Took a more personal approach with my new article: Making a Personal Connection to Pink Floyd’s “The Final Cut”
Pink Floyd
Play This More Often, Part 12
Play This More Often is a series of essays meant to highlight songs that deserve more attention and appreciation, all in the humble opinion of this music listener of course. Some of them may be neglected by the public at large,… Read More ›
Stories Behind Classic Songs, Part 9
1) Brian Wilson wrote California Girls during his first LSD trip California is one of those places that I’ve always felt I visited without ever actually doing so. I can only attribute this to the numerous times its colorful and sunny… Read More ›
Stories Behind Classic Songs, Part 3
Syd Barrett visited Pink Floyd while they were recording Shine On You Crazy Diamond One could argue that the best aspect about Pink Floyd’s glory mid-70s era has always been their balance between the complex and the accessible; between the… Read More ›
Top 15 On The 15th
Top 15 on the 15th is a challenge that many fellow music bloggers partake in and that I was invited in by KeepsMeAlive. According to him, the challenge consists of each individual blogger posting his own Top 15 Albums of All-Time without… Read More ›
Play This More Often, Part 5
Play This More Often is a series of essays meant to highlight songs that deserve more attention and appreciation, all in the humble opinion of this music listener of course. Some of them may be neglected by the public at large,… Read More ›
Double Albums: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
If you’ve ever been on a forum of a band who has released a double album, you’ll definitely be familiar with those topics that involve fans compiling their own single album out of the whole material. And I’ve played this… Read More ›
That One Album That Changed Your Life
“Life-changing” is a powerful phrase that I, for one, wouldn’t want to carelessly throw around. A record that deserves this attribution is one that does more than simply impress, teach something new or change perception. Listening to it and most… Read More ›
That One Underrated Album
A good measure of whether an album is under-appreciated or not that I’ve always applied, involves comparing it with the rest of the band’s catalogue. Things can only get more obvious if the said band is enough well-known around the… Read More ›
Behind Famous Band Names – Part 1
While saying that a band name such as Led Zeppelin or The Beatles sucks may lead to a fairly interesting argument, at the end of the day, it all becomes pretty clear that it doesn’t matter anymore. While there may… Read More ›