Ronnie Hawkins- Ronnie Rocks (2008)- ***1/2
Barbara Lynn- Here Is... (1968)- ***
(Half of this is new material and half is remakes of Lynn's Jamie singles, the latter of which lack the life and cool of the originals. I remember not loving this record, but I love Barbara Lynn, so I tried again. Stick with the Jamie recordings.)
Swamp Dogg- Total Destruction To Your Mind (1970)- ****
(Totally mad and sick and badass.)
Ohio Players- Pain (1972)-***1/2
(I forgot how groovy the Westbound stuff was. They hit the big time once they signed with Mercury, but the early records are solid.)
Julia Cumming- Julia (2026)- **
Don Julian & The Larks- Super Slick (1974)- ***
(Sometimes sounding like Curtis Mayfield, other times like late 60's/early 70's Temptations. Some very cool stuff, though their covers are weak. The originals work better.)
Edwin Starr- War & Peace (1970)- ***1/2
(Really enjoying this until the really stupid cover of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" came on.)
Agnostic Front- Victim In Pain (1984)- ***1/2
(One of Jesse Malin's ten favorite hardcore records. Going to hit all ten this weekend.)
Circle Jerks- Group Sex (1980)- ****
(Another from Malin's list. Agnostic Front would not be on my list, but "Group Sex" would.)
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Edwin Starr is calling out for a playlist. A friend in London sent me this link to 100 jazz albums that “shook the world“. Maybe something after your Jesse Malin hardcore binge. https://www.jazzwise.com/content/features/the-100-jazz-albums-that-shook-the-world
- Paul in DK
Thx Paul in DK. I'm still working my way through all the albums listed at one point or another as Essentials by Penguin Guide to Jazz. But I'll see what I'm missing on that list because I have ADHD and can't help myself.
By the way, this looks like a very middling day. Is the order of music done in chronological order? Meaning you started with Barbara Lynn and ended with Circle Jerks? If I was hearing one so-so album after another, I think I would have gone for some sure-fire pleasure at the end and wondered if that's why you went for Circle Jerks. (Insert joke here about the pleasure of circle jerks.)
Yes it's chronological. As I mentioned the other day, I found an old hard drive with about 50-60 soul/R&B records, many I had never heard before. So five of today's spins came from that. Some good, some not. The day before I listened to Julius Brockington which was really mediocre, so I put on "Magical Mystery Tour" as a palate cleanser.
In general, I start slow and end hard, hence the two hardcore records closing out the day.
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