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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh64Y_F-OqA Scientist is THE dubber for me. Encounters Pac-Man is one of his sparsest, most progressive albums, and all the better for it. This song in particular is a top track. Changing focus and looking at the original song from which it was recomposed, is just as enlightening! Take a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c1_1r5TU3w Awesome! As I dug... Continue Reading →
I can't speak as to the actual rarity of these tracks, but it is a good set of uncommon funk! Definately a good listen. None of the songs are absolutely essential from the genre cannon, but without variety, what would there be? My favorites include: "Baby Don't Cry" by The Third Guitar; souldful and hard,... Continue Reading →
Camel 1979/11/21- Rotterdam, Holland, De Doelen, Pre-FM 1. Intro Medley 2. Echoes 3. Song Within A Song 4. Hymn To Her 5. Neon Magic 6. Rhayader 7. Rhayader Goes To Town 8. Migration 9. Preparation 10. Dunkirk 11. Ice 12. Who We Are 13. Your Love Is Stranger Than Mine 14. Never Let Go 15.... Continue Reading →
Before the official release of Bowie at The Beeb on vinyl, this great bootleg appeared. Probably sourced digitally, but was a great package. Good notes, sticker sheet included, and kudos to pressing on a nice variety of colors! For the record, I have bought the official release too; so no boot shaming and support the... Continue Reading →
This is an excellent mid-seventies release from Sun Ra! Maybe one of his most accessable, but by no means commercaial in a bad way. Perplexing, bouncy, innovative. Everything you could want from the space-master himself. There are wonderful electronic instrumentations throughout which is never annoying, and gracefully adds to the Cosmic-ness. "Interstellar Low-Ways" and "Moonship... Continue Reading →
Black Sabbath 1972/03/10- San Francisco, CA, Winterland 1. Intro 2. N.I.B. 3. Tomorrow's Dream 4. War Pigs 5. Sweet Leaf 6. Iron Man 7. Snowblind 8. Wicked World 9. Guitar Solo 10. Drum Solo - Guitar Solo (Cont.) 11. Wicked World 12. Children Of The Grave Great recording! A little distortion/boomy-ness in some parts but... Continue Reading →
Featuring performances from 1963, 1964, and 1965, this is a wonderful collection. The folk queen in her prime! Great setslists and powerful performances. The last selections feature Bob Dylan. Historically significant and essential listening.
Grateful Dead 1989/10/25- Miami, FL, Arena 1. Tuning 2. Hell in a Bucket > 3. Sugaree 4. Just a Little Light 5. Friend of the Devil 6. Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again 7. Cold Rain and Snow 8. Picasso Moon 9. Deal 10. Tuning 11. Playing in the Band > 12.... Continue Reading →
As much as I love jazz, I still can't consider myself an expert on many aspects of it. That being said, I have enjoyed this compilation of South African cuts compiled from different artists between 1963 and 1984. The sound is smooth and bouncy. The copy I got did not have liner notes (just the... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYaVBHbp8XI Just heard the news that yet another icon has passed away. 😦 Gone but not forgotten!
This is a fabulous release! The project was crowd-funded and really delivers! Great to hear arcane interests realized for others to appreciate. It was truly exhilarating to contribute, get little video/email updates about the progress, and then have the finished product delivered. The vinyl is literally glittering in translucent purple, the sleeve is signed by... Continue Reading →
Great solo album from the Iron Maiden frontman! Very dark and heavy, with Dickinson in fine vocal form. Considering the artist, it should come as no surprise that the album is steeped in history- nominally based on the works of William Blake. The songs are mostly denser than his main band, bust just as intricate... Continue Reading →
Prince 2014/05/30 b- Brussels, Belgium, Botanique 1. Intro 2. Funknroll 3. Controversy 4. 1999 5. Little Red Corvette 6. Nothing Compares 2 U 7. Let's Go Crazy Reloaded 8. Take Me With Uf 9. Raspberry Beret 10. Cool 11. Live It Up 12. Play That Funky Music 13. Kiss Good late-era Prince. Backed by his... Continue Reading →
I am somewhat conflicted about this series of posthumous releases. Years ago, I became obsessed with all things glam rock and spent a lot of money tracking down all of these CDS. In the time since, I have resold them and know which handful of songs from them I like to re-listen to (digitally). I... Continue Reading →
This 1968 Taiwanese copy was part of a box of vinyl gifted to me a while ago. Awesome on bright orange, don't you agree?
To say that "Jane" is the best song here doesn't do Freedom at Point Zero any tangable favors. This is not a good album. Slick and Balin gone, Kantner recruits several new members and the group is now nominally fronted by Mickey Thomas. Long, long gone are the days when this group was at the... Continue Reading →
Stevie Nicks 1986/09/16- Weedsport, NY (FM) 1. Outside The Rain 2. Dreams 3. Talk To Me 4. I Need To Know 5. Beauty And The Beast 6. Leather And Lace 7. Stand Back 8. Stop Draggin` My Heart Around 9. How Still My Love 10. Edge Of Seventeen 11. Rhiannon Featuring Peter Frampton, this set... Continue Reading →
Bob Dylan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbtnzbFaFHs VS. The Byrds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIEV1OanDGY Hands down, no contest knockout by the Byrds! Of all the groups to cover so much Dylan, they are arguably the most successful! Taking the shaky, grating folk lightweight of the original, The Byrds transformed the song into something of a sweeping near-masterpiece. Infinitely more listenable. Sorry Bob-... Continue Reading →
Bonzo Dog Band is a strange group. Somewhere between Zappa and The Ruddles? Sort of. But better in my oppinion. Funny, trippy, intelligent. Their sophmore album is a strong outing with "Humanoid Boogie" being my favorite track, though all are pretty good. Strongly recommended. Go into the ride without expectations and you will be pleasantly... Continue Reading →
Garbage 1995/06/12- New Briton 1. Intro-Supervixen 2. Stupid Girl 3. Subhuman 4. Queer 5. Trip My Wire 6. Fix Me Now 7. Only Happy When It Rains 8. Not My Idea 9. Vow Good early era set. Nice to have the rarely played b-side "Subhuman". https://mega.nz/#F!JTZ3CYJJ!1Y7AeDXK5IoPSv9mDhxThw
Decent country-rock. Picked this up on a whim, and though it hasn't ended up being a favorite, the few times I have listened to it, it has been enjoyable. None of the songs resonate more than fair bar-band fare. Imagine R.E.M. covering The Band. At least that's what I was left with for a comparison.... Continue Reading →
Bruce Hornsby 2012/01/30- London 1. Shostakovich > China Doll 2. Lost in the Snow 3. Sad Moon 4. Lost Soul 5. Heir Gordon 6. Schoenberg 7. Neighbourhood Watch 8. The Dons of Dons 9. Soon Enough 10. Mandolin Rain 11. Valley Road 12. The Road Not Taken 13. End of the Innocence 14. 20/20 Vision... Continue Reading →
James' final album is nothing short of a metered triumph. Not his best, but all things considered, pretty good. After years of incarceration and troubles, he returned to the musical scene with Urban Rapsody; a strong album, but one supported by a large host of guests and assistance to assert not only an elderly star... Continue Reading →
Jimi Hendrix 1970/07/17- Randalls Island, NY, Downing Stadium 1. Stone Free 2. Fire 3. Red House 4. Message To Love 5. Lover Man 6. All Along The Watchtower 7. Foxy Lady 8. Ezy Rider 9. Star Spangled Banner 10. Purple Haze 11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Absolutely ripping Hendrix. Soundboard, nice mix of his entire... Continue Reading →
Oh, Lodger. I'll probably get a bit of crap for this, but it's not a favorite of mine. There are a lot of interesting ideas. A lot of cool sounds. Bowie's voice is as varied and consistantly excellent as ever. The production is great. Unfortunately, none of these elements come together for long enough to... Continue Reading →
Devo 1982/11/05- Merrillville, IN 1. Time Out For Fun 2. Patterns 3. Speed Racer 4. Big Mess 5. Peek-A-Boo 6. Out Of Sync 7. That's Good 8. Freedom Of Choice Theme Song 9. Whip It 10. Girl U Want 11. Planet Earth 12. Deep Sleep 13. Jocko Homo 14. Mongoloid 15. Uncontrollable Urge 16. Gates... Continue Reading →
Eric Burdon and The Animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPKTQkkK3YM VS. The Ramones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN3nXRTBvxI I'll give credit, The Ramones do a damn fine job! It hits the right beats, but stays a little too close, plays it a little too safe. For a punk cover, I want more. Burdon and The Animals, thirty some years before, exploded with more... Continue Reading →
Grateful Dead 1967/05/05- San Francisco, CA 1. He Was a Friend of Mine 2. Stage banter 3. The Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion> 4. New Potato Caboose 5. Alligator Incomplete but fantastic early Dead! All of these songs range from somewhat to extremely rarely played. Enjoy! https://mega.nz/#F!YewzEQRR!AWgHDPw8NWMgFXzGpkpawA
Great album! This is to my understanding, the only solo album after Tony & the Telstars and The People. Graham's career never really took off from that decent start. Real shame, because he made some wonderful music. The sound here (1971) fits generally between Moondance Van Morrison and Basement Tapes Dylan. A bit rootsey, a... Continue Reading →
Prince 1998/08/27- London, England, Cafe de Paris (Aftershow) 1. Beautiful Strange Intro 2. Push it up 3. Jam of the year 4. Talkin' loud jam 5. Instrumental 6. Sweet thing 7. I never b another fool 8. Don't talk 2 strangers 9. Free 10. Party time 11. Come on 12. Mad Here's another wild aftershow... Continue Reading →
Donna Summer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm-ISatLDG0 VS. Kylie Minogue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lrkAdxG90 As Brian Eno famously stated, “This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next 15 years.” And it did! Paying tribute by interpolating "I Feel Love" into her own "Light Years", Kylie upends the past, and truly takes us to the "pop stars... Continue Reading →
Been getting really into reggae lately. Out of the many, many artists/albums out there, one label is particularly fascinating- Trojan. I'm not experienced enough yet to tell you the label backstories in the genre. What I can say, is that this label has released a phenomenal variety and volume of compilations. Though the choice of... Continue Reading →
Jerry Garcia 1982/04/10 a- Passaic 1. Deep Elem Blues 2. Freight Train 3. Babe, It Ain't No Lie 4. Gomorrah 5. Dire Wolf 6. Little Sadie 7. Stagger Lee 8. Valerie 9. Been All Around This World 10. To Lay Me Down 11. Run for the Roses 12. Ripple 13. Reuben & Cherise I've really... Continue Reading →
Pink Floyd 1969/08/09- Amsterdam, The Paradiso 1. Interstellar Overdrive 2. Set The Controls For The Heart of the Sun 3. Careful With That Axe, Eugene 4. A Saucerful of Secrets Interesting concert! Due to microphone problems, Floyd played an instrumental set. Unique to my knowledge. https://mega.nz/#F!ISQD1AZR!lWDI1w0urxXfuySejfD9WQ
Where to begin? 3 Cds. 3 Hours. 56 tracks of wildly varying material. So, an average Prince record. In all seriousness, this release requires a little background perhaps. Having just been released from contract by his previous label and the legal issues, Prince felt, as the title sugguests, freed. A man with a million ideas... Continue Reading →
