Tag: The Life & Times of Eddie Gage

The Collection: Ep. 22 – Aldo Nova

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This week on the Collection we are going back to an artist that I discovered when I was still in Middle School. A time when my siblings were no longer influencing my musical taste, but I was finding them out on my own. Aldo Nova was one of the first artist that I discovered and have been a life long fan ever since I heard the rip roaring riff of ‘Fantasy’. From 1982 all the way up to today, we will go through my vinyl, my CDs as well as my only cassette and only 7″ single I have in my Aldo Nova Collection.

So go check it out as it will be live tonight right now, July 15, 2024 at 8pm. Thanks for stopping by and please click “Like” and hit “Subscribe” as it helps out the site when you do.

My Sunday Song – “King of Deceit” by Aldo Nova

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For My Sunday Song #357, we are talking about another recent release of Aldo’s called “King of Deceit” from his upcoming Rock Opera – ‘The Life & Times of Eddie Gage’. In 2022, he released a 10 song E.P. showcasing some of the 25 tracks on the over 2 hour Opera. This was one of the really cool songs on the album. The song and I believe instrument might have been played solely by Aldo Nova himself.

The album tells the story about a guy that sells his sole to the Devil to be a rock star and lyrically, this song is coming from the perspective of the Devil. The devil’s name is Ratl Ayida who was sent to Eddie (the rock star) by the CEO of the Deedalus Records, M.F. Stophalis, to corrupt him as felt Eddie would be his downfall. He is telling the Eddie not to trust him as he will lie to him and blind him from the truth. He will even cheat him since he is the “King of Deceit”. The singer is in such a bad place he is mesmerized by the trappings of the fame he could receive and he falls for the lies hook, line and sinker. He does tell Eddie that he will take it away as fast as he handed it to him, but the singer still goes along.

Musically, it is very dramatic with string orchestration and a beautiful, yet dark piano accompaniment. The song isn’t a rocker, it is a slower temple and the vocals are purposely almost sung in a spoken voice technique as he tells Eddie what is going to happen. The piano that is behind the vocals is so creepy and eerie as is all the music. It lets you know there is something evil going on with the story. I really loved it and can’t wait for the whole album to finally hit the shelves.

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Tim’s Vinyl Confessions discuss the latest release(s) from Aldo Nova

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Tim Durling from Tim’s Vinyl Confessions new show is up now on Youtube. Tim invited me to join him as we talked through Aldo Nova’s latest releases. He has more than one. One is his remixing, reimagining of some of his biggest songs called ‘Reloaded 2.0’ and then it is the stellar 10-Song EP of ‘The Life & Times of Eddie Gage: A Rock Opera’. Go check it out.

You Pick It! – Which Album to Review in May?

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You, my reader, are going to pick an album for me to review each month.  It is really simple…first, I will give you 5 albums to choose from and second, you will tell me which one of those you would like to see reviewed on the site.  See…simple! Now, if you want to cast more than one vote, comment on the Twitter and Facebook post and you could get up to 3 votes on your favorite pick.

There are a few simple rules I have put in to place in my selections.  They are…

  • One has to be a new release (within the last month)
  • One has to be one I have never heard before (new releases don’t count for this one)
  • One has to be from a genre I don’t normally listen to at all or very often
  • And the last two are choices from my collection that I haven’t reviewed before

What are the 5 albums you ask?  Funny you should ask because I have those right here…

  New Release – Aldo Nova – ‘The Life & Times of Eddie Gage’

  Never Heard Before – David Bowie – ‘Blackstar’

  Not My Normal Genre – Beyonce – ‘Lemonade’

  From My Collection – Steve Vai – ‘Passion & Warfare’

  From My Collection – Journey – ‘Raised on Radio’

Let me know which one you would like to see and sometime in May, I will post a review of the album that gets the most votes. You have one week to decide and from there I will start listening to the album and do a review.

Thanks for participating!!