I love the swagger of Matijevic’s smooth vocal delivery. “Stream Line Savings” starts off with a Zeppelin like scream. Once the chaos of presents, drinking, eating and all around debauchery that comes with the Christmas season was over, I decided to put it in the disc player in my wife’s Chevrolet Traverse. So come Christmas morning, lo and behold, there it would be sitting under the Christmas tree (thank you to my great mother-in-law). So with the mindset of supporting the bands I love, I thought it was only fitting to put it on my huge musical Christmas list. So getting down to the dirt of my latest review, if you’re sitting comfortably, we shall begin… Overall, I really think this release is very solid. So it was only fitting that I begin this review with what I feel is a topic that is very close to my heart. Matijevic‘s passion for the old school way of doing things was very prevalent. Back in the fall, when I interviewed Steelheart singer Miljenko Matijevic, this is the very topic that Matijevic and I touched on as we conversed between interview questions. Kopps of course strictly deals in vinyl, but I think you get the jist of what I’m saying. The two that come to mind right off the bat are Kopps Records and Now & Then Records that are still keeping that flame burning for the stereo fans who want the real thing. Thankfully there are those small independent stores, like those in my hometown of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. For a person like me, who enjoys going to the record store, it has not been kind as well. In my eyes, technology is great for certain aspects, but when it comes to recording artists, it has not been kind. What would you say if your boss came to you one day and said, “Hey we’d like you to still work here, but we won’t be paying you anymore.” I know what my response would be.Īs I re-read the previous comments, I think about current times and how technology has advanced. Like you and I, they are trying to make a living as well. I am of the belief that if you love an artist or band, you must support their product. Not a compressed, impersonal piece of throw away music that you don’t really care about. It means having the actual CD in a plastic jewel case with all the liner notes for you to sit and analyze as you listen intently. For those who are unaware, owning it means having the actual copy in your hands. So I have had the chance to listen to it many times, but with that said, something didn’t feel right about listening to it without actually owning it. I believe it was advanced by Frontiers Records back in August. I have actually had this album for many months. Steelheart’s Through Worlds Of Stardust is one of those such releases. Sometimes I find it’s better to sit on a release for a few months before doing a review.
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