Michael's Record Collection Pod/Newsletter

@OMGIluvthatsong Chicago - "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" / "Get Away"

Name a song that sounds 'incomplete' when played without it's album sibling! Example: I can't listen to Queen - We Will Rock You, if its not immediately followed by We Are The Champions. The album song order got me too used to it! My pick: INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate (1987)

@gbscobel @OneOutOf4 He sure is!

@OneOutOf4 Ace, frontman Paul Carrack

This English band formed in 1972 and released ‘How Long’ in 1974. It reached #3 on the US and Canadian charts. 👉🏻Name the band. 👉🏻 Who was the frontman?

Behold the boy - The stranger, the working man's son With skin like white lightning And eyes like two shots from a gun #NP: Spock's Beard - "Snow" #vinylrecords #vinylcollector #vinyladdict #progrock

@rushisaband God I wish this were affordable for a normal person.

#Rush officially releases their long-anticipated 40th anniversary "Grace Under Pressure" box set TOMORROW ... rushisaband.com/blog/2026/03/1…

I will defend this album to the end and wish Mike and Tony had done a second album with Ray Wilson on vocals.

New MRC! I spoke with guitarist/vocalist @EricGillette about the outstanding new album "L.I.F.T." from The Neal Morse Band. Eric also spoke about his musical background, his classic covers videos, joining Neal's band, and more. Listen here: michaelsrecordcollection.podbean.com/e/episode-167-…

Books: Because sometimes you want to learn more about Tom Petty, but you also want to learn more about the Heartbreakers.

This is so unbelievably overdue.

OK, it's time for my favorite INXS song of all time.

New MRC! Legendary rock vocalist Robin McAuley returns to the show to discuss the third album by his melodic rock supergroup Black Swan. "Paralyzed" drops Friday, Feb. 27 and may be the band's best yet! #podcast #NewMusicAlert michaelsrecordcollection.podbean.com/e/episode-166-…

I'm usually quite positive when it comes to posting about music, but "(I Wanna Be) Your Underwear" by Bryan Adams is an absolutely awful song, even though there's some cool guitar work in it. The title alone should have made it a B-side that never saw the light of day.

The new Big Big Train album "Woodcut" is out today. I spoke with lead vocalist/producer Alberto Bravin about the making of the album. Check out the #podcast!

There's so much going on stylistically in the second half of Ugly Kid Joe's "Everything About You." It shouldn't all work in the same song, but somehow it does. Might be a topic to consider for a future newsletter.

New MRC! My guest is Alberto Bravin of @bigbigtrain, discussing the band's fantastic new album "Woodcut," which is BBT's first concept album. Alberto also discussed his musical origins, how he learned he was producer of this album, and much more. #podcast michaelsrecordcollection.podbean.com/e/episode-165-…

🎶 Oh, the wheel in the pie cuts my pizza Don't know where I'll eat tomorrow 🎶

Sadly, this lyric gets more relevant daily: "If you are not outraged You haven't been paying attention If you are not outraged You haven't been listening" Marillion - The Last Century for Man

Very sad to hear this. Scorpions headlined the first concert I ever saw. Show was a mini festival at Legend Valley, Ohio. The opening acts were Quiet Riot, Fastway, and Kick Axe. Incredible show.