Larry Young- Into Somethin' (1965)- ***1/2
(It's not "Unity," but still a great session.)
Dennis Bovell & Friends– Different: The Dennis Bovell Singles Collection, 1977-1981(2025)- ***
NRBQ- At Yankee Stadum (1978)- ****
The Beatles- Revolver: U.S. Mono (1966)- ****
The Police- Ghost In The Machine (1981)- ***1/2
Classix Nouveaux- S/T (1981)- **1/2
(I loved the single "Guilty," but don't recall much else. This showed up in a collection, so I gave it a spin. Stick with "Guilty.")
The Cure- Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss: Dr. Wu Edit (1987/2025)- ***1/2
Motorhead- Lemmy's 50th Live At The Whisky A Go Go, 12/28/95 (2025)- ****
(An amazing performance and one of the best sounding live records I've ever heard!)
Rush- Hemispheres (1978)- ****
Grace Jones- Nightclubbing (1981)- ****
Electric Light Orchestra- Balance Of Power (1986)- ****
(Song after brilliant song, yet understandbly dismissed because of the production.)
8 comments:
Listening to the U.S. Mono of Rubber Soul now - so perfect! Will follow your lead with Revolver next, thank you.
You’ve shared a couple 1981 classics - and Nightclubbing! On deck as well. Thanks for all you do, sir. Hope you have an enjoyable and relaxing Sunday. :)
P.S. The editing of The Cure albums was great fun - and may prove to be the preferred listening experience. Thanks for the suggestion - and the critical eye for the better. Cheers :)
The U.S. mono Rubber Soul is a much better record than the U.S. Revolver. I only listened to the latter to play-test it before listing it. It omits three key tracks. Stick with the U.K.
Thanks for the warning. Went with the U.K. Help instead. Along with Let It Be, two albums that I almost never choose but, I’m always so happy after I do. :)
The US Rubber Soul has the better track list. Same with Revolver. I grew up with them and the Yesterday and Today album. Rubber Soul especially sounds wrong to me in the UK. version. My take:https://kleaveburg.blogspot.com/2012/05/beatles-rubber-soul-1965.html
But oh yeah, UK Help all the way.
I won't argue about the U.S. Rubber Soul playing better than the U.K. But everything on the U.S. Revolver appears on the U.K., plus you get two more Lennon classics--"I'm Only Sleeping" and "And Your Bird Can Sing." As for "Yesterday & Today," I think I play that more than any other Beatles record.
It is a surprise that the "cobbled together" Yesterday and Today is so good, and it plays like a cohesive record, which makes no sense, but it just does.
+1 for Balance of Power. Great songs, awful production.
Post a Comment