Few debuts are bonafide classics. Jay-Z’s 1996 album, ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ is one of those classics. Take a ride with SOTB to celebrate the album during its 30th anniversary and find out why SOTB still finds inspiration in it today.
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Remembering Prince’s Unique Take on “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
There’ve been dozens of takes on Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” For me, Prince’s version is my favorite for two distinct version
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Why SOTB Doesn’t Cover Many Recent Releases
Simply put, I don’t want/like the TMZ-esque vibes that come with covering modern music in 2026.
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Is Mike Elias the Reason for the Orioles’ 2026 Struggles?
Everything, eventually, runs its course. Has Mike Elias’s tenure in Baltimore done so as well?
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‘And Yet The Town Moves’ and Resetting Musically
I hate the term “comeback.” I prefer “reset.” May’s ‘And Yet The Town Moves’ was a reset and realization that I’m finally figuring out where my place presently is as the me I presently am. Musically, that is. There are still some other things I’m figuring out. Such is life.
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A Look Back at Michael Jackson’s ‘Off the Wall’
Michael Jackson is THEE GOAT. As such, THEE GOAT never missed. I’m Speed on the Beat and I support dope music in all its forms. 1979’s ‘Off the Wall’ is the epitome of that SOTB concept of “dope music in all its forms.”
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