Here is an experiment. Using my highly classified techniques, I'm going to pick a vinyl record album from my collection, give it a listen, then write a little bit about it. I've occasionally done this before, but here's the experimental part: since were talking about 33 1/3 RPM albums, each of these entries will be exactly 333 words long ( Read more... )

I think that Jerry Lee Lewis might be just a bit underrated. Think about it: he is just as much part of the foundation of rock'n'roll as Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and others. However, casual music fans might be able to name only two of his songs--"Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." Somewhat less casual fans might know ( Read more... )

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I doubt that AC/DC would want me to waste much time writing about the rockfest that is their album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap because, after all, how much can I be rockin' when I'm sitting in front of a computer screen, right? I will simply say that when you're in a certain frame of mind, that frame of mind being wanting to rock, you will find ( Read more... )

Just a few sentences about today's Daily Record, ABC's 1983 opus, Beauty Stab:

This awkwardly ambitious (ambitiously awkward?) album is the very definition of "sophomore slump." And yet, there is something fascinating about it, at least to these ears.

After having a few hit singles ("The Look of Love" and "Poison Arrow") from their debut album, ( Read more... )

Every now and then I like the idea of reviving the "Daily Record" feature of this blog, in which I randomly pick some album or CD, listen to it, then scribble a few sentences about it. So tonight, I'll try again to do that for a little while.

Today's Daily Record is not a random pick, but it is a no-brainer. We received Time Machine, the new CD by ( Read more... )

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This will be quick, as I've got a million things happening right now ( Read more... )

Late night thoughts on listening to Sibelius while hangin' with Jimmy in our semi-mancave during the NCAA Championship game.I do not necessarily need a “mancave,” but if I were to have one, it would need to include my desk (currently in the basement), easy access to my record collection (currently in the family room) and a computer (which, for me ( Read more... )

The Who--They weren't gonna take it long before Twisted Sister wasn't going to take it.

Last week, when Led Zeppelin's Presence was a Daily Record and I didn't have much of a personal story about it, I knocked out seven points about the record. I liked that idea, so I'm going to use the seven point format with other Daily Records, including today' ( Read more... )