My ability to listen to more music in 2024 has blossomed.I’ve only bought the first 20, the other 8 I’ve listened to on apple music and liked, I may buy them, especially the Moon Safari but in previous years the next year has overtaken my buying and I will probably only go back to those 7/8 streaming.The It bites will be interesting ,I did like the John Mitchell It bites albums.
Best thing for me was lockdown and my daughter put me on her family iTunes account, I bought some airpods and started walking. So now I can listen to most new albums free, then decide whether to buy physical, just put in my iTunes library or forget.My ability to listen to more music in 2024 has blossomed.
Got an MP3 player and Bluetooth headphones and a retro CD player. Converting my spare room into a music room.
I am also now semi retired so more time available as well as more options.
Yes I like the JM led It Bites albums too.I do like having a physical copy of an album.
Still not bought Mirror to the Sky !!!
I tend to use “Louder” online for my news but don’t subscribe to the Magazine.Best thing for me was lockdown and my daughter put me on her family iTunes account, I bought some airpods and started walking. So now I can listen to most new albums free, then decide whether to buy physical, just put in my iTunes library or forget.
Best magazine for me finding new music, Fireworks magazine
quarterly subscription and covers almost all the different genres that I enjoy.
Thanks, never seen that site before looks very interesting, and bank account damaging :)I tend to use “Louder” online for my news but don’t subscribe to the Magazine.
As for buying - Have you ever looked at https://www.caerllysimusic.co.uk/
Just use the website BP.Thanks, never seen that site before looks very interesting, and bank account damaging :)
Interesting. Only a few there that I’ve got.Last day of the year so I’ll post my personal top 30 albums of this year,except only 28 made it this year, some metal ,some prog but it’s all classic rock to me.
1 Uriah Heep - Colours and Chaos
2 Oblivion Protocol - Fall of the shires
3 Mystery - Redemption
4 Pattern seeking animals - Spooky action at a distance
5 Elegant Weapons - Horns for Halos
6 Winger - Seven
7 Chronicles of father Robin — The songs and tales of Airoea book 1 & book 2
8 Ice age - Waves of loss and power
9 Jelusick - Follow the blind man
10 Lalu - The fish who wanted to be king
11 Flight -Echoes of journeys past
12 This winter machine - The clockwork man
13 Jethro Tull - Rokflut
14 Winery Dogs - lll
15 Trevor Rabin - Rio
16 Alkatrazz- Take no prisoners
17 Southern Empire - Another world
18 Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
19 Peter Gabriel - I/O
20 Tygers of Pan Tang - Bloodlines
21 Girlschool - WTForty five
22 Shadow - Out for blood
23 Anubis Gate - Inteference
24 Supersonic Revolution — Golden age of music
25 Nuclear power trio - Wet ass plutonium
26 Moon Safari - Himlabacken vol2
27 Primal Fear - Red
28 Pyromaze - Bloodlines
Totally forgot the Alice Cooper that was a fine album and should be in there.Interesting. Only a few there that I’ve got.
I couldn’t do a top 30 at the moment as I have some 2023 albums I got for Xmas that have not been played yet and some that need more plays.
The Rolling Stones, Ian Hunter and Extreme are probably my top 3.
Metallica, Tull, Rabin & Alice Cooper would also be high on the list.
Only just listened to the 'new' Heep, after lots of end of year praises, probably one of the best ever new releases by a 50+ year old bandLast day of the year so I’ll post my personal top 30 albums of this year,except only 28 made it this year, some metal ,some prog but it’s all classic rock to me.
1 Uriah Heep - Colours and Chaos