These albums/songs hit their 40th anniversary this year.  What a list!  Best year in music history?

Van Halen - Jump (1984)

Metallica - Ride the Lightning (Ride the Lighting)

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (Born in the USA)

U2 - Pride (The Unforgettable Fire)

Pretenders - Middle of the Road (Learning to Crawl)

Sade - Smooth Operator (Diamond ( Read more... )

One of the best playlists of the year!  Hard rock and heavy metal abound!

Unleash the Archers - Time Stand Still (Canada)

In this Moment - The Purge (Los Angeles, USA)

Halestorm - Mayhem (Philadelphia/Nashville, USA)

Xandria - Reborn (Germany)

Crypta - The Other Side of Anger (Brazil)

Within Temptation - Don't Pray for Me (Netherlands)

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This time I want to go over the pleasant surprises.

Andy Summers - Synchronicity II

Right at the very tail end of the list, I was psyched to see the musicianship and not just the vocals of The Police given their due!

Dimebag Darrell Abbott - Cowboys from Hell

This song by itself essentially invented a new sub genre of metal.  I wasn't expecting ( Read more... )

Biggest internet music debate going on right now is the Rolling Stone top 250 guitarists list and I agree with everyone who says it's rather lacking.  Granted, I appreciate when they go global and picked out some unknowns (no debate from anyone), but they picked a lot of punk rock influences (artists who even they themselves admit can't play).   ( Read more... )

For the first time ever, a playlist with no singing!

Dokken - Mr. Scary

Metallica - (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth

David Stewart/Candy Colfer - Lily was Here

Kenny G - Songbird

Harold Faltermayer - Axel F

Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme

Booker T & the MGs - Green Onions

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

Def Leppard - Switch 625

Rush - YYZ

Ghost - Miasma

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We have an August birthday in our house!  Our dog is 15!  Musicians born in August:

Def Leppard - Stand Up (Joe Elliot - 8/1)

Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Robert Plant - 8/20)

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (8/29)

Elvis Costello - Pump it Up (8/25)

Metallica - All Within My Hands (James Hetfield - 8/3)

Alice in Chains - Again (Layne ( Read more... )

In honor of my birthday this week, here's not just my favorites, but specifically songs that turn 40 this year just like me!  And what a list!  1983 kicks off the absolute single greatest 5 year span in music history.

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

The Police - Synchronicity II

U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

Huey Lewis & the News - Heart of Rock & Roll

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My son loves listening to music with me, and he has quite a few songs he enjoys!  His birthday is tomorrow, and he got to pick this week's playlist.

Beastie Boys - No Sleep til Brooklyn

Hearing this for the first time was a jaws on the floor moment for him.  We got him a t-shirt and everything.

Wiz Khalifa and friends - Speed Me Up

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Cette musique de la France est magnifique!

David Guetta - So Far Away

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

Les Rita Mitsouko - C'est comme ca

Nouvelle Vague - In a Manner of Speaking

Phoenix - Trying to be Cool

M83 - Reunion

Gojira - L'enfant Sauvage

Super excited!  Lots of exposure to new acts, all so we could go cross country.

Pantera - Cemetery Gates (Texas)

Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss (California)

Slipknot - Unsainted (Iowa)

Dio - We Rock (New York)

Mastodon - Blood and Thunder (Georgia)

Queensryche - Take Hold of the Flame (Washington)

Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache ( ( Read more... )