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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Alex Kilroy - Break My Chains

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Orlando-based blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Alex Kilroy delivers powerful, boundary-pushing performances that honor traditional roots while forging a distinct modern sound. Originally born in Transylvania, Romania , Kilroy spent his early childhood training on classical piano before a life-changing introduction to the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan permanently shifted his trajectory toward the blues. After relocating to Florida, his exceptional talent earned him recognition from the Orlando Blues & Roots Alliance and opportunities to open for legendary American artists by the young age of fourteen. Now a vital fixture in the Southeastern music scene, Kilroy channels this lifetime of technical mastery and soulful songwriting into his compelling new album.   🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM   Add this Record to Your Collection Available in CD and Digital Formats. 🛒 Buy Album on Amazon Store As an Amazon Associate, Bman e...

Real Gone Music - The Mamas and the Papas - The Complete Singles 50th Anniversary Collection - New release review

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I just had the opportunities to review one of the best pop collections ever assembled and it's terrific. That's right...I'm talking about the Mamas and the Papas and The Complete Singles 50th Anniversary Collection . Sure, this collection has all of the radio tracks, Go Where You Wanna Go , California Dreamin' , Monday Monday , I Saw Her Again , Words of Love (a terrific sleeper featuring Mama Cass), Dancing in the Street , the huge... Dedicated To The One I Love , Twelve Thirty , the dynamic Dream A Little Dream of Me , but also Mama Cass solo tracks including Make Your Own Kind Of Music ! All this and 22 pages of liner notes by Ed Osborne, some great photos and 53 tracks should keep you happy for a long while. Made during a time when the hippie movement was just beginning and the drug culture was an experimentation, a masterful compilation of singles by great writers and singers, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and Mama Cass Elliot.   If ...