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About me - Todd Beaman

I have been an avid follower of music for around 30+ years. I enjoy writing and chatting about it.

I became very bitter towards music and the corporations that run it beginning in the 1990's continuing through today.

I feel music has done a complete about face

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Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Music reviews: Punk rock
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If want to go back to a quick history lesson of Punk, you'd have to back to 1969 when The Stooges emerged.The Stooges fronted by Iggy Pop were raw, simple and a big change of pace to what was happening in the world then. Vietnam, Nixon, the late hippie movement and the arrival of the New Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin.The Stooges rem... More..

Entertainment > Album Reviews Best heavy metal albums of the 1990s
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Since the 1990's were the dark age of Metal, my list will consist of bands the many have either heard of or that not heard of on normal radio. Many of these bands still get normal rotation on satellite radio.Metallica Black A change from their previous releases, but still had a heavy edge to it. There are strong songs like Ho... More..

Entertainment > Music (Other) Which is better, vinyl records or CDs?Smallicon
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Which is better Vinyl or CD. It all depends on who ask and the generation of which they came from.I came from the Vinyl era and while the CD is convenient and practical, there is nothing like putting on a crisp piece of Vinyl on a quality stereo system.Think about the convenience for a moment. First we had reel to reel, then ... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Top albums of the 90s
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Well where to start regarding this awful decade of music.The 90's seemed to start off on the right foot. Metallica released their mega-selling Black album in 1990 with huge success and criticism. Guns & Roses released their duel Use you Illusion I & II in 1991.Skid Row released their follow up with a heavier sound on Slave to... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Essential British heavy metal bands
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Hmm British Heavy Metal.Well it seems our neighbors across the Atlantic are always the first to create a music scene or movement.They created Metal & the Early Punk movement. Yes I know some punk bands came out of the New York scene. But we'll stick with Metal.You could say that Deep Purple started Metal, but in the late 60's... More..

Computers & Technology > Identity Theft & Internet Scams How to avoid being the victim of an online fraud
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The Darkest SideWell I happened to stumble across this band by surfing the Internet. Behold the singer has the same last name as me. Even more shocking was that the lead singer has the same first name as my brother. The most shocking was that singer has a song about his late wife which happens to be the same late wife of my b... More..

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