v/a- Sweet Inspiration: Guilty Reggae Pleasures (2026) ***1/2
Lalo Schifrin- Dirty Harry Original Score (1971) ****
v/a- The Shining O.S.T. (1980) **
Queens Of The Stone Age- Perfecth (2026) ****
Ry Cooder- Boomer's Story: Kevin Gray Master (1972/2026) ****
Rockpile- Seconds Of Pleasure (1980) ****
U2- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) ****
The Black Crowes- Three Snakes And One Charm (1996) ****
Continental Drifters- Drifted: In The Beginning & Beyond, Disc 2 (2015) ***1/2
Bad Brains- I Against I (1986) ****
Generation X- S/T (1978) ****
Aerosmith- Draw The Line (1977) ****
• For years I've tried to track down certain 70's film scores-- "Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3," "The French Connection," "All The President's Men" and "Dirty Harry, for starters. Unbelievably, none were readily available for years. "Pelham" came out a few years ago and "Dirty Harry" came out this past week. "All The President's Men" still has no official release, but I found it on YouTube and created an MP3. All of these scores are fantastic!
• Been a minute since I listened to this great U2 record. The constant negativity surrounding the band falsely convinces me, temporarily anyway, that I don’t like them, when in actuality I really love them. (The upcoming record better be good or I take it all back.”)
• Need to talk more about "Draw The Line."
7 comments:
Draw the Line is Aerosmith’s equivalent to Black Sabbath’s Never Say Die, very much underrated. I’ve tried to like Perfecth, but the drum sound and vocals aren’t doing it for me; Sunday was an exception.
- Paul in DK
Perfecth sounding better with each play.
U2’s HTDAAB is my last great U2 album. Haven’t listened to it in forever. Definitely the last I was excited about upon its release. But, those two recent Easter-themed EPs have me very optimistic about Carnaval De Luz (November 13).
If you’d like to talk about Draw The Line, I’ll happily listen. Lol. That it seems both Toxic Twins prefer the follow-up, Night In The Ruts, is beyond baffling to me. The early Jack Douglas-produced albums are all great to me
Thanks for all you do. Hope you enjoy your Sunday. Cheers :)
"Perfecth" is the first QOTSA record that felt complete to my ears. Really digging it.
I can't help but think if "Rocks" didn't exist and Aerosmith followed "Toys In The Attic" with "Draw The Line," there'd be a lot more love for it. How could anything follow "Rocks," one of the greatest, if not THE greatest hard rock album of all time? (I know I am not the only one who feels that way.) "Draw The Line" is just as slimy and riff-heavy as "Rocks," as well as being occasionally funky. The production has a chewing on tinfoil vibe to it, and I will admit not loving it in 1977 as much as I do now. But years have been kind and "Draw The Line" should be considered a classic just like the four records that preceded it.
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I started making a list of the best movie scores/soundtracks of all time but SO MANY are not available it seemed pointless. Not even mega-blockbusters like "American Graffiti" and endless actual scores. It's a shame the Wendy Carlos original synth score for "Tron" isn't readily available instead of the redone symphonic version. Don't get me started! But thanks for the nudge towards YouTube where happily some of them reside.
OK, I'll listen to QOTSA! And U2 is a great band. I love that they care and believe rock n roll still matters. And I mean, from Boy or War to Achtung Baby is a hell of a run. Eleven years of being one of the best live bands ever and becoming the biggest in the world. Pretty amazing, when that was the plan all along.
Oh and a NYT story on the making of "Donnie Darko" had me playing that excellent score. Very Lynchian, or should I say Badalamentian.
U2 is touring in 2027, and will be playing at a soccer stadium about a 1/2 mile from us. Probably not a dig at U2 and more about my age, but I've been told that I could get about 2000 e if I rent my place out the week of the show, and I'm seriously considering it.
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