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Send us Fan Mail Chosen by a 'Random Genre Generator' we landed on a round of reviews in the genre of Hip Hop. I decided to search out the very beginnings of the genre and in my research this name kept coming up. I had known the classic song from this album, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, but not much else about Gil. Listen to why I chose this album and our next podcast episode wi...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Buckley's Grace was his only album. Shortly after the release of this album Jeff died in a strange drowning accident. None of us really knew this album, but with heavyweights like David Bowie and Jimmy Page citing it as one of their favourite albums, we knew it had to be great ... right? Well... it didn't quite go the way we thought. Listen and find out why. For mor...

Send us Fan Mail I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to make this selection. Maybe it’s because the Album never really saw the staggering commercial success many of our other picks did in North America. Maybe it’s the fact the artist only completed one studio album before his untimely death in 1997.Jeff Buckley’s 1994 album Grace had a lasting impact on some of the greatest rock artists of al...

Send us Fan Mail Do classic albums that influenced many stand the test of time? Who listens to full albums anymore anyway? Well, we do. For the month of February 2020 we listened to and reviewed this debut album from Van Halen. For the album selection audio and other media please visit us at TheSonicCollective.com. Enjoy. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail To kick off 2020, The Sonic Collective member Scott Coates took us back to this highly influential album from the Beastie Boys. As we began the month of this review we were made aware of the news of the passing of Neil Peart from the legendary Canadian band Rush. We decided we would also do a mini review of the Rush 2112 album as well. Weird combo... amiright? For the full album r...

Send us Fan Mail For February 2020, The Sonic Collective member Alain DuPuis reveals why he has chosen to pick this album for us to review. Does this influential album still sound good? Is it worth the hype it received. Listen along and decide with us. For the full reviews and access to more details and our podcasts please visit us at http://thesoniccollective.com. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail To end off another decade we decided to go back 47 years to see if arguably, Raw Power still deserves the recognition as the most influential and perhaps first punk rock album of all time. To read the full review and notes and for access to much more content from artists we have reviewed please visit up at thesoniccollective.com. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As we celebrate 5 years at TheSonicCollective.com we hope that you have enjoyed rediscovering classic influential albums with us. Member Darren Scott tells us why it was about damn time we included one of his favourite artists, Iggy Pop and The Stooges in our selection. For more information and full free access please visit us at TheSonicCollective.com for reviews of the music tha...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Gregory decided that our Sonic Collective group absolutely had to go back and see if Def Leppard's Hysteria still stands the test of time. Ok, this is a classic, but is it? Join us for the full review and more details at thesoniccollective.com. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For October 2019 Sonic Collective member dug deep into this Canadian adult contemporary classic by French Canadian Celine Dion. As she has sold over 200 million albums worldwide we definitely wanted to dive deeper into this artist. This album came out a year before that Titanic song did. What lead here to that movie soundtrack gem. Check out what we had to say and get much more de...

Send us Fan Mail For the month of November 2019 The Sonic Collective member Scott Gregory goes back to his love of the 1980s to pick this epic 80s heavy metal/rock classic. To read the notes and for access to other album links and factoids please listen and read to this on our website at thesoniccollective.com. Enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For September 2019 The Sonic Collective member Scott Coates decided to pick an album from Radiohead. He settled on Kid A and the group settled in and listened to it for a month. To get the full review details we recommend listening to this on our website at thesoniccollective.com. We review classic influential albums to see if we feel they still stand the test of time. Join us on...

Send us Fan Mail Sonic Collective member Darren Scott took the group to the land of psychedelic trippyness with this selection of this influential, but weird as heck album. To hear the audio with the notes from the review and listen to our other reviews please visit us at thesoniccollective.com. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Well now we went and did it... for October 2019 our Sonic Collective member Alain Dupuis has chosen the massive Falling into You album from Celine Dion. This should be interesting. For more info and access to all our album reviews please visit us at thesoniccollective.com. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Alain DuPuis has decided to take us all to the dark side of rock to this divisive album by Marilyn Manson. Mechanical Animals, the 1996 studio album from Marilyn Manson, was banned by many large music distributors on its release for being too offensive. Join us at TheSonicCollective.com for all the review notes and more media. We review classic influential albums to see if they st...

Send us Fan Mail The influential album that Darren Scott decided to go with for July 2019 is, The Mothers of Invention: Freak Out. Please visit us at TheSonicCollective.com to get full access to the selection materials and to check out the other influential albums we have reviewed. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For June 2019 Sonic Collective member Alain Dupuis wanted to go back to this Marilyn Manson record. To read more related to why he picked it and for more information and other reviews please visit us at http://thesoniccollective.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Florence + the machine were the Sonic Collective pick for May 2019. Scott Gregory wanted to see what all the fuss is around this newer artist. A staple in the alternative rock charts the past 10 years. Visit us at http://thesoniccollective.com to listen to this full review, explore the show notes and get our review scores. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Does this 1998 classic ambient EDM album stand up after more than 20 years? Join us to see if this selection by Scott Coates is worthy for you to go back and listen to again. For the full review and more links and media please visit us at TheSonicCollective.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For May 2019 The Sonic Collective member Scott Gregory explains why he chose the Lungs album from Florence + the Machine. Listen to Scott's selection and join us to listen to this modern but influential album. For full details and more content on this selection please visit us at http://thesoniccollective.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Sonic Collective member Darren Scott wanted to know just how good and how influential this Kendrick Lamar album was. This was the newest album we had ever selected within our club. Would the rest of the members relate to this rap album? Does it stand up? What cannabis is best to use while listening to this? Get the answers to these questions and much more at our website thesonicco...

Send us Fan Mail For the month of April 2019 The Sonic Collective member Scott Coates decided to go with Massive Attack: Mezzanine. For the notes and artifacts that accompany this audio please visit up at thesoniccollective.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join us over at TheSonicCollective.com to experience the full review and check out all our other reviews. For February 2019 Sonic member Alain Dupuis picked this popular soft rock album. He had not really heard it before. Will he like it, will the album stand the test of time? Give a listen and let us know. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join us at TheSonicCollective.com for the full album selection details and more. For the month of March 2019 we have picked this Kendrick Lamar album that is actually more like a film. The album was meant to be played in order and tells the story of a young Kendrick on the streets of L.A. Listen to why our member Darren Scott decided to pick this concept album. Does the influence...

Send us Fan Mail The Sonic Collective members had a good listen to this highly regarded Abba album. Scott Gregory wanted to know if this album withstood the test of time. For the full review and results please visit us at thesoniccollective.com Support the show