Doug has been obsessed with Joy Division and New Order for almost 40 years but you wouldn’t know it as a follower of this blog… it’s about time they were given a proper treatment here on Doug’s Music Snobbery.
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Doug loves Sade. Like, who doesn’t? I mean you can see his bitmoji swooning in the graphic! That voice! That vibe! That band! Those songs! So let’s “rank” the 6 Sade albums and feel free to add your own thoughts in the comments!
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Here we are again with another recap of a great year for new music - Second year in a row that Doug has posted this after the new year already begins but that actually makes more sense really… Come along and see where the musical chips fell in ‘23!
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Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) is one of Doug’s fave bands - a wonderfully weird sorta-stoner-metal band that rose out of the ashes of Kyuss and Doug ranks their albums here!
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Jimi gets an entry in the critically acclaimed (hehe…) series “10 Best Songs. No Singles:” series! Doug is fine with this list not being anywhere near “definitive” - it was too hard, but no less fun! Add your own selections in the comments!
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The first concert review on Doug’s Music Snobbery goes to The Church - a fitting choice since they are an elite band and one of Doug’s very favorites for almost 40 years - and they killed it at The Magic Bag on 10/14/23!
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Time to add Alice In Chains to the “10 Best Songs. No Singles:” series! Seattle’s metal masters of the grunge genre didn’t make this one easy…
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Doug has a large King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard problem. The problem is they are taking over his life - he’ll explain. Send help.
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Laughter is the best medicine, but it’s rare to find it recorded in songs whether planned or unplanned… so Doug has done some of the work for you and found 12 examples for you to enjoy! Did he miss any good ones?
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Doug picks out 11 of the very best - his favorites of all time that you probably haven’t heard for one reason or another. Using a very specific criteria (this is a snobbery after all) he makes the case for each one for your listening enjoyment!
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This series is just too much fun and it’s time to dig into The White Stripes catalogue - the Detroit Duo that changed the game! Doug picks the 10 best White Stripes songs that were NOT released as singles and gives a flavor on what makes them great.
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The second in the “10 Best Songs. No Singles” series - Doug lists and makes the case for some of his favorite songs by The Cure! But no singles…. that’s the deal. Enjoy!
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Hey it’s a new series here at Doug’s Music Snobbery! Let’s list the 10 best songs by a band that were NOT released as singles! That will by definition include many deep cuts but you may be surprised - many of these won’t be deep cuts at all - so let’s do this and we’ll start with The Rolling Stones!
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Doug loves R.E.M. Doug just doesn’t always love the way too many people seem to love R.E.M. Like, this IS a snobbery after all… hehe. Here’s your long overdue R.E.M. album ranking - the ONLY one you will ever need!
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Doug loves Simple Minds - time to give this band some love and dig into all of their albums!
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Doug grew up listening to Rick James and it’s about time he gave some love to Slick Rick - the somewhat flawed but still king of punk funk!
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Time to recap another very good year in music! Doug gives his picks for 2022 - a year that was dominated by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard….
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So many drummers, not enough who last… Doug lists the 7 replacements who not only lasted, but had the largest impacts on the bands they joined!
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Let’s pay tribute to the girls! Doug goes through his 10 favorite albums of all time with all female vocals! Let him know what you think!
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Doug serves up 7 drumming moments he loves - the non-obvious kind - you may or may not know them. You may have heard them but not totally considered them. Doesn’t matter - let’s have some fun!
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