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The Year In Music: My Top 14 Top Albums of 2024

January 5, 2025 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Happy New Year, a wonderful welcome to 2025 and a fresh start to an amazing new chapter in our lives! Let’s write an even better and unforgettable addition to “our books” during these next 12 months! Hope each of you, your families, your friends and loved ones have all enjoyed an amazingly enjoyable holiday season […]

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The Year In Music: Top 10 Albums of 2021

December 29, 2021 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Hello, hello, hello to all the amazing people, incredible friends, loyal followers and fellow diehard music lovers in my world! Hope each of you is enjoying a tremendous holiday season with your closest, despite the world’s current state of disarray and uncertainty. I do hope this finds each of you healthy, safe and well. Before […]

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The Year In Music: A 12-Pack of the Top Albums of 2020

December 30, 2020 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all the wonderful people, amazing friends, loyal followers and fellow diehard music lovers in my world! Despite our current state of disarray and uncertainty in this world of ours, I do hope this finds each of you healthy, safe and well. This past year has certainly and unexpectedly brought […]

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The Year In Music: Top 10 Albums of 2019

December 31, 2019 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Happy New Year’s Eve, amazing friends, loyal followers and lovers of fine tunes in my world! Very hard to believe that another year has passed us by, but with large excitement, tonight we close the chapter on another spin around the sun and thankfully welcome in 2020 – a blank page offering a terrific chance […]

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The Year In Music: Top 10 Albums of 2016

December 31, 2016 by Randall Metting 1 Comment

Happy New Year’s Eve, my friends! I hope you’re in the midst of a tremendous holiday season, ready to kiss this year goodbye and fully prepared for an incredibly successful 2017. With the 2016 chapter of our lives nearly complete, I am ringing in the new year with my annual review of “the year in music.” Despite […]

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The Year In Music: Top 14 Albums of 2014

December 21, 2014 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

Happy Holidays, my friends! It’s been far too long since I’ve written and about damn time that I got back to the “blogosphere” and shared a bit of my world from The “Unofficial Mayor of Austin” to you. Hope that 2014 has brought much success, happiness, love and laughter in your lives. As quickly as time […]

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