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UGLY MELON – Just a Man: An Old School Album with a Modern Twist

February 25, 2019 by AW Leave a Comment

UGLY MELON – Just a Man: An Old School Album with a Modern Twist
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By Adam Waldman Spring training is upon us.  It won’t be long before the baseball season starts, and we will once again be reminded how much the game has changed in recent years.  The way things have shifted, “small ball” is no longer in vogue.  What does that have to do with Ugly Melon?  More […]

Filed Under: Hard Rock Daddy Album Reviews, Music Discovery Monday Tagged With: Black Sabbath, Canadian Hard Rock, Dio, Franklin Wyles, Joey Talotta, John Liberatore, Just A Man, Lu Cachie, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow In The Dark, Tony LaSelva, Ugly Melon

Rock And Roll Time Machine: THE YEAR…1983

June 28, 2018 by AW Leave a Comment

Rock And Roll Time Machine: THE YEAR…1983
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 Rock And Roll Time Machine – THE YEAR…1983 Rock And Roll Time Machine takes a journey back in time to feature a variety of songs that date back as far as the late ’60s. In addition to appearing on the embedded YouTube playlist below, all songs featured on Rock And Roll Time Machine can be listened to individually by clicking on […]

Filed Under: Hard Rock Music Time Machine, Rock And Roll Time Machine Tagged With: Dio, Hard Rock Music Time Machine, Holy Diver, Metal Health, MTV, Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads, Rock And Roll Time Machine, Ronnie James Dio, Tell Me What You Want, Thunderbird, U2, Zebra

My Favorite Album: DIO – Holy Diver

May 25, 2018 by AW Leave a Comment

My Favorite Album: DIO – Holy Diver
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By Adam Waldman After recording three studio albums with Rainbow and two studio albums with Black Sabbath, legendary heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio set off on a solo career with the band Dio.  I was already a tremendous RJD fan when Dio released Holy Diver (35 years ago today) on May 25, 1983. There […]

Filed Under: My Favorite Album Tagged With: Black Sabbath, Dio, Holy Diver, Jimmy Bain, MTV, MTV Generation, My Favorite Album, Rainbow, Rainbow In The Dark, Ronnie James Dio, Straight Through The Heart, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell

Rock Cruise Tragedies: The Untimely Deaths of Sib Hashian and Jimmy Bain at Sea

March 24, 2017 by AW Leave a Comment

Rock Cruise Tragedies: The Untimely Deaths of Sib Hashian and Jimmy Bain at Sea
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By Adam Waldman On March 22, 2017, original Boston drummer Sib Hashian collapsed mid-performance on the Legends Of Rock Cruise.  After the collapse, he was treated with CPR and an onboard defibrillator to no avail.  The drummer, known as much for his tremendous afro of the ‘70s as he is for being the driving force […]

Filed Under: Feature Stories, In Memoriam Tagged With: Boston, Brad Delp Suicide, Def Leppard's Hysteria On The High Seas, Dio, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Jimmy Bain, Last In Line, Legends Of Rock Cruise, Rainbow, Rock Cruise Deaths, Sib Hashian, Vinny Appice

Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 10/27/16

October 27, 2016 by AW Leave a Comment

Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 10/27/16
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Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 10/27/16 Each Thursday, Hard Rock Music Time Machine takes a journey back in time to feature a variety of songs that date back as far as the ’70s, the ’80s (the glory days of hard rock), hidden gems of the ’90s and hard rock/metal songs of the new millennium (as recent […]

Filed Under: Hard Rock Music Time Machine Tagged With: Boris The Spider, Dio, Hard Rock Halloween Songs, Hard Rock Music Time Machine, Horror Show, Iced Earth, John Entwistle, King Diamond, Richard Christy, Ronnie James Dio, The Misfits, The Who, Throwback Thursday

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HRD Jukebox – MARCH 2019

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Rock And Roll Time Machine: THE YEAR…1969

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 Rock And Roll Time Machine - THE YEAR...1969 Rock And Roll Time Machine takes a journey back in time to feature a variety of songs that date back as far as the late '60s. In addition to appearing on the embedded YouTube playlist below, all … Read More

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