5/2/24

The Lemon Twigs- What We Know
(Their first, cassette-only release, which I had never heard until today. Fantastic. Trippy. Like Macca's "The Fireman" stuff, or Todd Rundgren's "A Wizard/A True Star," or even The Beach Boys' "Smile.")

 

The Black Crowes- MGM Music Hall, Boston: 4/28/24
(Band sounds really good. Solid set list, too. Sorry I missed them this time.)

David Ruffin- David
(Third solo album that Motown shelved for years. More than a few gems. Good stuff.)

 

The Lemon Twigs- A Dream Is All We Know
(Time to give it a rest. But, I could play it again before the day is through.)

The Black Crowes- Three Snakes & One Charm
(The Crowes covered a b-side from these sessions, "Just Say You're Sorry," at that MGM Boston show on 4/28. Great track from a great album.)

 

 

Lil' Band O'Gold- The Promised Land
(This record falls into my Top Twenty New Orleans records, maybe even Top Ten, though technically, most everyone on it is from Lafayette.)

 

 

The Lemon Twigs- What We Know
(Second play. Still dig it. Weird, for sure, but loving their ideas at 15 and 17 years old.)

Laufey- Bewitched
(Suggested by an old friend. Stunning. She apparently won a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Album. One listen to this and I can hear why.)

The Rolling Stones- Stripped
(It's "Rolling Stones Day" at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. They just took the stage as I dropped the needle on my fave RS live record. I'm there in spirit.)