Comments on: The SoundBard’s Top 25 Albums of 2013

By: Tiers of Actual Sighs: Richard X. Heyman Puts The X in Songwriting & Pop Rockin’ Excellence | SoundBard

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:35:05 +0000

[…] Mettler: Congratulations again on X, which was one of my Top 25 albums of 2013. I continue to listen to it now, which shows how the songs resonate with me as a listener. To me, […]

By: Not Like Everybody Else Does: Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs Totally Cover the ’80s | SoundBard

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:45:47 +0000

[…] just right with their latest collaboration, Under the Covers, Vol. 3 (Shout! Factory). Vol. 3 was one of my favorite albums of 2013, and it continues to connect with me — from Hoffs’ breathy dreamweaver role on Roxy Music’s […]

By: Mike Mettler

Mike Mettler — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:27:00 +0000

Hey John,

Thanks for the overall kind words. Keep watching this space for more MM-ness — but also keep reading S&V too; they’re doing a fine job over there! My byline can still be found in their pages, as I continue to write three reviews per issue — one Reference Tracks item (usually a top-drawer box set, Blu-ray, and/or surround-sound release) and two Music disc reviews (Blu-ray, 5.1, CD, and/or LP).

MM
The SoundBard

By: John Warren

John Warren — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 05:41:02 +0000

Great to be able to read your work again, Mike. The mag is NOT better off without you. Your vision and leadership is sorely missed, so I’m stoked to be able to get the Mettler perspective once more. Thanks, and cheers.

By: Mike Mettler

Mike Mettler — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:29:25 +0000

Thanks, Bonnie! Read on, as there’s much, much more to come in 2014…

MM
The SoundBard

By: Bonnie Zachgo

Bonnie Zachgo — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:49:10 +0000

Hey Mike,
Congrats on all the hard work you have put into the Top 25 albums of 2013. Enjoyed reading all you have posted. Cheers!!!