A Tribute to Summer and a Special Guest! Music Is A Journey 2026-09-20 | A Tribute to Summer and a Special Guest!
Numbers to Jack Jacks Numbers @manofmiracles Music Is A Journey 2025-08-23 | Jack at the CD Cave is looking to increase the number of his subs and he's created a thread to help. Music by numbers. Show bands, albums, and songs with a number in the name.I chose to base my video on prime numbers; however, I realized that 1 is not a prime number. So, pardon my mistake, if you will.Jack's video:youtu.be/PFd3qqrcGEM?si=Rjm7jzKaOQlE6i8vJack and his wife rank albums of Styx:youtu.be/_OvW8cmfAI8?si=LDnNttxdVyWSqXJQ
Simon Says 4x4 Music Is A Journey 2025-08-16 | This a thread response to Simon at Return to Vinyl. Show four albums by four of your favourite bands. I'm doing that, but the fourth album is where the band or artist did something different.Simon's video:youtu.be/42e-LJtlmIg?si=fMEN0c2U8hQRCZ3_Jay Ferguson's vinyl collecting channel:youtube.com/@UCGzDZW-cPbHK5Nbqt29bbLQ Sloan's new song video trailer:youtu.be/5fI5d7qI1Q0?si=ttGT5aOUoydTNHC6Sloan's ever newer song video trailer.youtu.be/dGIrtkM8sd8?si=zPy8h7R1PK0buDV_
Kinoko Teikoku Deep Dive Music Is A Journey 2025-08-15 | Let's take a deep dive into the discography of one of Japan's most well-known shoegaze bands. More than just shoegaze, Kinoko Teikoku followed their own approach to music and created songs of various styles including shoegaze, guitar pop, dream pop, indie rock, J-pop, and more. The band was active from 2007 to 2019 and released five albums, one mini-album, one EP, two singles in physical format, and two demo EPs.Video linksA TV drama starring a young Chiaki Satoyoutu.be/ixf-qpaOGzw?si=CdKe1AAjA2_6KOabThe demo available at concerts in 2011 - Usagi wa Hikari no Ana wo Miruyoutu.be/oZ8BmqLGa1A?si=xZz24A9CyE2pYjheKinoko Teikoku's first demo EPyoutu.be/EKI4_oU4tWU?si=H-MX8-vk_STs-G_4The second demo EPyoutu.be/rgUmjgXEltA?si=1ffprw5M20wh7wuYVideo for Yoru ga Aketara from 2012youtu.be/hehWmivkQpM?si=kO9p6WL_u7uDl1uLVideo for Eureka from 2013youtu.be/xLLqGseXBTs?si=MxAxcWYSDHgLeEdXVideo for Umi to Hanataba from 2013youtu.be/ZdgQ82boywc?si=VEyuPTCy6dpvHJjoVideo for Tokyo from 2014youtu.be/yBRqRAh9vJM?si=mQ3tVdDMh_I-keM5Video for Chronostasis from 2014youtu.be/cCx4I4Fk5FE?si=W2TTSZFh1oAKm2AwVideo for Sakura ga Saku Mae ni 2015youtu.be/wf1MfO4V7cA?si=UDjj3Vrk3U44U6aFVideo for Kaiju no Ude no Naka 2015youtu.be/W4eFAWRAPtY?si=phhaFNjWqr_LqTAhVideo for Ai no Yukue 2016youtu.be/DskrX3suqb0?si=lo5dzIg2BGOA932dVideo for Kinmokusei no You 2018youtu.be/bdOGh2q4184?si=ryqnZpOI8vlNu4DY
Ten Album Covers that Scream METAL! Challenge @georgegsroomofrock9868 Music Is A Journey 2025-08-09 | Too much fun! I had to join in this challenge. George G is asking for 1o album covers that scream metal! It's helpful if the albums sound like it, too.My intro is a bit long, so go to 4:57 to see the start of the list.Here's George's original video:youtu.be/1odfVS-X36s?si=cDx613gOhLeswt0-
Mind the Gap! @carefulwiththataxeeugene-fz2ek Music Is A Journey 2025-08-03 | Dripping with sweat as I recorded this and now as I'm uploading it, this video is my rush contribution - to be the first onboard if possible - to Nick's thread about artists with a large gap between releases. Nick has a music channel called Careful with that Axe Eugene. Here's his original thread-starter video:youtu.be/XZH2Zrzmn2U?si=TnKXxUqaOX_CVS1hNick's been away form his music channel for a while, but now he's back and might just have a few videos to offer. But hey, let's give this thread a try, shall we?Here's a link to the video I mentioned her the end of my video.youtu.be/vpw-AY6-TxE?si=CABw-HNJ2XyfGHBO
７Then and 7 Now - 1987 @RichardsVinylTaphouse Music Is A Journey 2025-07-30 | This video is a response to a video by Richard at Richard's Vinyl Taphouse. He showed seven records he bought in 1987 that were released in that year and then seven records from 1987 that he bought in recent years. I've chosen to try 1987 as well, though what year is up to the individual.Richard's original video below:youtu.be/dSbLWvvdGJY?si=Eb-UiDUEy4H92nXA
7 albums 7 genres @TheVinylVoyage-ud3uf Music Is A Journey 2025-07-26 | Jack at The Vinyl Voyage did a video back in the early part of July introducing 7 albums in 7 different genres. Darryl The Northern Vinyl Guy did a video, too. Now I have done one, too!Below are the links to Jack's and Darryl's videos.The Vinyl Voyage youtu.be/CBghq2Gv5P4?si=fsEoaaWOyBfJwVXQThe Northern Vinyl Guyyoutu.be/10g8KbKORho?si=-mci8KMJiFEtMNu5
Summer Thread @TheSpiritofVinyl Music Is A Journey 2025-07-25 | This is the Music Is A Journey response to Craig at The Spirit of Vinyl's Summer Thread. He asked for albums, song titles, and whatnot about summer. Craig's original video is linked below.youtu.be/a7HlPszMz14?si=emrr966ET5-e_30g
Bring on the Heat @RichardsVinylTaphouse Music Is A Journey 2025-07-24 | Richard at Richard's Vinyl Taphouse asked us to bring on the heat at the beginning of summer and show albums or songs about all things hot. Here's Richard's video:youtu.be/BPe4DURJipE?si=XDy1S8H17_G0ls2p
Music Is A Journey read the news Music Is A Journey 2025-07-23 | This video was recorded at 6:35 am on July 23 shortly after I woke up and read the BBC news about Ozzy. This video was really an on-the-spot recording. I maybe said more than I needed to about some things and failed to mention others. But I’m away from home now and don’t have the opportunity to prepare a proper video. At least there’s free wifi here.
Royalty and Riches Thread Response for @northernvinylguy Music Is A Journey 2025-07-23 | Darryl at Northern Vinyl Guy started a thread back in May for Victoria Day, a holiday in Canada. The thread is for anything to do with royalty: kings, queens, princes and princesses, castles, kingdoms, gold, knights, and so on.Darryl's original video is linked below:youtu.be/ZHKfI1ymz8s?si=HP8TFP1wgIRsfxbgHere's the link to the Ningen Isu video:youtu.be/dPwTiwLNJXQ?si=vXZqYVNoSA6wMsaB
The Thrashing Zombies 525 Subs Contest @ToddGuyTheThrashingZombie Music Is A Journey 2025-07-21 | A new channel to me, but thanks to Cristian Osorio @cristianosorio2517 I know about it.Todd Guy the Thrashing Zombie is celebrating reaching 525 subscribers. He's holding a contest with three requests.1. Show your five favourite artists from one genre or mixed genres. 2. Name two artists the majority of the VC seems to like but you just can't get into.3. Name five artists who have played in two bands or more and appear on at least two albums by each of those bands.The contest deadline is July 22, so hurry!Here's the original video:youtu.be/m3QUMNgXdKY?si=HEOH9HYq5kbHg1Mq
600 Subs Giveaway Competition @seanbeast939 Music Is A Journey 2025-07-20 | Sea the Beast is celebrating 600 subscribers by having a giveaway competition called, "My 600 Subscribers Giveaway Competition."Music Is A Journey is participating in the competition with this video. There are three easy questions.1. Show two albums you don't see talked about in the VC or on YouTube, or if you have seen it, it was only once.2. Show two album covers with a beast in the artwork.3. Answer the question about what you'd like to see Sean talk about on his channel: only music albums or other things like books, graphic novels, movies, merchandise, etc.Here's the link to his original video:youtu.be/WTPTy1XL3-Q?si=-QafLB4LiRlAUUVB
Japanese Shoegaze: Part 3 Music Is A Journey 2025-07-13 | We've reached the final part in the series, and I cover various points. So here is a time menu of the video.Intro01:46 How did I discover Japanese shoegaze bands?05:39 What exactly is shoegaze?15:12 The problem with CD availability20:34 Five albums I'd like to get a hold of26:43 Five favourite J-sho songs intro27:47 17 Years Old and Berlin Wall32:34 For Tracy Hyde33:49 Luby Sparks36:00 Tokyo Shoegazer38:12 Yuragi38:12 ConclusionHere are the links to my previous videos about Japanese shoegaze.The historyyoutu.be/nGN04v6fXW814 albumsyoutu.be/F0WrsdSNaso3 more albumsyoutu.be/-jbZ1UrWDvE
777 A Lucky Day! Music Is A Journey 2025-07-07 | Today was the 7th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of the Reiwa Period in Japan. 777. It was considered by many to be a lucky day. So, I thought I would quickly throw together a video about 7th albums and sevens.
Thang Qs Music Is A Journey 2025-06-29 | A video to say thanks to a few people for channel shout outs and some VCLT!
Lets Get Physical for Steve @AisForAliceBisForBob Music Is A Journey 2025-06-22 | Steve requests us to "get physical" and show album covers that celebrates the human body. Music Is A Journey has responded with a video that goes a step further and celebrates the art of the human body.Steve's original video can be seen by clicking this link:youtu.be/WeDNKIOgGZI?si=wkCkuaPGLRh0j0X0And Gary at Physical Format Rock and Roll has a video with Amish singing here:youtu.be/ntlXiEfmKgs?si=dEDqreJusGtkOZaB
Japanese Shoegaze: Three Great Albums Music Is A Journey 2025-06-16 | Here are three albums that are not part of my three-part series on Japanese shoegaze. I got them fairly recently and liked them so much that I decided they deserved their own video.
UFOs, Aliens, and Trips to Space: A Thread by @vinylstockholm Music Is A Journey 2025-06-13 | Vinyl Stockholm youtu.be/xvhctybJwDk?si=UkUmmG4ZpfJw5ZCihas given us a UFO / space-themed thread. Here's my contribution!
Japanese Shoegaze: 14 Albums Music Is A Journey 2025-06-11 | The video is part two of three in my series on the Japanese shoegaze scene. In this video, I introduce 14 albums, including some mini albums and EPs, that I picked up while exploring Japanese shoegaze. Not all of them are shoegaze albums, as we will find out.1:47 Cattle3:14 burrrn6:22 Juvenile juvenile8:33 Uchuu Nekoko11:25 Mash14:28 My Lucky Day16:32 Shelling18:38 Holiday Records19:58 Morita Saki in the Pool22:02 re:lapse23:40 Moon in June26:06 Spool30:22 RAY34:58 Lucy's Drive37:14 Zeppet Store
Gimme Five! Debuts that dont sound like their bands Music Is A Journey 2025-06-03 | Tommy at Tommy's Musical Adventures is asking for five great debut albums. What a good excuse to do my video on debut albums that sound radically different from the rest of their bands' catalogues!Here's Tommy's video.youtu.be/RSayOHnlPxw?si=Bq-cHXmpRnVTCs61
Japanese Shoegaze - Part One: The History Music Is A Journey 2025-05-31 | Music Is A Journey takes a step in a new direction, exploring the depth and breadth of the shoegaze scene in Japan. Being a relative newbie to shoegaze music in general, this video has all the innocence and ignorance you'd expect from someone entering the genre for the first time.The first video digs back to the nineties for the earliest examples of shoegaze in Japan, and tracks the course of the scene through to its true blossoming in the 2000s. Commonly cited albums are considered and weighed for their shoegaziness (by a newbie) as Music Is A Journey tries to understand exactly what constitutes Japanese shoegaze.The second video will be a review of several albums not mentioned in this video, and the third video will discuss the challenges and disappointments of exploring and collecting shoegaze CDs.
Photos and Music from Japan (A Heads-up Video) Music Is A Journey 2025-05-08 | Deep down in a rabbit hole, I'll tell you what has been, what is now, and what hereafter will occur. And there are some lovely photos as well.
Flowers for Jack @manofmiracles at The CD Cave Music Is A Journey 2025-05-03 | Jack at The CD Cave just dropped a thread for May flowers. This is my quickity split response.Jack's video here:youtu.be/r-B4Z-IqHwc?si=WJloYU--9HRVFM1k
The Kentucky Derby Horse Thread for @TheSpiritofVinyl Music Is A Journey 2025-05-03 | Craig at The Spirit of Vinyl has sniffed the air and smelled the aroma of the Kentucky Derby approaching. He lives in Kentucky, so that helped. In celebration or observance of this legendary event, he has given us a thread about horses. Here's me getting in the saddle for this one. Hee-YAH!Original video here:youtu.be/PFYxUshjogU?si=uDNSz9uuIWR3SWJ8
5 songs for Earth Day Music Is A Journey 2025-04-22 | Five songs whose lyrics point out the nasty things we are doing to our planet by trying to remain modern and cool.Earth Day is April 22, and was first created in 1970.
Chris Propfes Bands & Colors Challenge Music Is A Journey 2025-04-21 | A quick video for Chris Propfe's challenge to name five bands with colors in their name.Chris's video:youtu.be/6ibGXeRXOAM?si=aHg5Ysqnqru0vGNz
Tales from the Online Shopping Crypt Music Is A Journey 2025-04-19 | Another few bone-chilling stories of my online shopping adventures. The last one is the worst!
My Music Collection Explained Music Is A Journey 2025-04-10 | I reorganized my CDs again. It happens about once a year. New stuff comes in over the course of a year, and sets that once fit on shelves or in boxes no longer fit. Finally, a large-scale reordering and reorganizing ensues.
My Road to Shoegaze Music Is A Journey 2025-03-29 | So, here I am at last. It took over thirty years, but now I'm rather interested in shoegaze along with some dream pop perhaps. In this video, I reveal the course of my journey and how I got here in a retrospective look at my music interests over the years.
My Journey Into Death Metal Music Is A Journey 2025-03-23 | This is a video response to Thomas's video on ten albums that got him into Death metal.Mercyful Metalyoutu.be/i-pT0-qzwc4?si=9GS6WYClyoe2_IDbHis video was a response to Steve's video on the same topic.S&T Youngyoutu.be/EHZjw-ij-pA?si=fNN7WRXPXPMe159zWhich was a response to M e T a L Mickey's video.youtu.be/Kr0ZHCIcwpE?si=_YUwcB_skRsTr0ZGMy response is not about ten albums but rather many of the stops along the way that lead me to appreciating and enjoying death metal.
Challenge of Joy for @Randaros Musicworld Music Is A Journey 2025-03-20 | With all that's going on in the world and for some of us what's going on in our own personal lives, we need to bring back some joy. Jacob at Randaros Music World would like us to show some album covers that make us happy.Here's his original video.youtu.be/uPBO9BT73A0?si=y2EYNrVsXbamHWF6
10 Heavy Metal Songs of 1976 - A response to @vikingbrace Music Is A Journey 2025-03-16 | This could be the first video n a series. If I were a headbanger in 1976, what would be some of my favourite songs? This list of ten songs is for an imaginary compilation album, but it's also a response to a video by Gary at Physical Format Rock and Roll. Check out his video below, and the video by Rich Strikler that inspire his video.Gary's video:youtu.be/8DXDS5SkuN4?si=OCLEAKeV_OYdEgzCRich's video:youtu.be/CyqClJTj8E4?si=VGFoB3r1sGEKOatK
Tokyo Shoegazer: Throwing Up A Video About Japanese Music Is A Journey 2025-03-15 | I found out what Tokyo Shoegazer's name means. Allow me to explain...I'll mention some other bands as well. Here are some videos to watch if you're interested in Japanese shoegaze.A video about the Japanese shoegaze scene. youtu.be/qKqlU7WhXHw?si=RGvCozZf3o80gT7NA song by Tokyo Shoegazeryoutu.be/hlAgMfKSCMk?si=GH09F1RqDoGOw7KdA song by Luminous Orangeyoutu.be/FbNCLnBcPpo?si=HypirySxK8jH5_E9A song by 17 Years Old and Berlin Wallyoutu.be/XNwUdym9URg?si=PKEo5l3ZOpzv4mGIA song by My Dead Girlfriendyoutu.be/ylXsgelrtTE?si=rN8odWxhaJ81a5vjA song by oeilyoutu.be/ZEOX17Oueug?si=bisvo0y05StrkBzuA song by For Tracy Hydeyoutu.be/goFycEnwh4I?si=NtDieohwUMtQXMXpA song by Cephaloyoutu.be/m16CleI0DtI?si=vP-W3ofePcG2Ns59A song by CLWyoutu.be/oQVpDU2CR9E?si=7Wvys9RXajUwyYZoOne more song by 17 Years Old and Berlin Wallyoutu.be/JpQBp5iSG6U?si=YA2_xq3Y_48VcxoM
International Womens Day Video Music Is A Journey 2025-03-08 | I wanted to introduce some of the albums I bought between December and February, and I noticed that a lot of them were either all female bands or bands with female members. So, I decided to upload this video on international Women's Day. Unfortunately, I was coming down with a cold, had had a bad hair day, and was not quit ready to record the video because of a hectic week with all sorts of other obligations. But nonetheless, here are the albums and artists.
Duolingo Challenge @StacksChannelYT Music Is A Journey 2025-03-02 | This is my response to the dueling challenge put out by Kyle at StacksChannel.Show five songs or albums that have two languages on them.Here's the original video:youtu.be/_qIo121xEbQ?si=StAuxPf3Ux2q4Ctw
My Favourite Opeth Songs: Part 6 Music Is A Journey 2025-03-02 | We made it to the final episode! In this video, I cover my impressions and favorite tracks from In Cauda Venenum and The Last Will and Testament.Recommend watching: Mikael Akerfeldt interviewed by Nardwuar.youtu.be/f3L-lcW4-TM?si=ARW4pJGrGbTTuWtk
Song Chain for@AisForAliceBisForBob Music Is A Journey 2025-02-25 | My contribution to the contest from A is for Alice, B is for Bob, C is for... Cuthbert?Beware of repeating themes and time loops.Original video:youtu.be/Yx1IB2kZJw4?si=VV7RpIo0iXdf3fmL
For an Absent Friend (Elements) Music Is A Journey 2025-02-22 | This video is dedicated to Bobby Gaylor whose channel suddenly disappeared a couple of weeks ago. He was doing a series of videos about the elements and only got the first three done.After recording it, I looked up what the five classical elements were, just to confirm, and I found out I had them wrong. In western culture, they are water, fire, air, and aether. In Chinese, they are fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. Well, I did five, though I mixed the two lists up.Thanks, Bobby, for the camaraderie! Hope all is well with you.Bobby's famous song with lyrics:youtu.be/-tfn5dlyOVo?si=SBEj__8bjN1797TN
My Favourite Opeth Songs: Part 5 Music Is A Journey 2025-02-18 | I honestly didn't care all that much for Deliverance and Damnation at first. But then I listened to them again... and again... and again...
My Favourite Opeth Songs: Part 4 Music Is A Journey 2025-02-16 | Looking at three of the band's best-loved albums in this video: My Arms Your Hearse, Still Life, and Blackwater Park. What is my pick for favourite song off each of these classics?
The Difficult Vinyl Tag @EmbryonicRobot Music Is A Journey 2025-02-15 | At last I get around to trying my hand at Brian (Embryonic Robot)'s Difficult Vinyl Tag. Obviously, I had to change many of my answers, but I still tried to keep it relatively difficult.Here's Brian's original video:youtu.be/P7k2zEsxIBs?si=-ZFfaMTBNg6kPgvxAnd here are the Billy and the Boingers' songs:I'm A Boingeryoutu.be/Ve0MPWQrG2g?si=Z4HyX599KcvgaHarU-Stink-But-I-Love-Youyoutu.be/tpKAghxy07c?si=shcPgVMzEWvpIzgy
My Favourite Opeth Songs: Part 3 Music Is A Journey 2025-02-14 | Continuing deeper into the Opeth studio album catalogue, this time we go back to the beginnings with Orchid and Morningrise.Quest for Metal's Opeth history video:youtu.be/uwXU3imx2rI?si=f9jrNcrXLvh36KD8
My Favourite Opeth Songs: Part 2 Music Is A Journey 2025-02-11 | This is the second video in my series of looking at the studio albums of Opeth and naming my favourite song from each album. In this video, I talk about the albums Ghost Reveries and Watershed.
My Favourite Opeth Songs - Part 1 Music Is A Journey 2025-02-10 | This is the first video in a series of six episodes where I explain about my favourite song from each of Opeth's albums. In this first video, I consider my favorites from Heritage, Pale Communion, and Sorceress.
3 Years for Ben Rankins! Music Is A Journey 2025-02-04 | Helping Ben Rankings celebrate three years in the vinyl community with a contribution to his thread.
Last Haul! Music Is A Journey 2025-02-04 | New stuff squeaking in the door before the purchasing department closes for a while.
A Band Called Starcrawler Music Is A Journey 2025-02-03 | Just a few words (well, about 12 minutes' worth of words) about a relatively new band that I find very fun and entertaining - Starcrawler from L.A.Favourite videos:I Love L.A.youtu.be/JR6n23_fL3o?si=K9piFYPuoAtEzEpTBet My Brainsyoutu.be/mwzlySJJJQQ?si=fY2rbLVGc945YjF2Chicken Womanyoutu.be/_8yTYlKPdS4?si=KIdA_e2gyycHjbJzRoadkillyoutu.be/t_n4_PxA54Q?si=NzHircFeyPnT2bT1Good Time Girlyoutu.be/URdlxFRIVe4?si=__DVmAa4Ru1U4tfg
Disk Union & Belzebubs Music Is A Journey 2025-01-31 | A quick visit to Disk Union and a spontaneous purchase.Here are the videos I talk about.youtu.be/SkdkZN1rduo?si=-t5PYKbbNisEgMUYyoutu.be/sxzb00dqNg4?si=JB4Uq56G8KBaJrvO
Winter Thread @ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed Music Is A Journey 2025-01-24 | Finally, I offer my contribution to Chris Propfe's Winter Tag. There's something for everybody, including the folks below the belt.
