Thelonious Monk- Brilliant Corners (1957)- ****
Thelonious Monk- Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington (1956)- ****
v/a- Goldband Records Vol. 4: 1958, A Rockin' Bandit Compilation (2025)- ****
Genesis- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)- ****
The Beat- S/T (1979)- ****
Elvis Costello & The Imposters- Momofuku (2008)- ****
David Bowie- Heathen (2002)- ****1/2
David Bowie- Re:Call 6 (2025, Sides One Through Four)- ****1/2
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3 comments:
Looks like you’re digging the new Bowie box set. Will check out the Re:call discs.
Any day with some Monk is a good day.
- Paul in DK
I read a review of the Bowie box in Variety and it infuriated me. The writer had to be 30 years old. It's not that it was a bad review. He praised the box, but dismissed so much of it, including some of the most ear-opening stuff on the "Re:Call" set. I guarantee he's heard none of the box prior to the assignment. The SACD mixes are not only stunning, there are enough noticeable differences in each song to make them true alternates.
Professional criticism has been replaced with PR. A friend sent me this article early this month. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/how-music-criticism-lost-its-edge
- Paul in DK
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