This is a nice little folk-rock, pop-psych tinged album from 1968 California. It’s a pleasant fun listen, and has an interesting back story, which is what drew me to include this as an Album of the Week. The opening song, Sanctuary reminds me of Strawberry Alarm Clock, which is not …
RIP Patty Donahue This is a definite gem from 1982, and competes with the best of the New Wave era. It’s full of riffing guitars, saxophones and organs, often with an infectious ska beat. And fully defining their sound are Patty Donahue’s sardonic, largely spoken voiced vocals that tend into …
Quinn the Eskimo takes a spin around the solar system in a Moog fuelled spaceship, insured by Progressive. This is a prog rock gem from 1973. Mann does a wonderful job with a variety of keyboard instruments. Mick Rogers comes in with a lot of killer guitar work & vocals. …
Doing something a little different this week in highlighting two albums. One of my intents of starting this site was to discover new music, and to share it. As I’ve dug in record stores and online, I’ve found many new (to me) artists. I’m sure these artists are not unfamiliar …
RIP David Roback This is Mazzy Star’s second album, released in 1993. There is of course “Fade Into You” which received some airplay as a single, and to which I have to express my appreciation: I may not have picked up on this album otherwise. A band’s albums can be …
This is Babe Ruth’s first (and best in my opinion) album, released in 1972. I purchased this in the mid ’70’s, based on the album cover (my arcane purchasing method is discussed here). I had not heard of this band, but I thought the cover was cool, and having been …
One of the pitfalls of having a larger music library is not having the time to get back to all the bands and albums that you’d like to. I was flipping through my library specifically to see who I hadn’t been listening to for a while, and bingo – there …
Released in 1969, this is Neil Young’s second album, and his first with Crazy Horse. Overall, this is a great album and does not at all feel dated. It contains a wide range of songs with the rocker “Cinnamon Girl”, the quieter “Round and Round” and the country-tinged “The …
Released in 1985, Songs from the Big Chair was a big album for Tears for Fears. There are certainly some memorable songs on here. “Shout” was an anthem for the times, and a case can be made that it remains one for today. A similar case can be made for …
One of the goals of this site is to discover & share new music, and formed in 1993, Supergrass was new to me. I enjoyed the album and thought it worthy of sharing. I was in a T Rex mood the other day, and started an internet search to see …
