if you don’t know who John Humphrey is, you need to know he is a massive Kiss collector. And he is the drummer of the band Seether. John decided to sell off his entire collection…sort of…he kept all the vinyl (like 4,000 of them). He did it through an auction at Backstage Auctions and I had to have a piece of it…which I did.

We are going in chronological order for these three shows, so last time we did ‘Unnecessary Evil: Anaheim Stadium August 20, 1976’. Now, it is time for ‘The Spirit of ’76: Richfield Coliseum, September 3, 1976’. This bootleg was released in 2011 on a label called Strutter Productions and is listed as For Promotional Use Only Not For Sale…yeah…bootleg!! As far as setlist go, Kiss doesn’t deviate at all from the prior show.

The show says it was in Cleveland, Ohio, but it was actually Richfield, a suburb of Cleveland and throughout Paul says Cleveland. The opening act was Artful Dodger and I have no information on Crowd size or box office take like I did for the last one. It is a soundboard recording and is said to be one of the best recordings of the tour with the exception of some mix level adjustments early on and a cut short on ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’, but this mix fixes the cut short although the remainder of the song sounds different. Crowd noise is minimal and all you hear are the boys doing what they do best!!

The show starts off with some noodling around on the instruments, a pause and then we get the classic “You Wanted the Best and You Got ‘Em…”. This was louder then when the band actually starts playing. Lots of explosions can be heard at the start of “Detroit Rock City”. Paul’s vocals are quite loud in the mix compared to the mix of the last album we discussed, so you hear all his flaws (which aren’t many at this time in their career. Suddenly the drums get higher in the mix, then down a little as I am guessing they are still noodling around. Ace’s guitar sounds very distant during the solo and the bass is about the same. Outside of all that, a great performance. Definitely a soundboard recording.

Continue reading “Kiss – ‘The Spirit of ’76: Richfield Coliseum, September 3, 1976’ – Album Review (The Kiss Bootleg Series)” →