This is our inaugural episode! And, I'm quite pleased with the result. We gathered for a little more than two hours and went through 10 eclectic and wonderful pieces of music in an 'instant reactio...
2024-01-08 01:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm pleased to share this year's podcast. We're listening to an hour of some of my favorite choral works for the Christmas season. You're welcome to share this link with friends and family...it's a...
2023-12-23 19:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostMy review of ELP's debut album (side 2) has been blocked on YouTube. I'm pleased to make it available on this platform.
2023-12-19 23:32:44 +0000 UTC View Post
For our last Extended Play Lounge episode of 2023, I'm pleased to present my review of The Underfall Yard by Big Big Train. This is an album that I have and that I've played, but I've never "read-i...
2023-12-19 23:03:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the Zoom recording from our All-Tier Zoom hangout yesterday. I hope you enjoy!
2023-12-17 21:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostWe have several special events over the next few weeks...an I wanted to share all of these opportunities with the community. We'd love to have you with us for these special happenings, and I'm eage...
2023-12-15 18:55:42 +0000 UTC View PostFor our last Extended Play Lounge of 2023, I am bringing five albums from our Master List that are all of interest to me and released in the last 20 years.
I've come to respect all of these b...
2023-12-13 18:17:18 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all!
We're reached the end of the year, and we're in the mood to celebrate. We want to celebrate this community and all of the wonderful music that thrills and excites us.
SO...for...
2023-12-13 17:41:34 +0000 UTC View Post
My episode featuring Thunderstruck by AC/DC was blocked on YouTube. I'm pleased to make it available here on Patreon!
2023-12-13 17:35:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is! It's the big end-of-the-year Fan Favorites Episode...for the 2nd year in a row...celebrating your favorite music and musicians.
The 12 songs included in this countdown were all su...
2023-12-12 20:44:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi y'all. I've just gone through another round of decisions on pending recommendations. So, here's the updated master list.
Hint: You can now bookmark this link. When you load it, it wi...
2023-12-06 23:12:57 +0000 UTC View Post
For our next King Crimson album review, we're listening to Starless and Bible Black. This album won our poll by a healthy margin, and I'm pleased to get back to another King Crimson album before th...
2023-12-05 00:19:50 +0000 UTC View PostWe really enjoyed doing this last year, so the 12 Songs of Dougmas is back! For the past 3 weeks, we've received submissions and upvotes via Discord. These songs are the ones that are special to us...
2023-11-29 22:25:08 +0000 UTC View PostFor this EPL, I want to return to music by King Crimson. I feel that this band needs to stay in the mix semi-regularly here on Patreon because I can't review any of their tunes on YouTube.
So...
2023-11-29 17:40:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, I'm tackling the forms of the minor scale and the types of embellishing (or non-chord) tones. This stems directly from discussion on Discord, and I'm thankful for the questions and...
2023-11-21 05:11:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is episode 668, featuring Side 1 of Iron Maiden's debut album, which was blocked on YouTube.
2023-11-17 19:12:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It's now been over a year since I heard In Search of the Lost Chord, and I definitely wanted to include The Moody Blues in The Extended Play Lounge this year. So, I'm pleased to offer this first ti...
2023-11-14 22:02:16 +0000 UTC View PostHi y’all! The Fan Favorites channel over on our Discord is live and ready for your submissions for the big upcoming November/December episode of Fan Favorites! REMEMBER: Fan Favorites sub...
2023-11-12 02:38:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I've just gone through the September recommendations, and the Master List has been updated.
As a reminder, you can bookmark this page. Every time you access it, it will be showing the most cu...
2023-11-10 04:12:25 +0000 UTC View PostAs many of you know, I've been battling the flu for the past several days. In fact, if you watch the Raven that Refused to Sing EPL, you can tell that my throat was already starting to be affected....
2023-11-09 01:44:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm very pleased to share this episode with y'all. In my opinion, it's the best prog album so far of the 21st century.
This was an odd reaction. There's six songs. I know two very well. I kno...
2023-11-04 01:48:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi y'all! I'm pleased to present this month's Fan Favorites video. This month, we're returning to our favorite Diamonds in the Rough, but we're focusing on a more global perspective. The result is ...
2023-10-31 23:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's episode 666, featuring To The Hellfire by Lorna Shore. It was blocked on Youtube.
2023-10-25 17:21:37 +0000 UTC View PostOK y'all! The next EPL is soon upon us, and the timing will be right around Halloween. So, I've picked five potential albums that either have some supernatural or Sci-Fi elements included in their ...
2023-10-25 17:13:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's episode 669, featuring Riviera Paradise by Stevie Ray Vaughan, which has been blocked on YouTube.
2023-10-25 16:55:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a re-post of episode 672, featuring Schism by Tool, which has been blocked on Youtube.
2023-10-25 15:36:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Youtube only allowed me to publish this reaction with the song's audio...the reaction with the official video got blocked.
So, I'm publishing blocked version here. Pleased be advised, there a...
2023-10-23 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post**UPDATE: I have uploaded a spreadsheet to this post that includes the list of all 17 tracks in this poll, their YouTube links, and info about each track (written by the individuals who sub...
2023-10-22 19:45:37 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all!
Our October Fan Favorites topic is 'Diamonds in the Rough - International'. And, our submissions and community voting are ongoing on Discord throughout the week.
There are two...
2023-10-17 22:04:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This is our first Extended Play Lounge episode where I'm reviewing a concert film instead of a studio or live album. We had a combination of concert films and live albums from big-time bands up aga...
2023-10-17 21:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post