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Posted by on May 10, 2015 in 100 Essential Albums, Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 2 comments

“Duets: Re-working the Catalogue” by Van Morrison (Music Review)

 

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Van Morrison quit caring about the music business or record sales nearly a half-century ago.  Consider that this is a man who didn’t even bother to show up for his own induction into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

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Posted by on Apr 6, 2015 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Travel | 0 comments

The Real Star of U2’s Classic Anthem — “Pride (in the Name of Love)”

 

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For those of us of a certain age, raised on a steady diet of MTV (when music videos were played exclusively), many of us will remember U2’s huge breakthrough hit, “Pride in the Name of Love,” recorded in 1984 which came off The Unforgettable Fire album, a masterpiece.

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Posted by on Mar 21, 2015 in Blog, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews, Travel | 0 comments

Las Vegas Show Review: “Frank: The Man, The Music” (at Palazzo)

 

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Of all impersonations, Frank Sinatra’s might be the toughest to pull off.  Despite the noble attempt, watching the latest crooner we’re never quite able to shake the awareness that we’re consuming Spam from a can instead of real meat.

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Posted by on Feb 8, 2015 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 5 comments

The Most Baffling Grammy Award Winners of All Time

 

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Let the countdown begin, from 20 down to 1, with the most baffling Grammy Award winners of all time plus the reasons why it’s an outrage these artists and songs were selected — and who should have won.

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