7/17/2026

U Roy- Version Galore (1971) ****

Leon Redbone- Champagne Charlie (1978) ****

Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle- One From The Heart (1982) ****

Lenny Kaye- Goin' Local (2026)**

Clint Eastwood- Step It In A Zion (1978) ***1/2

Yes- Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City: 6/17/76 (2026) ***

The Rolling Stones- Foreign Diamonds (2026) ****

Mississippi Rail Company- Coal Black Train (2012) ****

Bob Seger System- Mongrel (1970) ****

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- Damn The Torpedos (1979) ****

Utopia- Oops! Wrong Planet (1977) ****

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- You're Gonna Get It (1978) ****



• I love Lenny Kaye as a guitar player, as a human, as a customer and as a writer. But this record just ain't happening. I can't see this record getting past the gatekeepers 50 years ago. 

• Been wanting a clean sounding version of that Yes show for a long time. Great set list and performance, but the sound quality on this official release is just slightly better than a third generation cassette.

• I tried a third Stones mix, this time creating an album of tracks from both "Hackney Diamonds" and "Foreign Tongues," and sequenced it differently. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Though I like both albums enough, I just might stop experimenting and listen to them as they were released.

FOREIGN DIAMONDS
Angry
Jealous Lover
Get Close
Ringing Hollow
Depending On You
Bite My Head Off
Some Of Us
Living In A Ghost Town
Beautiful Delilah
Driving Me Too Hard
Bad Luck Hideaway
Dreamy Skies
Back In Your Life
Rolling Stone Blues

• I haven't heard Bob Seger's "Mongrel" in years. Holy Crap! This is some badass rock and roll. Even All Music mentions the MC5 in their review. Heavy duty shit.