For a change in pace, we decided that the 4 Sonic Collective members should select albums from a randomly selected genre for everyones next pick. Hip Hop was chosen and for the second pick of this round member Scott Coates chose A Tribe Called Quest: People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
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For a change in pace, we decided that the 4 Sonic Collective members should select albums from a randomly selected genre for everyones next pick. Hip Hop was chosen and for the second pick of this round member Scott Coates chose A Tribe Called Quest: People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
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Gil Scott-Heron’s Pieces of a Man was mentioned often as a very powerful influence, namely the song ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’, which is a spoken word politically powerful piece that highlights the struggles of the black population in the United States during the late 1960s. We listened, we mostly liked, and we learned a lot about GSH.
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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.
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Please read and listen to Alain DuPuis’ pick Van Halen: Van Halen before reading and listening to our reviews below.
Quick Summary:
Review of Van Halen: Van Halen
Just like this album, we had way too much fun recording the podcast review for Van Halen’s self-titled debut album. Sonic member Alain DuPuis selected this California Rock/Metal album for February 2020 and we got to go back and listen to this classic. This album definitely highlights a lost art of selecting tracks to listen to in order to create a party/story for the listener. As we now live in an age of releasing singles and rarely listening to a full album in order from an artist, it is nice to go back and remember this lost art form.
We had a blast with this one and it is one of few that received a perfect score from us. Stop reading this and go listen to our podcast now and then get that album queued for your next gym session.
We invite you to hear our four differing opinions of this album and learn something with us. In this podcast you will learn the following about Van Halen’s debut album and much more:
Listen to our thoughts and see if this is worth going back to and let us know what your experience was with this album.
The Sonic Collective
Alain DuPuis:
Overall opinion: 5
Would I recommend?: 5
Influenced my tastes: 5
Darren Scott:
Overall opinion: 5
Would I recommend?: 5
Influenced my tastes: 5
Scott Coates
Overall opinion: 5
Would I recommend?: 5
Influenced my tastes: 5
Scott Gregory
Overall opinion: 5
Would I recommend?: 5
Influenced my tastes: 5
Please read and listen to Scott Coates’ pick Beastie Boys: Paul’s Boutique before reading and listening to our reviews below.
Quick Summary:
Review of Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (w/Bonus Rush: 2112 mini review)
Note: Due to the passing of the great Canadian Neil Peart from the band Rush, we decided to also listen to and do a mini review of the Rush 2112 album. It’s only 5 minutes long so be sure to listen at the end.
It was great that Scott Coates selected this adored Beastie Boys album. Paul’s Boutique is often talked about as one of the key albums in the history of rap. Considering the Beastie Boys were know for goofy white kid moronic rap (Sorry, but it was kinda true), to have their next album take such a leap in style and production was… well… amazing.
We invite you to hear our four differing opinions of this album and learn something with us. In this podcast you will learn the following about Paul’s Boutique and much more:
Listen to our thoughts and see if this is worth going back to and let us know what your experience was with this album.
The Sonic Collective
Darren Scott:
Overall opinion: 4.5
Would I recommend?: 4.5
Influenced my tastes: 4
Alain DuPuis:
Overall opinion: 4.5
Would I recommend?: 4
Influenced my tastes: 2
Scott Coates
Overall opinion: 4.5
Would I recommend?: 4.5
Influenced my tastes: 4
Scott Gregory
Overall opinion: 4.5
Would I recommend?: 4
Influenced my tastes: 4
Thanks for tuning into The Sonic Collective! It’s once again my turn to pick, and for the month of February, 2020, I’ve chosen for us to review Van Halen’s Diamond-Certified eponymous debut album, Van Halen.
Hailing from Pasadena, the band played a number of gigs in the mid to late 70s, eventually catching the attention of two executives from Warner Bros. A deal was struck, and Van Halen entered the studio in 1977, basically taking their live show and tracking it out over the course of a couple of weeks at a cost of around $40,000. Van Halen was released in February of 1978, and almost immediately began to make an impact on the charts. Fans loved it, while certain high-profile critics panned it. But the critics were, of course, wrong. The album reached #19 on the top 200 chart, and before 1978 had come to an end, it had already attained Platinum status from the RIAA.
The legacy of Van Halen is still present 42+ years onward. Their sound defined what hard rock / heavy metal would be for the next decade. It spun off a number of well-known singles, including “You Really Got Me”, “Running With The Devil”, and “Jaimie’s Cryin’”. Eddie Van Halen would achieve god-like status among guitarists for his innovative approach to his instrument, and David Lee Roth is often praised for his stylish, bombastic, and energetic personality as the band’s frontman. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
Let’s dive in and see where it all started this month!
Sweet 300zx commercial from 1996 featuring You Really Got Me
Celine Dion, the youngest of 14 children (Yikes!), and the best selling Canadian artist of all time at 200 million claimed album sales worldwide, released the Falling Into You album in 1996 about a year before the world was exposed to that Titanic song that shall not be named.
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Celine Dion, the youngest of 14 children (Yikes!), and the best selling Canadian artist of all time at 200 million claimed album sales worldwide, released the Falling Into You album in 1996 about a year before the world was exposed to that Titanic song that shall not be named.
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Celine Dion, the youngest of 14 children (Yikes!), and the best selling Canadian artist of all time at 200 million claimed album sales worldwide, released the Falling Into You album in 1996 about a year before the world was exposed to that Titanic song that shall not be named.
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