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Layne Staley for his life,
Jerry Cantrell for his career.
I was making a joke and hoping not to
create a bad discussion.They are two of the band
that I never met but I feel like I knew them.
I was on the set for the movie SINGLES in Seattle and
and Fort Steven's Oregon.
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Ok, falling behind here.....

As previous mentioned, first up is Alice in Chains - Dirt. As Fat Larry mentioned, this a great album. AIC got lumped with the whole grunge thing in the '90's, but truely they were more of a metal band than grunge. This album has many great songs, with only a minor tail-off towards the end (seems to be a trend in cd's, the end always seems to get weaker). Still, an awesome album.

Grade: A

Next up, another AIC, in this case the Self-titled, and I think their last studio album. This is the only other AIC I own. It's a good Album, with some great songs, but unfortunately there's fewer of them than on Dirt, and the remaining songs are weaker overall. So somewhat a less fulfilling album. Not bad, in fact the first half of the album is great, but tails off rapidly.

Grade: B

Don't know what's up next, we'll see tomorrow. Don't know if anyone is even reading this, but hey, I'm having fun!
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I'm reading it, and I find it interesting, so please carry on.

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I'm not reading it emoticon
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Ok, I'm falling behind in this, but I'll continue as time allows. Over the weekend, the next in line was.....

Allman Brothers - An Evening with the Allman Brothers. This is a live recording, done in both Boston and New York (interesting choice of shows for a Southern Rock band). It sticks to mostly classic material, and it is all well played, especially some blinding guitar work between Dickey Betts and Warren Hayes on a few songs. But that fact is the Allmans are a certain taste, and that really isn't my taste. So while I recognize the quality of the show, I remain pretty neutral on it. It is ok while it's on, but nothing to draw me back.

Grade: B- (Probably deserves more, but hey, it's my grading, right?)

Next up: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe (self-titled)
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Ok, today it's Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe. And to round it out Tony Levin on bass. Call it what you want, Yes by any other name is still Yes. This is the disenfranchised members of the band during the period where Chris Squire had control of the Yes name, and before the Union reunion.

So, how it the album? Well, it's wonderful. Another gem sitting in my collection, that I had only listened to maybe twice in the many years I've owned it. I'm not sure why, maybe the fact that it didn't say "Yes" on the cover kept me away. But none the less, an exceptional album.

So some impressions. This is definitely the lighter side of Yes, the heavier moments that appear on the older Yes albums aren't present here. Maybe that's the missing Chris Squire element, I don't know. But it's not inherently a bad thing, just different. In fact, it's clear that this album is heavily driven by Anderson and Wakeman. It's a vocal and keyboard driven album, the piano and synths being the predominant instruments by far. In fact, if it didn't say "Howe" on the cover, I wouldn't be sure that he was in fact here. He starts to have a stronger presence later in the album, but it's still a more acoustic sound for him rather than heavy electric stuff. Close to the Edge, this isn't.

So you may be thinking, that all doesn't sound so good, how can you say it's a wonderful album? Well, the fact is, the songs are just beautiful. There are times Jon Anderson can grate on me, but this isn't one of them. His vocals with Rick Wakeman's keyboards create a great combination, with the rest of the band filling in around them. There are spots where I see a jazz influence, and many other influences as well, I think Anderson brings a lot of world sounds with him. All in all, a very pleasant album. If you are a fan of Yes, and don't have this album, you should get it, you will love it, believe me.

Grade: A

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Continuing on with my own personal thread here (ok, at least a couple read it here emoticon ) we have the polar opposite of yesterday's entry...we go from Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe to....

Anthrax - Among the Living.

So picture its the 80's, and you're into the metal scene (not the fake girly hair stuff). You had Metallica, the reigning king of the genre. You have Megadeth, the popular close second. And then, you have the Anthrax, the band destined to be known as "the other metal band". Kind of a shame, as some of their albums are very good. And this is one of them. Compared to the other two bands, I place Anthrax closer to Megadeth rather than Metallica. They don't seem to take themselves as seriously, and the lyrics seem to have a bit of a sense of humor to them. I mean, a song about Judge Dredd? And one titled "EFILNIKUFECIN (N.F.L)", about a life seriously gone bad. (Note, reverse the letters to see what it means.) Overall, this is a fine metal album, and a band I often prefer over Megadeth simply because they don't have Dave Mustaine singing (I mean really, who told that guy he was a singer?).

Grade: B+. Solid throughout, entertaining, but not the equal of the great 80's Metallica albums.
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