So, I spent my Christmas break on an AC/DC bender, go figure. They are a rarity for me these days as I more or less burned out on them at some point. My first ever cassette was For Those About To Rock...which was God-like to me, followed by Back In Black, even more Godlike. Bought some of the remasters (Highway to Hell, Flick of the Switch...) and just generally revelled in it all. This was brought on by the Metal Hammer AC/DC issue recently released. Not a bad issue, especially for photos, but the writing is shyte as is usually the case with that publication. I much prefer the Kerrang Legends mags. Anyway, that's not the guilty pleasure.....
I picked an used copy Journey's Escape on a record store jaunt in Tucson. This being the most distinctly commercial corporate rock album I've ever secretly loved. I haven't had a copy for years, but it is such a nostalgic trip for me! This album, above perhaps all others, reminds me of a very specific and charged time in my previously young teenage life. Anyway, it ain't all embarrasing anyway, as songs like Stone In Love, Escape, Lay It Down, and Mother, Father hold up pretty well as faux metal poppy goodness. I can't imagine there aren't a few here who keep this as a closet album.
Almost picked some of the Bruce remasters. Accident of Birth in particular seems to have a lot of bonus stuff on it....
SO, just saying hey to you all, and hope you had a nice holiday. I'm still work-free until the 3rd, and damn strait I'm gonna take advantage. Heading to Berkeley tomorrow to spend my Amoeba gift certificate (but will probably just buy more AC/DC remasters since I kinda cleared them out of my collection at some point years ago....) Kinda in a good rut right now...
Otherwise it was a pretty non-metal Christmas (ha) for me, as I just hung with the maternal figure and generally ate too much mexican food and everything else in Tucson; Home Sweet Home. Well, a close second to the Bay Area.
I picked an used copy Journey's Escape on a record store jaunt in Tucson. This being the most distinctly commercial corporate rock album I've ever secretly loved. I haven't had a copy for years, but it is such a nostalgic trip for me! This album, above perhaps all others, reminds me of a very specific and charged time in my previously young teenage life. Anyway, it ain't all embarrasing anyway, as songs like Stone In Love, Escape, Lay It Down, and Mother, Father hold up pretty well as faux metal poppy goodness. I can't imagine there aren't a few here who keep this as a closet album.
Almost picked some of the Bruce remasters. Accident of Birth in particular seems to have a lot of bonus stuff on it....
SO, just saying hey to you all, and hope you had a nice holiday. I'm still work-free until the 3rd, and damn strait I'm gonna take advantage. Heading to Berkeley tomorrow to spend my Amoeba gift certificate (but will probably just buy more AC/DC remasters since I kinda cleared them out of my collection at some point years ago....) Kinda in a good rut right now...
Otherwise it was a pretty non-metal Christmas (ha) for me, as I just hung with the maternal figure and generally ate too much mexican food and everything else in Tucson; Home Sweet Home. Well, a close second to the Bay Area.