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)- ****

3/2/25

Louis Armstrong- The Hot Fives & Hot Sevens (Personal Playlist)- ****
Bob Dylan- Another Side Of...-  ****
Bruce Springsteen- Darkness On The Edge Of Town- ****1/2
Steely Dan- Katy Lied (UHQR)- ***1/2
Small Faces- The Immediate Years (Disc One)- ****1/2
Paul Weller- Wake Up The Nation (10th Anniversary Remix)- ****
Todd Rundgren- Faithful (2024, 2 LP Audiophile RM)- *****
Faces- Ooh La La (Kevin Gray Master)- *****
The David Johansen Group- Live- ****

3/1/25

David Johansen- Live It Up!- ****1/2
The Who- A Quick One (True Stereo, Abbey Road HSM)- ****
Todd Rundgren- The Hermit Of Mink Hollow- ****1/2
David Johansen- In Style- ****
Queen- Hot Space- ***
Yabby You- One Love, One Heart- ***1/2
Thievery Corporation- Sounds From The Thievery Hi-Fi (about half)- ***
Aerosmith- Rocks- ****1/2
Galactic- From The Corner To The Block- ****1/2
New Radicals- Maybe You've Been Brainwashed, Too- ****1/2

2/28/25

Colin Hare- March Hare- ***1/2
Honeybus- At Their Best- ****
The Beckies- Demos (about half)- **1/2
Bomb Shelter- Human Rights- (four songs)- **
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe- An Evening Of Yes Music...Plus- ***1/2

Motorhead- Ace Of Spades- *****
(My favorite Motorhead. Come on, get into it! At least this one record.)

Donna Summer- I Remember Yesterday- **
(Not even the brilliant "I Feel Love" could save this record.)

NRBQ- S/T (Kevin Gray Master) - *****
(One of the greatest debuts, and certainly one of the most unique. This reissue on Omnivore, with the genius Kevin Gray working the boards, makes this record sound better than ever.)

Dr. John- In The Right Place (2023 AP 45 RPM RM)-*****
(And speaking of sound, this pressing is one of the greatest sounding records I've ever heard.)

Jimi Hendrix Experience- Axis: Bold As Love (MONO)- ****1/2
(My favorite Jimi. But this is really Mitch Mitchell's show.)

Ike & Tina Turner- The Ike & Tina Turner Story (Disc One)- ****

2/27/25

Little Freddie King- Going Upstairs- ***1/2
Robert Fripp- Exposure (Blasts And Blasms: Sessions, Jams And Rehearsals)- ***
Honeybus- At Their Best- ****1/2

Charles Mingus- Blues & Roots- ***1/2
(One of my all time favorites. Just wasn't in the mood for it, I guess. It happens.)

The Wild Magnolias- They Call Us Wild- ***1/2
Creedence Clearwater Revival- S/T- ****1/2
Jules Shear- Healing Bones- ****
Galactic- Ruckus- ****

The Jam- The Gift- ***1/2
(Like the Mingus above, I love this record but it just wasn't working for me tonight. Though it's hard not to move during "Town Called Malice.")

Amyl & The Sniffers- Cartoon Darkness- ****

2/26/25

John Lennon- Plastic Ono Band (Ultimate Mix)- ****1/2
Rodney Crowell- S/T- ***1/2

Jah Stone- The Messiah- ****1/2
(First time. Excellent. Sly & Robbie, Ansel Collins, Tommy McCook. Amazing toasting, haunting backing vocals. Upbeat. Just great.)

Siouxsie & The Banshees- Juju-****
The La's- ****
Graduate- Acting My Age- ***1/2
Siouxsie & the Banshees- Hyaena- ***
The Dave Clark 5- DC 12 (Personal Playlist)- ***1/2
The Kinks- Are The Viilage Green Preservation Society (Kevin Gray MONO Master)- ****1/2