Zero K

Zero K by Don DeLillo, 2016

I just finished this book today and was disappointed. I still consider him one of the great novelist of our time and this was the sixth novel of his that I've read. However, I really didn't think this was one of his better ones. Too random. I hope he hasn't peaked.

There were a lot of great ideas bouncing around in this novel and intense observations on terrorism, plague, famine, fires, floods, biomedical advances and death.

He can write brilliantly but at some points in this book he can also be slow, plodding. pointless and pretentious. 

Lovers Of Today - Songs 1979

More new wave and classic rock from albums released in 1979.

1. The Only Ones - Lovers Of Today (Special View)
2. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl (Damn The Torpedoes)
3. Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind (Labour Of Lust)
4. Dave Edmunds - Queen Of Hearts (Repeat When Necessary)
5. Squeeze - Goodbye Girl (Cool For Cats)
6. The Undertones - (She's A) Runaround (The Undertones)
7. Patti Smith Group - Frederick (Wave)
8. Joan Armatrading - Rosie (How Cruel)
9. The Police - The Bed's Too Big Without You (Reggatta De Blanc)
10. The Clash - Lover's Rock (London Calling)
11. Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays (A Different Kind Of Tension)
12. Graham Parker - Local Girls (Squeezing Out Sparks)
13. The Kinks - Catch Me Now I'm Falling (Low Budget)
14. Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, doctor)
15. The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes (Minute By Minute)
16. Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E.'s In Love (Rickie Lee Jones)
17. Leonard Cohen - Humbled In Love (Recent Songs)
18. Ellen Foley - We Belong To The Night (Nightout)
19. Elvis Costello - Party Girl (Armed Forces)
20. George Harrison - Love Comes To Everyone (George Harrison)

Good Times - Songs 1979

Songs 1979. Disco and new wave from albums released in 1979.

1. Chic - Good Times (Risque)
2. Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland (I Am)
3. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (Bad Girls)
4. Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Off The Wall)
5. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (Prince)
6. The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around (The B-52's)
7. The Knack - My Sharona (Get The Knack)
8. M - Pop Musik (New York - London - Paris - Munich)
9. Joy Division - Interzone (Unknown Pleasures)
10. Lene Lovich - The Night (Flex)
11. Blondie - Atomic (Eat To The Beat)
12. Roxy Music - Dance Away (Manifesto)
13. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Ride Natty Ride (Survival)
14. The Specials - Concrete Jungle (The Specials)
15. The Clash - I'm Not Down (London Calling)
16. Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk (Repeat When Necessary)
17. The Cars - Dangerous Type (Candy-O)
18. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (Discovery)

Love For Sale

Love For Sale: Pop Music in America by David Hadju, 2016

This was a very quick read in February 2017. This was a very interesting personal history of popular music from a well known music critic, historian and biographer. The book was well researched and with some fresh insights into pop music history and the social influence of the music on American society. I didn't necessarily agree with all of his opinions but it was a very entertaining read. I found his section of the digitalization of music to be very fascinating.

He began his description of popular music back in the 19th century and through the vaudeville years. The on trough the many musical facets, trends and technologies of the 20th century.

Moods For Moderns - Songs 1979

Another set of songs from my collection released in 1979. Mostly new wave.

1. Elvis Costello - Moods For Moderns (Armed Forces)
2. The Clash - Groovy Times (Black Market Clash)
3. Buzzcocks - I Don't Know What To Do With My Life (A Different Kind Of Tension)
4. Monks - Dear Jerry (Bad Habits)
5. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel (Drums And Wires)
6. Joe Jackson - On Your Radio (I'm The Man)
7. Blondie - Dreaming (Eat To The Beat)
8. The Kinks - (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (Low Budget)
9. Gary Numan - Cars (The Pleasure Principle)
10. The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (The Fine Art Of Surfacing)
11. The Only Ones - Curtains For You (Special View)
12. Talking Heads - Heaven (Fear Of Music)
13. Patti Smith Group - Dancing Barefoot (Wave)
14. The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good And Evil (Y)
15. Joy Division - She's Lost Control (Unknown Pleasures)
16. Gang Of Four - Natural's Not In It (Entertainment)
17. The Cure - Grinding Halt (Three Imaginary Boys)
18. Marianne Faithful - Broken English (Broken English)
19. John Hiatt - Slug Line (Slug Line)
20. The Saints - Every Day's A Holiday, Every Night's A Party (Prehistoric Sounds)

Teenage Kicks - Songs 1979

A new series. Songs from albums in my collection released in 1979. Starting off with some new wave.

1. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (The Undertones)
2. The Cars - Let's Go (Candy-O)
3. Joe Jackson - I'm The Man (I'm The Man)
4. XTC - Life Begins At The Hop (Drums and Wires)
5. The B-52's - 52 Girls (The B-52's)
6. The Police - Bring On The Night (Reggatta De Blanc)
7. The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Cut)
8. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning (In A Rut)
9. The Skids - Into The Valley (Scared To Dance)
10. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (Fear Of Music)
11. The Clash - The Clampdown (London Calling)
12. The Jam - Eton Rifles (Setting Sons)
13. Buzzcocks - I Believe (A Different Kind Of Tension)
14. David Bowie - Boys Keep Swinging (Lodger)
15. Gary Numan - Are "Friends" Electric? (Replicas)
16. Fabulous Poodles - Bionic Man (Think Pink)
17. Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army (Armed Forces)
18. Gang Of Four - I Found That Essence Rare (Entertainment)
19. James White & The Blacks - Contort Yourself (Off White)
20. The Fall - Rebellious Jukebox (Live At The Witch Trials)

Heart Like Mine - First Impressions

First Impressions. Another set of first songs from first albums. The 6th mix of the series.

1. Blue Rodeo - Heart Like Mine (Outskirts, 1987)
2. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken (Rattlesnakes, 1984)
3. Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything (She's So Unusual, 1983)
4. Joe Jackson - One More Time (Look Sharp!, 1979)
5. Heart - Magic Man (Dreamboat Annie, 1976)
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Love Struck Baby (Texas Flood, 1983)
7. Johnny Winter - I'm Yours And I'm Hers (Johnny Winter, 1969)
8. Canned Heat - Rollin' And Tumblin' (Canned Heat, 1967)
9. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Born In Chicago (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 1965)
10. Bob Dylan - You're No Good (Bob Dylan, 1962)
11. David Bowie - Uncle Arthur (David Bowie, 1967)
12. The Hollies - Talkin' 'Bout You (Stay With The Hollies, 1964)
13. The Chocolate Watchband - Let's Talk About Girls (No Way Out, 1967)
14. Joe Cocker - Feeling Alright (With A Little Help From My Friends, 1969)
15. Three Dog Night - One (Three Dog Night, 1968)
16. Young Rascals - Slow Down (The Young Rascals, 1966)
17. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Shake A Tail Feather (Take A Ride, 1966)
18. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley, 1956)
19. Buddy Holly - Oh Boy (The "Chirping" Crickets, 1957)
20. The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry (Sherry & 11 Others, 1962)
21. The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (Four Tops, 1965)
22. The Temptations - The Way You Do The Things You Do (Meet The Temptations, 1964)

Good Times Roll - First Impressions

More First Impressions. First songs from first albums. 5th mix of the series.

1. The Cars - Good Times Roll (The Cars, 1978)
2. The B-52's - Planet Claire (The B-52's, 1979)
3. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden (Hong Kong Garden, single, 1978)
4. Talking Heads - Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town (Talking Heads '77, 1977)
5. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing (Penthouse and Pavement, 1981)
6. The English Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom (I Just Can't Stop It, 1980)
7. The Specials - Gangsters (The Specials, 1979)
8. Nick Lowe- Music For Money (Jesus Of Cool, 1978)
9. Pretenders - Precious (Pretenders, 1980)
10. Tears For Fears - The Hurting (The Hurting, 1983)
11. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (Psychocandy, 1985)
12. The Smithereens - Strangers When We Meet (Especially For You, 1986)
13. Crowded House - Mean To Me (Crowded House, 1986)
14. Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows (A Catholic Education, 1990)
15. Uncle Tupelo - Graveyard Shift (No Depression, 1990)
16. The Black Crowes - Twice As Hard (Shake Your Money Maker, 1990)
17. Counting Crows - Round Here (August & Everything After, 1993)
18. Wilco - I Must Be High (A.M., 1995)
19. Son Volt - Windfall (Trace, 1995)

Everybody's Fool

Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo, 2016

Another book I read in a couple of weeks in February 2017.

This wonderful Richard Russo book brought back the main character from his 1993 novel Nobody's Fool. Everything about this book is good and of course Russo is one of my favorite all time authors. 

Come And Get It - First Impressions

Another set of first impressions... first songs from first albums. The 4th mix of the series.

1. Badfinger - Come And Get It (Magic Christian Music, 1970)
2. Boston - More Than A Feeling (Boston, 1976)
3. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (Funeral, 2004)
4. The Church - The Unguarded Moment (Of Skins and Heart, 1982)
5. The La's - Son Of A Gun (The La's, 1990)
6. Elastica - Lined Up (Elastica, 1995)
7. The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain (The Smiths, 1984)
8. Television - See No Evil (Marquee Moon, 1977)
9. Yo La Tengo - The Cone Of Silence (Ride The Tiger, 1986)
10. Galaxie 500 - Fowers (Today, 1988)
11. Interpol - Untitled (Turn On The Bright Lights, 2002)
12. MGMT - Time To Pretend (Oracular Spectacular, 2007)
13. Beck - Loser (Mellow Gold, 1994)
14. Daft Punk - Dafendirekt (Homework, 1997)
15. Gang Of Four - Ether (Entertainment!, 1979)
16. Joy Division - Disorder (Unknown Pleasures, 1979)
17. Depeche Mode - New Life (Speak & Spell, 1981)
18. Yaz - Don't Go (Upstairs At Eric's, 1982)

Getting Uptown - Funky Jams

More funk and soul jazz jams.

1. United 8 - Getting Uptown (To Get Down) (What It Is: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves 1967-1977, recorded 1972)
2. Maceo & All The Kin's Men - Funky Women (Doing Their Own Thing, 1970)
3. Candido - Candido's Funk (Move To Groove: The Best of 1970's Jazz Funk, 1995)
4. Mandrill - Fat City Strut (Just Outside Town, 1973)
5. Johnny Griffith, Inc - Grand Central Shuttle (Grand Central Shuttle, 1972)
6. Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle (Winter In America, 1974)
7. The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (All Directions, 1972)
8. Parliament - Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (Mothership Connection, 1975)
9. James Brown - Don't Tell It (Body Heat, 1976)
10. Sly & The Family Stone - Ride The Rhythm (Dance To The Music, 1968)
11. Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (Innervisions, 1973)
12. Ohio Players - Fopp (Honey, 1975)
13. Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (Across 110th Street, 1972)
14. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sweet Sweetback's Theme (Sweet Sweetback Baadasssss Song, 1971)

Vinyl Spins - ECM Records

Vinyl Spins: Back on the third floor listening to some intense jazz from the always interesting ECM Records. We saw some of these folks perform in Philly around the time I was buying these records... Anthony Braxton, Sam Rivers, Dave Holland and also Dewey Redman and Don Cherry. Amazing show.

We collected a lot of ECM Records in the 1970's while exploring jazz at 3rd Street Records in Philadelphia.

Some of the artists I have on ECM include:

• Chick Corea
• Keith Jarrett
• Jack DeJohnette
• Ralph Towner
• Oregon
• Circle
• Jan Garbarek
• Terje Rypdal
• Dave Holland
• Gary Burton
• Jon Abercrombie
• Enrico Rava
• Colin Walcott
• Pat Metheny
• Art Ensemble of Chicago
• Don Cherry
• Charlie Haden

We have multiple albums from all of these artists on the list.

Darkest Night - Funky Jams

Funk and soul jazz.

1. The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Darkest Night (Malik, 1972)
2. The Politicians - Free Your Mind (The Politicians, 1972)
3. Ramsey Lewis Trio - Slippin' Into Darkness (Slippin' Into Darkness, 1972)
4. The Funk Brothers - The Way You Do The Things You Do (The Best Of The Funk Brothers, 2004)
5. Grant Green - It's Your Thing (Ain't It Funky Now, 1971)
6. Brother Jack McDuff - Opus De Funk (Soul Circle, 1968)
7. Young-Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut (Soulful Strut, 1968)
8. The Staple Singers - Funky Love (Let's Do It Again, 1975)
9. Jimmy Smith - Funky Broadway (Respect, 1967)
10. War - City, Country, City (The World Is A Ghetto, 1972)
11. Grover Washington Jr. - Knucklehead (Feels So Good, 1975)
12. Fred Wesey & The J.B.'s - Watermelon Man (The Lost Album, 2011, recorded 1972)
13. Mongo Santamaria - I Can't Get Next To You (Feelin' Alright, 1970)
14. Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping (Afro-Harping, 1968)
15. The Noble Knights - Sing A Simple Song (What It Is: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves 1967-1977, recorded 1969)
16. Maceo & The Macks - Soul Power (Funky Good Time: The Anthology, 1995, recorded 1974)

Shape Of Things - First Impressions

More First Impressions. First songs from first albums. The third mix of the series.

1. The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun (The Animals, 1964)
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968)
3. Dr. John - Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya (Gris Gris, 1968)
4. The Meters - Cissy Strut (The Meters, 1969)
5. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (Blowin' Your Mind, 1967)
6. The Troggs - Wild Thing (Wild Thing, 1966)
7. Love - My Little Red Book (Love, 1966)
8. Jeff Beck Group - Shape Of Things (Truth, 1968)
9. The Zombies - She's Not There (The Zombies, 1965)
10. The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic (Do You Believe In Magic, 1965)
11. The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday (If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, 1966)
12. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You (Stay/I Only Want To Be With You, 1964)
13. Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son (Matthew & Son, 1967)
14. Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (Five Leaves Left, 1969)
15. Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (Songs Of Leonard Cohen, 1967)
16. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (Mr. Tambourine Man, 1965)
17. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield, 1966)
18. The Band - Tears Of Rage (Music From Big Pink, 1968)
19. John Prine - Illegal Smile (John Prine, 1971)
20. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Christine's Tune (The Gilded Palace Of Sin, 1969)
21. America - Riverside (America, 1971)

Good Times Bad Times - First Impressions

The 2nd mix of the First Impressions series of first songs from first albums.

1. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses, 1989)
2. Oasis - Rock 'n' Roll Star (Definitely Maybe, 1994)
3. Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin I, 1969)
4. New York Dolls - Personality Crises (New York Dolls, 1973)
5. Blondie - X Offender (Blondie, 1976)
6. X - Your Phone's Off The Hook, But You're Not (Los Angeles, 1980)
7. BoDeans - She's A Runaway (Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams, 1986)
8. Marshall Crenshaw - There She Goes Again (Marshall Crenshaw, 1982)
9. The Blasters - Marie Marie (The Blasters, 1981)
10. Los Lobos - Don't Worry Baby (How Will The Wolf Survive, 1984)
11. Santana - Waiting (Santana, 1969)
12. Jefferson Airplane - Blues From An Airplane (Takes Off, 1966)
13. Blood, Sweat & Tears - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Child Is The Father Of The Man, 1968)
14. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Bye, Bye Baby (Big Brother & The Holding Company, 1967)
15. Traffic - Heaven Is In Your Mind (Mr. Fantasy, 1967)
16. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine (Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967)
17. The Mothers Of Invention - Hungry Freaks, Daddy (Freak Out!, 1966)
18. The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
19. The Who - Out In The Street (My Generation, 1965)
20. Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues (Vincebus Eruptum, 1968)

Where Is My Mind - Late Night

A new covers mix that is part of my Late Night series. Mostly indie and alternative rock artists doing a variety of cover songs.

1. Nada Surf - Where Is My Mind? (Where Is My Mind: A Tribute To The Pixies, 1999)
2. Elephant Stone - L.A. Woman (A Psych Tribute To The Doors, 2014)
3. Best Coast - Rhiannon (Just Tell Me You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac, 2012)
4. Sia - Paranoid Android (Exit Music: A Tribute To Radiohead, 2006)
5. Mike Violo & The Section Quartet - How Soon Is Now? (Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths, 2011)
6. The Fiery Furnaces - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (This Bird Has Flown: A Tribute To The Beatles' Rubber Soul, 2005)
7. Adrian Belew - Come And Get It (Come And Get It: A Tribute To Badfinger, 1996)
8. The Dandy Warhols - Primary (Perfect As Cats: A Tribute To The Cure, 2008)
9. Hotrats - Damaged Goods (Turn Ons, 2010)
10. Crocodiles - I Wanna Destroy You  (Under The Covers, 2014)
11. Steve Wynn - Million Miles Away (A Case For Case: A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case, 2006)
12. Great Lake Swimmers - Before They Make Me Run (Paint It Black: An Alt Country Tribute To The Rolling Stones, 2011)
13. Elton John - Spirit In The Sky (The Legendary Covers Album '69-70, 2015)
14. R.E.M. - Wall Of Death (E-Bow The Letter EP, 1996)
15. Hem - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (I'm Talking With My Mouth, 2002)
16. Robert Plant - Song To The Siren (Dreamland, 2002)
17. Tanya Donnely - Heart Of Gold (Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity, 2008)
18. Martha Wainwright - Tower Of Song (Cohen Covered, 2008)

Black and Tan Fantasy - Jazz Time

The 12th mix of my Jazz Time series of classic jazz from my collection.

1. Duke Ellington - Black and Tan Fantasy (Verve Jazz Masters Collection, 1994)
2. Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker - Bloomdido (Bird & Diz, 1956)
3. Coleman Hawkins - Wouldn't It Be Lovely (Plays Make Somebody Happy, 1962)
4. Teddy Wilson & Lester Young - All Of Me (Pres and Teddy, 1959)
5. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Lester Left Town (The Big Beat, 1960)
6. Sonny Rollins - There Will Never Be Another You (There Will Never Be Another You, 1978, recorded 1965)
7. Lester Young & Oscar Peterson - Just You, Just Me (Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio, 1954)
8. Wes Montgomery & The Wynton Kelly Trio - If You Could See Me Now (Smokin' At The Half Note, 1965)
9. Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (Monk's Blues, 1968)
10. Miles Davis - I'll Remember April (Blue Haze, 1954)
11. Joe Henderson - Johnny Come Lately (Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn, 1992)
12. Johnny Hammond - Blue Selah (Breakout, 1971)

Straight Life - Jazz Time

Another mix of classic jazz from my collection.

1. John Coltrane - Afro Blue (Live At Birdland, 1963)
2. Miles Davis - Solea (Sketches Of Spain, 1960)
3. Wes Montgomery - West Coast Blues (The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, 1960)
4. Horace Silver - Que Pasa? (Song For My Father, 1964)
5. Bud Powell - Un Poco Loco (The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1, 1951)
6. Charles Mingus - Open Letter To Duke (Mingus Ah Um, 1959)
7. Duke Pearson - Fly Little Bird Fly (Wahoo!, 1964)
8. Freddie Hubbard - Straight Life (Straight Life, 1971)

Not Fade Away - First Impressions

A mix of first songs from first albums. The first in a series.

1. The Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away (England's Newest Hit Makers, 1964)
2. Cream - I Feel Free (Fresh Cream, 1966)
3. The Doors - Break On Through (The Doors, 1967)
4. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze (Are You Experienced?, 1967)
5. Patti Smith - Gloria: In Excelsis Deo (Horses, 1975)
6. The Clash - Janie Jones (The Clash, 1977)
7. The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones, 1976)
8. The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari (Surfin' Safari, 1962)
9. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (Please Please Me, 1963)
10. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969)
11. Steely Dan - Do It Again (Can't Buy A Thrill, 1972)
12. Bruce Springsteen - Blinded By The Light (Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., 1973)
13. Elvis Costello - Welcome To The Working Week (My Aim Is True, 1977)
14. The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night (Three Imaginary Boys, 1979)
15. U2 - I Will Follow (Boy, 1980)
16. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (Murmur, 1983)
17. Pixies - Caribou (Come On Pilgrim, 1987)
18. Blur - She's So High (Leisure, 1991)
19. Pavement - Summer Babe [Winter Version] (Slanted & Enchanted, 1992)
20. Radiohead - You (Pablo Honey, 1993)

Heaven Must Be There - Songs 1984

A more new wave focused set of songs from albums released in 1984. Another subjective personal perspective.

1. Eurogliders - Heaven (Must Be There) (This Island)
2. U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love) (The Unforgettable Fire)
3. Prince - When Doves Cry (Purple Rain)
4. The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) (The Icicle Works)
5. Pretenders - Middle Of The Road (Learning To Crawl)
6. Nena - 99 Luftballons (99 Luftballons)
7. The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns (Declaration)
8. The Human League - The Lebanon (Hysteria)
9. INXS - Original Sin (The Swing)
10. Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (Some Great Reward)
11. Simple Minds - Waterfront (Sparkle In The Rain)
12. New Order - Thieves Like Us (Single)
13. Romeo Void - A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) (Instincts)
14. The Smiths - You've Got Everything Now (The Smiths)
15. Talk Talk - It's My Life (It's My Life)
16. Alphaville - Forever Young (Forever Young)

Easy Does - Songs 1984

Another set of songs from albums in my collection released in 1984. Part of the Songs 1984 series.

1. Let's Active - Easy Does (Cypress)
2. Green Pajamas - The Way I Feel About You (Summer Of Lust)
3. The Long Ryders - Run Dusty Run (Native Sons)
4. The Ramones - Too Tough To Die (Too Tough To Die)
5. The Bangles - Hero Takes A Fall (All Over The Place)
6. Hoodoo Gurus - My Girl (Stoneage Romeos)
7. The Go-Go's - Turn To You (Talk Show)
8. The Waterboys - All The Things She Gave Me (A Pagan Place)
9. Box Of Frogs - Love Inside You (Box Of Frogs)
10. Dream Syndicate - Merrittville (Medicine Show)
11. Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground (Hallowed Ground)
12. Omar & The Howlers - Give Me A Chance (I Told You So)
13. The Rain Parade - What's She Done To Your Mind (Emergency Third Rail Power Trip)
14. This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo (It'll End In Tears)
15. Robyn Hitchcock - I Used To Say I Love (I Often Dream Of Trains)
16. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me (Milk And Honey)
17. Los Lobos - I Got Loaded (How Will The Wolf Survive?)
18. Bruce Springsteen - I'm Goin' Down (Born In The USA)

Going Through The Motions - Songs 1984

Another mix from the Songs 1984 series.

1. Nona Hendryx - I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (The Art Of Defense)
2. Shriekback - My Careful Hands (Jam Science)
3. Ultravox - White China (Lament)
4. Public Image Ltd. - This Is Not A Love Song (This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get)
5. Bronski Beat - Why? (The Age Of Consent)
6. The Fall - C.R.E.E.P. (The Wonderful Frightening World Of The Fall)
7. Depeche Mode - People Are People (Some Great Reward)
8. Alphaville - Big In Japan (Forever Young)
9. The Cars - You Might Think (Heartbeat City)
10. Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne (New Sensations)
11. Dave Edmunds - Something About You (Riff Raff)
12. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (Born In The USA)
13. Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave (Parade)
14. Elvis Costello - The Only Flame In Town (Goodbye Cruel World)
15. The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods (Cafe Bleu)
16. Los Lobos - How Will The Wolf Survive? (How Will The Wolf Survive?)
17. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Couldn't Stand The Weather (Couldn't Stand The Weather)

Vinyl Spins - Which Side?

Vinyl Spins - Side 1 or Side 2 of an record.
Over the years there have been many discussions and list concerning which album had the best "side" and side 2 of Abbey Road always seemed to be at the top or close by.

I think my favorite album sides may be side 1 of The Clash's London Calling followed by a couple of Neil Young albums.



When I was playing this record the other day I was remembering as a teenager what a huge event it was when The Beatles released a new album. As usual I bought this in 1969 the weekend it came out.

It also reminded me of the Paul is dead rumor that was peaking around the time this album was released.  I was looking at the album and remembered there were some clues on the cover. The figues walking across the street were a funeral procession with John as the religious figure, Ringo the undertaker, Paul the barefoot and out of step corpse followed by George the denim clad gravedigger. Yep, it's all right there and everyone was going through their Beatles collections looking for more clues... "I buried Paul".

A Matter Of Time - Songs 1984

More music from my Songs 1984 series. This set focuses more on the alternative rock and country of the year.

1. Los Lobos - A Matter Of Time (How Will The Wolf Survive?)
2. Bruce Cockburn - Lovers In A Dangerous Time (Stealing Fire)
3. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Perfect Skin (Rattlesnakes)
4. The Smiths - This Charming Man (The Smiths)
5. General Public - Tenderness (All The Rage)
6. Beat Rodeo - Just Friends (Staying Out Late With Beat Rodeo)
7. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire (Born In The USA)
8. Nanci Griffith - One In A Very Blue Moon (Once In A Very Blue Moon)
9. Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (I Often Dream Of Trains)
10. Cocteau Twins - Aloysius (Treasure)
11. Wham! - Careless Whisper (Make It Big)
12. Prince - Purple Rain (Purple Rain)
13. The Rain Parade - Talking In My Sleep (Emergency Third Rail Power Trip)
14. Felt - Roman Litter (The Strange Idols Patterns and Other Short Stories)
15. Aztec Camera - All I Need Is Everything (Knife)
16. Everything But The Girl - I Must Confess (Eden)
17. David Sylvian - Red Guitar (Brilliant Trees)
18. This Mortal Coil - Dreams Made Flesh (It'll End In Tears)

Cooling The Medium - Songs 1984

Songs 1984. More new wave, soul, and classic rock from albums in my collection released in 1984.

1. Martha & The Muffins - Cooling The Medium (Mystery Walk)
2. General Public - General Public (All The Rage)
3. UB40 - Cherry Oh Baby (Labour Of Love)
4. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence (Hyaena)
5. The Psychedelic Furs - Here Comes Cowboys (Mirror Moves)
6. The Alarm - The Stand (Declaration)
7. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (Welcome To The Pleasuredome)
8. Bonzo Goes To Washington - 5 Minutes (Bonzo Goes To Washington)
9. The Cult - Resurrection Joe (Dreamtime)
10. Julian Cope - Reynard The Fox (Fried)
11. Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me (Private Dancer)
12. David Bowie & Tina Turner - Tonight (Tonight)
13. Sade - Smooth Operator (Diamond Life)
14. Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You (The Woman In Red Soundtrack)
15. Alison Moyet - Invisible (Alf)
16. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes (Rattlesnakes)
17. Cocteau Twins - Ivo (Treasure)
18. Marianne Faithful - It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Rich Kid Blues)

Straight No Chaser - Jazz Time

More classic jazz.

1. Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser (Monk's Blues, 1968)
2. Stanley Turrentine - Little Sheri (Look Out, 1970)
3. Gerry Mulligan - Big City Blues (Gerry Mulligan '63, 1963)
4. Hank Mobley - Soul Station (Soul Station, 1960)
5. John Coltrane - I Love You (Lush Life, 1958)
6. Gene Ammons - Canadian Sunset (Boss Tenor, 1960)
7. Zoot Sims - Oh, Lady, Be Good (Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers, 1975)
8. Duke Ellington - Diminuendo and Crescendo In Blue (The 1956-1958 Small Group Recordings, 2009)
9. Charlie Parker - Just Friends (Charlie Parker with Strings, 1950)
10. Sonny Stitt - Lover Man (Burnin', 1958)
11. Stan Getz - Here's That Rainy Day (Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2, 1963)
12. Ben Webster - Tenderly (King of the Tenors, 1956)

Vinyl Spins - James Chance

Listening to the No New York album the other day made me yearn for a little more James Chance. He was such a crazy sax manic back in the day. This was No Wave and certainly nothing sounded like the weird hybrid of free jazz and funk on Buy from James Chance and the Contortions when it was released in 1979. A few months later Chance came out with his take on disco with Off White released under the name James White and the Blacks. They re-recorded Contort Yourself with an August Darnell remix that I regularly played during my DJ days in the early 80's. There was a strangely awesome second song Stained Sheets with Lydia Lunch and also a cover of an Irving Berlin song. The band ran out of money after completing the first side and the second side is mainly instrumentals. Buy and Off White were a couple of my favorite albums from 1979.

Out Of Sight - Jazz Time

Jazz Time

1. Roy Ayers - Out Of Sight (West Coast Vibe, 1963)
2. Sonny Rollins - Tune Up (Newk's Time, 1959)
3. Don Cherry - There Is The Bomb (Where Is Brooklyn?, 1969)
4. Miles Davis - Tempus Fugit (Miles Davis Vol. 2, 1953)
5. Ray Bryant - Blue Monk (The Ray Bryant Trio Plays the Complete "Little Susie", 1959)
6. Chet Baker - Funk In Deep Freeze (She Was Too Good To Me, 1974)
7. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Ping Pong (Pisces, 1961)
8. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (Maiden Voyage, 1966)
9. Freddie Hubbard - Sky Dive (Sky Dive, 1972)
10. Kenny Burrell - Saturday Night Blues (Midnight Blue, 1963)
11. Lester Young and Oscar Peterson Trio - Just You, Just Me (Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio, 1952)
12. Jimmy Smith - I'm Movin' On (I'm Movin' On, 1967)