Ken Boothe- Boothe Unlimited (1972) ****
Johnny Adams- Heart & Soul (1970) ****
Utopia- Deface The Music (1980) ****
Joan Osborne- Relish Reimagined (2026)
U2- Carnaval de Luz (2026) ***
v/a- In Their Own Key: A Tribute To Paul McCartney (2026) **1/2
Genesis- Wind & Wuthering (1976) ****
Robin Trower- Bridge Of Sighs: 2024 Mix (1974/2024) ****
His Lordship- Promised Land (2026) ***1/2
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito: 4/23/77 (2026) ***1/2
David Bowie- The Next Day Extra E.P. (2013) ****
• There is no rating for the Joan Osborne because I listened to less than a minute of the first song, a "reimagined" version of "St. Teresa," which is a song I always liked, and now, after 50 seconds, hate. It was so offputting I decided I just wasn't going to waste an hour.
• The U2 was fine, but I doubt it will get a second spin.
• Re: "Wind & Wuthering"- "Unquiet Slumbers..." into "...In That Quiet Earth" and finishing with "Afterglow"- absolutely EPIC!
7 comments:
Although I’m sure I’ll play it again, I agree with your “fine” listening experience with Carnaval de Luz. Maybe a “fine plus.” Suspect there’s editing going on right now to make a killer album from this and the earlier two EPs. 12 tracks. Lol.
Your Genesis/Robin Trower double looks cool and I’ll be enjoying it today.
Thanks. Cheers :)
I enjoyed Carnaval more on the second pass; freed from the burden of being The Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby. Not since HTDAAB have I listened to a new U2 album again in the same day. Now tempted to listen to the “Deluxe”, making it the double-album the band intended.
Re: U2
Guve it anither spin. Theres a lot of familiar U2 trooe but what i thought was really strong were the melodies. Bonk didnt just phi e it in. Also a lot of energy on tracks like Street if Dreams and Silencio. My fave track is Midnight Sunshine. I was initially out off by the Dolly Parton duet but it's a strong song and overcomes the vocal mismatch. E en some of the weaker songs kept me engaged because of the melodies. I havent like a U2 album in a kong time. I like this one.
Those 3 tunes you mention (plus Wot Gorilla?) are the reason I play Wind and Wuthering. The rest is the least interesting album of the Steve Hackett era for me.
- Paul in DK
No love for "Eleventh Earl Of Mar" or "One For The Vine?" Love almost everything on W&W.
The vocal tracks (besides Afterglow) have never engaged me. Even when Hackett toured the album a few years back, I was underwhelmed.
- Paul in DK
Just found out that there's a deluxe box coming out next week with the 2 EPs from earlier this year - "Days of Ash" and "Easter Lily" - both of which I liked. I was ready to pounce but at $125 I think not. The single album is already overpriced at $40 and now they want another $40+ for each EP. That's a gouge.
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