The Shadows of Knight “Someone Like Me” (1967): One Track Mind
Tautly performed and as contagious as the chicken pox, the Shadows of Knight’s “Someone Like Me” deserved a far better showing.
Archive for November, 2015
How the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour was almost, but not quite, saved
Pity the poor Brits, who didn’t initially receive the full 11-song U.S. version of the Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour,’ released on Nov. 27, 1967.
Bruce Springsteen – ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ (1995): Gimme Five
Released in November 1995, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ traced the distance between the American Dream and the American Reality.
The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon: The Very Best of (2015)
This is the compact, early-career overview the Kinks have deserved for some time, one that builds upon their familiar successes rather than simply relying upon them.
Mats Gustafsson, on the state of jazz: Something Else! Interview
Mats Gustafsson joins Sammy Stein in a brutally honest discussion on the industry, travel these days and the resistance required to make good jazz.
Phil Collins found himself at a crossroads with Hello, I Must Be Going!
Released this month in 1982, Phil Collins’ ‘Hello, I Must Be Going!’ was a disparate collection of moods, tempos and personas – a reflection of both his career and private life.
The folkiest moment on Queen’s Night at the Opera was still a trip
Released this month in 1975, Queen’s ‘A Night at the Opera’ boasted a stunning musical promiscuity. They even found a way to take folk rock to outer space.
Daniel Davies + Sebastian Robertson – ‘Condemned’ (2015)
Sons of famous axemen, Daniel Davies and Sebastian Robertson have made the brave choice to spin a blood-curdling yarn without the infrastucture of guitar.
Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk (1971): Forgotten Series
Grand Funk Railroad were at the top of their game at this point, and yet ‘E Pluribus Funk’ goes largely unnoticed today.
Stanley Clarke, Biréli Lagrène, Jean-Luc Ponty – D-Stringz (2015)
The magic we’ve heard from these virtuosos over all these years has been rekindled with the ‘D-Stringz’ project, and without the need to burn fossil fuels.
