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The Monk Was In A Metal Mood: Or, How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Judas Priest – Live @PNC Music Pavilion – Sept. 20th, 2025
MONASTIC ROCK ROOTS I never have been too much of a Metal fan in my time. But perhaps a weird outlier in my musical development was the fact that the first “favorite band” I ever had were the hard + … Continue reading →
Posted in Concert Review, How I Stopped Worrying
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Tagged 2025, Alice Cooper, Charlotte, Concert Review, Corrosion Of Conformity, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, PNC Music Pavilion
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A Cleveland Sojourn II: Or, How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Howard Jones – Live @ Temple Live Masonic – Aug. 31st, 2024
[…continued from last post] HOWARD JONES So my antipathy towards Howard Jones is well documented. Lately, I am wont to refer to him as the “nail in synthpop’s coffin.” Ouch! That pretty much sums up my staunch resistance to what … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2024, Chapman Stick, Cleveland, Howard Jones, Kajagoogoo, Nick Beggs
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Neil Peart: 1952-2020
I got blindsided Friday night with the news that Rush’s drummer/lyricist Neil Peart had died after over three years of undergoing brain cancer treatment. This was a sad thing to hear. Particularly since I had been listening more to my … Continue reading →
Posted in How I Stopped Worrying, obituary, Your Prog Roots Are Showing
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Tagged 2020, Neil Peart, Rush
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Dr. Strangebass, Or: How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Kajagoogoo
Kajagoogoo. The very name alone could strike scorn in the hearts of the staunchest rock critic. They were cotton candy boys with cotton candy hair, and cotton candy tunes. They first appeared as an appendage to the media monster that … Continue reading →
Posted in How I Stopped Worrying, New Romantic, Record Review
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Tagged 1983, 1984, Chapman Stick, Kajagoogoo, Nick Beggs
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How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Midge Ure
Well, after much deliberation and weighing in with my wife and friends as well as commenters on PPM, the decision was made to accentuate the positive and put to rest my angst regarding Midge Ure. I’ve come to the realization … Continue reading →
Posted in Core Collection, How I Stopped Worrying, Live Music, New Romantic, Scots Rock
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Tagged 2016, Live Concerts, Midge Ure
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