I have to confess that there plenty of bands that I like, but despite liking them I still can’t name most (if any) if their members. This means sometimes I miss making connections between bands, as well as overlook interesting solo material. Wedding Hotel is one such case. Nikki Sudden was a founding member of […]
Tag: Rock
Sugar Ray – “Lemonade And Brownies” (1995 / 2021)
I don’t subscribe to the idea of a “guilty pleasure”. That’s because I don’t think one should feel guilty for liking something (OK, at least not most things…). Have I in the past felt said guilt? Yes, your honor, I have. Back in a distant time called “the 20th Century” we held to some dumb […]
9353 – “To Whom It May Consume” (1984)
From the 9353 Bandcamp page: 9353 formed January 5 1983 in Virginia by Bruce Hellington Vance Bockis Jason Carmer and a drumbox. Between 1983 and 2019 there have been 74 members of 9353. 33 are featured here in these recordings. 11 members are now dead. Of the 3 original members, Bruce Hellington is the only remaining […]
Zazu – “Captain Starlight” (1979)
I didn’t buy this 12″ of Zazu’s Captain Starlight the first time I saw it over at Volver Records. I picked it up, sure. Appreciated it. Admired it. Smiled. Then put it back. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It was still there during my next two visits to the shop. Toying with me. […]
Def Leppard – “Pyromania” (1983)
Rise up, gather ’roundRock this place to the ground,Burn it up let’s go for broke,Watch the night go up in smoke. Rock on (rock on)… The 1980s were the apex of bands and artists singing about rock. Not being rock, per se, but singing about it. Singing about rock, and rocking, and how great it […]