Blog of a Prog Rocker

Title of this blog post really threw you off, didn't it? Lol nope, nothing to do with the movie Top Gun even though I really love that movie, especially the character Ice Man. He's one character everyone should look up to. Yes, this is another post at the end of every month of my selected favorites for the month of July. Five songs, and a few of them are influenced from the concerts I've seen. So here you go... prepare your butts. Before I begin, I would like to congratulate my friend Emily or as known as "The Redheaded Nerd" for adopting this kind of technique. She'll find it to be more easier for her to adapt to, though I did enjoy MMSW. 5. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Bad Reputation I think I can relate quite well to this song's standards. This one really speaks out to me about how everyone is taunting my different tastes (Being a brony, liking heavy metal music, my different personality, collecting setlists/picks/autographs, etc.) and ...

After a good couple months of waiting for it to actually happen, I can now say that I have lived two epic days of my life seeing two bands on Saturday that I've seen already. On Sunday it was my first time ever catching this one band, thus I have now completed on seeing all of the Big Four at last! I was seeing both Iron Maiden with Ghost , and Metallica . I waited 15 years to actually see Metallica which means I was 8 years old at the time. I was too young to go to concerts and the last time they were here was back in 2008 / 2009. Being that they don't really tour anymore, they are more likely to play at Heavy MTL in Montreal, Quebec. I ended up buying the ticket as part of the fanclub pre-sale days before they went on sale to the public. Before I get into that, I will tell you all about my experience with Iron Maiden w/ Ghost . Iron Maiden w/ Ghost - July 15, 2017 (Fourth Ritual for Ghost) This would be my third time seeing Iron Maiden as I see it be...

Last night was probably one of the best moments of my life for all-time. I have had the ticket for a while that I purchased in a pre-sale when I found out that Boston was coming back to Toronto, and its been three years since they were last here. You could also imagine my shock when I found out that the female rock legend was coming to open for the American rock band herself, Joan Jett. I can recall that friends were going to see them at the time, and a lot of them were telling me to go and see them perform because their show was really worth seeing. I figured 'why not' and decided to score a ticket, and it was right on the floor of the Budweiser Stage - previously known as the Molson Amphitheatre. I have been to this venue many times for shows, so it would be a great night. The temperature on the way there was really scorching hot when I set out to the venue gates waiting to open up, and here I was trying to dodge the sun. I did end up talking with a couple of Bos...

Another review to post today after deciding to sit down and continue the reviews for the Xandria albums, as after this there are only two more Xandria studio albums left to go. This album titled India is where there was one specific song that got me into this band when I discovered them back in summer 2012. Once we get to that song in the review, I will obviously point it out. This album was released in 2005 near the end of August, so I would have been 11 years old at the time. Being young at the time, the only ones that I knew of that were popular here was Panic! At The Disco , My Chemical Romance and Evanescence . I do admit that I really enjoy the Evanescence music and I am aware that a new album is in the works and might be coming out this year. India The opening track for this album starts off with a bit of water streaming along in the ocean along with the crashing of waves to the rocks. Then comes the epic choir to begin the song, followed by the sounds of instrument...