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The Protest Song is Back!!

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Every generation has their fair share of protest songs. When there is government turmoil, civil unrest, a war or whatever event occurs that rubs people the wrong way, we get a protest song. I asked AI what is their definition of a protest song and was given this excellent definition:

A protest song is a musical composition that conveys dissent, social critique, or a call for action against injustices and prevailing political, social, or environmental conditions. These songs serve as, or are adopted by, social movements to raise awareness, mobilize communities, and articulate grievances.

The 60/70’s had a bunch of protest songs from “We Shall Overcome” by Pete Seeger and Joan Baez in 1963 about the civil rights movement and Sam Cooke in 1964 with A Change is Gonna Come” on racial equality. War is always a popular subject with “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye in 1971 as he plead for peace during the Vietnam War and don’t forget “Fortunate Son” by Creedance Clearwater Revival talking about the inequalities with the military draft.

The 80’s saw “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy rapping about systematic racism and oppression. Bruce Springsteen with “Born in the USA” in 1984 voicing the harsh treatment of the Vietnam veterans. “Biko” from Peter Gabriel speaking on South African apartheid. The early 2000’s saw a bunch as well with “American Idiot” in 2004 by Green Day criticizing the media and politics during the Iraq War and in 2018 “This is America” by Childish Gambino as he talked about gun violence and racism. The list could go on and on with all the great protest songs.

Here we are in 2026 and the protest song is seeing a revitalization thanks to the turmoil we are a seeing in America under the Trump Administration. And let me tell you, in the 14 months Trump has been back in office for a second term, it has been utter chaos. From his push to make Canada the 51st state, his desire for Greenland, overthrowing the Venezuela government, to the ICE raids, the Epstein Files and so many more. And the head of the Board of Peace starts a war with Iran…It is way past the point of ridiculousness. Well, the ridiculous happened when he changed the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America…now we are way into the realm of ludicrous.

I have total respect for the “Office” of the President, but I have ZERO respect for this President. I am a registered Republican that did not vote for this man and knew what kind of chaos we would be in for four years under his term. And he has not proven me wrong once. And holy crap, it has only been 14 months and I’m already exhausted from the chaos. I don’t want to be quiet anymore. He is the most despicable human being I’ve ever seen, the biggest man child to ever be and a complete and utter disgrace to the Office that he holds.

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Friday New Releases – December 5, 2025

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Christmas is almost upon us, the end of the year will be here soon. There are only 2 more New Release Friday’s left for the year and this is one of them. We have a handful of releases for you this week and I have the Scorpions live album on order. Can’t wait to get that one. Let me know what you want to get this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend.

  • Scorpions – Coming Home Live (Deluxe) – (Spinefarm)
  • Zac Brown Band – Love & Fear – (Master of None LLC)
  • Jeremy Allen White – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Soundtrack) – (Columbia Records)
  • Dream Theater – The Studio Albums 1992-2016 – (Atlantic Records)
  • Olivia Rodrigo – Live From Glastonbury A BBC Recording – (Geffen)
  • Fine Young Cannibals – FYC 40 (40th Anniversary Best of) – (London Records)
  • Depeche Mode – Memento Mori: Mexico City – (Venusnote / Columbia Records)
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Bon Jovi – ‘Forever (Legendary Edition)’ (2025) – Album Review (The Bon Jovi Collection Series)

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Last year, Bon Jovi released their 16th Studio album, ‘Forever’. It was an album I wasn’t sure we would ever get. Jon had some serious vocal issues, so bad in fact he needed surgery. Back in 2022, Jon Bon Jovi went under the knife to fix his vocal cord problem that had been well documented by the cruel trolls of the internet. After watching the documentary, ‘Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’, we got to see first hand how bad things were for Jon. It is amazing he is even able to still sing. When I did the review of the ‘Forever’ album, I asked…will we ever see them live again? We were real unsure back then, now the answer is a resounding yes. They have announced a few shows in 2026 with more to come in 2027 from what I hear.

After the release of ‘Forever’, Jon received a lot of phone calls from artists wanting to cover songs off the album. So many, in fact, he stopped and had an idea. Why have people cover the songs when they could join him and sing with him and make a duet album of all the songs from the album. And that is what he did. The album came out on October 24, 2025. The band added one new track called “Red, White and Jersey” to give the fans a little something new for buying the album again. However, that was not needed as the artists that joined Jon were enough for me to want to grab it. I mean, come on…he has Robbie Williams, Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), James Bay and Bruce Springsteen…that was enough for me. In fact, the list of artist is very diverse covering Rock, Country, British Pop and even Gospel.

Like with the last album, I bought one of every physical format including vinyl and CD. This time around though I went with the standard black vinyl instead of a colored variant. I kept it simple and save a few bucks. My vinyl collection for Bon Jovi is still complete! With format aside, how do the songs stand up as duets, honestly, I was a little surprised at how well they do. We might as well get to it and discuss.

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The Collection: Ep. 81 – Bon Jovi: Forever & Forever (Legendary Edition)

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This week we are going to talk about Bon Jovi’s latest album, Forever (Legendary Edition) as well as the original Forever album. The album came out on October 24, 2025 and I figured we would walk through each song, discuss the duet partners and how much we like or dislike each song. This is the band’s 16th and 17th Studio albums and honestly, I am so happy they are still putting out new music. I haven’t liked everything this band is done, but new music is better than no music. We have vinyl, CDs and even a cassette to show off this week. I hope you enjoy.

So go check it out as it is live right now on YouTube. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

Friday New Releases – October 17, 2025

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You made it through another week and as your reward, we have a bunch of new releases for you to explore. For me, my prize for making it is the latest Scorpions album, ‘From the First Sting’. A compilation celebrating 60 years of Scorpions! That is crazy!! What do you see here that you want to grab or simply stream? Let me know and what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend.

  • Scorpions – From The First Sting (60th Anniversary) – (BMG Rights Mgmt)
  • Biohazard – Divided We Fall – (Frontiers Records))
  • Sabaton – Legends – (Better Noise Music)
  • Chrissie Hynde – Duets Special – (Parolphone Records Limited)
  • Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska ’82 (Expanded Edition) – (Columbia Records / Sony Music) – Sorry Bruce was moved to Oct. 24th…but will be worth the wait!
  • David Gilmour – The Luck And Strange Concerts – (Sony Music / David Gilmour Music)
  • Boz Scaggs – Detour – (Concord Records / Concord)
  • Alison Brown & Steve Martin – Safe, Sensible And Sane – (Compass Records)
  • Tame Impala – Deadbeat – (Columbia Records / Sony Music)
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The Collection: Ep 75 – September 2025 Wrap-Up

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September draws to a close, so it is time for the monthly wrap-up so lets see what 2 Loud 2 Old Music added to the collection this month. This is the September 2025 Wrap-Up and we have a little vinyl, a whole lot of CDs and even a book. Plus, I visited a record store…twice, ordered from Discogs, ordered from another record store online and went thrifting. So much to go through including a couple new Rock Candy CDs in the collection, Kiss and a Box Set. Lots of great new and old stuff to go through and show for this month so I hope you enjoy the show!!

So go check it out as it will be live tonight, September 29, 2025 at 7pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

And here it all is if you can’t watch…but please watch!!

The Collection: Ep. 71 – August 2025 Wrap-Up

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We are now into September, so it is time for the monthly wrap-up so lets see what 2 Loud 2 Old Music added to the collection this month. This is the August 2025 Wrap-Up and we have a little vinyl, a whole lot of CDs, a DVD and even some 8-Tracks. Plus, I finally obtained a Holy Grail item I’ve been searching for a very long time. So much to go through including a couple new Rock Candy CDs in the collection, some Kiss and even a couple Box Sets. Lots of great new and old stuff to go through and show for this month so I hope you enjoy the show!!

So go check it out as it will be live tonight, September 1, 2025 at 7pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

And here is everything…

Friday New Releases – June 27, 2025

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We are to the end of yet another month and we have more new releases for you this week. There are two I’m interested in hearing and maybe I’ll buy down the road. Those two are the new Bruce Springsteen which is a ton of lost albums and the new Orianthi album which I can’t wait to see what she has to offer this time around. 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 great weekend!

  • Bruce Springsteen – Tracks II: The Lost Albums – (Columbia Records / Sony Music)
  • Bruce Springsteen – Lost And Found: Selections From The Lost Albums – (Columbia Records / Sony Music)
  • Orianthi – Some Kind of Feeling – (Woodward Avenue Records)
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd – Celebrating 50 Years: Live at the Ryman – (Frontiers Records)
  • Lorde – Virgin – (Universal Music)
  • Motorhead – The Manticore Tapes – (Sanctuary Records / BMG)
  • Rod Stewart – Ultimate Hits – (Rhino / Warner Records)
  • Barbra Streisand – The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2 – (Columbia Records / Sony Music)
  • Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – Cheaper Than Cheep: The Soundtrack – (Universal Music)
  • Sodom – The Arsonist – (Steamhammer)
  • TSS – End of Time – (Fearless Records / Concord)
  • Jakko M. Jakszyk – Son of Glen – (InsideOutMusic)
  • Heaven Shall Burn – Heimat – (Century Media Records)
  • Shadow Intent – Imperium Delirium – (Shadow of Intent)
  • Lord Belial – Unholy Trinity – (Hammerheart Records)
  • Crystal Viper – The Live Quest – (Crystal Viper)
  • Deadguy – Near-Death Travel Services – (Relapse Records)
  • Crematory – …Just Dreaming – (Roar)
  • Arc De Soleil – Lumin Rain – (Maison Records)
  • Royale Lynn – Black Magic – (Epitaph)
  • Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum – (MCA Nashville / UMG)
  • Cole Swindell – Spanish Moss – (Warner Music Nashville)
  • Durry – This Movie Sucks – (Big Pip Records / Thirty Tigers)
  • Smut – Tomorrow Comes Crashing – (Bayonet Records)
  • Daisy The Great – The Rubber Teeth Talk – (S-Curve Records)
  • Late Night Drive Home – As I Watch My Life Online – (Epitaph)
  • Cheer-Accident – Admission – (Skin Graft Records)
  • Mareux – Nonstop Romance – (Revolution Records)
  • Greet Death – Die In Love – (Deathwish Inc)
  • Robert Randolph – Preacher Kids – (Dare Records / Sun Label Group)
  • Durand Jones & The Indications – Flowers – (Dead Oceans)
  • The Brummies – Drift Theory – (The Brummies)
  • Jeanines – How Long Can It Last – (Slumberland Records)
  • Katseye – Beautiful Chaos E.P. – (HYBE x Geffen / UMG)
  • Lauren Spencer Smith – The Art of Being a Mess – (Three Name Productions, Inc. / Island Records)

The Collection: Ep. 58 – May 2025 Wrap-Up

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I know it isn’t the end of the month yet, but we are doing our Wrap-Up for May anyway. So for now, it is time to go back and see what 2 Loud 2 Old Music added to the collection. This is May 2025 and we have a little vinyl, a whole lot of CDs and even a book. So much to go through including several new Rock Candy CDs in the collection, a new item for the Kiss collection and a couple Box Sets. Lots of great new and old stuff to go through and show for this month so I hope you enjoy the show!!

So go check it out as it will be live tonight right now, May 26, 2025 at 7pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

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The Collection: Ep. 44 – The $1 CD Sale (Springsteen, Mellencamp, U2, Hendrix, Collins & So Much More)

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This past weekend, Hardy Boy Records had a CD Sale and all CD’s were only $1. Well, I love a good deal as the next person so I got their early and piled up close to 50 CDs all for $1 each!! Not too bad. It helped jump start my Bruce Sprinsteen collection and my John Mellencamp collection as well as a whole bunch of other artists such as U2, Phil Collins, Collective Soul and a whole lot more. Spend some time with me as I go through what I found.

So go check it out as it will be live tonight right now, February 10, 2025 at 8pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.