Brief album facts
1983 – Motörhead “I’ve enjoyed all the line ups – but not that one. That was the lowest point in our career.” – Lemmy Number six in the Motörhead catalog and the only record to feature Brian “Robbo” Robertson, still remains one of my favorites (haters gotta hate). Despite what many critics of this album believe, this recording contains some of the most hard driving guitar riffs and solos to ever explode from the front lines of rock. Don’t take…
Guardians Of The Galaxy Deluxe Ooh-oo child, Santa left some very sexy vinyl under my tree this year! Actually, it was my son who picked out this amazing compilation which proves once again, I must have done something right when I raised that boy. Mmmm, the smell of fresh vinyl. With the horror show of 2020 in the rear view, I really needed something super cool under the tree with my name on it and this was it. Filled with…
1978 – Jimi Hendrix So, I am often asked, in a somewhat dubious fashion, “Hey Mr. Chris?” to which I usually offer up the appropriate response, “Yes my son?” swiftly delivered in a slightly condescending way to immediately give off the sense of my obvious superiority in the field of vinyl collecting. There is of course, more to the question, and here it comes. “So like, I’ve heard a lot of Jimi Hendrix on the radio and YouTube and stuff…
1981 – AC/DC In honor of the new AC/DC release “Power Up“, let’s revisit one of the greatest rock albums of all time shall we? Yes, yes “Back In Black” is one of the best selling albums in music history, 50 million copies yada, yada, yada. We all know that record kicks your ass out the door, into the street and down the block with such classic tracks as “You Shook Me All Night Long“, “Hells Bells“, Shoot To Thrill”…
A Halloween Special 1964 – Walt Disney Productions So, yeah this may have been my very first record. If it wasn’t the first, it had to be one of the first. It was definitely the main catalyst that ignited my love for sound effects. I used to sit by the record player for hours and hours listening to all the creepy tracks just enjoying all the imagery it conjured up in my head. Of course, growing up in South Florida,…
1978 – Van Halen Well, if you ever wanted to know what Gene Simmons and Van Halen had in common – this is it folks. We all know “Gene” is really short for genius, therefore, it didn’t take very long for Mr. Simmons to realize what he had just witnessed from the young Van Halen brothers and company so, an investment was made. An investment that would change history. The classic Van Halen lineup – Gene’s funding bounced a three…
1977 – David Bowie Wow, West Berlin in the 70’s and David Bowie is recording at Hansa Tonstudio in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany. Heroes is Bowie’s 12th studio album. Produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti. The title of the album is a nod to the track “Hero” on the album Neu! ’75 by the band Neu! The record has plenty of German influences but, the musicians are all British and American. Heroes is the middle installment and best…