Out In The Cold

All of a sudden I came to think of this great song with Judas Priest from their magnificent "Priest...Live!" album released in 1987:



It's been a long time since I listened to the album, but it used to be one of my all time favourites, and I had goose bumps every time I played it. Back in the day your world really was the albums and the cassettes you owned, now you "own" every record possible, as they're all available within the reach of a mouse click. But the thing is, when your world was "smaller", the things that were in it were greater. Which probably sums up, compared to then, why the feeling when I listen to this album today isn't even close. It's pretty damn sad actually. We have "everything" now, but do we have more?

Happy New Year!

Ulf Lundell - Trunk!

R.I.P. Lou ...

Sorting Things Out - A Summary Of Kerry Livgren's Works Outside Of Kansas:

1980 - Seeds Of Change [Kerry Livgren]
1984 - Time Line [Kerry Livgren/A.D.]
1985 - Art Of The State [A.D.]
1986 - Reconstructions [A.D.]
1988 - Compact Favorites [A.D.]
1988 - Prime Mover [Kerry Livgren/A.D.]
1989 - One Of Several Possible Musiks [Kerry Livgren]
1992 - Decade [Kerry Livgren]
1995 - When Things Get Electric [Kerry Livgren & The Corps De Pneuma]
1997 - Odyssey Into The Mind's Eye [Kerry Livgren]
1997 - Reconstructions (Reconstructed) [Kerry Livgren]
1998 - A.D. Live [A.D.]
1998 - Prime Mover II [Kerry Livgren]
2000 - Collector's Sedition [Kerry Livgren]
2002 - Early Recordings From Kansas, 1971-1973 [Proto-Kaw]
2002 - The Best Of [Kerry Livgren]
2004 - Before Became After [Proto-Kaw]
2006 - Reconstructions Reconstructed [Kerry Livgren]
2006 - The Wait Of Glory [Proto-Kaw]
2007 - Collector's Sedition (Director's Cut) [Kerry Livgren]
2007 - Decade, Vol. 2 [Kerry Livgren]
2008 - Prime Mover (Redux) [Kerry Livgren]
2009 - Decade, Vol. 1 [Kerry Livgren]
2011 - Forth [Proto-Kaw]
2014 - Before Became After [Proto-Kaw]
2015 - The Wait Of Glory [Proto-Kaw]
2016 - Forth [Proto-Kaw]
2017 - Several More Musiks [Kerry Livgren]
2021 - The Resurrection Of Lazarus - A Cantata [Kerry Livgren]
2022 - Q.A.R. [Kerry Livgren]
2024 - Several More Musiks [Kerry Livgren]

One Of The Greatest... Allen Lanier, 1946-2013

Brideshead Revisited

As I drove away, I felt that I was leaving part of myself behind, and that wherever I went afterwards I should feel the lack of it, and search for it, hopelessly, as ghosts are set to do. I shall never go back, I said to myself. A door had shut, the low door in the wall I had sought and found... Open it now and I should find no enchanted garden. I had come to the surface, into the light of common day, after a long captivity in the sunless coral palaces and waving forests of the ocean bed. I have left behind delusion I said to myself, henceforth, I live in a world of three dimensions, with the aid of my five senses. I have since learned that there is no such world. But then, as the car turned out of sight of the house, I thought it took no finding, but lay all about me at the end of the avenue…

Charles Ryder

Rich On Kerry And Kansas - Spot On!

The 80's Weren't Just Live Aid - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute @ Wembley 1988 Revisited...

Words Of Wisdom - Pete Seeger At 94

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Mix Of The Month, June 2013

01 - Blind Guardian (1992) - Time What Is Time
02 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen (1986) - Queen In Love
03 - The Cult (1991) - Heart Of Soul
04 - Megadeth (1990) - Lucretia
05 - King Diamond (1990) - Eye Of The Witch
06 - John Norum (1987) - Love Is Meant To Last Forever
07 - Crimson Glory (1988) - Lonely
08 - Running Wild (1988) - Conquistadores
09 - Heart (1976) - Crazy On You
10 - Hanoi Rocks (1984) - Million Miles Away

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Mix Of The Month, May 2013

01 - Motörhead (1979) - Dead Men Tell No Tales
02 - Black Sabbath (1973) - Killing Yourself To Live
03 - Judas Priest (1984) - Rock Hard, Ride Free
04 - Lou Gramm (1987) - Midnight Blue
05 - Blue Öyster Cult (1980) - Deadline
06 - Yes (1972) - Siberian Khatru
07 - Brand X (1978) - Black Moon
08 - Vince Di Cola (1985) - Training Montage
09 - Meat Loaf (1986) - One More Kiss (Night Of The Soft Parade)
10 - Richie Sambora (1991) - Stranger In This Town

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Go home, put your best record on, loud as it'll play, and with every note, you remember... That's something that the darkness couldn't take from you...

Mix Of The Month, April 2013

01 - Bonnie Tyler (1986) - If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)
02 - Survivor (1988) - Desperate Dreams
03 - Audrey Landers (1988) - Starship (We're All Alone)
04 - Jennifer Rush (1984) - Ring Of Ice
05 - 38 Special (1988) - Second Chance
06 - Tina Turner (1985) - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
07 - Heart (1985) - What About Love?
08 - Cher (1987) - We All Sleep Alone
09 - Asia (1982) - Heat Of The Moment
10 - Belinda Carlisle (1987) - Circle In The Sand

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Clive Burr, 1957-2013

Mix Of The Month, March 2013

01 - Journey (1983) - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
02 - Ozzy Osbourne (1981) - You Can't Kill Rock And Roll
03 - Free (1970) - All Right Now
04 - Fastway (1985) - The World Waits For You
05 - Romeo's Daughter (2012) - Alive
06 - Gillan (1979) - Roller
07 - Demon (1989) - Remembrance Day (A Song For Peace)
08 - Robert Plant (1985) - Sixes And Sevens
09 - Metallica (1986) - Master Of Puppets
10 - Magnum (1982) - Sacred Hour

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Don't Mourn The Good Old Times, They're Already Back!

Artist: Snakecharmer
Title: Snakecharmer (CD)
Year: 2013

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Tommy Vance, 1941-2005 - We Salute You, Sir!

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An Album Worth Mentioning...

Artist: Romeo's Daughter
Title: Rapture (CD)
Year: 2012

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Mix Of The Month, February 2013

01 - Ice-T (1991) - Evil E - What About Sex?
02 - N.W.A. (1988) - Straight Outta Compton
03 - Dead Kennedys (1980) - Kill The Poor
04 - Asta Kask (1986) - Dom Får Aldrig Mig
05 - The 4-Skins (1981) - One Law For Them
06 - The Sugarhill Gang (1980) - Rapper's Delight
07 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (1982) - The Message
08 - Ice Cube (1992) - It Was A Good Day
09 - The Clash (1982) - Rock The Casbah
10 - Tina Turner (1989) - The Best
11 - Louis Armstrong (1964) - Moon River

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For A Friend... C.R. 1976-2003

Mix Of The Month, January 2013

01 - Vangelis (1976) - Pulstar
02 - Ian Anderson (1983) - Fly By Night
03 - Bruce Hornsby (1993) - Fields Of Gray
04 - Heart (1978) - Dog And Butterfly
05 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1985) - Southern Accents
06 - Roger Waters (1984) - 5:01 AM (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking...)
07 - Tina Turner (1984) - What's Love Got To Do With It
08 - Joe Cocker (1991) - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
09 - The Who (1973) - Love, Reign O'er Me
10 - Steve Earle (2011) - Lonely Are The Free

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