6/2/2026

iPod on Shuffle: 

Crazy Egypt- John Cale
Seize The Rainbow- Sonny Sharrock Band
At Last (I Found A Love)- Taj Mahal
Sinner- Neil Finn
Never The Same- The Cribs
Gentle On My Mind- Lou Rawls
I'm Going Out (The Same Way I Came In)- Kiki Dee
I Don't Know- The Replacements
Everything- Adrian Belew
Break Into Your Heart- Iggy Pop
Feathers- The Black Crowes
For The Love Of Him- Bobbi Martin
Everytime You Go Away- Hall & Oates
27 Spanishes- Los Lobos
My List- Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer
Come To My Side- Dion & The Belmonts
Different Strings- Rush
Superman Lover- Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Suicide- Thin Lizzy
You're So Fine- Pee Wee Kershaw
Sacred Cow- Crowded House
Toys In The Attic- R.E.M.

The Pale Fountains- Pacific Street (1984) **1/2
The Replacements- Pleased To Meet Me (1987) ****
Paul McCartney- Working Classical (1999) ***1/2
Sally Baby's Silver Dollars- Festival Internationale, Lafayette: 4/25/2026 (2026) ***1/2
India Ramey- Villain Era (2026) ***
The Rolling Stones- Black & Blue (1976) ****
The Greenberry Woods- It's All Good, Sugar...(2026) ****
Blue Oyster Cult- Mirrors (1979) ****
The Greenberry Woods- House (2018) ***

Creme Soda-Tricky Zingers (1975) ***
(Sorry. No notes or lagniappes today. But man, do I have a story about this record.)


 

6/1/2026

David Bowie- "Heroes" (1977) ****
Squeeze- Trixies (2026) ***1/2
801-Live (1976) ****
The Beatles- Abbey Road (1969) ****
Sly & Robbie- Power House Dub (2026) ***

Dogstar- All In Now (2026) **
(This was one early U2 song rewritten 12 times.)

Billy Joel- Turnstiles (1976) ****

The Greenberry Woods- It's All Good, Sugar...(2026) ****
(Even better second time around. Review coming soon.)

Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds- S/T (1992) ****
(Better than any GNR record. There. I said it. And the track Izzy left off the album is the best JuJu Hounds groove of all. This track rocks!)

 

5 /31/2026

Paul McCartney- The Boys Of Dungeon Lane (2026)- **** 
Sonny Rollins- Plus 4 (1956)- ***1/2

v/a- Spirit Of New Orleans- The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew 1992)- ****
(One of the greatest New Orleans collections out there. Here's a little six pack to pique your interest.)

(lagniappe)

Ry Cooder- Boomer's Story (1972)- ****
(There are few pieces of music as beautiful as "Maria Elena.")

Todd Rundgren- Runt. The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren (1971)- ****
(This record turns 55 years old today! That is nuts!)

The Byrds- Fifth Dimension (1966)- ****

The Greenberry Woods- It's All Good, Sugar... (2026)- ****
(Review coming soon.)

Bob Dylan w/The Band- Planet Waves (1974)- ***

The Reekers- Meet The Reekers (2007)- **
(This was new to me, found on a blog I subscribe to, so I trusted it. It's crazy! It spans 15 years or so, going from 60's garage rock, which was great, to Dickey Betts southern rock, which wasn't bad, to straight out bad rock and roll. Weird little comp.)

Lou Reed- New Sensations (1984)- ****
Paul McCartney- The 7" Singles: Today's Dozen (2022/2026)- ****
Paul McCartney- The Boys Of Dungeon Lane (2026)- ****

5/30/2026

Fripp & Eno- No Pussyfooting (1973)- ****
The Band- Academy Of Outtakes (2000)- ***1/2
Allman Brothers Band- Eat A Peach: Edit (1972)- ***1/2
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Goodbye Cruel World (1984)- ***1/2
Rush- A Farewell To Kings (1977)- ****
Bleachers- everyone for ten minutes (2026)- ***
Galactic- Ruckus (2003)- ****
The Who- Live At Eden Project, 7/25/23 (2026)- ***
Sex Pistols- Never Mind The Bollocks...(1977)- ****
Soul Asylum- Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995)- ****

5/29/2026

Silver Birds Steel Orchestra- Festival Internationale, Lafayette: 4/26/2026 (2026)- **1/2
Fripp & Eno- Evening Star (1975)- ****

Neil Young- Mirror Ball (1995)- ***1/2
(Wow, this was much better than I remembered.)

Paul McCartney- The Boys From Dungeon Lane (2026)- ****
(Better frame of mind with this spin than yesterday's spin. I think this will get even better.)

The Move- Split Ends (1972)- ****
("Message From The Country" less the three goofy songs and with the five best singles of the era added. Genius! Now that's an edit.)

Electric Light Orchestra- Discovery (1979)- ****
The Beatles- Rubber Soul: U.S. MONO (1965)- ****

The Lemon Twigs- Look For Your Mind! (2026)- ****1/2
(Laying off this record for a bit and then coming back fresh made me love it even more. Really not a bad clam in the lot.)

Charlie Rich- That's Rich (1965)- ****
The Guess Who- Best Of...(1971)- ****
Elf- Trying To Burn the Sun (1975)- ***1/2
Paul McCartney- The Boys Of Dungeon Lane- ****

5/28/2026

Paul McCartney- The Boys Of Dungeon Lane (2026)- ***
Sally Baby's Silver Dollars- Festival Internationale, Lafayette: 4/24/2026 (2026)- ***1/2

Darryl Jenifer- Weather Channel (2026)- **
(Not what I expected or wanted from Bad Brains' guitarist. I lasted four songs.)

Kurt Vile- Philadelphia's Been Good To Me (2026)- **
(Lasted only three songs here.)

Blue Oyster Cult- Secret Treaties (1974)- ****
(AAAAAH! The best! Be gone, Kurt Vile!)

The Band- Personal Playlist (2026)- ****
Paul & Linda McCartney- Ram (1971)- ****

5/27/2026

Dr. Strangely Strange- Heavy Petting (1970)- ***1/2
Sonny Rollins- Freedom Suite (1958)- ****

Bob Evans- Goodnight, Bull Creek! (2009) - ***1/2
(Another suggestion from hpunch, really solid melodic pop. I refuse to call it power pop. There's more to it. Lots of familiar names, too- Brad Jones, Hans Rotenberry, Jim Hoke, Ken Coomer, & Will Kimbrough.)

Sonny Rollins- The Bridge (1962)- ***1/2
King Crimson- Discipline: Steven Wilson Remix (1981/2022)- ****
Neil Young- On The Beach (1974)- ****

Squeeze- Trixies (2026)- ***1/2
(I never give up on my musical heroes, and today it paid off. Still not loving a few songs, but there's more to love than I thought.)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer- Tarkus (1971)- ****

Fingerprintz- Beat Noir (1981)- ***1/2
(This was a much different sound, I think, than their first two. If memory serves, fans didn't really take to it. That's how I remember it. I think it still holds up.)

Detective- S/T (1977)- ****
(One of my faves back then, and I still love it now. Check out the playing on the song below. Love Jon Hyde on drums!)

Alice Cooper- School's Out (1972)- ****