Jellyfish- Bellybutton (1990)- ****
Robyn Hitchcock- Eye (1990)- ***1/2
The Mighty Maytones- Madness (1976)- **1/2
(I am not digging this band. The two records I heard sound like what I imagine people who don't like reggae because it all sounds the same think it sounds like--or something like that.)
Richard Ashcroft- Lovin' You (2025)- ***1/2
(Aside from "The Drugs Don't Work," which I think is brilliant, I can't say I am a fan Richard Ashcroft or The Verve. But I did enjoy this new one.)
The Left Banke- There's Gonna Be A Storm: The Complete Recordings, 1966-1969 (1992)- ***1/2
Hawkwind- Of Time & Stars: The Singles, 1970-1974 (2015)- ****
Jethro Tull- Personal Playlist (2025)- ****
The Damned- Damned Damned Damned: Kevin Gray Master (1977/2016)- ****
(The genius of Kevin Gray's work, as opposed to many Mobile Fidelity releases, is that MoFi cleans records up to the point of having the life sucked out of them, which is impressive, I guess. But, Kevin Gray could take a messy session like this and make it sound better, not different or sterile.)
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Eye is a fine acoustic set, especially "Queen Elvis". Have you tried Spooked (2004) which features Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, with Joey Spampinato on 2 songs? It's very good, too? https://www.discogs.com/master/265192-Robyn-Hitchcock-Spooked
Yesterday I enjoyed Boogaloo Joe Jones' Right On Brother, Bert Jansch's Birthday Blues, and Robert Forster's Strawberries.
- Paul in DK
Cynthia Mask is among my favorites from RH, and I love Linctus House and Glass Hotel. I saw him in February, and the harmonies Emma Swift put on Glass Hotel one gave me goosebumps.
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