Friday New Releases – October 27, 2023

Halloween is almost upon us and we’ve scared up over 80 releases for you this week. No tricks, only treats!! There are so many bands, so many genres and so many great things to hear there should be something for everyone. I’ve got a few I want to hear with James Blunt, Duran Duran, Dokken and probably Black Pumas as well. Let me know what you want to hear this week and/or what we may have missed as well so everyone knows. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a scary good weekend!!

  • James Blunt – Who We Used to Be – (Atlantic Records / Warner Music)
  • Duran Duran – Danse Macabre – (Tape Modern / BMG Rights Mgmt)
  • Dokken – Heaven Comes Down – (Silver Lining Music)
  • Motley Crue – Shout at the Devil (40th Anniversary) – (BMG Rights Mgmt)
  • A19s4Jx1ArL._AC_UY436_FMwebp_QL65_  Mark Tremonti – Mark Tremonti Christmas Classics New & Old – (Mark Tremonti Music)
  • Black Pumas – Chronicles of a Diamond – (ATO Records)
  • King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – The Silver Cord – (KGLW)
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Colton Dixon – Identity (Deluxe Edition – 2017) – Album Review

Colton Dixon is one of the rising stars in the Christian genre.  As everyone always has to mention, he is a former American Idol contestant who finished in 7th place on Season 11. Now on his third album, the maturity and vocal talent are hitting their peak. Colton has been growing with each release and ‘Identity’ shows definitely shows that growth.

‘Identity’ is a very ambitious album for this young singer.  The Deluxe Edition is a startling 17 tracks and is a loosely based concept album.  I say loosely as the album doesn’t tell a story from beginning to end, but appears to be broken into three parts with the songs representing that theme.  The three themes are “The Mind”, “The Body” and “The Spirit”.

“The Mind”

The first part of the album is “The Mind”.  The album starts off with the Interlude called “The Mind” which is an instrumental piece with angel like voiceovers by a female and male voiceover giving you the theme of the section.  It is actually quite great.  The song transitions seamlessly into the title track “Identity”.  The four songs in this section are all pop songs that in one shape or another are representative of the mind.

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