Having completed my “50 Albums in 50 Days” expansion of Mr. Chris Estey’s August 24th directive “to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on you”, I’ve decided to add a THIRD [slash] final batch of 25, in order to fill some remaining “gaps”—at least as I perceive such …
I’ve been nominated by my brilliant pal Chris Estey to post 25 albums in 25 days that have had a major CREATIVE impact on me—just album covers without any explanation—and to nominate a different person each day to do the same. Today I nominate: Dave Martens Day 24: NUGGETS: ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS FROM THE FIRST PSYCHEDELIC …
When I was 14, I was figuring out how to play the songs on Teaser and the Firecat by Cat Stevens, Tapestry by Carole King, The James Gang Rides Again, and Black Sabbath I – all at the same time. It made sense/paid off when I got to record with Joan Baez and Roky Erickson …
Critic’s Roundtable, Part 4 (This conversation has four parts.) Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Behold! http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop Look carefully and you’ll see a ballot from yours truly. Almost nobody else voted for my picks, but I expected nothing less. A few observations: those rascally Posies finished at 190, beating out, …