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Posts tagged: 91-100
#96 - Tommy (The Who)
by Brady Paron |
Rock-opera. That's what I keep reading as I research this album, and that's what I hear when I listen to The Who's 1969 four-sided release, Tommy. My first reaction to this album was "What the hell is this?". And then I started actually listening a bit more carefully. Tommy is an epic album. From the "Overture" to the final track, there are...
#97 - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan)
by 14783513 |
Admittedly...this is the first Dylan album I've listen to from end-to-end. And it's beautiful. Wearing earbuds that silence the outside noise relatively well, I'm currently listening to The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan as I write this post. For those of you who don't know, it's Dylan's second release, issued on May 27, 1963. It...
#98 - This Year’s Model (Elvis Costello)
by 14783513 | | 1 comment
Elvis Costello. His music sounds like his look. A bit unassuming, with a quirky style and slight eccentricity. This Year's Model is his second album with The Attractions backing him up, a 1978 release that has been critically acclaimed. As usual, my first...
#99 - There’s a Riot Goin’ On (Sly & The Family Stone)
by 14783513 |
I've been sitting on this album for months. Why!? I don't know. It's cool, it's groovy, and I can hear the depth of this album, complete with overdubbing and the imperfections of analog recordings. Honestly, it's great....
#100 - In The Wee Small Hours (Frank Sinatra)
by 14783513 |
Usually regarded as one of Frank Sinatra's best recordings, In The Wee Small Hours captures the feeling of time slowing down, cocooning the crooner in a melancholy state - a state which is perfectly freeze-framed on the LP cover. Sinatra is legendary, as...