I'm not working in my garage today or painting any rooms so this is hitting me funny. It's obviously brilliant. As good as analog recording gets and transferred beautifully to high res digital.
Can hear the groundwork for so much that was to come after. Noted that this came out same year as Black Sabbath Paranoid. The roots of heavy metal on both accounts. I imagine Deep Purple were in terms of phenomenal live performances. Favorite Deep Purple tracks (not in this album): Hush, Smoke On the Water.
Recent connect point: Smoke On the Water placed perfectly in an episode of the Sopranos.
I had always liked them, then 2 summers ago my cousin blasted it on the beach in Michigan as my gummy was hitting perfect. Did a deep dive after that. Good stuff. You can certainly hear New York in it. Not nearly as good as My Morning Jacket for that kind of thing, but then again who is?
Bebel does her father proud on this album, leveraging traditional bossa nova guitar sounds and newer electronic backing tracks to help carry on his legacy. I actually enjoyed the remixes re-release of this album more than the original.
The bangers are all up front here at the start of the album. It drops off a bit, but does include a really lovely cover of Valle's "So Nice".
Sad to know the album's producer died of smoke inhalation while rescuing the master from a studio fire.
I will definitely put this into my rotation a bit and make sure to put some Joao and Astrud on the turntable this weekend.
Such an incredible guitar player, and an amazing voice. The guy you hear the least about from CSNY, but arguably the most important member.
He part in Suite:Judy Blue Eyes at Woodstock was one of the greatest moments in Rock n Roll history.
This album brings back memories of cross country drives from concert to concert in my 20s.
This album is a jump off to 70s miles, a precursor to Bitch's Brew. I like this one better than Bitch's. The band is completely stacked. It's John McLaughlin on guitar, and 3 of the best keyboardists of all time, Joe Zawinul, Chick Correa, and Herbie MFin Hancock. Wayne Shorter on sax.
Absolute perfection. Chameleon is my favorite track ever. This album cover is on my favorite T-shirt.
It's a no from me, dawg.
Stinky poo poo.
Oldies 104.3 mom's Chevy Celebrity station wagon memories. Nice to hear this on a hibres system rather than the am/fm radio in that old car.
"And don't it seem like
Kicks just keep gettin' harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringin' you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, girl
You better get straight"
Awesome stuff. Had not listened to this whole album before. The 90s weren't so bad.
I can totally get to that.
Lucky to be young and living in Chicago when they were doing their thing.
Definitely hear the groundwork for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot here.
Not the best from the white duke.
Spin magazine rated this album 17 out of his total of 29 albums. Can't disagree.
I'm Waiting For the Man, Run Run Run, All Tomorrow's Parties, Venus In Furs, Heroin.
GTF outta here. Wall to wall bangers. As good as it gets.
Mad props to RN. I understand he's and American treasure. His scathing political commentary and lyrical genius are obvious.
Every time I hear his music I feel like I'm on a merry go around at an old amusement park.
Appreciate what this album means to the time period, but got in a fist fight with a neighbor due to his instance on playing it at top volume at 2 am every night of the week.
Such an underrated album and group.
Wow.
I had never heard of John Martyn before this.
I absolutely loved listening to this, front to back. Can hear the Jamaican influence and feel Steve Winwood's influence here.
I've not heard much else quite like this, and it is so, so good.
This album made me feel like I was in my parents station wagon while they smoke cigarettes with the window barely cracked.
This wasn't even good enough for oldies 104.3 WJMK.
Not Dick Biondi-worthy.
I could write 10 pages about this godamn beautiful album, but I won't bore y'all.
I've loved this album for most of my life and have listened to it front to back perhaps more than any other. I had the tape in my car when I was 16, auto reverse ftw.
So great to listen again, this time the 50th anniversary edition, which added on a live set from the Capitol Theater in NYC around the album's release. One of the best golfers ever, and the finest version of Johnny B. Good this rock n' roll lover has ever heard.
Also love the back story on this one, recorded in the studio next to where CSNY were recording an album, jam sessions that took place late at night with all manner of rock legend, David Grisman's mandolin, and Robert Hunter's stunning lyrics.
This lacks Garcia's masterful noodling, and strips him down to steel peddle guitar only. The harmonies are reflective of time spent with CSNY, and the overall vibe leans heavy country, which is where Dylan had been going at the same time.
This also marked the decline of Pig Pen McKernan. It was never as good after he died (imo).
"This is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago"
"If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight."
"Let there be songs to fill the air."
"She can dance a Cajun rhythm
Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive
She's a summer love in the spring, fall and winter
She can make happy any man alive"
"Operator, can you help me
Help me if you please
Give me the right area code
And the number that I need
My rider left upon the Midnight Flyer
Singin' like a summer breeze"
"Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul"
"Till we all fall down
It'll do you fine
Don't think about
What you left behind
The way you came
Or the way you go
Let your tracks be lost in the dark and snow"
"I have spent my life
Seeking all that's still unsung
Bent my ear to hear the tune
And closed my eyes to see
When there were no strings to play
You played to me"
"Sometimes The Light's All Shining On Me
Other Times I Can Barely See
Lately It Occurs To Me
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"
Going to bed a happy deadhead.
2 days in a row of tapes Dan had in his car when he was 16.
I'm a big lover of Philly Soul, David Bowie, and this album. Carlos Alomar on guitar, Michael Becker on sax, Luther Vandross on backup vocals. Legends.
Feels like a 3, but too good not to give 4.
Now iz dee time on shprokets when we dance.
Don't touch my monkey.
1001 Albums app is literally rifling through the 3-4 Case Logic tape carriers I had when I was a teenager and adding albums here.
This album makes me feel so good every time I listen to it. I perfect debut from a band that only becomes more and more legendary as time goes on.
Top 10 all time albums for me. An absolute rock n' roll clinic and a complete masterpiece.
"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine."
"If the sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you.
Moi.taims crumble to the sea
There would still be you and me."
In my heart it's a three, but I recognize the crucial importance of this album.
Also recently watched a documentary about The Wrecking Crew, the house band at Capitol Records that Brian Wilson leveraged to make all these incredible sounds. An incredible group of people.
I thought this kicked ass. Never done much of a deep dive into Nick Cave, but I really enjoyed this album.
I hear Joy Division here and southern rock/gospel. Kick ass lyrics, various noise, and groovy rhythms.
Quintessential prog rock from one of the best bands who did it.
The best album from the most i.portant band of the 90's. Steve Albini Jesus Lizard wall punching Keystone Light drinking music.
Dug most of this for sure.
I'm not a wine drinking suburban housewife, but there is no denying the excellence of this.music.
Really a beautiful album.
Never heard of these guys and enjoyed this very much.
Listened to this mostly in airports. Perfecto.
Some stinkers in here, but the bangers make it a four.
I was always a Lennon guy, but have come to appreciate the absolute genius of McCartney in the last few years.
Band On the Run is one of the greatest tracks of all time.
This has always been one of my favorite albums.
The lyrics hit me differently this time around. I'm grateful to hear Biggie's story, as it is an important very American story about poverty and violence.
Mighty gotten a five if not for the absolutely filthy lyrics that got old after awhile.
Get off my lawn.
Much prefer Jurassic 5 for this kind of sound with a much better message.
Really, really dug this album. It's like Devo had a baby with Tame Impala. Gimme.
Much prefer the Getz with Joao Gilberto samba stuff, but glad to hear Charlie Byrd's take on some of the numbers. Very nice.
Was lucky enough to listen to this late at night driving through mostly empty Chicago streets.
Hadn't listened to this in a long time. Not my favorite from Neil, but absolutely epic. Powderfinger is the favorite track here.
Good fun. Made my morning walk much more enjoyable.
Not as good when not smoking bongs in college while listening. Show Me the Way, Shine On, Do You Feel Like I Do. All classics.
Killer guitar work (including voice box guitar) from the former Humble Pie front man. Bob Mayo slays it on the keys.
Had then same experience with a DJ Shadow record I've had many times before. I put it on, it sounds good. I like it. It was good to listen tomdriving around on a sunny afternoon. Not one track jumped out at me though. The dude hath no bangers.
Check out this sweet Everybody Wants To Rule the World cover by Lettuce.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7eDa4ResDPNOPAs2mzwz7B?si=ucbQdWv2QEe4lHwPsDRS9g
I hate that I like Ryan Adams' music, given his alleged creepo stuff.
His cover of Swift's 1989 is really awesome, and this record is really great.
Check out Dave Rawlings Machine's cover of To Be Young, To Be Sad.
4 album gets a 3 because dude is a creep.
I thought this was cool as hell. The best part of this group is discovering new tunes. I will return to this.
I had loved the track Stolen Car for a long time but didn't know much else about/by BO.
Really liked the rest of it and was surprised it wasn't as 90s northwest American music as I assumed it would be (not sure why I assumed that).
This is downright Americana. Dare I say Lyle Lovettish? Certainly more Sheryl Crowe than Suzaane Vega.
3.5 starts rounding up to 4.
I diverge from the crowd when it comes to WS.
Nothing they've ever done has knocked my socks off.
It's really good, straightforward rock and I appreciate the stylization. Jack White is a super important person in terms of American music.
You'll never see me give a Paul Simon album not a 5.
That being said, this one is lower on the list of 5s for me, even though Hearts and Bones is one of his best songs.
Enjoyed the acoustic versions at the end of the deluxe re-release, especially the Everybody Love the Sounds Of A Train In the Distance.
Killer. Music to my 90s kid ears.
Obviously iconic, but I'm not one for the country muziks.
Musik to create a human centipede to.
I loved this album. Had not heard of The Pentacle before, but had heard of Bert Janche. I listened to this on a 3 mile walk around Oak Park. The lilacs are blooming (along with everything else). Good smells everywhere, sweet sunshine, and this beautiful music straight to this big fat hippie's heart.
This album took me down many pathways mentally. It started in the backyard of my family's house in Lombard. My thoughts were how much I would have enjoyed this if I had been a teenager in the 60's, smoking shitty weed and sneaking Seagram's 7 from my parent's liquor cabinet. Then I realized that's exactly what I was doing in the 90s, just listening to Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, and Grateful Dead. The Pentacle is very much in the vein of The Mamas and the Papas, but I will go as far to say that this is better. Cleaner guitars, folkier, less pop, more elfish magic from across the sea.
My favorite track here was House Carpenter, which took me straight to Applacia, then back across the ocean to the old Irish sod and my ancestors.
Thank God for Alan Lomax. So much wonderful music sprung from his diligent work and passion.
John Coltrane is to jazz as Jimi Hendrix is to rock n roll.
Sonny Rollins is to jazz as Jimmy Page is to rock n roll.
Sonny is just absolutely transcendent on this record.
"I played the wrong wrong notes." - T. Monk
Glad inwas able to return to this later in life.
It's all here for ya, Patti Smith, Christie Hynde, Siouxie Sioux, but with additional post-grunge sensibility. Lobe the duet with Thom Yorke on This Mess We're In.
Just a kick ass rock record that quite honestly just turns me on the same way Horses does.
I'm a fan of this one, always have been. Almost a four.
This album brings me back to DeKalb, IL and some awesome friends I made there.
Blunts, bonfires, BBQs, and Iraq war protests.
It's cool, I get it. Just kinda meh for me.
Ella Fitzgerald is the greatest American vocalist that's ever lived. These recordings are excellent, the finest musicians of the time using incredible analog equipment.
This brought back many fond memories of my grandfather and his kick ass stereo.
Roadhouse blues was the first song I played with a band in front of people.
This one's a rocker and a classic. Favorite track is Peace Frog.
I had to stop before the lobotomy took full hold.
At first I wanted to write "I love the fucking Meat Puppets.", then I realized there's no "the" in the name so I typed "I love fucking Meat Puppets." And well, you get the idea.
This is an awesome album.
One star off because Winn's a creep. Soundtrack of my life for a year back then.
Yep yep yep. So damn good.
So glad I got to see these guys play live back in the day (Shane came on late, and had to be carried off stage before it was over).
God bless The Pogues.
Perfect 90 degree day music.
Hey, everybody
Let's have some fun
You only live but once
And when you're dead you're done
So let the good times roll
I said let the good times roll
I don't care if you're young or old
You ought to get together and let the good times roll
Listened to this on the way to the Billy Strings show at fka Rosemont Horizon.
Perfect lead in.
One extra star as a shout out to the great nothing. Everything is everything is everything.
Really very good with a couple absolute classics.
Darkness at the break of noon
Shadows even the silver spoon
The handmade blade, the child’s balloon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
To understand you know too soon
There is no sense in trying
Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool’s gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Plays wasted words, proves to warn
That he not busy being born is busy dying
Temptation’s page flies out the door
You follow, find yourself at war
Watch waterfalls of pity roar
You feel to moan but unlike before
You discover that you’d just be one more
Person crying
So don’t fear if you hear
A foreign sound to your ear
It’s alright, Ma, I’m only sighing
As some warn victory, some downfall
Private reasons great or small
Can be seen in the eyes of those that call
To make all that should be killed to crawl
While others say don’t hate nothing at all
Except hatred
Disillusioned words like bullets bark
As human gods aim for their mark
Make everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It’s easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred
While preachers preach of evil fates
Teachers teach that knowledge waits
Can lead to hundred-dollar plates
Goodness hides behind its gates
But even the president of the United States
Sometimes must have to stand naked
An’ though the rules of the road have been lodged
It’s only people’s games that you got to dodge
And it’s alright, Ma, I can make it
Advertising signs they con
You into thinking you’re the one
That can do what’s never been done
That can win what’s never been won
Meantime life outside goes on
All around you
You lose yourself, you reappear
You suddenly find you got nothing to fear
Alone you stand with nobody near
When a trembling distant voice, unclear
Startles your sleeping ears to hear
That somebody thinks they really found you
A question in your nerves is lit
Yet you know there is no answer fit
To satisfy, insure you not to quit
To keep it in your mind and not forget
That it is not he or she or them or it
That you belong to
Although the masters make the rules
For the wise men and the fools
I got nothing, Ma, to live up to
For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destinies
Speak jealously of them that are free
Cultivate their flowers to be
Nothing more than something they invest in
While some on principles baptized
To strict party platform ties
Social clubs in drag disguise
Outsiders they can freely criticize
Tell nothing except who to idolize
And then say God bless him
While one who sings with his tongue on fire
Gargles in the rat race choir
Bent out of shape from society’s pliers
Cares not to come up any higher
But rather get you down in the hole
That he’s in
But I mean no harm nor put fault
On anyone that lives in a vault
But it’s alright, Ma, if I can’t please him
Old lady judges watch people in pairs
Limited in sex, they dare
To push fake morals, insult and stare
While money doesn’t talk, it swears
Obscenity, who really cares
Propaganda, all is phony
While them that defend what they cannot see
With a killer’s pride, security
It blows the minds most bitterly
For them that think death’s honesty
Won’t fall upon them naturally
Life sometimes must get lonely
My eyes collide head-on with stuffed
Graveyards, false gods, I scuff
At pettiness which plays so rough
Walk upside-down inside handcuffs
Kick my legs to crash it off
Say okay, I have had enough
what else can you show me?
And if my thought-dreams could be seen
They’d probably put my head in a guillotine
But it’s alright, Ma, it’s life, and life only
This album is great, though not as good as his 2007 release.
Too Mamy Birds and My Friend were my favorites here.
Loved coming back to this one. Amazing sounds.
I love Can, and had no idea Holger did solo stuff.
This is so delightfully weird.
Ziggy played guitaaaaaaaar.
Deec punk. Wasn't feelin it yesterday.
Excellent grunge. Love J's voice, but wonder if they would have been more mainstream if his voice wasn't so unconventional.
Can't believe I'm giving this 4. I don't hate the fuckin Eagles, man.
Loved this front to back.
In keeping with my in depth reviews as of late:
Fuck yeah.
One of the most important musicians of the twentieth century. Had an opportunity to see Bill Frissell perform his work at The Village Vangatd a few years ago. Absolutely sublime.
Not their best, but gorgeous nonetheless.
Pretty cool. Would like to revisit whilst stoned in the car.
Kid Rock can lick every inch of my old sweaty hairy balls.
Fuck him and the weird fucked up horse he rode in on.
Ibtemember really liking this when it came out. Not as much this time, but still good.
Love Eno Byrne. This was especially good while taking in Halloween decorations while walking the dog in my neighborhood.
My favorite trumpet, sax, piano, and bass players on one album. Yes please.
Love love love love love love
Loved this on a crisp fall morning walk.
Glorious, the peak of musical genius.
Ain't nothin gonna change until you get up and wash yo ass.
Love me some Shuggie. Wish it was Saturday morning and I was stoned.
Like this. Talking heads-y.
Love me some tablas. This was a little too John Tesh-y for me.
One of the all time best.
