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Part 157: The Year in Review / Top 5
RECORD STORE TALES Part 157: The Year in Review So here we are, the tail end of 2012. While I’m sure you’re just starting to get your drink on, we here at LeBrain’s Blog are tirelessly bringing you...
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2012′s rockin’ stats, for your amusement!
In 2012, I posted 493 articles. I did 157 chapters in a continuing series of Record Store Tales which has been extremely satisfying. The rest have been a series of reviews, and rants! Very popular...
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REVIEW: Iron Maiden – From Fear To Eternity (2011)
Part 44 of my series of Iron Maiden reviews! IRON MAIDEN - From Fear To Eternity (2011 EMI) One thing that you need to be aware of: If you’re a Maiden die-hard, From Fear To Eternity was not designed...
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REVIEW: Iron Maiden – En Vivo! (2012 CD, blu-ray)
Alas, the end: Part 45, the final chapter of my series of Iron Maiden reviews! In case you’re new to LeBrain’s blog, you may as well go back and start here. I have covered every album, every EP,...
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REVIEW: Steve Harris – British Lion (2012)
STEVE HARRIS – British Lion (2012 EMI) Add my voice to the chorus of people disappointed with British Lion, the debut solo offering from Iron Maiden’s visionary founder, Steve Harris. It’s not just...
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Part 164: “You scratch my back…”
RECORD STORE TALES Part 164: ”You scratch my back…” In the past, (Part 120, in fact) I talked about how T-Rev would keep his eyes peeled for discs that he knew I wanted. It worked out to be a...
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GUEST SHOT: 30 Albums that Uncle Meat Thinks You Should Visit (Or Re-Visit)...
By Meat Music fans love lists. Maybe it’s the Ten Best Bass Lines of the 1990’s or a list of the songs you wish you lost your virginity to. I have always been a lists guy as the whole Sausagefest Top...
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Part 171: VIDEO – Record Store Gallery
RECORD STORE TALES Part 171: Record Store Gallery Filed under: Galleries, Record Store Tales, Video Blogs Tagged: Christina Aguilera, classic rock, douchebag, eddie, hard rock, heavy metal, Iron...
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REVIEW: Def Leppard –“Hello America” / “Good Morning Freedom” (single)
“Like” the brand new LeBrain Facebook page! DEF LEPPARD - “Hello America” / “Good Morning Freedom” (1980 Vertigo/Phonogram) “Hello America” was the third of three singles from Def Leppard’s debut...
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R.I.P. Clive Burr
Clive Burr (Iron Maiden) 1957-2013 You were awesome. I have no words. http://mssociety.ca/en/ MS Society of Canada http://www.mssociety.org.uk/ UK Multiple Sclerosis Society...
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REVIEW: Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak (deluxe edition)
Hey. So, yesterday (the 13th, appropriately) Black Sabbath put up a pre-order thing for their new album, 13. The super deluxe box set thingy is $100, and comes with an exclusive download of a track...
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REVIEW: Iron Maiden – Maiden England ’88 (2013 CD reissue)
“LIKE” the LeBrain Facebook page for sneak previews and additional content! IRON MAIDEN - Maiden England ’88 (2013 CD reissue) It only took 25 years, but Iron Maiden have finally released a complete 2...
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Part 189: Hiding the Music
RECORD STORE TALES Part 189: Hiding the Music 1985: There was a group of kids on the street (Bob, myself, Rob Szabo, and Peter Coulliard) that were competing for a cassette copy of Kiss Alive II....
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WTF SEARCH TERMS: Pol Rodgers Edition
WTF SEARCH TERMS III: Pol Rodgers Edition WTF Search Terms is a new feature here at LeBrain’s, where I reveal some amusing words that people typed into search engines, ending up at my site. Today...
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Part 208: Flashback 1995
RECORD STORE TALES Part 208: Flashback 1995 November/December 1995 was freakin’ busy. We sold a lot of discs that Christmas. What we didn’t do was listen to a lot of discs! No; our boss really,...
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Part 209: The Phantom Menace
A rare tale about what I did on a special day off! RECORD STORE TALES Part 209: The Phanton Menace Some at the record store made fun of me for being such a serious Star Wars fan. I’m not a hard core...
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REVIEW: Rock Aid Armenia – Smoke on the Water: The Metropolis Sessions
ROCK AID ARMENIA - Smoke on the Water: The Metropolis Sessions (2010 Edel CD/DVD set) When some of the biggest names in both British and Canadian rock combined together to re-record “Smoke on the...
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Sausagefest XII: VIDEO REPORT!
Sausagefest is an annual all-dude, all-meat, countdown of rock. Five of us from the old Record Store attended! This year, there were 110 songs (75 countdowns plus 35 “tributes”). #1 was Max Webster...
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Sausagefest XII: MY top 20 picks
Most of the stuff I picked this year was too obscure. Stuff like “The Cut Runs Deep” by Deep Purple. “The Hockey Theme” by Neil Peart. ”Wall of Sound” by Kiss. I did however vote for the Countdown’s...
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Sausagefest XII: The Complete Countdown!
There were some pretty awesome picks this year. I have to give Scottie props for “Coming Home” by Iron Maiden, from the excellent Final Frontier album. I found some things a bit surprising, such as...
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