Thursday, July 16, 2026

7/15/2026

Leon Redbone- Double Time (1977) ****

Allen Toussaint, Dan Penn & Joe South- London, 7/25/94 (1994) ****

The Courettes- The Soul Of...The Fabulous Courettes (2024) ****

The Parlor Mob- And You Were A Crow (2008) ***1/2


Curtis Mayfield- Superfly: Kevin Gray Master (1972/2026) ****

Brand X- Unorthodox Behavior (1976) **** 

Stiff Little Fingers- Inflammable Material (1979) ***1/2

Rhett Miller- The Believer (2006) ****

The Who- Sell Out: Stereo (1967) ****

Bob Seger- Back In '72 (1973) ****

The Who- Live At Hull 1970: Disc One (2012) ****

 

 

 

 

 

•I caught the Parlor Mob play the very compact Mercury Lounge back in 2008, as an opener for The London Souls. There weren't too many in the room but a few minutes into the first song, it felt as if I was in Madison Square Garden circa 1975.This band was gargantuan in every way. Their riffs, their attack, their drum sound. Everything reminded me of all the bands I loved -Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath. They pulled it off.
 



•This Kevin Gray cut of "Superfly" is, in a word, stunning!

•The Who "Live At Hull" will never be "Leeds," but I'd argue that they were better in Hull.


2 comments:

pmac said...

Did not know that Gray was mastering Superfly, but it seems like every record ever released is going to get the Gray touch. Now, off to find that album!

Michael Giltz said...

Your succinct reviews are, in a word, stunning!

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