A Baker’s Dozen, in which various musicians choose 13 songs – a baker’s dozen – to make a playlist. The following rules apply –

Maximum of three songs from any artist
Maximum of two songs from any album
Maximum of two of your own songs (musicians only)
Track 13 is a song you’ve enjoyed that has been released in the past 13 years i.e. since 2011

Phil Vincent has just released his twenty sixth solo album ‘Master of Deception’ and it is chock full of catchy riffs and choruses. His Baker’s Dozen selection makes for a good listen too…

1. Oh Darling! – The Beatles
My favorite Beatle’s tune. Great vocals by Sir Mac and great drums by Ringo (although some say it’s also Mac). The harmonies offset the screaming lead vocals perfectly.

2. A Routine Day – KLAATU
This song won’t leave my brain!! :-) It’s so Beatle’s influenced but still just off kilter enough to be unique. A perfect melody.

3. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll – Queen
I always loved Roger’s tunes on Queen albums. This one in particular really rocks and the stunning guitar work of Brian May is all over this song both in the rhythm and lead breaks.

4. The Great Southern Trendkill – Pantera
Aggression, attitude, sheer power. I love how this song really keeps the pedal to the floor and ends with a massive Dimebag solo. They always said they could not perform this song live because of the vocals in the bridge section being too demanding.

5. Jawohl Asshole – Life, Sex & Death
Another “one and done” band that really had it all together. This song rocks big time with Alex Kane’s massive riffs and rhythm section Bill Gar & Brian Horak really locking in. Stanley was a unique vocalist but his homeless persona was quickly invalidated and maybe caused the bands early demise but you can’t dispute the sheer genius of this band.

6. Love Machine – Uriah Heep
My favorite UH track. Great melody, great vocals, nice guitar solo, and impressive effect on the ending. I always liked the Byron years the most and this song encapsulates their live performance appeal. A really rocking song that sounds great cranked up.

7. Rock is My Life, and This is My Song – BTO
Oh yeah!!!! Nice acoustic verse and then kicked into overdrive (sorry) for a heavy chorus. I can relate to the lyrics and the guitar solos in the middle and the end are really impressive. They had that sound that was “heavy metal” at the time and this song is a great example of their tight musicianship.

8. Rock & Roll Band – Boston
Just a great track with no flaws. The production prowess of Tom Scholz was never duplicated, in my opinion. His guitar work is amazing and Delp’s vocals were the reason for their success. No one sang like him. And my home state is mentioned in the song (“playing for a week in Rhode Island”) so I have to put this song on the list :-)

9. Get Out of Here – Thin Lizzy
This song was cowritten by Lynot and Midge Ure and is kind of punk infused but the Gary Moore solo shreds all that away. I love the delay on the vocals and the attitude of the lyrics.

10. Detroit, Rock City – Kiss
Rocking tune with lyrics that hit home with any music fan. A serious ending but a great tune to play loud. One of the few songs on 3/4 timing that I like.

11. Running Wild – Judas Priest
Sheer attitude and grit. Les Binks is on fire on this tune and the riffs are crunchy and catchy. Typical blazing Tipton solo and Rob’s Metal God screams make this my favorite JP song

12. Stop – Jon Butcher Axis
Heavy, funky, crunchy, amazing guitar solo, great production…I wish JBA recorded more songs in this vein but sadly, they didn’t. this song is a real gem.

13. Take Control – Raven
This song makes me want to hit something :-) Everything fits on this song. The riffs, the solos, the lyrics, the production, the aggression. Great song by an underrated band that is STILL around.

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Power Plays w/c 11 November 2024

ARCANE MOON Hello Sun (indie)
S8NT ELEKTRIC XTC (Long Branch Records)
ARCANA KINGS Here We Go (Curtain Call Records)
KLOGR face The Unknown (Zeta Factory)
BEYOND UNBROKEN Dance With The Dead (FiXT)
REVENGIN Decadent Feeling (Wormholedeath)

Featured Albums w/c 11 November 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Singer Songwriter)