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From the soft subtle hum of Johnny Cash to the accompanying guitar that can only be described as steady as a train, sharp as a razor,  I Walk The Line hooks you right off the bat with an unforgettable melodic experience. The song has been synonymous with the mere mention of Cash’s name, but there’s much more to it than what lies on the surface. At first listen you pick up quickly on the fact that Johnny is in love with a girl and is willing to do it all to get her. When we dive deeper into the story of Cash’s life the song becomes much more powerful.

Johnny Cash fell in love early on in his career with fellow musician June Carter, while both Cash and Carter were married respectively, an on again off again relationship started to form between the two. When Cash’s marriage ended he had already made up his mind that June Carter was the only woman he wanted to spend his life with. Battling his own inner demons as well as his love for a married woman, Cash turned to drugs and alcohol as a suppressant. From town to town, up and down the road playing countless shows Cash fell further and further down the hole of substance abuse. June Carter was forced to sit and watch as her dear friend and love interest systematically destroyed himself. All of these factors would culminate in June Carter finding Cash heavily intoxicated before a show and claiming that she didn’t want any part of the tour anymore due to Cash’s problems with Alcohol. 

What follows is the creation of one of the most criminally overlooked songs ever written. Johnny Cash would go on to write “I Walk The Line” detailing his overwhelming feelings for June, claiming “because you’re mine, I walk the line”. This is not a metaphor about a tightrope or any other generic trope. This was a vow of sobriety. Cash’s claim is a reference to a field sobriety test where the intoxicated person in question must “walk the line”. Though not without trials and tribulations, Cash would eventually clean himself up with the help of his future wife, June Carter.

When thinking about the success of an artist, most people will associate this with units sold. In the age of streaming music at the click of a button physical copies sold is more of a feat than ever before. In this regard, there is one man who has outsold them all and did it with a cunning mind for marketing.

If someone were to ask you, “who do you think has sold the most albums in the united states?” You’d be safe to pick an artist that has stood the test of time, a multi-generational household name that everybody and their mother knows. Artists the likes of Elvis Presley, Micheal Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Madonna are all great assumptions however none of them hold a candle to the true king of album sales. 

Netting a total of 148 million units sold, our hats are off to the one and only Garth Brooks. That’s right, the country music icon tops the list of US album sales, even beating out the likes of The King himself, Elvis Presley by approximately 1.5 million units. With this kind of competition one might ask, how this feat is even possible, and it’s quite simple really. In a very controversial move, Brooks elected to not release any of his music digitally. As the way we listened and obtained music changed with the times to reflect a more digital fast paced means of purchase, Brooks stuck to the physical form. With this decision music streaming and downloading platforms such as iTunes, Spotify and Pandora were unable to showcase any of Garth’s work, meaning the only way to hear the country music star was to physically buy his albums. 

In the same light however this decision has also restricted the amount of income he could be making off of downloads and digital sales, but at the end of the day Garth has shown it truly does pay to have Friends in Low Places. 

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https://www.decluttr.com/blog/2018/07/31/which-artist-has-sold-the-most-albums/

The frontman of a group is arguably the most quintessential part of  any successful band. But what happens when the frontman that brought you to the big game is no longer in the picture. This has been the case for many a band over the course of history, and while sometimes the transition is filled with ease and acceptance, often times the replacements are met with criticism.

While hard to replace the man or woman that brought the band into the light, it is not always impossible. This is evident with bands such as AC/DC, who lost the great Bon Scott at just 33 years of age, and found the perfect replacement in Brian Johnson. When Genesis frontman Peter Gabril stepped down Phil Collins was there to fill his shoes to much acceptance from the fans. Most notably Sammy Hagar stepping in when David Lee Roth lefty Van Halen is seen as one of the most successful replacements of frontmen of all time. Deservedly an honorable mention goes to Myles Kennedy who would front for Guns N’ Roses during their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction alongside fellow band member Slash.

On the other side of the coin are those who didn’t receive the warmest of welcomes. This of course is of no fault of the singer but rather the fan ideal of replicating a certain sound. Acts such as Arnel Pineda of Journey, Ronnie James Dio in Black Sabbath, and Blaze Bayley with Iron Maiden have all fallen victim of not being able to pick up the pieces of their predecessors. While they all are extremely talented in their own right, sometimes you can’t force change.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/11/the-five-best-and-worst-replacement-singers/10/

On the evening of Wednesday August 14th in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga section six police officers were shot when a gun fight ensued between the local authorities and an active shooter welding an Ak-47. The gunman was 36 year old Maurice Hill,who along with himself, held two officers and three hostages inside the home. The gun fire started around 4:30pm. and lasted several hours until the hostages were safely evacuated by the SWAT team around 10pm. Hill would later surrender to the authorities shortly after 12am. Six Philadelphia  police officers were shot during the fire fight, and one was rushed to the hospital following a car accident arriving to the scene. All six of the wounded officers have now been released from the hospital with exception to the officer who was in the accident who still remains in hospital care.

Maurice Hill, according to Police Commissioner Richard Ross, has an extensive criminal history. He will likely face six counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault following his release from Temple University Hospital into police custody. 

BREAKING: We just arrived to Temple University Hospital where multiple officers were transported after being shot in North Philadelphia. It is a very active scene here and we’re working to determine the condition of the officers. At least 5 officers injured. @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/ULWTk4cHpA

— Kimberly Davis CBS3 (@KimberlyDavisTV) August 14, 2019

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  This past week’s Smackdown opened up hot out the gate setting up a great build for Summerslam. The show as a whole followed with a solid build but it was obvious that the main goal of the show was to answer the question that has been circulating for two weeks. Who is Roman Reigns attacker?

                 In an angle occurring on the July 30^th episode of Smackdown Live Reigns was seen at the end of the show being run down by a forklift carrying stage scaffolding. This caused confusion among the viewers who were left wondering why this angle had even occurred and why it was shot from the perspective it was. The following Raw seemed to bring the audience right back into it however, showing Roman being intentionally hit by a car while arriving at the show.

           Going into Smackdown this week this angle seemed to be the only thing on the viewers minds. A backstage interview was shown where Roman Reigns addressed that he would vow to find his attacker by the end of the night. After a surprisingly fast paced and action packed group of matches, the night was set to close off with a tag team match putting the Smackdown Live Tag Team Champions, the New Day, vs. Daniel Bryan and Rowen. The matched resulted in a disqualification when Rowen took to the ring steps to dismember the New Day. During the mayhem an odd cut to the back was shown of Roman clearing out the WWE locker-room of everyone except Buddy Murphy. Upon revealing Murphy was present during the first attack, Reigns would attempt to beat an answer out of Murphy, who claimed to have seen Rowen driving the car that struck Roman. In a perfectly set up go home segment, Rowen and Bryan stood motionless in the ring as the show faded to black.

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