About

WELCOME

On the web since 2005, Bloggerhythms is an ad free, totally independent, rock and pop music blog for adults. It began mostly as an outlet for reviewing new releases, but over the years it's focus gradually shifted toward older material even though interesting new music will still be discussed. More about that here.

Although Bloggerhythms spends the bulk of its web space offering its opinions on music, I don't consider myself to be a real critic because I mostly write about the works I like. It's much easier and a lot more fun to write about the good stuff.

I also don't have a desire to trash or destroy somebody's up-and-coming career. Just because I dislike an album or a song doesn't mean others won't think it's the greatest thing they've ever heard. There are a negative reviews posted here, but they are very few and far between.

ALMOST HITS

Almost Hits is an occasional exploration into songs that failed to reach the top 20 on the American Billboard Hot 100. Many have become classics despite what their chart position would indicate. You can find all of the songs I've written about here.

LAST ALBUMS

In the majority of cases recording artists' most revered and famous records are made early in their careers. Later, many of them will "jump the shark" - as the saying goes - or recede into the background as pop music tastes change. Unless you're a diehard fan of a particular artist many listeners will not even know what their final record is. I'm hoping to change that with another once-in-awhile series called Last Albums. To qualify, the album's tracks must have been recorded as a set of new material that was intended to be released to the public as a complete album but not necessarily the last one. Live sets, greatest hits or "best of" collections and compilations do not count, nor do posthumous releases of leftover tracks cobbled together to make a final album.

BURIED TREASURE

This occasional series unearthed recorded treasures that deserved a better fate and are no longer, or never were, part of the public's collective consciousness. Be sure to check here or you'll never know what long lost gems this site's archaeologists excavated from the dustbin of musical history. This series has been discontinued because the majority of what is currently posted on Bloggerhythms could fall into this category.

SIDEBAR & BLOGROLL

Due to its minimalist appearance Bloggerhythms' sidebar can only be accessed by clicking on the hamburger icon (the three horizontal lines) located on the upper left-hand side of the home page. Once there, you'll find all of the labels attached to each post and a blogroll. If you publish a blog that's mostly about music it's possible I'll consider it for inclusion. Whenever you post something new it'll jump to the top of the list. However - in order to keep things relevant - I'll occasionally review the links, and if you haven't posted any new content for a long period of time it could be removed.

BROKEN LINKS & VIDEOS

I periodically search for dead links and videos to keep the subject matter as interesting as possible. If you see something that needs to be fixed please let me know.

Thank you for visiting.

Charlie Ricci