On the Turntable: “Buckingham Nicks” by Buckingham Nicks, Polydor Records, 1973. Rating 8/10.
Long the stuff of myth and legend, this album appeared and disappeared in 1973 before anyone knew or cared about who Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham were....
On the Turntable: “Broken Heart” by The Babys, Chrysalis Records, 1977. Rating: 7/10.
My mom had this record, I think. Or one of my sisters. Either way, I remember seeing this record when I was little and just being sort of obsessed with the cover portrait....
On the Turntable: “Revelations” by New Colony Six, Mercury Records, 1968. Rating: 6/10
Along with the Buckinghams, the Ides of March and the Cryan Shames, the New Colony Six were one of the bigger high school/garage rock bands in Chicago in the mid-60s....
On the Turntable: “The Lexicon of Love” by ABC, Mercury Records, 1983. Rating 10/10.
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An ageless new wave masterpiece - 40 years on, it’s just as stylish and exciting as it ever was....
On the Turntable: “Scarlett and Black” by Scarlett and Black, Virgin Records, 1987. Rating: 6/10
One of a good number of synthy British adult contemporary pop groups peddled by Virgin Records in the late 80s - think Breathe, Danny Wilson, When in Rome, Johnny Hates Jazz, T’Pau -...
On the Turntable: “Electric” by Pet Shop Boys, x2 Records, 2013. Rating: 8/10
The first (and best) of their three albums with producer Stuart Price caused a welcome bit of whiplash....
On the Turntable: “Workers Playtime” by Billy Bragg, Elektra Records, 1988. Rating 9/10
The other night, my friend Jan and I were comparing notes on folk music. I’d mentioned that the folk music my Dad loved was mainly the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul, and Mary....
On the Turntable: “Go on…” by Mr. Mister, RCA Records, 1987. Rating 8/10
“We must go on now
Wherever people go
Who go on together”
Mr. Mister’s third (and sorta but not really) final album is an absolute beauty, not just my favorite Mr....
On the Turntable: “Thunder in the East” by Loudness, Atco Records, 1984. Rating 5/10.
The U.S. debut by the Japanese metal quartet featuring the MTV hit “Crazy Nights” (“You are the hero tonight!”) fueled by the thrash riffing of guitarist/songwriter/founder Akira Takasaki and...
After spending some time as a radio DJ, I got my fill of "middle of the road" pop music. Now I creep back once and a while to hear some 80's songs.
On my Valentines Day podcast I mention what I consider the near-perfect "young love" song: The Hollies "Bus Stop." (1960's)....
While many of the guitar giants are dying off Robin Trower marches on. At least his hands do. One of the most recognizable tones and playing out there. For this boomer, hearing him is like heating from an old friend....
I was thinking about the various algorithms and what-not in my media players, and I guess my tastes are pretty obvious: classic rock, hard rock, some spacey folk and mood music, bluesy tunes......
I really love locking in and focusing to hidden jayeem in the background. There is so much nostalgia in there for me ... emotional geography for places I have never visited. I can't remember how I discovered him, but I keep coming back....
Geese is the band everyone is talking about. I couldn't get into them at first - but I did try Cameron Winter's solo album Heavy Metal and immediately loved it. Since then - I've had the last two Geese albums on heavy rotation....
I've been using the 1001 Albums Generator for a few months now, where it emails you an album from that list of albums to listen to each day. So far there have been a few surprises, some validation that I don't like certain artists, and even got me listening to a Janet Jackson...