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Goodbye to a legend: Prince passes away at 57.
This is something I hoped I’d not ever have to write. I’m still collecting my thoughts a day later. Having your heroes leave this dimension is not easy. I will probably write something more profound here soon, but for now I will simply add what I posted to Facebook yesterday, as I don’t know what […]
ALL THINGS MUST PASS: THE RISE AND FALL OF TOWER RECORDS – THE RWOM REVIEW…
There’s one thing that most true music geeks love and understand, and that is the joy of digging through record or CD bins and killing off a Saturday discovering new finds. But more than that, many of us have been able to experience that in a real record store, with knowledgeable people who actually enjoyed […]
DAVID BOWIE – ★ (BLACKSTAR): The RWOM Review
I am filled with a lot of mixed emotions writing this review. First of all, a sense of grief and mourning for the world’s loss of one of the most prolific, creative and boundary-pushing entertainers of our time. The stars will never align again in such a way that brought us David Bowie. Second, a […]
PRINCE – HITnRUN PHASE TWO: THE RWOM REVIEW…
Phase Two, much to the relief of many, is a return to more of a classic funk-soul-pop-r&b Prince sound. Most importantly in my opinion, this includes the return of Prince’s stellar horn section. The track selection for this one has been culled from several different recordings from the last few years. I am beyond impressed with this album. While yes, it plays like a collection, especially when I have singles of about half of the album, it also works beautifully as an album. These songs all fit nicely next to each other. While parts of Phase One had to grow on me, Phase Two feels like home.
PRINCE NEWS! NEW SINGLES NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON TIDAL WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION!
A major story that happened this year while I was away was that Prince moved all of his music away from online streaming services like Spotify, and moved them all to Tidal. Since then, Prince uploaded his newest album HITnRUN: Phase One there as an exclusive for about a week prior to it hitting the […]
“Rob’s Wall of Music” is taking a hiatus…
As I’m sure you’re noticed, I haven’t posted much lately. I’ve decided that I’m going to take a break from writing reviews. I don’t know for how long. But lately I’m had many things taking up my free time. I’ve been doing some really in-depth research to create some very specific Spotify playlists. I’ve been […]
REVIEW: ALABAMA SHAKES – SOUND & COLOR…
Alabama Shakes silences their doubters on their second album Sound & Color. Since their debut album, the band’s skills have grown, taking them from being a throwback southern blues-rock band to… well something a bit more experimental but a lot more powerful. But while “experimental” has killed sophomore albums by many artists, Alabama Shakes took […]
From behind the wall of music – a rambling post by Rob…
Hi all you readers! Just a “what’s going on” post for now amongst my erratic spurts of review posts. Maintaining a blog like this is not easy. I have my days where I don’t feel like writing, and those days that I get really excited about it. In theory, I’d love to review every album […]
THE REBOOT: MORRISSEY – YOUR ARSENAL (DEFINITIVE MASTER EDITION)…
This week one of Morrissey’s arguably finest albums was released in a “Definitive Master” edition. 1992’s Your Arsenal was the full-length album debut of Moz’s new band featuring Boz Boorer, who would stick with him the rest of his career to date and become an important collaborator. The album was a ferocious change of pace […]
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