Friday, February 28, 2025

Album Milestone Anniversaries in 2025

I haven't gotten around to doing research for 2010, 2015 and 2020. 

Maybe in due time, along with collages. 


January

14: Rush - Permanent Waves (1980)

20: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (1975)

24: Stackridge - Extravaganza (1975)

24: The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (1990)

24: Van Halen - Balance (1995)

25: Pat Metheny - The Way Up (2005)

26: Chicago - Chicago II (1970)

26: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

27: Sculptured - Apollo Ends (2000)

28: Spiral Architect - A Skeptics Universe (2000)

29: Fish - Vigil in the Wilderness of Mirrors (1990)

Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways (1995)

Spock's Beard - The Light (1995)


February

1: Peter Hamill - Nadir's Big Chance (1975)

1: Bend Sinister - Through the Broken City (2005)

4: God is an Astronaut - All Is Violent All Is Bright (2005)

7: Karnivool - Themata (2005) 

8: Kevin Gilbert - The Shaming of the True (2000)

8: People For Audio - And This Will Be Our Homecoming (2005)

11: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (Japan) (2005)

13: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)

14: The Who - Live at Leeds (1970)

14: Rush - Fly By Night (1975)

14: Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2005)

15: Mike Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day (1980)

16: Death - Spiritual Healing (1990)

22: Call Florence Pow - These Are the Plans...(2000)

22: Josh Rouse - Nashville (2005)

24: Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)

25: Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (1985)

28: Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)

28: Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom (1990)

29: Steve Stevens - Flamenco A Go-Go (2000) 

Ambrosia - Ambrosia (1975)

Kansas - Song for America (1975)

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975)

Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery (1975)


March

1: Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975)

7: David Bowie - Young Americans (1975)

7: Echolyn - As the World (1995)

8: Kaddisfly - Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn (2005)

10: Billy Joel - Glass Houses (1980)

11: Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Dejavu (1970)

11: 10cc - The Original Soundtrack (1975)

13: Howard Jones - Dream Into Action (1985)

19: Depeche Mode - Violator  (1990)

21: Death - Symbolic (1995)

21: Kevin Gilbert - Thud (1995)

21: The Tea Party - The Edges of Twilight (1995)

21: Transatlantic - SMPT:e (2000)

22: Soft Machine - Bundles (1975)

22: The Decemberists - Picaresque (2005)

25: The Power Station - The Power Station (1985)

24: Genesis - Duke (1980)

26: Van Halen - Women and Children First (1980)

27: Rick Wakeman - The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975)

28: Faith No More - King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (1995)

28: Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (2005)

29: Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow (1975)

30: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)

Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green (1970)


April

1: Journey - Journey (1975)

1: The Dukes of Stratosphear - 25 O'clock (1985)

3: King Crimson - Thrak (1995)

3: Doves - Lost Souls (2000)

4: Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1975)

10: Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (1990)

11: Steve Hillage - Fish Rising (1975)

20: Jethro Tull - Benefit (1970)

21: Abba - Abba (1975)

22: Prince - Around the World in a Day (1985)

25: Camel - The Snow Goose (1975)

25: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (1980)

25: Klimt 1918 - Dopoguerra (2005)

26: The Receiving End of Sirens - Between the Heart and the Synapse (2005)

26: Time of Orchids - Sarcast While (2005)

Margot and the Nuclear So & So's - The Dust of Retreat (2005)

sElf - Porno, Mint & Crime (2005)


May

2: Human Radio - Human Radio (1990)

3: King Crimson - USA (1975)

4: Mew - Half the World is Watching (2000)

5: King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)

8: The Beatles - Let It Be (1970)

9: Hawkwind - Warrior on the Edge of Time (1975)

10: Al Di Meola - Splendido Hotel (1980)

17: System of a Down - Mezmerize (2005)

19: Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)

22: King's X - Please Come Home Mr.Bulbous (2000)

23: Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel [3/Melt] (1980)

23: Shaman - Reason (2005)

24: Gospel - The Moon Is a Dead World (2005)


June

1: a-ha - Hunting High and Low (1985)

1: Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)

3: Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock (1970)

6: Soft Machine - Third (1970)

6: Ulver - Blood Inside (2005)

7: Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil (2005)

7: Dream Theater - Octavarium (2005)

7: Shadow Gallery - Room V (2005)

10: The Eagles - One of These Nights (1975)

17: Marillion - Misplaced Childhood (1985)

20: Neil Young - Tonight's the Night (1975)

20: Galactic Cowboys - Let It Go (2000)

21: dredg - Catch Without Arms (2005)

21: Subterranean Masquerade - Suspended Animation Dreams (2005)

24: Marillion - Afraid of Sunlight (1995)

27: The Chap - Ham (2005)

25: Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All (1975)

28: Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee (1990)

30: Queen - The Game (1980)

Michael Nesmith and the First National Band - Magnetic South (1970)

Fairport Convention - Rising for the Moon (1975)

Renaissance - Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975)


July

4: The Flower Kings - Space Revolver (2000)

5: Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)

8: Various Artists - Back to the Future Soundtrack (1985)

11: Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975)

11: Ultravox - Vienna (1980)

11: Shadow Gallery - Carved in Stone (1995)

11: Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb Sun (2000)

12: The Ebb & Flow - Time to Echolocate (2005)

17: Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola and Jean-Luc Ponty - Rite of Strings (1995)

18: Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (2005)

24: Yes - Time and a Word (1970)

25: Caravan - Cunning Stuns (1975)

25: Fates Warning - Disconnected (2000)

26: Veda - The Weight of an Empty Room (2005)

28: Black Sabbath - Sabotage (1975)

Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (1975)


August

3: The Beatles - Help! (1965)

7: Jellyfish - Bellybutton (1990)

15: White Willow - Sacrament (2000)

16: Aviatic - Arrival (2005)

18: Daryl Hall and John Oates - Daryl Hall and John Oates (1975)

18: Yes - Drama (1980)

20: Queensryche - Empire (1990)

21: Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual (1990)

22: Gentle Giant - Free Hand (1975)

22: The Gathering - Mandylion (1995)

22: Spock's Beard - V (2000)

23: Greg Herriges - It Plays Me (2005)

23: Minus the Bear - Menos el Oso (2005)

23: Neverending White Lights - Act I: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies (2005)

23: The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (2005)

25: Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (1975)

27: Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby (1975)

30: Opeth - Ghost Reveries (2005)

Miles Davis - Agharta (1975)

Kool and the Gang - Spirit of the Boogie (1975)


September

1: The Brecker Brothers - The Brecker Bros. (1975)

1: Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music (1975)

3: George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)

4: Rush - Chronicles (1990)

5: Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)

5: sElf - Gizmodgery (2000)

6: Between the Buried and Me - Alaska (2005)

12: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)

12: At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command (2000)

12: VAST - Music for People (2000)

13: Sheena Ringo - 勝訴ストリップ (Shōso Strip) (2000)

13: Sigur Ros - Takk...(2005)

14: Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis? (1975)

15: Foghat - Fool for the City (1975)

16: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)

18: Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)

19: Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons [EP] (1995)

19: Oceansize - Everyone Into Position (2005)

19: Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)

20: Kansas - Masque (1975)

20: Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005)

23: Santana - Abraxas (1970)

24: Rush - Caress of Steel (1975)

24: Megadeth - Rust in Peace (1990)

25: INXS - X (1990)

27: Gojira - From Mars to Sirius (2005)

27: King's X - Ogre Tones (2005)

27: Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005)

Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1975) (UK)



October

2: Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (1970)

3: The Who - The Who By Numbers (1975)

3: The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)

3: Enchant - Juggling Nine or Dropping Ten (2000)

4: Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (2005)

5: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (1970)

5: Mike + the Mechanics - Mike + the Mechanics (1985) 

8: Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)

9: Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! (2000)

10: Tears for Fears - Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995)

10: Pure Reason Revolution - Cautionary Tales for the Brave (2005)

11: Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss (2005)

14: INXS - Listen Like Thieves (1985)

15: Rush - Power Windows (1985)

15: Opeth - Orchid (1995)

17: Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)

17: Saigon Kick - Devil in the Details (1995)

17: Burst - Origo (2005)

20: U2 - Boy (1980)

23: Genesis - Trespass (1970)

23: King's X - Faith Hope Love (1990)

24: Roxy Music - Siren (1975)

24: Savatage - Dead Winter Dead (1995)

24: sElf - Subliminal Plastic Motives (1995)

27: Hawkwind - Levitation (1980)

30: U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)

31: Steve Howe - Beginnings (1975)

31: Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element I (2000)

Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte (1975)

Nektar - Recycled (1975)

Fates Warning - The Spectre Within (1985)


November

1: Michael Nesmith and the First National Band - Loose Salute (1970)

1: The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980)

6: Queen - Made in Heaven (1995)

7: Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water (1975)

8: Paulson - All At Once (2005)

9: Badfinger - No Dice (1970)

9: Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)

10: Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis? (1975)

12: Queen - A Night at the Opera (1975)

14: Chroma Key - You Go Now (2000)

17: John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy (1980)

20: Emerson Lake and Palmer - Emerson Lake and Palmer (1970)

22: System of a Down - Hypnotize (2005)

26: Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace (1990) 

27: Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant (1970)

28: The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)

30: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)

Robert Palmer - Riptide (1985)


December

1: Styx - Equinox (1975)

1: I Can't Believe It's Not Rock - I Can't Believe It's Not Rock (2000)

3: The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)

11: King Crimson - Lizard (1970)


No Month or Date Found

Gypsy - Gypsy (1970)

Electromagnets - Electromagnets (1975)

White Willow - Ignis Fatuus (1995) (Spring)

Cloud Cult - Who Killed Puck? (2000)

Klimt 1918 - Secession Makes Modern Music (2000)

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Substack...

So i signed up there like a week ago. There's a "Podcast feature even on there, although I suspect to make 1, I'd have to use Audacity to record it with music clips.

Here's my first "Note"

 I’m a fan of John Pratt’s radio show “WDGY Wayback Wonders” on Saturday nights. On the show is a featured Week of an historical year of the WDGY Survey (and AT40 even?) of the songs from that specific time.

With all of the calendars I’ve researched and made recently, it crossed my mind the other day, could I make a podcast of a similar format?

Maybe on Mixcloud? The copyright issue almost always is the biggest issue. That and required time to produce it. I even thought, I could just record my own, for my own enjoyment and even dictation.

Playing full songs? or just playing clips and getting to play retro dj? And maybe a bit like The Album Years Podcast, it might be random years.

Should it only be for music released around said week/month/year? maybe, at least open it up beyond just the week though.

Food for thought…

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Great Album Openers

 Rush - Hemispheres

Marillion - The Invisible Man

King's X - Out of the Silent Planet

The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine

Toy Matinee - Last Plane Out

Enchant - The Thirst

Fair to Midand - Dance of the Manatee

Mew - Am I Wry? No

Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same

Yes - The Gates of Delirium

Transatlantic - Duel With the Devil

The Mars Volta - Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus

Oceansize - The Charm Offensive

Renaissance - A Trip to the Fair

Crimson Glory - Lady of Winter

Everything Everything - To the Blade

Giant Sky - The Further We Go the Deeper It Gets Pt. 1-6

Karnivool - C.O.T.E.

Kiss Kiss - Janet

Spock's Beard  - The Light

Umphrey's McGee - Plunger

Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer - Country and Eastern Music

The Flower Kings - I am the Sun Part 1

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

The word "CRINGE" is a FUCKING VERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 people need to stop this shit!


The word "CRINGE" is a VERB. It never has been, and never will be an ADJECTIVE.


CRINGEY is an ADJECTIVE

"CRINGE WORTHY" also can be used to DESCRIBE something.


But the word C-R-I-N-G-E is NOT a FUCKING ADJECTIVE. It's a VERB. A VERB A VERB.

It's AN ACTION.


VERB


VERB


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IT'S NOT A FUCKING ADJECTIVE!!!!!!!!!!!


People on Social Media need to learn some BASIC FUCKING GRAMMAR.

And STOP using "Cringe" as an Adjective!!!!!

Good Lord!

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Monday, February 10, 2025

Superbowl 59

 Will likely always be just a unforgettable footnote.

Terrible game, from 2 boring teams.

Awful waste of time of a Halftime show.