8/29/2026

Bob Marley & The Wailers- Natty Dread (1974) ****

Elton John- Madman Across The Water (1971) ****

David Bowie- Hunky Dory (1971) ****

Strawberry Alarm Clock- Incense And Peppermints (1967) ***1/2

Jellyfish- Spilt Milk: Vinylphile Edition (1993/2026) ****

Dr. John- Locked Down (2012) ****

8/28/2026

Burning Spear- Marcus Garvey (1975) ****

v/a- Good News: Bunny Lee & Friends (2013) ***1/2

Tom Waits - Bone Machine (1992) ****

Badfinger- Magic Christian Music (1970) **1/2

Alabama Shakes- I Must Be Dreaming (2026) **1/2

Mastodon- Marrow Deep (2026) ***1/2

The Linda Lindas- Gotta Get Out (2026) **1/2

Todd Rundgren- A Cappella (1985) ****

Elton John - Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy: Sal's Version (1975/2025) ****

Grace Jones- Living My Life (1982) ****

 

 

• Bunny Lee & Friends is a really solid reggae collection from Doctor Bird. Worth seeking out. I'm also going to check out a companion dub disc called "Dub Will Change Your Mind" featuring The Agrovators. 

• I never got the Alabama Shakes, but I liked Brittany Howard's solo stuff enough to try again. I still don't get the Alabama Shakes. This new record goes nowhere. 

• For "Capt. Fantastic," I removed "Meal Ticket" and replaced it with "Philadelphia Freedom." That is all.

 

8/27/2026

Iggy Pop- Blah Blah Blah (1986) ****

Bonerama- So Much Love (2026) ****

Adrian Belew- Mr. Music Head (1989) ***1/2

Lunachicks- Pretty Ugly (1997) ***

The Meters- Fire On The Bayou (1975) ****

Pearl Jam- Backspacer (2009) ****

Pink Floyd- Piper At The Gates Of Dawn : MONO (1967) ****

Jet- S/T (1975) ****

The Knack- Get The Knack (1979) ***1/2

Elvis Costello- Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Years (1997) ****

Judas Priest- Screaming For Vengeance (1982) ***1/2

 

 

• It's been years since I listened to "Blah Blah Blah," an Iggy/Bowie record that I always thought was good, but not great. Man, did it sound great after the long lay off.

• Watched the Lunachicks documentary "Pretty Ugly" and enjoyed it. I really hadn't listened to much of their music. Decent punk rock. The two records I've heard so far have been uneven, but the tracks that are good are really good.

• Jet's 1975 debut is the great lost Sparks record, and actually better than a few Sparks records from the 70's. Andy Ellison, Davy O'List, Martin Gordon! This is the Traveling Wilburys of 70's glam and no one cared. Actually, I had never heard it until a few years ago. Now it's a fave!

• I played "My Sharona" 10 times a day for the entire summer of 1979 and then I just couldn't listen to it for years. But that guitar solo is one for the ages. There may be better solos, by better guitarists, but it's hard to find a guitar solo as exciting as Berton Averre's solo in "My Sharona."

 

8/26/2026

The Wailers- The Wailing Wailers (1966) ****

Dolly Parton- Hello, I'm Dolly (1967) ***1/2

Paul McCartney & Wings- Band On The Run (1973) ****

Strawberry Alarm Clock- Where's One ? (2026) ****

Dolly Parton- The Bargain Store (1975) ****

Willie Tee- I'm Only A Man (1970) ****

Carly Simon- Comes In Waves (2026) **1/2

XTC- The Big Express (1984) ****

King Crimson- In The Wake Of Poseidon: Steven Wilson Remix (1970/2010) ***1/2



 

8/25/2026

John McLaughlin With The One Truth Band- Electric Dreams (1979) **1/2

Bruce Springsteen- Lucky Town (1992) ***1/2

The Everly Brothers- Best (1959) ****

Grey De Lisle & Les Greene- Grey & Greene (2026) ****

John Waite/The Babys- Personal Playlist (2019) ****

The Byrds- Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) ****

Lunachicks- Babysitters On Acid (1990) ***1/2

Michael Monroe- Nights Are So Long (1987) ****

Mott The Hoople- The Hoople (Sal's Version, 1974/2024) ****

 

• John Waite is one hell of a singer. This playlist hit the spot.

Every Step Of The Way
Saturday Night
Keys To Your Heart
Act Of Love
Turn & Walk Away
Broken Heart
When You Were Mine
Head First
Isn't It Time 
Tears
Let's Get Out Of Here
Change
In God's Shadow
Every Time I Think Of You
Midnight Rendezvous
Wild One
She's My Girl
Missing You 
Don't Walk Away

• (Removed both "Trudi's Song"- yes, I know it's about Ian's wife, but it's not very good- and "Through The Looking Glass," because the b-side "Rest In Peace" is a better ballad than both. And I added the two last singles "Foxy Foxy" and "Saturday Gigs," because they belong!)

 

8/24/2026

Ellen Foley- Nightout (1979) ****

John McLaughlin- Electric Guitarist (1978) ***1/2

Pete Townshend- Scoop (1983) ***

The Stranglers- IV: Rattus Norvegicus (1977) ****

Tom Waits- The Heart Of Saturday Night (1974) ****

Boz Scaggs- Silk Degrees (1976) ****

The Rolling Stones- Flowers: MONO (1967) ****

Michael Monroe- Outerstellar (2026) ****

The Rolling Stones- Some Girls (1978) ****

8/23/2026

The Staple Singers- Faith And Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976, Personal Highlights (2015/2026) ****

Shakti with John McLaughlin (1976)  ***

John McLaughlin- The Promise (1995) **1/2

The Pretty Things- Parachute (1970) ***1/2

The Beatles- S/T: Giles Martin Stereo Remix, Sides Three & Four (1968/2018) ****

King Crimson- THRAK (1995) ****

Genesis- ...And Then There Were Three (1978) ****

X- Los Angeles (1980) ****

Joe Jackson- I'm The Man (1979) ***1/2

Prince- 10 From "Emancipation" (1996/2026) ****

Motorhead- Bomber (1979) ****

The Who- My Generation: Japanese True Stereo (1965/2023) ****

• I only listened to half of "The Promise," which is still about 38 minutes! Nothing was sticking. Amazing playing but really boring tunes.

• "THRAK" is one of the best records of 1995 and without question, the tour was one of the best KC shows I have ever seen. Town Hall never shook so hard.

• Happy Birthday Keith Moon! Dead at 32. That's just wrong, though that's 5 years longer than a few other rock and rollers we all know and love.