3/9/25

Wilbur De Paris/Jimmy Witherspoon- New Orleans Blues- ****
v/a- The Robert Eichel Blues Hour- ****
v/a- WWOZ (Personal Playlist)- ***1/2
New York Dolls- Dancing Backward In High Heels- ***
Badfinger- No Dice-****

The Tubs- Cotton Crown- ***1/2
(If you told me this was an unreleased Husker Du record, I'd believe you. Pretty good stuff.)

3/8/25

v/a- Sounds From The Verve Hi-Fi-****1/2
Roy Ayers- Ubiquity- ***
Eydie Gorme y Trio Los Panchos- ****
The Isley Brothers- 3+3- ****1/2

Judy Mowatt- Black Woman- *****
(This record never fails to move me. Simply stunning in every way.)

Dion- Yo Frankie- ****
Travis- The Invisible Band (about half)- **1/2

The Beatles- Second Album (MONO)- *****
(First album I ever owned and I still love every second of it.)

Lady Gaga- Mayhem- ***1/2
(I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. There are no less than six excellent pop tunes here.)

The Rolling Stones- Undercover- ***1/2

The Isley Brothers- Get Into Something- ***1/2
(This is a really good album, but the opening track is so badass, everything that follows feels like a disappointment.)

Traveling Wilburys- Volume One- ****1/2
The Who- Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy (Abbey Road HSM)- *****

3/7/25

Wes Montgomery- The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of...- ***
Nicholas Payton- Dear Louis-***1/2
Velvet Underground- 1969: Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed (Record One)-***1/2
Dennis Bovell & The 4th Street Orchestra- Ah Who Seh? Go Deh!- ****1/2
Jah Stone- The Messiah- ****1/2
Faces- A Nod Is As Good As A Wink....****1/2

Neil Young- Oceanside Countryside- *****
(I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did.)

The Lords Of The New Chruch- S/T-****1/2
Specimen- Wet Warm Cling Film Red Velvet-****
v/a- There's No Stopping Us Now: The Female Mods' Forgotten Story (Disc One)- ****

 

3/6/25

Roy Ayers- Stoned Soul Picnic- ****
Roy Ayers- Coffy- ****
Lee Dorsey- Ride Your Pony • Get Out Of My Life, Woman (Plus Bonus Tracks)- ****1/2
The Upsetters- Soulful I: The Jamaican Singles 1969-1970-***
Bob Mould- Here We Go Crazy- ****
Robert Johnson- Complete Masters- ***1/2
Damned- Damned Damned Damned- ****1/2

3/5/25

Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers- (Kevin Gray Stereo Cut)-****1/2
(This record gets better and better with age.)

Steel Pulse- Handsworth Revolution-****

Bruce Springsteen- Wrecking Ball- ***
(I love this record. One of his best. But I guess I just wasn't in the mood. It actually annoyed me.)

Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine- ****1/2
Jurassic 5- Quality Control- ****
Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan- ****
The Scruffs- Wanna Meet The Scruffs?- ***1/2
Steve Miller Band- Number 5-***1/2

The Black Crowes- The Fillmore, 12/12/10-****1/2
(This is the first of a five night run, purported to be the last shows the band would ever play in America. Setlists were off the hook, with blocks of Beatles covers and Stones covers, as well as covering everyone from Gene Clark to Pink Floyd, acoustic arrangements, deep album tracks, etcetera. I've had these shows since 2010, but I didn't know where I had them! I just found them again on a lost hard drive and I plan on revisiting all five nights. So far, so good.)

3/4/25

Jurassic 5- S/T- ****1/2
(I forgot how much I love these guys. Chali 2na's voice is one of a kind.)

David Bowie- Earthling- ****
David Bowie- Low-****1/2
Fleetwood Mac- Tusk (Personal Edit)- ***1/2
Eagles Of Death Metal- Death By Sexy-***
Roxy Music- S/T-****

The Rolling Stones- Black & Blue- ****1/2
(Underrated, misunderstood, unfairly maligned.)

Johnny Thunders- So Alone-****1/2
Mud Boy & The Neutrons- Known Felons In Drag-****

3/3/25

Rainbow-Personal Playlist- ****1/2
Dub Syndicate- Echomania- (a little more than half)- **1/2
Liam Bailey- Zero Grace- ****1/2
Elvis Costello & The Imposters- Look Now-****

Dub Syndicate- Strike The Balance (four songs)- **
(Not getting this band at all.)

Continental Drifters- Drifted: In The Beginning & Beyond (Disc Two)- ***1/2
Motorhead- Overkill-****1/2
v/a- Excello Singles: 1952-1956- ****
v/a- Lundi Gras! (Personal Playlist)- ****