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Musical Monday: Armageddon

Armageddon. Self-titled only album. 1975. Genre: Hard Rock.
Keith Relf, the lead singer for one of the great bands of the 1960’s, the Yardbirds, fronted this metal outfit. It was his final vocal performance before his untimely and tragic death (he accidentally electrocuted himself in 1976 while playing his electric guitar). Armageddon was a supergroup [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 3

In the first two parts of this series I discussed two hard rock albums, Captain Beyond and Uriah Heep’s Look at Yourself. Just so you don’t think all I listen to is hard acid rock, this next album is one of the most tasteful electric blues albums of all time by the premiere British Blues [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 3

In the first two parts of this series I discussed two hard rock albums, Captain Beyond and Uriah Heep’s Look at Yourself. Just so you don’t think all I listen to is hard acid rock, this next album is one of the most tasteful electric blues albums of all time by the premiere British Blues [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 3

In the first two parts of this series I discussed two hard rock albums, Captain Beyond and Uriah Heep’s Look at Yourself. Just so you don’t think all I listen to is hard acid rock, this next album is one of the most tasteful electric blues albums of all time by the premiere British Blues [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 3

In the first two parts of this series I discussed two hard rock albums, Captain Beyond and Uriah Heep’s Look at Yourself. Just so you don’t think all I listen to is hard acid rock, this next album is one of the most tasteful electric blues albums of all time by the premiere British Blues [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t. This blog series presents a list I’ve compiled over the years of classic rock albums I suspect few people own, but should. Each featured album is a classic in its own right and deserves to be in any classic rock record collection [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t. This blog series presents a list I’ve compiled over the years of classic rock albums I suspect few people own, but should. Each featured album is a classic in its own right and deserves to be in any classic rock record collection [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t. This blog series presents a list I’ve compiled over the years of classic rock albums I suspect few people own, but should. Each featured album is a classic in its own right and deserves to be in any classic rock record collection [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t. This blog series presents a list I’ve compiled over the years of classic rock albums I suspect few people own, but should. Each featured album is a classic in its own right and deserves to be in any classic rock record collection [...]

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Classic Rock You Should Own, But Probably Don’t, Part 1

We’re snowbound and that’s as good a time to sit indoors, sip a warm beverage, and listen to some great old rock’n’roll.
Music is a very personal experience. What you like isn’t necessarily what someone else likes. That’s why there is such diversity in musical expression, from classical, to folk, to jazz, to rock. And this [...]

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