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Step Into The Limelight With Rush’s Moving Pictures – 40th Anniversary Expanded Reissues Are Slated To Arrive April 15

BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 12, 2022

On April 15, 2022, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the extensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with new, expanded editions of the band’s groundbreaking 1981 release, Moving Pictures, embodying its well-deserved classic album status. Moving Pictures-40th Anniversary will be available to fans in six distinct configurations, including the (1) Super […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2021

BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2022

Tales From the Clean N’ Scrub Union: Many recording artists made great use of our ongoing, off-putting pandemic times to create some of the best work of their respective careers. Some of them are only now just entering the cognizant creative fray to both capture and reflect the […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2020

“Buy the box set and the kind of stuff / You’ve bought before a million times…”

BY MIKE METTLER – JANUARY 15, 2021

Back on January 1, I shared my list for The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2020. Now, it’s only fitting to follow-up said list with the year’s Top 31 Songs. Whether […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2020

BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2021

Letter From Isolation Row: How did I spend my quarantine year? I doubled down on my audio consumption by tapping into a rich vein of fresh analog and digital delights worth multiple repeat spins and streams. Interestingly enough, pretty much every album title on this list could also […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2019

BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 6, 2020

Last week, I shared my list of The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2019. Now, it’s only fitting to follow-up said list with the year’s Top 31 Songs. Whether you choose to digest your own favorite songs via hi-res audio downloads, hi-res streaming services, and/or 7-, […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2019

BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 1, 2020

Whether you choose to consume your music via hi-res audio downloads, high-grade 180-gram LPs, top-shelf streaming services, standard-issue CDs, and/or full-on 5.1 surround sound mixes, this past year delivered a wonderfully wide wave of full-length aural wonders. In reverse order, here are The SoundBard’s Top 31 long-players of […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2018

BY MIKE METTLER – JANUARY 6, 2019

Last weekend, we shared our list of the Top 31 Albums of 2018. Now, it’s only fitting to follow-up said list with the year’s Top 31 Songs. Whether you choose to digest your individual favorite songs via hi-res audio downloads, hi-res streaming services, and/or 7- or 10-inch 45s […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2018

BY MIKE METTLER — DECEMBER 31, 2018

Whether you choose to digest your music via hi-res audio downloads, 180-gram LPs, streaming services, standard-issue CDs, and/or full-on 5.1 surround sound, this past year delivered a wonderfully wide spate of full-length aural goodness. In reverse order, here are The SoundBard’s Top 31 long-players of 2018.

Simple Minds: […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Songs of 2017

BY MIKE METTLER — JANUARY 6, 2018

Last weekend, we shared our list of the Top 31 albums of 2017. Now, it’s only fitting to follow-up said list with the year’s Top 31 songs.

Whether you choose to digest your individual favorite songs via hi-res audio downloads, hi-res streaming services, and/or 7- or 10-inch 45s and/or 12-inchers, […]

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The SoundBard’s Top 31 Albums of 2017

BY MIKE METTLER — DECEMBER 31, 2017
Whether you choose to digest your music via hi-res audio downloads, 180-gram LPs, streaming services, standard-issue CDs, and/or full-on 5.1 surround sound, this past year delivered a wonderfully wide spate of full-length aural goodness. In reverse order, here are The SoundBard’s Top 31 long-players of 2017.

Neil Finn: Out of […]

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