[Review] Tim Finn: Escapade (1983)
The voice you know and love but with the rough edges you also loved smoothed out.
[Review] Bryan Ferry: Taxi (1993)
The appearance of “Amazing Grace” might suggest Bryan had reached the bottom of the barrel, but he wisely covers himself with top-notch production.
Tangerine Dream: Dream Encores (1999)
Dream Encores would seem superfluous on the surface, collecting live performances from the late ‘80s and ‘90s that had appeared on earlier, sometimes…
[Review] Peter Gabriel: Security (1982)
A complex, subtle cabernet of internalized shame and global change.
Paint The World (1993)
Honestly I expected something more like paint by numbers, since the Akoustic/Elektric albums I own (none with Eric Marienthal) never lit a fire…
Cream: Gigantes del Pop, Vol. 23 (1981)
Bearing in mind that the sound quality on this cassette curdled years ago, it goes without saying that the “orange” rating applies to…
[Review] Tangerine Dream: Tyger (1987)
Based on the poetry of William Blake, with vocals from Jocelyn B. Smith, this is a departure for the Dream.
[Review] The Yes Album (1971)
One of the greatest progressive rock albums ever recorded, and a perennial candidate for the Top 20 rock albums of all time.
Wings: “Silly Love Songs” (1976)
Love doesn’t come in a minute. Apparently, it takes almost six minutes.
[Review] The Mothers: Fillmore East – June 1971 (1971)
A single-disc live album featuring the humorous banter of Flo & Eddie and the mating call of the mud shark.
Lou Reed: “No Money Down” (1986)
Not a particularly strong case for purchasing Mistrial, just a walk through the mild side of Reed’s rock & roll muse. The 7-inch…
[Review] David Bowie: Aladdin Sane (1973)
Ziggy and the Spiders’ decadent followup to the rise and fall.
Paul Haslinger: World Without Rules (1996)
Genus: mecca mechanica. A hybrid moonflower whose red petals hide from the harsh middle eastern sun, revealing its blossom only to the gentle…
Dylan & The Dead (1989)
A tantalizing tag team to be sure, starring Dylan as the cranky saboteur and The Dead as his deferential backing band. We know…