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Forgotten series: The Astral Projection - The Astral Scene (1968)

Forgotten series: The Astral Projection – The Astral Scene (1968)

Composed of studio musicians, most notably the late great guitarist Hugh McCracken, who played with everybody from the Monkees to Simon to Garfunkel to Van Morrison to Steely Dan to John Lennon You May Also Like: Just Us, “I Can’t Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree” (1966): Forgotten Series ThollemRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, "Negative Girl" (2000)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Negative Girl” (2000)

As we’ve covered earlier in the reviews of this album, there are a number of new players and even a new strategy represented by Two Against Nature. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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One Track Mind: Tish Hinojosa, “Me Captivo Con Su Mirar [A Certain Softness]” (2013)

There are number of delicate treasures to be found on Tish Hinojosa’s 15th solo album After the Fair, her first since 2008’s Our Little Planet. Start with this Paul McCartney cover. You May Also Like: Giada Valenti, “Gracias a La Vida” (2018): One Track Mind Silvano Pagliuca-Mena, “La Tarabita” (2023):Read More

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North Mississippi Allstars – World Boogie is Coming (2013)

Named after one of their dad’s favorite sayings, and featuring found-object recordings of R.L. Burnside and Otha Turner, you’d expect the Dickinson Brothers’ new North Mississippi Allstars album to be riven with nostalgia. You May Also Like: Left Lane Cruiser’s Bring Yo’ Ass to the Table amped up North MississippiRead More

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Mike Oldfield – Five Miles Out/Crises: Collectors’ Editions (2013)

Best known perhaps as a pair of albums that produced hit singles (!) for Mike Oldfield, new 30th anniversary editions of Five Miles Out and Crises illustrate the imaginative depth found elsewhere. You May Also Like: Solitaire Miles, “Ghost Riders in the Sky” from ‘Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas’Read More

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UB40 – Getting Over the Storm (2013)

UB40 can be forgiven for getting a little maudlin, for enjoying some tear-in-your-beer saloon music. After all, it hasn’t been all red, red wine and roses lately for the British reggae-pop band. You May Also Like: Storm Thorgerson and the Art of Musical Visualization Joni Mitchell – ‘Chalk Mark inRead More

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, "Oasis" (1977)

(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Oasis” (1977)