2/18/25

John Lewis- Improvised Meditations & Excursions- ***1/2
The Band- Stage Fright (Todd Rundgren Mix)- ***1/2
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys- Grand Isle- **** 1/2
Charles Jenkins- The City Gates- ***
The Marvelettes- S/T- ***1/2
Novos Baianos- Acabou Chorare- ****
Ultravox- Systems Of Romance- ****
Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos- Blue Atlas- ***1/2
Howard Tate- Get It While You Can- *****
Joe Bataan- Singin' Some Soul- ****
Small Faces- S/T (Decca MONO)- ****1/2

2/17/25

Larry Young- Unity- ****1/2
Sullivan Fortner- Southern Nights (about half) - ***
Dr. John- Gris Gris (Kevin Gray MONO Master)- ****
Ken Boothe- Boothe Unlimited- ****
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys- Grand Isle- *****
Ike & Tina Turner- Greatest Hits- ****
Robert Palmer- Live At The Apollo- ****
Burning Spear- Rocking Time- ***1/2
'Til Tuesday- Everything's Different Now- ****
Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos- Walk This Ocean- *****
Peter Wolf- Midnight Souvenirs- ****
Led Zeppelin- In Through The Out Door- ****1/2
The Black Crowes- The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion-*****

2/16/25

The Staple Singers- Faith & Grace (Highlights)- ****1/2
The Blind Boys Of Alabama- Atom Bomb- ****1/2
Harry Connick Jr.- Chanson Du Vieux Carre- ***1/2

The Altons- Heartache In Room 14 (five songs) - **1/2
(Typical Daptone release. All style, no substance.)

Iggy Pop- In Berlin (Personal Playlist)- ****

Steely Dan- Alive In America- ***1/2
(Worth it for Dennis Chambers' drumming on "Josie.")

Prince- The Dawn: Act 1: Come- ****1/2
Icecream Hands- No Weapon But Love- ****1/2
The Black Crowes- Happiness Bastards- ****
Sly & The Family Stone-- Fresh- ****

2/15/25

The Staple Singers- Come Go With Me (Highlights)- ****
Wilco- A.M.- ***1/2
Bettye Lavette- Child Of The Seventies- ***
Miles Davis- Miles Smiles- *** 1/2
Krasno/Moore Project- Book Of Queens- ****1/2
Electric Light Orchestra- Discovery- ****
The Who- WHO- ***1/2
'Til Tuesday- Welcome Home- ***1/2
The Mamas & The Papas- Personal Playlist- ****
The Clash- S/T (U.K.)- ****1/2
Fountains Of Wayne- Utopia Parkway- ****
Kiss- Dressed To Kill- ****
The Who- By Numbers- ****1/2

2/14/25

Marshall Allen- A New Dawn- ***1/2
(Pretty damn good for 101 years old!)

Sly & The Family Stone- There's A Riot Goin' On- ***1/2
Joao Donato- A Bad Donato- ****
Joe Ashlar, Stanton Moore & Skerik- Happy Organ Hour, Maple Leaf, 2/12/25 (First Set)- ****1/2

Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama- There Will Be A Light- ****1/2
(Never been a Ben Harper fan, but I played this to death when it was released. I haven't heard it in years. Man, it still holds up.)

Kyle Roussel- Church Of New Orleans- ***

The Black Crowes- Shake Your Money Maker- ****
(The 30th anniversary vinyl remaster is crap, for those interested.)

Sly & The Family Stone- Sly Lives! ((aka The Burden of Black Genius)- *****
(I watched the film twice already. This soundtrack is so perfectly curated with hits, alternates and rarities, it feels like a new Sly record.)

Irma Thomas/Marcia Ball/Tracy Nelson- Sing It!- ***1/2
(I love half this record. The title track, written by the late, great David Egan, is coming with me when I die. But Tracy Nelson sabotages a few too many tracks.)

The Rumble- Stories From The Battlefield- ****1/2
Tony Dagradi, Joe Ashlar & John Vidacovich- Maple Leaf, 2/13/25 (First Set)- ****1/2

2/13/25

Dennis Coffey-Hot Coffee Collection- ****
Bob Dylan- Under The Red Sky- **
Buddy Guy- A Man & The Blues- ***1/2
Led Zeppelin- III- ****1/2
XTC- Rag 'N' Bone Buffet- ***1/2
Queen- News Of The World- ****
Jack White- No Name- ****1/2
Husker Du- Candy Apple Grey- ****
The Beatles- With The Beatles (U.K. MONO)- ****1/2
Robert Palmer- Rhythm & Blues- **1/2

2/12/25

Phil Manzanera- Diamond Head- ****
David Bowie- Rock 'n' Roll Star (Single LP Edition)- ****
The Beach Boys- Carl & The Passions- "So Tough"- ***1/2
TubeTop- Three Minute Hercules- ****1/2
Wings- Greatest- ***1/2

Prince- Come- ***1/2
(Without the history and baggage, this was a pretty fun spin 30 years after the fact.)

The Specials- More Specials- ****
The Black Crowes- Three Snakes & One Charm- ****1/2
AC/DC- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australian Version)- ***1/2