Sunday's Best: Week 13, 2022

H/T to our beloved Metalboy! for linking the article below to me. It's a great New York Times opinion piece about the importance of the guitar solo and how music has evolved without them in modern songs (mostly). The article has special graphics and musical snippets. The piece notes that the nominated songs for the Grammy Awards - airing tonight - do not feature guitar solos.

“It’s easy to dismiss the guitar solo as an outdated, macho institution,” writes @nabilayers. “But the emotional power of the form endures.” https://t.co/3TY2qm90IJ pic.twitter.com/fZSBEDGQ7q

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) April 2, 2022

Sharing one of the best live guitar solos of all time is our Sunday's Best for this week. Here's Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads, "Suicide Solution" from the album Tribute.

Sunday's Best: Week 10, 2022

The time change happened overnight and we made it! It's one of my favorite days of the year: a time of renewed hope for longer and warmer days full of sunshine. Spring officially starts next Sunday and we've got St. Patrick's Day this week, too!

To me, it's time for happy or inspiring metal songs - and that's our Sunday's Best for this week. Some of my choices are below:

Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again
Saxon - Denim and Leather
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
Steel Panther - Party All Day
Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
I See Stars - Electric Forest
RATT - Best Of Me
Dio - Stand Up And Shout

Also I suppose we could just listen to any power metal and call it a day. (I kid, sort of). What are some of your go-to uplifting tracks?

Sunday's Best: Week 5, 2022

Yesterday's post about Eddie Vedder vs. Nikki Sixx got me thinking about all the awesome albums that came out in 1991. Yes, Pearl Jam's Ten came out in 1991 and as I said, I did enjoy it. Still, there were way more albums released in 1991 that I loved more - and still do! - to this day.

Sunday's Best this week looks at some of the awesome albums released in 1991. Did I leave off one of your favorites? There were gobs more great albums that came out in 1991. A truly great year for music.

Skid Row - Slave To The Grind.

Metallica - Metallica

Tesla - Psychotic Supper

Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

Kix - Hotwire

Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion

Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge