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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: "I Bring to You My Songs"
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Thursday, May 21, 2015. I Bring to You My Songs". This past Saturday I went to what felt like one of the biggest concerts of my life: I saw Billy Joel at the Target Center in Minneapolis. I've seen plenty of megawatt acts in my time, but this one felt different going in. Billy's music has been part of my personal soundtrack since I was six years old. My mom played the tapes of An Innocent Man. Until I knew those songs by heart. I got the Storm Front.
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: April 2015
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Thursday, April 30, 2015. A few years ago I wrote about the fact that I no longer had a voracious appetite for new music. It was difficult to admit, seeing as how I'd previously been so determined to avoid becoming the cliche guy-who-gets-older-and-stops-keeping-up-with-what's-popular. (This is, of course, only a step up from the guy-gets-older-and-believes-all-music-made-after-he-left-high-school-is-shit.). Today I came across a report about a study.
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: 279. "Weird Al" Yankovic: Mandatory Fun (2014)
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. 279 "Weird Al" Yankovic: Mandatory Fun (2014). Back in 2010 I did a review of every single "Weird Al" album, and though I've all but sworn off doing reviews of new albums, I can't let the collection go incomplete. I've also done every-album-reviewed projects for The Beatles, The Monkees, Talking Heads, and XTC, so if any of them put out a new studio album I'll review it - though I think I'm pretty safe.). Becomes an ode to Foil.
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: February 2015
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Tuesday, February 03, 2015. I'm Gonna Take Back Some of the Things I Said About You. Every once in awhile I find myself, when a certain heady mixture of nostalgia and narcissism takes hold, re-reading my old reviews. But there's one particular review that's been sticking in my craw for the past six months or so. And it's not so much about the album itself or what I wrote about it as much as it is what my changed opinion represents. Not long before post...
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: 33 and Life
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Thursday, April 30, 2015. A few years ago I wrote about the fact that I no longer had a voracious appetite for new music. It was difficult to admit, seeing as how I'd previously been so determined to avoid becoming the cliche guy-who-gets-older-and-stops-keeping-up-with-what's-popular. (This is, of course, only a step up from the guy-gets-older-and-believes-all-music-made-after-he-left-high-school-is-shit.). Today I came across a report about a study.
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: Stuck, or Obsession Cessastion
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Sunday, August 29, 2010. Stuck, or Obsession Cessastion. You may have noticed that things have slowed down around here. I had the summer off from teaching, and I spent it with my 7 month-old son. I gave myself permission to make this blog less of a priority. Well, "less of a priority" is putting it lightly. Initially, I considered an abrupt retirement. But then I reconsidered. Maybe the proximity to Brett Favre is causing this. In music - I imagine I a...
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: Rock Bottom: "Weird Al" Yankovic
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Rock Bottom: "Weird Al" Yankovic. The one constant in every established artist's oeuvre is the bad album. The one that's reviled by both fans and critics. Those unlovable albums are the ones this feature,. Here's how it works: I've consulted two main sources, The All Music. Guide (for the critical point-of-view) and Amazon.com (for the fan perspective*). The album with the lowest com. Rating from both source. Got 25). ...
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: October 2013
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Tuesday, October 08, 2013. The Very Best (According to Me). This summer I did some deep musical soul-searching, which for the sake of avoiding repetition, I won't detail (if you need to, go read this. Then come back). One of the results of that was a massive expansion of the list of my favorite albums. Previously, I had arbitrarily set the number at 20. A few incidentals and disclaimers regarding the list:. Or Def Leppard's Hysteria. D) Apparently Jimm...
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: April 2013
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3 Minutes, 49 Seconds. To be read at maximum volume. Monday, April 15, 2013. If you only own one album by Jay-Z it's gotta be [insert masterpiece here].". Welcome to Rock Solid. Where we fill in the blank. Our goal is to pseudo-scientifically determine the best, the beloved, the most classic album in an artist's catalog. Here's how it works: I've consulted two main sources. The All Music. Critical point-of-view and Amazon.com. Offers the fan perspective (. Are adoring fans of the artist in question).
