Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Balboa Park” (1995)
Bruce spoke of the atmosphere of Darkness on the Edge of Town as being relentless. I’ve always felt the same way about The Ghost Of Tom Joad. You May Also Like: No related posts.
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The Friday Morning Listen: The Rivieras – California Sun: The Best of the Rivieras (2000)
When I say that I’m not particularly fond of California, people look at me like I’ve just said that I don’t like breathing, or could do without sex or something. You May Also Like: Winter Wanderlust from Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Yes + others: Odd Couples Richard Turgeon, “Never LeavingRead More
WTF?! Wednesdays: Aaron Novik, “Earth as Dragon Egg” (2011)
This week the weirdness comes less from the music than from the combination of music and situation. Me and TheWife™ were in the middle of a crowded plane flight, rushing toward the other coast to deal with a family emergency. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond – Follow Your HeartRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “The Line” (1995)
Life sometimes serves up terrible choices. You May Also Like: No related posts.
(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “San Lorenzo” (1978)
With this album, we have what many think of as the classic Pat Metheny Group sound.
Dream Baby Dream: Bruce Springsteen thanks the fans
As a big “Thank You!” for the outpouring of support during the Wrecking Ball tour, Bruce Springsteen has published a letter to his fans on
The Friday Morning Listen: Erik Friedlander – Claws & Wings (2013)
If you pay attention to only certain parts of the culture, it wouldn’t be hard to get the impression that the entire world is going straight to hell. You May Also Like: Ginger Baker (1939-2019): An Apprecation Monkey House – ‘Friday’ (2019)
WTF?! Wednesdays: Nels Cline and Gregg Bendian, “Mars” (1999)
I came to this particular record not from Coltrane or from Wilco, but from Anthony Braxton. You May Also Like: Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up to Sky Blue Sky Ben Goldberg, Nels Cline + Tom Rainey – ‘The Art Spirit, Live at the Owl Music Parlor’Read More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Sinaloa Cowboys” (1995)
It seems that the subject matter of this song gives me the perfect opportunity to break into a celebration of the intersection of Springsteen’s catalog with the television series Breaking Bad. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Sea Song” (1977)
“Sea Song,” while not bursting out in the style that would mature on the next Group release, did extend one of Metheny’s signatures, that of the long-form melodic story, introduced in fragments. You May Also Like: No related posts.
