5/22/24

Motley Crue- S/T
(This one record with John Corabi on lead vocals instead of Vince Neil came up twice with two different people on two different days this week and all three of us agreed, it is not only the best thing the band has ever done, but one of the best heavy metal albums of the last 40 years. Had to listen to it.)

 

Jennifer Lara- Studio One Presents...
(Classic early 80's rock steady record. Always a $200 record, but it just got a new repress.)

Fountains Of Wayne- Sky Full of Holes
(My least favorite FOW record which means I never play it, which means little sounded familiar to me except the things I didn't like about it in the first place--- the pop culture references, the in-jokes, three of the first four songs, and then another two later, have the same goofy backing vocals, "A-wow-ooh-wo-oh-oh." By this record, it felt like they had run out of ideas. Still, these guys were so good together, I ended up enjoying a lot of it.)

Lee Perry & The Upsetters w/Vin Gordon- Musical Bones
(This record makes me very happy. It first appeared as a limited edition of 300 white-label-only copies, so trying to buy one was impossible, as you'd need to drop between $800-$1500. But it finally got a repress in 2020. Recorded and mixed by Lee 'Scratch' Perry at the Black Ark Studio in Jamaica, in 1975, listen to this one when you have nothing else in the on deck circle.)

The Boys- Alternative Chartbusters
("Brickfield Nights," baby!)

 

Dr. Alimantado- Best Dressed Chicken In Town
(Legendary.)

Thin Lizzy- Bad Reputation
(Occasionally my favorite Lizzy LP.)

Ian Hunter- You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic
(This one goes out to all my Sheepshead Bay pals, almost all of whom have ever bothered to read anything I've written.)