Something about music, everyday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efq95Pfqt5U This little song had slipped past me for years 'till I heard it on one of my wife's playlists. Wilco. Good band. I've since enjoyed a song here and there. Listened to a few boots I happened upon since then. For some reason though, I've been content without delving into their discography. Maybe one... Continue Reading →
I am a big fan of Onyeabor and this is a great album. It is, however, basically an ep. Very short. Each song is a winner though! The title track may be dancy, but is very powerful with a message of integrity. From 1983, this is Nigerian funk electronica; obscure and very progressive. Must have... Continue Reading →
Ben E. King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKuC6iXhvs VS. John Lennon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krC2QWHzXz0 Both very powerful. Objectively, I would concede to King's original. Subjectively, Lennon has a much more powerful pull. Lennon!
Grateful Dead 1972/11/14- Oklahoma City, OK 1. The Promised Land 2. Sugaree 3. El Paso 4. Loser 5. Black Throated Wind 6. Bertha 7. Mexicali Blues 8. Tennessee Jed 9. Big River 10. China Cat Sunflower> 11. I Know You Rider 12. Box of Rain 13. Beat It on Down the line 14. Friend of... Continue Reading →
Great album and beautiful viny! Though the blue/yellow option would have been cool, I do love the bright orange. Two of the greatest dubbers ever make for a killer, spacy listen.
Elton John 2017/07/17- Ipwich, England (FM- INC) 1. Bennie and the Jets 2. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues 3. Take Me to the Pilot 4. Daniel 5. Looking Up 6. A Good Heart 7. Philadelphia Freedom 8. I Want Love 9. Tiny Dancer 10. Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)... Continue Reading →
I don't remember where I got this album and was pleasantly surprised when I listened to it again on a whim. The Muse is a solid folk/country rock album. No excellent songs, but plenty of jangly fun to be had with the fertile ground covered by the obvious influences such as The Band, country-era Byrds, Grateful... Continue Reading →
Marc Almond (2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaForT_ykQ VS. Feist (2009) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xeExIkWPrM Being a huge Almond nut (pun intended), my heart will automatically tune to his versions of this ancient song. As my guest judge, my wife, will intensely disagree with. Though intense and stiring, to me at least, Almond is defeated by Feist! Her cover is absolutely stunning!... Continue Reading →
3-in-1! This awesome box officially released the only complete (I believe) Elevators live concert. In keeping with the kalido-scopic tone of the band, each disc is a different transparent color and the empty side printed with more astological symbols. Almost as much fun to look at as it is to play!
Great album! The story of Jobriath is a fascinating tragedy, and this posthumous album reveals the magic that led to his short lived career. Though still glam, at this point, the songs are mostly short and fast, ala early Elton John, Leon Russel, or Little Richard. I'm sure I'm forgetting another big comparison from the... Continue Reading →
Recieved a pair of urBeats3 at a work Christmas dinner (ugh...shudder...). Checking online, they sell for around $60 w/o s/h. I'm not an audiophile. Nor am I an expert on headphones. I've only once listened to music on someone else's over-ear Beats years ago. Though the brand is popular, I have read a few bad... Continue Reading →
David Bowie 1990/01/02- New York, NY (Sound+Vision Tour Rehearsal) 1. Space Oddity 2. Changes 3. TVC15 4. Rebel Rebel 5. Golden Years 6. Be My Wife 7. Ashes To Ashes 8. John, I'm Only Dancing 9. Queen Bitch 10. Fashion 11. Life On Mars 12. Blue Jean 13. Ziggy Stardust 14. Stay 15. Sound And... Continue Reading →
Pulp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0DRch3YLh0 vs. Franz Ferdinand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgCaGHgVem8 Great song and tough choice. Though accoustic, FF's cover sticks pretty close to the original. While I am a huge fan, I'll have to stick with Pulp. Apparently they weren't a fan of the tune and only went with it to appease their mannager. Yeah, it is a bit... Continue Reading →
Good album but not my favorite of The Rumour. Their sound did change a bit into New Wave, with mixed (and referenced in a song), but pretty solid results. "Tired of Waiting" is the stand-out track for me. Most of the other songs rock by nicely enough, but don't linger in the mind after the... Continue Reading →
Janis Joplin 1966/03/27- Santa Fe, NM 1. Flower in the Sun 2. Road Block 3. Summertime #1 4. Piece of My Heart 5. All Is Loneliness 6. Down on Me 7. Bye Bye Baby 8. Farewell Song 9. Amazing Grace 10. High Heeled Sneakers 11. Raise Your Hand 12. Magic of Love 13. Summertime #2... Continue Reading →
Highly recommended! One of Harrison's best solo albums. This is superficially his 'comeback album' with a Beatles era focused song, plenty of radio-friendly hooks, rocking tunes focused on his trademark guitar, and buttery production. Very poppy, but not sickeningly so. Deeper though, his lyrics have arguably never been better, his voice is on point, and... Continue Reading →
David Sylvian 1988/05/30- London, England, Hammersmith Odeon 1. Ancient Evening 2. Incantation 3. Orpheus 4. Before The Bullfight 5. Taking The Veil 6. Weathered Wall 7. The Boy With The Gun 8. Riverman 9. The Grand Parade (Mark Isham) 10. Band Introduction 11. The Ink In The Well 12. Nostalgia 13. Forbidden Colours-Backwaters 14. Brilliant... Continue Reading →
New category I'm trying out. Comparison of a song and its cover version. Is one better? Pros and cons. Super subjective- feel free to comment and sugguest other versions. Today, "High Flying Bird" Judy Henske (1964) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6HaVxxeq6c vs. Jefferson Airplane (1965) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL1vGiRYlbA Powerful song. I do enjoy Airplane's take a bit more. The handing off... Continue Reading →
Mike Doughty 2000/04/28- Ames, IA, Maintainence Shop 1. True Dreams Of Wichita 2. Soundtrack To Mary 3. talk 4. So Far I Have Not Found The Science 5. talk 6. Lazybones 7. talk 8. The Pink Life 9. talk 10. Rising Sign 11. talk 12. Blue-Eyed Devil 13. talk 14. Real Love 15. Rachel 16.... Continue Reading →
One of the first modern attempts at revisionist history for the most iconic band in history. Does it hold up? That's a losded question and one you will have to decide for yourself. The original album was a masterpiece of a band disintegrating under unbelievable pressures and pulls in different directions. A million ideas were... Continue Reading →
Phish Dead Phish 1. Scarlet Begonias > (1983/12/02- Burlington, VT, Harris-Millis Cafeteria, University of Vermont) 2. Fire on the Mountain (1983/12/02- Burlington, VT, Harris-Millis Cafeteria, University of Vermont) 3. Jam -> Bertha (1984/11/03- Burlington, VT, Slade Hall, University of Vermont ) 4. Eyes of the World (1984/12/01- Burlington, VT, Nectar's) 5. The Other One (1985/05/03-... Continue Reading →
Since getting back into bicycling, I wanted some tunes for the road. Headphones, even just for one ear are unsafe to me. So, after some research, I settled on this device for about $20 =S/H from Amazon. When looking up the details of my order, it is listed as currently unavailable. PROS: Lightweight. Small-ish (the... Continue Reading →
Led Zeppelin 1975/05/25- Earl's Court 1. Introduction 2. Rock And Roll 3. Sick Again 4. Over the Hills And Far Away 5. In My Time Of Dying 6. The Song Remains The Same 7. The Rain Song 8. Kashmir 9. No Quarter 10. Tangerine 11. Going To California 12. That's The Way 13. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp... Continue Reading →
Right out of the gate, Blondie wowed the world! As far as debut albums go, there are very few in my opinion that can really challenge Harry and co. Their sound mixing multiple genres melds just oh-so perfectly and would only evolve more in time. "X-Offender", "In The Flesh", and "Rip Her To Shreds" are... Continue Reading →
Iron Maiden 1993/05/09- Assago, Italy (INC) 1. The Number Of The Beast 2. Prowler 3. Transylvania 4. Remember Tomorrow 5. 2 Minutes To Midnight 6. From Here To Eternity 7. Wasting Love 8. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter 9. Afraid To Shoot Strangers 10. The Clairvoyant 11. Heaven Can Wait 12. Run To The... Continue Reading →
The Iron Maidens 2017/01/13 b- Tucson, AZ, The Rialto (INC) 1. //Invaders 2. 2 Minutes to Midnight 3. Die With Your Boots On 4. The Prisoner 5. Wrathchild 6. The Number of The Beast// 365MM Tape #13. Audience recording, standing, right stage mid-crowd. Zoom H1 and Audio Reality Binural Microphones w/High Quality WAV->Audacity track divisions/labeling/dead... Continue Reading →
Damage Inc. 2017/01/13 a- Tucson, AZ, The Rialto (INC) 1. Damage Inc. 1 2. Damage Inc. 2 3. Damage/Inc. 3a 4. /Damage Inc. 3b 5. Enter Sandman 6. Damage Inc. 5 7. Damage Inc. 6 8. Damage Inc. 7// 365MM Tape #13. Audience recording, standing, right stage mid-crowd. Zoom H1 and Audio Reality Binural Microphones... Continue Reading →
Great late era Monk! Though some of these songs are re-recordings of older tunes, the revisiting is definately worthwhile. They remain not too far from what you remember, but played with enough shaded experience as to affect just differently enough. This is perfectly what you might expect from a Monk album: bouncy piano, moody, atmospheric... Continue Reading →
A-ha 2007/09/15- Harbourg, Kiel, Germany 1. I've been losing you 2. Stay on these roads 3. Minor earth major sky 4. Scoundrel days 5. I call your name 6. Move to Memphis 7. Dream #9 8. Lamb to the slaughter 9. Hunting high and low 10. Take on me 11. Crying in the rain 12.... Continue Reading →
Grateful Dead Landover '92 1. Way To Go Home (1992/03/08- Landover, MD, Capital Centre) 2. Foolish Heart >// (1992/03/08- Landover, MD, Capital Centre) 3. Wave To The Wind >// (1992/03/08- Landover, MD, Capital Centre) 4. Iko Iko > (1992/03/09- Landover, MD, Capital Centre) 5. Corrina > (1992/03/09- Landover, MD, Capital Centre) 6. Dark Star >//... Continue Reading →
Scientist is my absolute favorite Dub artist, and this album is an excellent (but nowhere near best!) entry. The production is fantastic, bending fairly standard reggae tracks into spacey, reverb and echo-laden compositions. The focus here is definately on melody under a microscope, with only minor but effrective vocals. The theme or concept here is... Continue Reading →
JAZZ IS PHISH 2018/01/20- Cervantes' Other Side 1. Intro 2. Gumbo 3. Ghost 4. Weigh 5. Carini 6. Brother 7. 46Days 8. Alumni Blues/Letter To Jimmy Page 9. Second Set Intro 10. Meat 11. Stash 12. Bathtub Gin 13. First Tube 14. Lawn Boy 15. Golgi Apparatus 16. Crowd 17. Twist 18. Camel Walk Big,... Continue Reading →
My wife likes the band and I gave their albums a shot. Honestly, I did. Unfortunately, I just can't get into them. Keep It Like a Secret is one of the better ones, but I'd only give it an average or less grade. Something about the singing just rubs me the wrong way. The instrumentation... Continue Reading →
The Rolling Stones 1966/07/26- Honolulu 1. Not Fade Away 2. The Last Time 3. Paint It Black 4. Lady Jane 5. Mother's Little Helper 6. Get Off Of My Cloud 7. 19th Nervous Breakdown 8. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Great era and recording! This is how i like my Rolling Stones- loud, a little... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltYq-jalYm0 I'd heard Feist's "Mushaboom" on some comercial years before, but this song from a mix of my girlfriend's is what turned me on to the artist. Great stuff. I eventually got a few albums of hers and have thoroughly enjoyed them. Not everything is as perfect, but a lot of it comes close enough... Continue Reading →
