7/31/2020 Music Releases of Note/Reasons to vote for Joe Biden

Yesterday, I received a refund from the Mariners game I'm not going to be able to go to this year and used most of the money to buy new/"new" music.  The "new" refers to it being Classic Rock and other tracks several decades old at this point, but I felt it was finally time to sit down and get some tracks I had been wanting to get for a while.  I bought the four singles I talked about last time from Noah Cyrus, K.Flay, Chris Cornell and Dove Cameron, as well as a cover of "Space Truckin'" (originally by Deep Purple) by Ace Frehley, which was released Monday night.  It was a great cover of a classic song and I look forward to the full "Origins Vol. 2" album, scheduled to be released September 18th.  I also got Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing "Cherry Bomb" at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony with Dave Grohl, as well as Pearl Jam performing "Alive" and "Given to Fly" at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony two years later.  Other great tracks I purchased included "Honky Tonk Woman" by The Rolling Stones, as well as "Scarlet," a new release from their archives featuring Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, "Battle of the Heroes," "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan," "The Imperial March" and "The Duel" from the Star Wars soundtracks, and two of my favorite love songs, "Give My Heart To You" by Billy Ray Cyrus and "Yellow" by Coldplay.

Without further ado, here are the releases I'm aware of happening tonight:

Paul McCartney-Flaming Pie (Deluxe Edition): Flaming Pie was an album Paul McCartney made shortly after The Beatles anthology in the mid-90s and features several guest musicians, such as Jeff Lynne, Steve Miller, Ringo Starr and Linda McCartney in her last contribution to her husband's work.  My favorite track from this has always been "Beautiful Night" for Ringo's vocals at the end, but there are plenty of other great songs on this album, like the title track, which Paul even played at his concert at Citi Field in 2009, as well as "Calico Skies," which also got played at that concert.  This also features a Paul/Ringo composition called "Really Love You," which is mostly the two just jamming and having fun.  I look forward to rediscovering this album with new knowledge from 2020.

Alcatrazz-Born Innocent: This is one of Graham Bonnet's rock bands, Graham Bonnet being a singer that sung for Ritchie Blackmore in Rainbow and Michael Schenker in the Michael Schenker Group (and still works with him in the Michael Schenker Fest).  In the 1980s, Alcatrazz was famous for effectively starting the careers of Yngwie Malmsteen, and after he left, Steve Vai.  On a more recent re-recording of "Since You Been Gone," a song Graham Bonnet sang for Rainbow, George Lynch was the guitarist, making me wonder what the exact lineup is now.  One thing is certain, Bonnet possesses a powerful rock voice, so this should be fun.

Glenn Hughes-The Official Bootleg Set Vol. 3: 1995-2010: The sequel to a box set I purchased earlier in this quarantine, back in April (that one wasn't available digitally).  This contains four shows, Wolverhampton 1995, London 1995, Bedford 2008 and Belfast 2010.  Glenn Hughes is always worth listening to for the passion he brings his music, and this looks to deliver the same combination of Trapeze, Deep Purple Mark III-IV and solo career hits.

RWBY Volume 7 Soundtrack: I am personally hoping this means this season will get released on DVD soon, since it ended the week before Valentine's Day.  As is usual for soundtracks for the RWBY series, the highlight is the songs sung by Casey Lee Williams, which usually allow for a window into the characters' minds and emotions during the show.  This last season dealt primarily with the theme of fear, and how it can change us into the very monsters we are trying to stop.  There were also cute moments of Blake and Yang, a same gender couple the show had been hinting had feelings for each other since Volume 2, such as them taking a selfie together and dancing together.

Now, speaking of fear, I need to let some anxiety out.  I've been rather worried about the amount of fundraiser emails I can't afford to pay from the Democrats and the lack of Biden's presence on Television.  I also have to say this, which was stated after the 2016 election: due to our system, if you do a protest vote, you are effectively voting for Trump.  And here are all the reasons why that man shouldn't serve another four years.

-Trump banned Muslims from entering the country in his first week in Office

-Ministers related to Trump attempted to shut down reconciling congregations with the “Nashville Statement.”

-Trump needlessly sent troops to fight against Yemen so he could line his pockets with Saudi money.

-Trump referred to Neo-Nazis as “heroes of free speech” when they led a hate march on Charlottesville, WV, in which they killed a person by running over them.

-Trump tried to ban transsexuals from the military.

-Trump locked legalized Latin American citizens in concentration camp-like settings.

-When a domestic terrorist attempted violence against Democrats close to the 2018 midterms, his only complaint was that it was keeping people from voting for his party.

-Every budget of Trump’s has attempted to cut PBS and NPR from the Federal Budget.

-His second Supreme Court Judge had a rape charge brought against him, which was considered “irrelevant” by Mitch McConnell and Franklin Graham, both fierce Trump supporters.

-Trump began retweeting tweets claiming he was the second coming of Jesus in 2019 and claims anyone who stands against him is Satanic.

-Trump assaulted protesters in Washington DC with tear gas from military vehicles to clear them from a Church that doesn’t support him so he could get a photo op of him holding a Bible.

-Trump has sent Ministers to the CDC, which he has criminally underfunded, who claim COVID-19 is “God’s punishment for not making homosexuality a capital offense.”

-Trump tossed out Obama’s plan in the event of a pandemic, claiming no pandemic would occur while he was in office.

-The only reason Trump was acquitted in his Impeachment trial is there are 55 Republican Senators and 45 Democrat Senators.

-Queen, Rihanna, Guns N Roses and Tom Petty’s estate have all refused Trump permission to play their songs at his rallies.  Cheap Trick even said if they were to play the 2016 RNC “we’d have to get Swastika guitars.”

-Trump threatened to embargo Japan and Germany in his first campaign in 2015-2016, and has treated our collective values and alliances so poorly that I’m surprised the European Union, Canada, China and Japan haven’t decided to destroy the US like Scout’s Father shooting the rabid dog in the street in “To Kill A Mockingbird.”

And there’s more I don’t remember.

Please do the right thing, please vote Democrat this election.