HeyJaredNeedle in a Substack
Amateur music writter. Professional music aficionado! Avid physical media collector.
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Rock Progressivo Italiano AKA RPI (opens the original)
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My absolute fascination with Rock Progressivo Italiano (I promise to refer to this genre as RPI from now on!) as been many years in the making.A long long time ago, a friend of mine suggested I listen to two bands. Picchio Dal Pozzo and Celeste were their names. In a time before Instagram, Tik Tok and the like, talking to each other was how we found out about new artists and bands. Can you believe that???I feel that in this constantly shifting online world we live in, finding out new music is mo
Classic Line-Up Vs Alternative Line-Up (opens the original)
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It is common knowledge among music fans that bands have a certain line-up that is preferred aka “The Classic Line-Up“. Especially when talking about bands that have long careers. Obviously some bands, due to the revolving door change of members, are more difficult to pin-point. Bands like King Crimson or Yes come to mind.In the beginning, Deep Purple was known as Roundabout, because the idea was to have various changing line-ups, within a band dynamic. And that occurred until the first line-up s
Album Repair Shop Vol. I - Manowar (opens the original)
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When you´re listening to a record, don’t you get that feeling that something doesn’t jive?Some track that gets on your nerves, on an otherwise at the very least, listenable record.I get the fact that, people nowadays tend to just listen to individual tracks, or snippets. That is fine when you listen to Dream Theater for example, not so much when you listen to Yes or seventies Genesis, for example.And yes, I know you can make your own playlists on your favorite streaming service. But I just thoug
Random Album Review: White Trash - ¿Si O Si Que? (opens the original)
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At a time when I was knee deep in blood and brought about by bands like Obituary, Gorefest, Amorphis and Cannibal Corpse (especially this band), a friend lent me a CD.The cover featured a detail of a car hubcap and the white shoes of some guy in a suit.I was used to those quirky begging to be censored covers that adorned albums like Indecent and Obscene by Dismember. The title of the record was in Spanish! I frowned when I first looked at it, but my friend said “The music is cool“. So I decided
Deep Purple - SPLAT! (opens the original)
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I try to compartimentalize stuff!!I write reviews for Loudhailer magazine. Do interviews on my Youtube Channel BabosanTV. Disclaimer:I talk way too much and keep interrupting my guest. Use the interjection “Uh” and “Yeah” WAY too much. Come to think of it YEAH is one of the most metal expressions there is, but neve mind. Hell YEAH!!!!! My sound-mixing is crap! I don’t really do the whole mixing thing. I don’t pretend to be as versed in it,
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