by jamesyoung | Jun 10, 2019 | Music Monday
A few years back, Apocalyptica and Cristina Scabbia (of Lacuna Coil) collaborated on “S.O.S. (Anything But Love),” a song that touched upon mental abuse and control. I think it’s particularly haunting given some friends’ terrible...
by jamesyoung | Jun 3, 2019 | Air Warfare, Music Monday
This was the runner up for last week’s Memorial Day edition of Metal Monday. Like Five Finger Death Punch, Avenged Sevenfold has done a lot to support members of the Armed Forces by putting in their time with tours. “Danger Line” is a pretty...
by jamesyoung | May 27, 2019 | Music Monday
Today’s Memorial Day in the United States. I’ll let my West Point classmate Jaimie explain the holiday, as she did it very eloquently nine years ago. Unfortunately, Jaimie gave the last full measure of her duty to the country on 8 June 2013. So, without...
by jamesyoung | May 20, 2019 | Music Monday
Some of the best scores don’t necessarily come from a movie. Without further ado… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72KbtAK4z0k?start=41&w=560&h=315]
by jamesyoung | Apr 29, 2019 | Music Monday
There are a few movie soundtracks that have held up for decades. Tastes indicate what albums make your personal list, but Queen of the Damned makes that list for me. Even better is the fact that several of the songs have two versions thanks to record company...
