Introduction

Given the apparent lack of appreciation and respect for old music in this lifeless void that I like to call Modern Times, (Not a reference to the 2006 Dylan album) I have decided to take upon the great burden that is teaching the youth of today that there is more to music then Lady Gaga, Katie Perry, Kanye West and Nickleback. This void I am referring to formed some near twenty years ago, around about that time when the greatest produce the world or “real” Rock & Roll could provide were the bands that ended up sowing the seeds for the grunge revolution (Guns N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe coming from the harder, mundane, more desolate sounding rock, and Def Leppard and Bon Jovi coming from the cheesier, solid rock perfected a decade earlier). These bands of course became so overblown and showboaty that the world of music underwent a revolution on the scale of the French one seen in 1789. And leaving people like me with no place of refuge to wait until the storm of unintelligible lyrics and unrefined guitar noises finally passed some ten years later, a storm which still continues to have a profound impact on the world of music today. That being said I will do my best to educate the children of today with reviews of a wide range of albums in order to help the some 10% of the youth who still buy records legally from a store in their quest for good, memorable, solid and original music. A rating system on decency of an album will be provided in a future post, as I will review both albums of significant merit as well as those which provide music of a less then savory nature. More to follow.

Sincerely;

T.R.Z. Oswald