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Doug's Music Snobbery

Come along to discover tunes, talk music and read my strong opinions.

Concert Review: The Church at The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI 10/11/23

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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10 Best Songs. NO Singles: Alice In Chains

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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The 12 Best Laughs Recorded on Albums - Let's Laugh!

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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The 11 Best Albums That There Is A Decent Chance You Haven't Heard

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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10 Best Songs. NO Singles: The White Stripes

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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10 Best Songs. NO Singles: The Cure

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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10 Best Songs. NO Singles: The Rolling Stones

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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The Only R.E.M. Album Ranking You Will Ever Need

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's 2022 Music Recap! The Best New Music Of The Year

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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The Seven Replacement Drummers Who Brought The Most To Their Bands

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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Doug's 10 Favorite Albums With All Female Vocals

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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7 Awesome Non-Obvious Drumming Moments In Rock

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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Doug's Music Snobbery Band Profile (and Album Ranking): KISS

You Wanted The Best? You Got The Best! Right? Doug leads you through a life long odyssey with the band that always meant so much to him - KISS! Including an album ranking that will probably trigger some people…. lol.

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Let's Rank All The INXS Albums!

Let’s rank all the INXS studio albums! One of Doug’s favorite bands of all time - his ranking might not be the order you expect… If you never got into INXS you made a mistake.

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Let's Rank All The Echo And The Bunnymen Albums

Doug has been an Echo and the Bunnymen fan since around 1986 and decided it was time to give them their own post here on Doug’s Music Snobbery! Let’s rank all their albums 1-11! Leave your comments below - let’s discuss!

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Doug's 2021 Music Recap! The Best New Music Of The Year

Doug recaps the best music released in 2021! Do you agree? Did he miss anything? Tell him in the comments - he MIGHT agree with you… hehe…

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