Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium

Full disclosure out of the gate, I am a HUGE RHCP fan. The band has shaped my own playing and provided many great memories. However, I have always been taken aback by the reception to their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium. Fans and the band alike seem to think of Stadium Arcadium as a vessel for a few songs but little more. The fact that during their 2017 appearance in Toronto only 1 song from the…

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Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove

Do you promise to funk, the whole funk and nothing but the funk? Than buckle up, the mothership has landed, and Funkadelic has brought us the funk. One Nation Under a Groove is a lesson in the funk, the power of love and fried ice cream. Yes, fried ice cream is a reality. Guided by the groovy thick psychedelic bass lines of Bootsy Collins, One Nation Under a Groove is a feel-good record for the…

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Queens of the Stone Age – Villians

Queens of the Stone Age have been a mainstay in my musical rotation for many years. When I heard a new album was on its way I was excited to say the least. Villains is the seventh full length studio album and was expelled on 08/25/17. Upon first listen the album is good, if not a little unremarkable in relation to other works of QOTSA. This isn’t a bad thing. I believe a good album…

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