My man Judd is at it again – he’s got a good discussion going, talking about his favorite live tunes, and he slipped one of my all-time favorites onto his list. To me, Eric Clapton’s version of Dylan’s classic “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” (recorded at the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Tribute Concert) is the […]
Category: Making A List
Making A List: Top Ten Rock Songs in Two Minutes
Hey everybody! The Stereo Dictator is back with a list that is sure to stimulate some conversation: The Top Ten Songs of the 20th Century in Two Minutes! This post is inspired by a friend of mine who recently asked me to come up with the top ten rock and roll songs of the 20th […]
All that heaven will allow in 200 songs or less
Thanks to Pete at Blogness and the fine folks at the Riverfront Times for the heads up on this interesting Springsteen tidbit. Bruce fans are known for interesting ideas and ways to continually examine The Boss’s legacy over and over, particularly when The Man Himself is on tour. Bruce fan JBev (who I think I […]
I heart The Friday Five
Today’s post is dedicated to my good friends Michael and Pete at Ickmusic. Michael has a nice weekly series called The Friday Five, in which sharing from the class is heavily encouraged. As you know, we heavily encourage the audience participation here as well, so I very quickly became a fan of The Friday Five. […]
The Top 12 Punk Rock Live Albums
Editor’s Note: This recent post from Brian at Broken Headphones was too good not to share here on Addicted to Vinyl. With his permission, I’m sharing it here for you to enjoy. If you’re not visiting Brian’s site on a regular basis, shame on you….add that sucker to your RSS! P.S. Brian’s original post featured […]
The Great Metallica Debate
As a publicity whore, I was happy when Scene Magazine got in touch and asked if I’d be interested in debating various Metallica topics, leading up to their pending induction on Saturday night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Brian and I will be in attendance for the induction ceremonies, and I think […]
Hey Cleveland! Here are the details for Record Store Day at Music Saves + Black Sabbath vinyl details + more!
I made my way over to Music Saves on Thursday night to pick up a couple of things: They had ordered Ready For The Flood per my request, the newish album from principal Jayhawks members Mark Olson and Gary Louris. Ready For The Flood is the first new studio album from the duo since Olson’s […]
The 100 Greatest Singer-Songwriter Albums of All Time
Thanks to all for your lyrical help in the previous post – the song that I was searching for was “Love Letter” by Bonnie Raitt. Nowhere close to John Parr, but I guess at least I found out from the experience that there is a video for “Naughty, Naughty.” Who knew? I woke up this […]
The All Time Greatest Albums Ever, According to my buddy Brad
This list comes from my radio buddy Brad Savage who programs a fantastic radio station in Charlottesville, VA, 106.1 The Corner. The Corner is one of those radio stations that I would love to steal and put in Cleveland….they’re always doing something cool, and I look forward to seeing their updated playlist each week in […]
Rod Stewart – Unplugged and Presumably Still Seated
So there’s this deluxe edition of Rod Stewart’s Unplugged….And Seated coming out next Tuesday, newly expanded with a couple of bonus tracks that weren’t on the original release, and for the first time, a DVD of the original MTV broadcast. Originally, I was going to simply post the press release for ATV readers that might […]