Tin Men- Live From The Jazz Fest Blues Tent, 2024
(A brilliant, hilarious and manic set, as usual.)
Todd Rundgren- Second Wind
(Not one of my faves, but a friend texted me this morning, said he was listening and really digging a lot of it, so I decided to do the same. And I did, actually. More than enough solid tracks.)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Fu##in' Up
(Only...ONLY because I love "Ragged Glory"did I even bother. I gave it four songs. Pointless. Ragged live versions of already ragged studio tracks. Meh.)
Leyla McCalla- Sun Without The Heat
(Def a keeper.)
John Boutte- Live From The Jazz Fest WWOZ Jazz Tent, 2024
(Typically fun set from John, with covers of Ron Sexsmith's "God Loves Everyone" and Allen Toussaint's "Brickyard Blues" and his usual crowd faves. Wish I was there.)
Pet Shop Boys- Nonetheless
(Every PSB album is guaranteed to have at least three or four pop gems, but this one is different. Only one pass so far, but it was a really good pass. Weak start, but things picked up with Track Three and did not let up. Looking forward to another spin. Best record in a while.)
Paul Weller- Studio 150
(Paul knows how to do a cover! Lotsa good ones.)
Junior Murvin- Police & Thieves
(I realize that this is a reggae classic...but I don't like it. I've tried numerous times. It's Murvin's falsetto. It doesn't work for 40 minutes. One song, like the title cut, and it's fine. But, a whole record gives me the twitch.)
2 comments:
Absolutely right about Junior Murvin. Just keep the title cut.
- Paul in DK
Thought I'd give that NY & CH album a try after seeing your note here. Surely it can't be that bad, I thought. I couldn't even make it through the first song. I had to cleanse my ears with some of Way Down in the Rust Bucket, which is a much better live Horse album.
I did enjoy watching the first song from his San Diego show. A great way to start the proceedings.
Bill
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