The Sons Of Negus- A Psalm Of Praises To The Most High, 1967-1972 (2016)- ****
(Gospel and good vibes for the people of Jamaica.)
The Mighty Maytones- Boat To Zion (1978)- ***
(This band was new to me. Nice record, if a bit light and samey. I did listen to it all, so that's something.)
Bob Dylan- Oh Mercy (1989)- ****
("I don't compromise/And I don't pretend/I don't even care/If I ever see her again/Most of the time." Damn!)
Jack DeJohnette- Works (1985)- ***1/2
Gang Of Four- Entertainment! (1979)- ****
Nazz- Nazz Nazz: MONO (1969)- ****
(An amazing record! "Under The Ice" has some of the most exciting drumming ever committed to tape, courtesy of Thom Mooney. It's lightning in a bottle, and pretty sure it's a live take. You can hear two flubs. The second is the more obvious, where the bass pedal seems to get stuck and inadvertently hits an extra note on the bass drum during the verse after the instrumental break. They had to let it go so everything else stayed in place.)
Blur- Think Tank (2003)- ****
(I was only a casual Blur
fan when this came out, but I loved it then and I love it now. It's
never boring and it never sounds like Blur.)
Oasis- Definitely Maybe (1994)- **1/2
(This record is worse than I remembered. It's a cacaphonous mess.)
v/a- Ska Strictly For You (1965)- ***1/2
Descendents- Milo Goes To College (1982)- ****
4 comments:
I have a bunch of Jackie DeJohnette cds along with his collaboration with Miles, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny, John Scofield and so on. ALL great listens. As I rebuild my vinyl collection, in a very selective way, his Album, Album made the cut. A really enjoyable record. Recommended.
Going to listen to "Album, Album" this weekend. Thanks for the rec.
Nazz Nazz, great record. I wore my original out.
Big fan of Oh, Mercy, especially Most of the Time. Best thing I listened to yesterday was Antibalas - Hourglass (2025).
- Paul in DK
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