Tag Archives: Metric

Tuesday Tunes: Chronology of my favorite music artists

Below is a table identifying my favorite musical artists over the years. As can be seen, they vary from time to time, with some appearing more than once. Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Weezer, The Stills, and Wolf Alice have all accomplished … Continue reading

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Best and Worst Live Concerts Seen – UPDATED

BEST Wolf Alice – Denver 2022, at the Ogden Theatre – added 10/12/22 Metric – Detroit 2012, at the Fillmore Theatre Death Cab for Cutie – Detroit 2012, at the Fox Theatre The Eagles – Purdue 1976, at Elliott Hall … Continue reading

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Thank you, METRIC for a Rock n’ Roll Masterpiece

Every once in a while you hear an album that completely knocks your socks off the very first time your listen to it. Today was one of those days. NPR was kind enough to provide a “First Listen” to METRIC’s … Continue reading

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Favorite Female Lead Singers of Rock Bands – Updated

This can be a tough category to define, as what constitutes a rock band is a moving target. For this list, a rock band is a group of musicians who play under a group name, not an individual’s name (unless … Continue reading

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‘Can’ada ya’ say song of the year, eh?

Two years ago, Montreal’s Arcade Fire took home the Grammy for Album of the Year for their masterful album The Suburbs. In 2012, I think Toronto’s Metric could very well lay claim to Song of the Year honors for the … Continue reading

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By any Metric, a superb album (NSFW)

I have been eagerly awaiting Metric’s newest album entitled Synthetica ever since their previous release Fantasies came out.  Fantasies was clearly one of the best alternative/indie rock releases of the first decade of the 21st century. The foursome from Toronto, … Continue reading

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