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Welcome to a special edition of the ALBUMREVIEW.NET Podcast. This is episode 2 of our new feature BAND FANATICS. In each episode of BAND FANATICS, I talk to multiple music fans and hear the story of their craziest concert experience.  For our 2nd BAND FANATICS episode, I welcome 3 friends, Jon, Andrew, and Zack. All 3 are GIGANTIC music fans and each one has likely been to more concerts than me, a...

Part 2 of a 2-part Episode. Greg welcomes singer/songwriter, Jason Mirek . For a special addition to this review, Greg and Jason celebrate the remixed, recut Super Deluxe release of The Beatles , Revolver . Giles Martin , the son of original Revolver producer, George Martin remixed this album, adding hours of outtakes, rare cuts, conversations, and additional tracks during the 1966 recording sessi...

Part 1 of a 2-part Episode. Greg welcomes singer/songwriter, Jason Mirek . For a special addition to this review, Greg and Jason celebrate the remixed, recut Super Deluxe release of The Beatles , Revolver . Giles Martin , the son of original Revolver producer, George Martin remixed this album, adding hours of outtakes, rare cuts, conversations, and additional tracks during the 1966 recording sessi...

This is Episode 1 of a new, special edition of the ALBUMREVIEW.NET Podcast , titled BAND FANATICS . In each episode of BAND FANATICS , host Greg Potters talks to multiple music fans as they share their personal stories of their craziest music concert experience.    If you’d like to be a part of BAND FANATICS by ALBUMREVIEW.NET, send a message to gpotters@albumreview.net or you can message us on In...

The ALBUMREVIEW.NET Podcast presents “Rapid-Fire Roundtable” !   Greg is joined by 2 guests and presents questions at a rapid-fire pace where each guest, including Greg, must answer honestly in rapid-fire manner.    For this short episode, the group answers rapid-fire questions covering topics such as DOES MUSIC TODAY SUCK?     Listen and share your opinion by messaging us at gpotters@albumreview....

Joining Greg in this episode is Independent music business owner, entrepreneur and all around music aficionado, Brendan Jeannetti . Brendan hails from the Boston area. Brendan’s resume includes being a current Berklee School of Music student. He has also been employed with music organizations such as Live Nation, iHeart Radio and Sony Music. Brendan hosts a regular Podcast called Music You're Miss...

We all need something to make us feel cozy and comfortable. We all need something to make us feel at home. Heavy metal always did that for me. I was never much into “death” metal, as much of the music focused on Beelzebub, which was not my thing. However, there was a band from East London called Iron Maiden who had guts. They had balls. And one thing many heavy metal bands don’t get enough credit...

The reason I wanted to review this album is because with exception of “Roadhouse Blues” , I believe this album contains the least amount of songs that hit the pop charts. Despite the smashing success of their debut album, The Doors’ 1970 release, Morrison Hotel was arguably their strongest. Recorded as their fifth studio album on Elektra Records, Morrison Hotel offers listeners a peek behind the c...

This is a review including song clips of Santana's 1977 album, Moonflower. On October 1, 1977, singer/songwriter Carlos Santana , released his 8th album, a combination of studio recorded and live recorded tracks, titled, Moonflower . When I heard Moonflower , I kept shouting, “How could I have been so stupid!!” I would mouth these words a lot throughout the 90s as initial opinions I formed about m...

With musical clips of songs from the 1990s, Greg's guest is sportswriter, music writer and book author Andy Frye . Andy is currently a Chicago-based sportswriter for Forbes and has previously written for Rolling Stone, ESPN, and other publications. Andy talks to Greg about his recent published book, 90 Days in The Nineties in addition to his other sports writing and music subject writing career. A...

For this episode, Greg is joined by singer/songwriter and an incredibly talented musician, Mark C. Daniel . Mark hails of out the Connecticut/New York area. Greg became aware of Mark on InstaGram and was blown away by his guitar playing, songwriting and the range of his voice. Mark is a full time musician, with a family history that will give you goosebumps. Greg talks to Mark about his life growi...

Before The Beach Boys released Pet Sounds in 1966, NOTHING CLOSE TO THIS CONTENT AND ARRANGEMENT HAD EVER BEEN WRITTEN, ARRANGED OR RECORDED IN THIS WAY BEFORE. Member and lead songwriter, Brian Wilson admits he wrote Pet Sounds after hearing The Beatles Rubber Soul, album . Rubber Soul blew Brian away and inspired him to be better. All four members of The Beatles admitted when each of them heard...

This is an album review of Rage Against The Machine's 1992 self-titled debut. I want you to try and recall a time when you went to a concert to see one band and were mystified by either the opening act or another band on the bill to the point where you feel this other act dominated the show and upstaged everyone else. This was my experience the first time I saw this band in concert. In April and M...

On April 10th, 1996, the members of Alice in Chains gathered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Majestic Theatre in New York to perform, and record live this small concert. It was recorded specifically for what was then a very popular MTV program, Unplugged .   Unplugged was a groundbreaking television program and unique to MTV at the time. Just as it sounds, Unplugged  offered consumers an opport...

Joining Greg on this episode is singer/songwriter/musician Shayan Regan. Shayan originally hails from the UK, and now resides in Italy. Greg talks to Shayan about his debut album, A Poison With An Aftertaste, released in November of 2021 , which is out now on Bandcamp, Spotify and several other platforms. The two also discuss their love for different music and what it means to support those who ba...

Joining me again on this episode is Toronto based musician/singer/songwriter Dany Horovitz . Dany was on episode 23 of the ALBUMREVIEW.NET Podcast and he joins Greg a 2nd time to celebrate the release of "FREE TIMES" , his full studio album on April 8th 2022 . Dany also gives us a glimpse into his songwriting abilities and how he recorded this album. I frequently use this platform to share the mus...

In December 1983 while on tour in Los Angeles for their Speaking in Tongues album, Talking Heads recorded three performances at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre , cut them together and eventually released it as one concert film on April 24th, 1984, titled, Stop Making Sense . Later that year in September, the live album was released on record and cassette. For the film, the footage, arranged by fame...

In the world of the saxophone, Coltrane comes to my mind first, but in 1949 there was a man from Sugar Hill in the neighborhoods of Harlem who played his first concert using his tenor saxophone. Walter Theodore “Sonny” Rollins , was born on September 7, 1930, in New York City. Sonny began his life in music playing the piano. He would later switch to the alto sax and in 1946 made the decision to sw...

Joining Greg on his 30th episode is business owner and author, Kyle Hegarty. Kyle was previously a guest for Parts 1 and 2 for the review of Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction . Kyle joins Greg LIVE IN THE STUDIO all the way FROM SINGAPORE to review Guns N’ Roses’ 2nd studio release, GN’R Lies . Lead Singer Axl Rose's tirade at a GN'R concert in St. Louis in 1990 caused a huge riot and got th...

Greg and special guest, musician and professional film editor, Zack Stoff review Rush's 1978 brilliant release, "Hemispheres". The reason we chose to review THIS album over other Rush albums, there are 19 of them ya know , was because we felt this record was likely the most difficult for the band to play and record. For WE feel Rush is most likely the best technically skilled rock band of ALLLLLL...

In this very short episode, Greg takes time out from doing an album review to announce a resolution and a plea to the listeners. As the years go by and time ticks away, Greg discusses something he feels we've lost and wants to get back, personal connection..

2021's Best Way to Be Free is a fantastic debut album by singer/songwriter Jason Mirek. In this episode, Greg interviews Jason about his life as a musician and how he wrote and recorded his masterpiece. Jason's songwriting is heartfelt, melodic, and real. You can feel his emotion in every song. Jason writes "driving songs". Among many things, I categorize these as songs you can drive to. As you ar...

Released on August 23, 1994 during the height of grunge, Grace was the only studio album released by Jeff Buckley  while he was still alive. The songs on this album were WAAAY ahead of their time. I feel it can most certainly hold up against today’s artists and musical genres. Jeff’s lyrics are telling. I need to pull out the word “romantic” when describing this album. Romantic is the best word. N...

Part 2 of a 2 part album review! Joined by Singapore based wine director, music enthusiast and die-hard Faith No More fan, Joe Keats, Greg reviews the band's 1992 classic release, Angel Dust .   Formed in 1979 in San Francisco, CA, the band Sharp Young Men , consisting of keyboard player Wade Worthington , lead singer Mike Morris , drummer Mike Bordin and bass player, Billy Gould , played several...

Special RE-RELEASE of this episode (originally released Dec 2020) but this time Greg includes the music of Michael's album for a stronger listening experience. Born in London, Michael developed an early love for music. After studying for a short time at The University of Westminster, he became a session guitarist and eventually decided to start writing, recording and producing his own music.  This...