11/2/2026

The Lemon Twigs- Look For Your Mind! (2026) ****

Brian D'Addario- Till The Morning (2025) ****

Khan- Space Shanty (1972) ***

The Creatures- A Bestiary Of... (1997) **

Pete Townshend- All The Best Cowboys...(1982) ****

Tin Machine- S/T (1989) ****

His Lordship- Bored Animal (2025) ****

Utopia- Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo: 4//9/79 (1999) ****

  

11/1/2026

Sidney Bechet- Mosaic Select: Disc One (2006) ***

John Barry- Diamonds Are Forever O.S.T. (1971) ***1/2

Roland Alphonso- Dreamland: The Beverley's Singles, 1966-1968 (2024) ****

Roy Wood & Jeff Lynne- No Answer From The Country: Personal Playlist (2025) ****

Todd Rundgren- Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren (1971) **** 

Elvis Costello- The Wendy James Demos (1991) ***

The Byrds- Younger Than Yesterday (1967) ***1/2

Aerosmith- Night In The Ruts (1979) ****

Badlands- Voodoo Highway (1991) ****

The Daze Between Band- Tipitina's, 5/4/22 ****

• I did a short post on Facebook about "Draw The Line," and "Night In The Ruts" came up again. So I needed to revisit. Surprise hit of the day! I don't recall loving it as much as I did today, though my band did play both the Yardbirds cover and "Three Mile Smile" back in the day and those killer Kramer drum parts in "Three Mile Smile" were still with me. 

• I love both Badlands records and enjoy taking them out for a spin every now and then. I was curious about what All Music had to say about "Voodoo Highway."

"This had possibilities of being a rather good hard rock album, but got overpacked with cliches at the start (opening vocal howl, speed leads that go nowhere, some Led Zep swipes), with the good qualities (strong rhythm playing, great energy) being lost in the mix. It should and could have been better -- when these guys let loose, they smoke. One of these days some of these bands are going to figure out that they don't have to do everything according to one narrow set of rules."

It's much better than that review, though the reviewer isn't wrong. I guess I just like the record more than he does. 

• The "Daze Between" refers to the days between the first weekend of Jazz Fest in New Orleans and the second. Every amazing musician is in town and they all want to play with each other as much as physically possible. For this show, The Daze Between Band was George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno and Adam Deitch, with special guests coming and going, including Stanton Moore and Benny Bloom, among others. This show is a much tighter set than the often loose and haphazard jams that take place. The horn section, actually every one, sounds rehearsed, if you can believe it. Really good stuff that put me right there. I'll post a link if anyone is interested. 

10/31/2026

v/a- Sweet Inspiration: Guilty Reggae Pleasures (2026) ***1/2

Lalo Schifrin- Dirty Harry Original Score (1971) ****

v/a- The Shining O.S.T. (1980) **

Queens Of The Stone Age- Perfecth (2026) ****

Ry Cooder- Boomer's Story: Kevin Gray Master (1972/2026) ****

Rockpile- Seconds Of Pleasure (1980) ****

U2- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) ****

The Black Crowes- Three Snakes And One Charm (1996) ****

Continental Drifters- Drifted: In The Beginning & Beyond, Disc 2 (2015) ***1/2

Bad Brains- I Against I (1986) ****

Generation X- S/T (1978) ****

Aerosmith- Draw The Line (1977) ****

 

• For years I've tried to track down certain 70's film scores-- "Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3," "The French Connection," "All The President's Men" and "Dirty Harry, for starters. Unbelievably, none were readily available for years. "Pelham" came out a few years ago and "Dirty Harry" came out this past week. "All The President's Men" still has no official release, but I found it on YouTube and created an MP3. All of these scores are fantastic!

• Been a minute since I listened to this great U2 record. The constant negativity surrounding the band falsely convinces me, temporarily anyway, that I don’t like them, when in actuality I really love them. (The upcoming record better be good or I take it all back.”)

• Need to talk more about "Draw The Line." 

10/30/2026

The Who- The Who By Numbers: D4, Alternates & Early Mixes (1975/2026) **** 

Willie Nelson- Songbird (2006) ****

The Soft Machine- S/T (1968) ***

Peter Gabriel- S/T (1980) ****

Queens Of The Stone Age- Perfecth (2026) ****

Queen- A Night At The Opera: Half Speed Master (1975/2015) ****

Mike Viola- Chum (2026) ***1/2

Phil Lynott- The Story Of My Life: D4, Singles & Remixes (2026) ***1/2

Madness- Hit Parade: Personal Faves (2025) ***1/2

• Disc 4 of the new Who set is a revelation! Worth the price of admission. 

• New QOTSA is pretty damn great! A few of the acoustic based songs remind me of solo Lennon. 

• The new Mike Viola sounded really good on first pass and I am hoping it's because it's a truly solid album and not because I disliked the last one "Rock Of Boston" as much as I did.

10/29/2026

David Shire- All The President's Men O.S.T (1976) **** 

Nine Inch Nails- Still (2002) ****

The Who- The Who By Numbers: D2, Pete's Demos (1975/2026) ****

Strawberry Guy- Give Me A Dream (2026) ***1/2

Joe Jackson- Hope And Fury (2026) ****

XTC- Skylarking: Steven Wilson Remix (1986/2016) ****

Phil Lynott- Fatalistic Attitude (1981/2026) ***1/2

John Foxx & The Maths- Howl (2020) ****

Siouxsie & The Banshees- Join Hands (1979) **1/2

10/28/2026

Genesis- Selling England By The Pound: Nick Davis Remix (1973/2008) **** 

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band- Gorilla: MONO (1967) ****

Bobby Fuller Four- I Fought The Law (1966) ****

R.E.M.- Document (1987) ***

The Kinks- The Kink Kronikles (1972) ****

The Jam- Setting Sons (1979) ****

The Black Crowes- Hollywood Bowl, 8/17/2026 (2026) ***1/2

Prince- The Dawn: Act 2: Chaos (2019) ***1/2

Paul Weller- Modern Classics-The Greatest Hits (1998) ****

10/27/2026

Brian Eno- Music For Films (1978) ***

Al Campbell- Ain't That Loving You (1978)- ***1/2 

Donnie Iris & The Crusiers- King Cool (1981) ****

Roky Erickson w/Okkervil River- True Love Cast Out All Evil (2010) ***1/2

Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral: Dr. Wu Edit (1994/2026) ***

David Bowie- Blackstar (2016) ***1/2

The John Sally Ride- For Sal (2026) ****

Donnie Iris- Back On The Streets (1980) ****

Black Sabbath- Never Say Die (1978) ****


• The Roky/Okkervil sounded great after a very long lay off.

• Thank you Dr. Wu for the NIN edit. I think my issue is that I just prefer four other NIN albums more than "The Downward Spiral," though it does include a few true Trent classics.

• "Never Say Die," the Sabbath album everyone including the band can't stand. I don't get it. It's a perfect Side One and a pretty solid Side Two, even if it doesn't sound like "Iron Man."