Change Of Time - Reflections

Reflections... I've come back to another series of quiet reflective mixes of mostly indie folk rock songs from the last ten years. Although I have these mixes collected under the Reflections series they are also part of my Decade 6 series since all the music comes from approximately 2005-2015.

1. Josh Ritter - Change Of Time (So Runs The World Away, 2011)
2. Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home (Kiss Each Other Clean, 2011)
3. Son Volt - Shine On (Honky Tonk, 2013)
4. Wilco - Black Moon (The Whole Love, 2011)
5. Fistful Of Mercy - With Whom You Belong (As I Call You Down, 2010)
6. Fleet Foxes - The Plains / Bitter Dancer (Helplessness Blues, 2011)
7. Keren Ann - Between The Flatland And The Caspian Sea (Keren Ann, 2007)
8. Alexi Murdoch - Orange Sky (Time Without Consequence, 2006)
9. Vetiver - You May Be Blue (To Find Me Gone, 2006)
10. Wye Oak - The Alter (Civilian, 2011)
11. Damien Jurado - Throwing Your Voice (Saint Bartlett, 2010)
12. Will Hoge - What Could I Do (The Wreckage, 2009)
13. Calexico - Fortune Teller (Algiers, 2012)
14. Allison Moorer - Revelator (Mockingbird, 2008)

The Word Exchange

I recently finished reading The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon. This was her first novel and a spectacular one. There were a few places where there needed some judicious editing but overall this was a well written fantastic story.

It is a digital age dystopian novel set in the near future about the dangers of technology. The story was a little crazy at times and especially with the use of words. I read a paper copy of this book and right from the beginning I was wishing I was reading it on my tablet e-reader because there were quite a few words I wanted to look up in a dictionary. I was actually missing the ability to tap on a word and instantly find its meaning. I thought the book was interesting on many levels.

Please Please Baby Lemonade - Songs 1970

Volume 12 of Songs 1970.













All albums released in 1970.

1. Syd Barrett - Baby Lemonade (Barrett)
2. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter (Bryter Layter)
3. The Pretty Things - She Was Tall, She Was High (Parachute)
4. Badfinger - Without You (No Dice)
5. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (After The Gold Rush)
6. The Grateful Dead - Brokedown Palace (Workingman's Dead)
7. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles (Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy)
8. The Byrds - Chestnut Mare (Untitled)
9. Tom Rush - Merrimac Country (Wrong End Of The Rainbow)
10. The Guess Who - Share The Land (American Woman)
11. Dave Mason - Only You Know And I Know (Alone Together)
12. The Beatles - Two Of Us (Let It Be)
13. The Beach Boys - Add Some Music To Your Day (Sunflower)
14. Melanie - Ruby Tuesday (Candles In The Rain)
15. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Farther Along (Burrito Deluxe)
16. Van Morrison - Domino (His Band And The Street Choir)
17. Donovan - Clara Clairvoyant (Open Road)
18. Emitt Rhodes - Fresh As A Daisy (Emitt Rhodes)
19. John Cale - Bring It On Up (Vintage Violence)
20. Santana - Samba Pa Ti (Abraxas)

It's A Marvelous Night - Songs 1970

Volume 11 in my Songs 1970 series. This mix focuses a little more on some of the Top 40 hits of the year and closes with a set of songs from the Beatles.






All albums released in 1970.

1. Van Morrison - Moondance (Moondance)
2. Eric Clapton - After Midnight (Eric Claption)
3. Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time (The Chairmen Of The Board)
4. Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (Band Of Gold)
5. The Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes (More Golden Grass)
6. The Four Tops & The Supremes - River Deep Mountain High (The Magnificent 7)
7. The Supremes - Stoned Love (New Ways But Love Stays)
8. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like A Lady (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose)
9. Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) (I'm Just A Prisoner)
10. Dusty Springfield - Brand New Me (A Brand New Me)
11. Aretha Franklin - Call Me (This Girl's In Love With You)
12. Chicago - Colour My World (Chicago II)
13. Neil Diamond - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (Tap Root Manuscript)
14. Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (Sit Down Young Stranger)
15. George Harrison - Behind The Locked Door (All Things Must Pass)
16. John Lennon - Mother (Plastic Ono Band)
17. Paul McCartney - Junk (McCartney)
18. Ringo Starr - Beaucoups Of Blues (Beaucoups Of Blues)
19. The Beatles - Let It Be (Let It Be)

Heaven Help Us All - Songs 1970

More of what made 1970 a great year for music from the perspective of my record collection. This is the tenth mix of my Songs 1970 series that focuses on albums released that year. This set has a mix of rock and soul music.



All albums released in 1970.

1. Stevie Wonder - Heaven Help Us All (Signed, Sealed & Delivered)
2. Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark (Spirit In The Dark)
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See The Light (Cosmo's Factory)
4. The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World (American Woman)
5. Spirit - Nature's Way (Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus)
6. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air (What About Me)
7. The 5th Dimension - Save The Country (Portrait)
8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children (Deja Vu)
9. John Lennon - Working Class Hero (Plastic Ono Band)
10. The Doors - Ship Of Fools (Morrison Hotel)
11. Funkadelic - I'll Bet You (Funkadelic)
12. The Temptations - Take A Stroll Thru Your Mind (Psychedelic Shack)
13. Eric Burdon & War - Tobacco Road (Eric Burdon Declares War)
14. The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider (Idlewild South)
15. Three Dog Night - Out In The Country (It Ain't Easy)
16. The Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll (Loaded)

Your Love Is Fading - Songs 1970

Volume 9 of Songs 1970. Some long jams on this one.









All albums released in 1970.

1. Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You (Ecology)
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Cosmo's Factory)
3. Isaac Hayes - Something (The Isaac Hayes Movement)
4. B. B. King - Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (Indianola Mississippi Seeds)
5. Cat Stevens - Hard Headed Woman (Tea For The Tillerman)
6. Grateful Dead - Box Of Rain (American Beauty)
7. Elton John - Amoreena (Elton John)
8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Country Girl: Whiskey Boot Hill/Down, Down, Down/Country Girl I Think I Love You (Deja Vu)
9. Derek & The Dominos - Layla (Layla and Assorted Love Songs)
10. George Harrison - Isn't It A Pity (All Things Must Pass)

Truckin' Down By The Roadside - Songs 1970

This is the eighth mix in my Songs 1970 series.







All albums released in 1970.

1. T. Rex - Beltane Walk (T. Rex)
2. Grateful Dead - Truckin' (American Beauty)
3. Led Zeppelin - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Led Zeppelin III)
4. Hot Tuna - Hesitation Blues (Hot Tuna)
5. Jefferson Starship - Let's Go Together (Blows Against The Empire)
6. The Band - Stage Fright (Stage Fright)
7. Eric Clapton - Let It Rain (Eric Clapton)
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop The Rain (Cosmo's Factory)
9. Elton John - Bad Side Of The Moon (Elton John)
10. Five Man Electrical Band - Signs (Good-byes and Butterflies)
11. The Kinks - Lola (Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One)
12. Mountain - Theme From An Imaginary Western (Climbing)
13. Free - All Right Now (Fire and Water)
14. The Moody Blues - Question (A Question of Balance)
15. Syd Barrett - Octopus (The Madcap Laughs)
16. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (All Things Must Pass)

People Can You Feel It - Songs 1970

Mix #7 from my Songs 1970 series. Lots of classic rock from the year and also includes a set of live music released in 1970.  As usual, songs from albums in my collection released that year.

1. The Allman Brothers Band - Revival (Idlewild South)
2. Creedenc Clearwater Revival - Hey Tonight (Pendulum)
3. The James Gang - Funk #49 (James Gang Rides Again)
4. The Who - Summertime Blues (Live At Leeds)
5. The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler (Get Yer Ya Ya's Out)
6. Jimi Hendrix - Message Of Love (Band Of Gypsys)
7. Joe Cocker - The Letter (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
8. Delaney & Bonnie and Friends with Eric Clapton - Only You Know And I Know (Delaney & Bonnie and Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton)
9. Johnny Winter - Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo (Johnny Winter And)
10. Jethro Tull - Teacher (Benefit)
11. Shocking Blue - Venus (At Home)
12. Rod Stewart - It's All Over Now (Gasoline Alley)
13. Poco - You Better Think Twice (Poco)
14. Grateful Dead - Casey Jones (Workingman's Dead)
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Helpless (Deja Vu)

That's Where It's At - Songs 1970

The sixth mix in my Songs 1970 series gets back to some hard rock, funk and early fusion. Has a little early reggae from Bob Marley too.



All albums released in 1970.

1. The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack (Psychedelic Shack)
2. Funkadelic - I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody's Got A Thing (Funkadelic)
3. Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go (Curtis)
4. Ten Years After - 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain (Cricklewood Green)
5. The Mothers of Invention - My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (Weaselsl Ripped My Flesh)
6. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off, Baby (Lick My Decals Off, Baby)
7. John McLaughlin - Marbles (Devotion)
8. Miles Davis - John McLaughlin (Bitches Brew)
9. Jimi Hendrix - Stepping Stone (single, The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
10. James Brown - Super Bad Pt. 1 (Super Bad)
11. Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On The Moon (Small Talk at 125th and Lenox)
12. The Wailers - Soul Rebel (Soul Rebels)
13. Jose Feliciano - Susie-Q (Fireworks)
14. Santana - Oye Como Va (Abraxis)

I Gave My Heart and Soul To You - Songs 1970

The fifth mix of my Songs 1970 series explores some of the soul  and love songs of the year from many of my favorite albums in my collection released that year.

1. The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (The Delfonics)
2. The Presidents - 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) (The Presidents)
3. The Four Tops - Sill Water (Peace) / Still Water (Love) (Still Waters Run Deep)
4. Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song (You Lied)  (Spirit In The Dark)
5. Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (That's The Way Love Is)
6. B.B. King - Hummingbird (Indianola Mississippi Seeds)
7. Derek & The Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues (Layla and Assorted Love Songs)
8. Bee Gees - Lonely Days (2 Years On)
9. The Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child (Stairsteps)
10. Roberta Flack - Let It Be Me (Chapter Two)
11. The 5th Dimension - One Less Bell to Answer (Portrait)
12. Elton John - Your Song (Elton John)
13. Leon Russell - A Song For You (Leon Russell)
14. Van Morrison - Crazy Love (Moondance)
15. Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (After The Gold Rush)
16. Stephen Stills - Love The One You're With (Stephen Stills)

I've Got A Feeling - Songs 1970

This 4th mix in my Songs 1970 series gets back to that classic rock sound of that year but includes some soul too. It also touches on some god rock.




All albums released in 1970.

1. The Beatles - I've Got A Feeling (Let It Be)
2. Badfinger - No Matter What (No Dice)
3. Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 (Chicago II)
4. Canned Heat - Let's Work Together (Future Blues)
5. The Doors - Peace Frog (Morrison Hotel)
6. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Ohio (single, So Far)
7. Neil Young - Southern Man (After The Gold Rush)
8. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (Curtis)
9. The Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (Psychedelic Shack)
10. The Guess Who - American Woman (American Woman)
11. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (Spirit In The Sky)
12. Murray Head - Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar)
13. John Lennon - God (Plastic Ono Band)
14. Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)