Poll: Which Album Is Best? – Lou Reed
Lou Reed doesn’t enjoy a large fan-base. But what he has is worldwide, and ROCK SOLID. After a legendary career, with beginnings rooted in The Velvet Underground, and a great…
How Obsessed Are You With Your Music Listening?
Here comes a confession. I become obsessed with music that I find that I like. In that I listen to it over and over…and over, sometimes for days, maybe even…
The ONE Stones Song
Ok, this is a simple post. First off, I hope everyone’s entrance into 2013 was smooth sailing. I trust that it was. I picked up a copy of Grrr! (The…
Poll: Are 5.1 Surround Remixes That Important?
I’ve always been a Stereo purist. There’s something within the concept of 5.1 applications where classic music is concerned (outside the scope of the original recording), that makes it seem…
Poll: Which Album Is Best? – Elton John
Not many performers have a rich career to draw from like Elton John has. From his fairly unknown Empty Sky (1969) debut (released in the UK way before the US),…
Al Stewart Tracks
A few weeks ago, we all tossed around the favored Al Stewart album. With the comments and the personal emails that I receive (yes, there are some that find it…
Musically Soothing The Aging Soul
Forgive me if I have approached this topic before (and I know that I have in a round about way), but I’m curious as to how much current stuff even…
Poll: Al Stewart – Exempting Year Of The Cat, Which Album Is Best?
There is no disputing the richness of Year of the Cat, that wonderful breakthrough album from Al Stewart. Put a needle down anywhere (figure of speech) and wherever that needle…
Great Tracks: The Sound Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
I’m a dissector of music. I always have been. I drive people nuts with this process but it is just the way I’ve always been. “The Sound of Silence” is…
Poll: Grand Funk Railroad – Which Album Is Best?
From Grand Funk Railroad’s first album, I’ve been a fan. After hearing “Time Machine” on FM radio, and the occasional playback of “T.N.U.C.”, and “Heartbreaker”, I was a solidly hooked…
Days of Punk
I’m often engaged in lively debate about music. Over the last few days, someone I know wondered about my views on Punk music. Well, as we all know, that’s asking…
The Best Songs
Doing the Steely Dan poll (inspired by Record Show rookie, Scott B., who attempted to buy every Steely Dan LP he could lay hands on), and enjoying many of your…