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Excellent album - reminds me of the early white stripes stuff. Track stand outs: -Bless yourself -What’s the rumpus? -Number one with a bullet -Bombing out Heck the whole album is stellar. One of THE best albums of 2024 (top 3 at least). Docking a star b/c I believe the recording could be a bit better (maybe this was intentional). Buy this one already!

To me the best part about Jackson's Thriller album is it crosses genres. Almost anyone can jam to this record. Love the un-credited appearance by EVH on this record on Beat It. Timeless record..still sounds as good as it did in 1982...

Quintessential Stones at their absolute best. Quite possibly could be their best release, although this is debatable. Love the entire bluesy sound of this record. Not a bad cut on the album, although "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was never a favorite of mine (even before Trumpy started using it at his 'get togethers'). Mick is on point with his vocals/harmonica, Charlie bangs on the drums and Mick Taylor plays a mean slide guitar. Best cuts (in no particular order): Midnight Rambler Monkey Man Gimme Shelter Live With Me Even "You Got the Silver" is a great bluesy offering with Keef at vocals. Highly recommend picking up the 180g vinyl re-release if you can't find / don't already have the original pressing.

Just a high energy, feel good album. Love Sammy's energy and Eddie's solos. Had this cassette back in 88'... Recently got an NOS vinyl release and sounds as good as ever. Cabo Wabo is one of my favorites. Source of infection is also just infectious (pun intended). If you don't have this album, go BUY it.

Disclaimer: Huge fan…But I was a massive holdout on this one. Pretty much after Reload, I ignored the “new stuff”. Having finally dug into this one, has some damn good hooks/riffs in it. Moth into Flame absolutely rocks - has a AJFA vibe to me. Atlas,Rise! and Spit Out the Bone are gems also. I do recommend this one to fans like me that may be saying the “post load / reload stuff” is junk. Give this one a try

Definitive Rush. Man; I grew up in the 80's and my first ever Rush album was Moving Pictures. Not a bad debut; but man...listen to 2112 in it's entirety; and WOW. You WILL be blown away (or should be, anyway). The talent and syncopation that goes on during the entire album is nothing more than mind blowing.. Anyone that's ever played an instrument; try to count some of these changes and you're lost. Crazy talent. Highly recommended. Proud to say that I was born the year this gem came out; 1976.

Metallica fan here since approx 1984 when I got my first radio and heard Creeping Death on FM radio in Baltimore... Now on to the album review - This album I feel is a safe hard rocker for the boys. Do they go out on a limb and try new sounds (e.g. Nothing else Matters, Mama Said, Call Of Ktulu)? My answer to that is sadly no (which is why the lack of 5 stars). HOWEVER, this album is not without its merits. I've listened to this record through about 4 times now; and I do truly enjoy it. Highlights to me are: 72 Seasons, Shadows Follow, If Darkness had a Son, Too far Gone? and last but not least Inamorata. I feel however that the solos in this record from Kirk are good, but not great. Feels like he's just rolling though the pentatonic scale at some points (which is ok); but miss the wild solos from AJFA or MOP. Overall, I recommend this one to fans both old and new. Will it floor you as one of their best efforts in years? It's possible. I suggest really listening to this album...not while doing something else, but actually listening to the riffs, changes, solos etc. How a record SHOULD be listened to. Give this one a try!