The Dead Daisies release was everything I was hoping for
this past week and between this release and the couple weeks ago release of
Sammy Hagar and the Circle, some of my favorite Classic Rock has proven it’s
still alive and well. There were also
collaborative singles between Brian Ray and Orianthi, who have worked on Paul
McCartney and Alice Cooper’s more recent solo careers, respectfully, and Amanda
Shires releasing a chorus single featuring K.Flay, Cyndi Lauper, Angie Stone,
Linda Perry and several other women entitled “Our Problem,” which could be
about any of several issues women have to deal with, getting pregnant before
you’re ready, choosing to keep said baby or not, being rejected by your peers
for any number of things, but the chorus ultimately says “it’s going to be
okay, I’m on your side.”
Sadly, this week, we have only one major release I know of
in advance, but fortunately, it’s a pretty good one.
Michael Schenker Group-Immortal: Michael Schenker is a
German-born virtuoso Gibson Flying V guitarist whose brother Rudolf help create
the Scorpions and is himself personally responsible for the German-UK band UFO
and his groups Michael Schenker Group, Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock and
Michael Schenker Fest. This week’s album
celebrates his 50 years of metal legacy with 10 new songs with vocal
contributions from Ronnie Romero and my personal favorite of the vocalists he
has worked with, Doogie White, as well as Joe Lynn Tuner (famous for his
tenures with both of Ritchie Blackmore’s bands) and a few other singers. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a Michael
Schenker show in Seattle once in 2015, he is quite skilled and helped create
70s Rock anthems “Doctor Doctor,” “Lights Out” and “Rock Bottom,” also covering
his brother’s “Rock You Like A Hurricane” and “Blackout” during the show.
Next week will be even more interesting with one of
Seattle’s premier rock acts releasing their first album in a few years, with
their drummer (according to the liner notes) recently lending his skills to the
Miley Cyrus and Billy Idol duet track on “Plastic Hearts.” I’ve actually already pre-ordered this album
and look forward to hearing it repeatedly.
As a bonus treat, here are my first 100+ “Forever Favorites”
on Spotify:
1.)
Malibu-Miley Cyrus
2.)
Crazy Train (Live 1981)-Ozzy Osbourne
3.)
Don’t Call Me Angel-Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Ray
4.)
Achy Breaky Heart-Billy Ray Cyrus
5.)
Godzilla-Bear McCreary and Serj Tankian
6.)
Day Tripper-The Beatles
7.)
KARATE-BabyMetal
8.)
Yellow Submarine-The Beatles
9.)
Godzilla Main Title-Bear McCreary
10.)
Godzilla Appears-Akira Ifukube
11.)
Breaking The Law (Live)-Judas Priest
12.)
Iron Man (Live 2017)-Black Sabbath
13.)
Black Dog-Led Zeppelin
14.)
Rock and Roll (Live)-Sammy Hagar and The Circle
15.)
Outshined-Soundgarden
16.)
Jet City Woman-Queensryche
17.)
Queen of the Monsters-Bear McCreary
18.)
I Can’t Drive 55 (Live)-Sammy Hagar and The Circle
19.)
Mothra’s Song-Bear McCreary
20.)
I Burn-Jeff Williams and Casey Lee Williams
21.)
4th of July (Live)-Soundgarden
22.)
She’s Not Him-Miley Cyrus
23.)
The Crow-Black Country Communion
24.)
Nothing Compares 2 U-Toni Cornell
25.)
Patience-Chris Cornell
26.)
Midnight Sky-Miley Cyrus
27.)
Heart of Glass (Live)-Miley Cyrus
28.)
I Love Rock N Roll-Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
29.)
Stop-Anthony Ramos
30.)
The Wonder of the Cross-Vicky Beeching
31.)
Say Hello 2 Heaven-Temple of the Dog
32.)
Enough is Enough-Billy Ray Cyrus
33.)
The Past-Billy Ray Cyrus
34.)
Free Bird (Live 2019)-Lynyrd Skynyrd
35.)
Free Bird-Lynyrd Skynrd
36.)
Free Bird (Live 1987)-Lynyrd Skynyrd
37.)
Simple Man-Lynyrd Skynyrd
38.)
Bad Memory-K.Flay
39.)
Kicking and Screaming-Miley Cyrus
40.)
Cold Gin-Ace Frehley feat. Mike McCready
41.)
Bmblb-Jeff Williams, Casey Lee Williams
42.)
Cochise-Audioslave
43.)
Distortion-BabyMetal
44.)
Elevator Girl (English)-BabyMetal
45.)
Battle in Boston-Bear McCreary
46.)
Rusty Cage (Live)-Soundgarden
47.)
Nevermore (Peter Jones Remix)-Jeff Williams, Casey Lee Williams, Adrienne
Cowan
48.)
Protected By The Light-Rob Halford
49.)
Amazing Grace-Good Shepherd Collective, Liz Vice
50.)
We’re Gonna Be Alright-Switchfoot
51.)
Midnight Sky (Edge of Midnight Remix)-Miley Cyrus and Stevie Nicks
52.)
GNO-Miley Cyrus
53.)
Starbreaker-Judas Priest
54.)
Eat Me-Ozzy Osbourne
55.)
Nothing Compares 2 U-Chris Cornell (No One Sings Like You Anymore Version)
56.)
American Rock and Roll-Don Felder
57.)
I Want You (She’s So Heavy)-The Beatles
58.)
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) Trident Session-The Beatles
59.)
Gettin’ Tighter-Deep Purple
60.)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)-Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Sean Ono Lennon
61.)
Run Rudolph Run-Billy Ray Cyrus
62.)
Christmas Is-Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus
63.)
Let There Be Peace-Carrie Underwood
64.)
Sweet Baby Jesus-Carrie Underwood
65.)
A Hand For Mrs. Claus-Idina Menzel and Ariana Grande
66.)
Mary Did You Know-Carrie Underwood
67.)
Away in a Manger-Carrie Underwood
68.)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen-Rob Halford
69.)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen-Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Rudy Sarzo, Simon
Wright
70.)
Joy To The World-Rob Halford
71.)
O Holy Night-Brandi Carlile
72.)
The Story-Brandi Carlile
73.)
Again Today-Pearl Jam
74.)
If She Ever Leaves Me-The Highwomen
75.)
Beware of Darkness-Sheryl Crow, Eric Clapton, Brandi Carlile and Sting
76.)
Even Flow-Pearl Jam
77.)
What Child Is This-The Fab Four
78.)
What Child Is This-Rob Halford
79.)
Thankful Heart-Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge
80.)
You’ve Got A Friend-Billy Ray Cyrus and Emily Osment
81.)
Ready, Set, Don’t Go-Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus
82.)
You Can’t Lose Me-Billy Ray Cyrus
83.)
Over the Rainbow-Billy Ray Cyrus
84.)
Over the Rainbow (Live)-Ariana Grande
85.)
Mistreated-Deep Purple
86.)
Stormbringer-Whitesnake
87.)
Zombie (Live)-Miley Cyrus
88.)
Burn-Deep Purple
89.)
Watching The Wheels-Chris Cornell
90.)
American Reckoning-Bon Jovi
91.)
Do What You Can-Bon Jovi, Jennifer Nettles
92.)
Unbroken-Bon Jovi
93.)
Make You Mine This Season-Tegan and Sara
94.)
Away in a Manger-Rob Halford
95.)
Christmas Time Is Here Again-Ringo Starr
96.)
The Chipmunk Song-Tegan and Sara
97.)
Black Hole Sun-Brandi Carlile
98.)
Blue Suede Shoes (Live)-John Lennon
99.)
Night Crawling-Miley Cyrus and Billy Idol
100.)
Prisoner-Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa
101.)
My Oh My-Macklemore
102.)
Same Love-Macklemore feat. Mary Lambert
I am sorry to say I don't think I can manage the grand "one mini-bio a day" plans I had for Black History month, but I am going to write about various African-Americans in entertainment and other aspects of Pop culture to showcase their relevancy to how our society has functioned and thrived and plan to post these writings about once a week. The main reason I'm taking a bit of a step back is we recently lost all-time Sports Great Hank Aaron (himself African-American), so it's hard to think of anything else right now. When you see the outpouring of Atlanta Braves staff and players, regardless of skin color, mourn the man, shedding tears, thanking him for their accomplishments, you can't easily focus on 29 other people. I was particularly moved by Chipper Jones, Dale Murphy, Freddie Freeman and Brian Snitker's words, Snitker mentioning Aaron as the reason he became a coach, and later, a manager, while Jones credits Aaron for the reason he was drafted by the Braves, effectively states he was a second father to him and that Aaron was "playing for the Galactic All-Star Team, the rest of us are just Earthlings." Freeman's simple but direct statement on how proud he is to play for the team Aaron played for and how he would miss him carried a big degree of impact, with Freeman the latest winner of the Hank Aaron award, the last winner in Aaron's lifetime, and how fitting that it would be a man from the baseball club he played most of his career for! Dale Murphy's Portland, OR background plus the fact I have cards of him from when I was growing up also carried significance, tying it all to my roots as a baseball fan, when I wasn't sure I would ever see the Braves or the Phillies because Interleague Play hadn't been invented yet. And I also turned to Mackelmore, because his over ten years old song "My Oh My," written in tribute to late Mariners Broadcaster Dave Neihaus, who went home in December 2010, was the last time I felt so gutted, so hurt and so depressed by a blow that a death left on Major League Baseball.
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