{"id":24136,"date":"2026-07-04T09:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/in-the-mix-10\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T07:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:31:35","slug":"in-the-mix-10","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/in-the-mix-10\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Mix – 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Daily Vault Celebrates 10 Years<\/p>\n

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Today, January 13, 2007, we interrupt this month’s retrospective — along with everything else — to celebrate 10 years on the Web!\u00a0 It was January 13, 1997 when a wee lad by the name of Christopher Thelen and his cousin Bill Ziemer decided that, in order to forge a more perfect union, we needed some decent music reviews.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The menu of features today is wide and deep, so settle in and enjoy…<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Speaking of yada yada yada, just try getting a word in edgewise when these four start pontificating about\u00a0the greater significance\u00a0of The Daily Vault reaching the 10-year mark:<\/b><\/p>\n

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Did someone mention a big announcement<\/a>\u00a0about new site features?<\/b><\/p>\n

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Or was it the biggest giveaway in DV history<\/a> they were all chattering about?<\/p>\n

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Or maybe, just maybe, it was the ten classic reviews we’ve linked today for your enjoyment — one from each year we’ve been publishing…<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1997, or “Still Infamous After All These Years”<\/p>\n

One thing about DV Founder Christopher Thelen… he calls ’em like he hears ’em.\u00a0 Even when legions of prog rock fans hear a masterpiece, and he hears dogshhhouldn’t you really read this one\u00a0for yourself?<\/p>\n

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1998, or “Stairway To Chicagoland”<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr. Thelen has also been accused of gratuitously goring sacred cows (see his spit-take take on Sgt. Pepper’s<\/i><\/a> if you don’t believe us).\u00a0 But as with any true iconoclast, it ain’t necessarily so, as Chris shows with this review of another album widely regarded as a classic…<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1999, or “(I Had A) Bad Day”<\/b><\/p>\n

Longtime Staff Writer and Publisher Emeritus Duke Egbert gives a lot of “A”s — it’s a documented fact.\u00a0 This tells you two things: he likes writing about music he enjoys, and lord help you if he doesn’t enjoy yours…<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2000, or “I’ll Take Run-On Album Titles For $2,000, Alex”<\/b><\/p>\n

We don’t know why this is the most-linked-to single review in Daily Vault history, but we suspect it’s either the Guinness World Record people (Longest Album Title Ever) or the Sean McCarthy Fan Club<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2001, or “Billie Jean Is Not My Lawyer”<\/b><\/p>\n

So, did Chris Thelen zing this classic, or sing its praises?\u00a0 There’s only one way to find out…<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2002, or “You’re Not\u00a0The Boss Of Me”<\/b><\/p>\n

Thirty years on in an often-overhyped career, did Bruce Springsteen still have something relevant to say?\u00a0 In the wake of September 11, Jason Warburg thinks\u00a0he did.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2003, or “Thing One Is OUT OF CONTROL”<\/b><\/p>\n

In which Chris Thelen delivers\u00a0— no exaggeration — the single most amazing review in the history of the DV.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a02004, or “The Boys Are Back In Town”<\/b><\/p>\n

The town was Berlin, the boys were U2, the writer was Jason Warburg, and the energy level was off the charts.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2005, or “Weapons Of Mass Illusion”<\/b><\/p>\n

The album that spawned trip-hop earns\u00a0respect from Vish Iyer (not to mention the only recorded use on the DV of the adjective “subfusc”…. duuuuude).<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2006, or “Soul On Fire”<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

When we used to use the phrase “classic albums reviewed for modern times,” this Benjamin Ray review\u00a0is exactly what we were talking about.<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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