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The Most Influential Albums of My Life
In 2018, a “challenge” went around Facebook that I was able to get behind and participate in – the first (and only) one ever. No Ice Bucket Challenges for me, but the 10 Most Influential Albums in 10 Days challenge was appealing. My college friend Leigh forwarded me the challenge, which had been almost universally…
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Kiss – Rock And Roll Over
(Album ©1976, Casablanca Records) As I’ve recounted previously, Kiss’ fifth album was the first Kiss record I ever saw or heard, in my second grade class when a classmate brought in his older brother’s copy of this record and proceeded to play “I Want You” in class, blowing my (and I’m sure my teacher’s) mind.…
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Kiss – Rock & Roll Over
This record is the first rock and roll record I ever owned. It came out in late 1976, and I heard it soon after when a second-grade classmate (TJ Rapaport, where are you?!) brought it in for show-and-tell. Up to that point, I had really only heard The Beatles and a lot of Motown that…
