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The Amazing Voice of James LaBrie

September 5, 2009

As you might have read in our “About Us” page, I am a classically trained violist/violinist. I went to college at a music conservatory, where one of my teachers advised his students to listen to Puccini operas. He told us that one of our goals is to make our instruments sing like a human voice, [...]

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Why Are Popular “Hits” Always Off The Mark?

April 13, 2009

I frequently give some of my coworkers a hard time about some the tunes they listen too.  In the past week or so, I have had ongoing discussions about popular music with them. I have vastly different tastes from just about all of them. In particular, some love music that often makes it on Top [...]

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The Economy Through Megadeth’s Eyes

February 12, 2009

With all the talk about the stimulus package and economic plunder, it has everyone trying to make sense of it all.  Plus, let’s not forget that our financial system was forgiven with TARP even though they committed legalized fraud which then caused a “credit crunch.”  We are all trying to come to grips with the [...]

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Metallica’s Death Magentic: The Good, The Bad, The Heavy

September 12, 2008

Over the past several months, I have been really hard on Metallica for the actions they have taken against fans and fellow bloggers. I managed to borrow an early copy from a friend. I was also very surprised when I read the Mashable article, forwarded to me by another buddy. We’ll see exactly how Lars [...]

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Opeth, Kamelot and Why July Sucked for Blogging

August 2, 2008

I don’t know about anyone else, but I was shocked as hell yesterday when I woke up and realized it was already August.  Where the hell did July go?  Work really kicked my booty during the month of July, and clearly sucked up a lot of my time.  As a result, writing was a little [...]

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Testament, Alex Skolnick, And The Return of Metal Heaven

July 2, 2008

In May, one of my favorite Heavy Metal/Thrash groups, Testament, returned with their newest album, The Formation of Damnation. While many metalheads were reveling in the late eighties at musical acts like Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crüe and other popular Metal acts, I was enthralled with Testament. Don’t get me wrong, I loved [...]

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Metallica still doesn’t get it

May 31, 2008

Let me begin by saying, I LOVE Metallica!! At least, the old Metallica. There is no question that they are one of the most influential metal bands ever. I own all of their albums, seen them in concert several times, etc. I can’t wait for the album to come out… blah blah blah…. Or am [...]

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