This playlist builds on the Psychedelic Basics playlist I have. It is a bit more adventurous at times, so listener beware. Again, it is built from 1960’s, early ’70’s releases. I know there is some really good psychedelia after that era & up to today, and I shall get to …
I’ve mentioned that my musical tastes have evolved greatly over the years. I’ve come to appreciate the talent, composition & playing complexity and overall fun that lies in every musical genre. There are a few genres that still elude me, but you are not obligated to like everything that crosses …
I can be a fairly quirky fellow. Folks who know me may say that is quite an understatement. While my main musical interests lie in the harder rock, psychedelic and blues veins, I have to profess a certain weakness for the yé yé genre of early 60’s France. Where that …
A Foot in Coldwater’s first album was released in 1972. As you may know by now, my musical tastes hadn’t really progressed beyond the standard hard rock fare of the time. This album fit that mold and more. They had their own sound, and they were Canadian to boot. Guitars …
You want some angry, loud, fast-paced rock? Here you go, in spades. It grabs you, surrounds you and lets you vent, then safely releases you back into society. This came out in 1996. I had not heard of Social Distortion, but the CD cover was quite intriguing: the ventriloquist dummy …
Art has always reflected life. Musicians have used their songs to express their feelings and beliefs, and often comment on social situations. This is not a recent phenomena; I believe it has gone on since mankind began singing. This playlist is a collection of songs commenting on a variety of …
As mentioned in other posts, I am a fan of the blues. I was thinking about how best to describe my journey of discovery from the early ’70’s to today, and I saw it in three phases: the original bluesmen, the adoption of that style by the young (at the …
Released in 1978, Go 2 was XTC’s second album. The times were interesting as disco had peaked and beginning to decline, punk was in its heyday, and the rumblings of New Wave were on the horizon. This album certainly has mixed reviews, with fans of the later year XTC being …
We were just on vacation, taking the travel trailer from Calgary into Manitoba to visit family. We traveled along the TransCanada, and since we’re pulling the trailer, we suck more gas than usual, so we plan our stops such that we’re never lower than 1/4 tank. We did have an …
I did a fair amount of skipping school during high school. It certainly was a different time; there wasn’t a lot of chasing truants down or reporting home on absences. Whenever we were hanging out in a coffee shop, restaurant or pool hall, the employees didn’t appear to be overly …
