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Benjamin Kassel

"Hail to the King" has always wowed me... and now it also makes me think

The tap-filled anthem is one of my 21st-century rock favorites, but its lyrical theming didn't register with me until very recently.

Benjamin Kassel

"Bulls on Parade" is timeless for the unsavory truths it tells

...as is pretty much every Rage Against The Machine song.

Benjamin Kassel

"The Catalyst" describes how I feel given current events in Ukraine

*inhales* *SCREAMS INTERNALLY*

Benjamin Kassel

Diving into "21st Century Schizoid Man" in memory of Ian McDonald

As I've done twice before, I pay tribute to a recently deceased musician by looking back at one of their works.

Benjamin Kassel

"Intrasport" shouldn't work as well as it does, but I can't stop dancing to it

In complete King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard style, its weirdness only makes it better.

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