Here's an unacceptably large update featuring 20 albums. some are the absolute worst things I've heard yet, and others are some of my long time, all time favourites. I guess that's what happens when you're lazy with your postings and let these gather up for while....
0121 United States of America – United States of America
This is hyped for being an early electronic album. Don't be fooled, this is annoying sixties shit at it's worst. Avoid.
0122 Dr John – Gris Gris
Most know Dr. John from his single hit "Such A Night". This album isn't like that at all. A Creepy, swampy blues is found here, and it's good.
0123 Iron Butterfly – In a Gadda da Vida
This band and this album is only known for the title track, which is 18 minutes long and took up all of side 2. This doesn't mean it's any good. Side one is mostly a dud, and 2 minutes of the main riff on the title track is about all you need to hear. If you want a long song that takes up a side of an record, listen to side four of "Blonde On Blonde" instead.
0124 Pretty Things – S.F. Sorrow
Considered to be the first rock opera and a possible influence to "Tommy", it's not as good. It's not terrible though. Mostly they come of as Beatle clones from the "Rubber Soul" era.
0125 Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends
My favorite S&G album finds them getting a bit more experimental by branching out a bit from their folk roots. There's not really a bad song on it and is a great time when listened to in one sitting.
0126 Small Faces – Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake
Side one is mediocre rock, side two is a goofy children's story. I didn't like either.
0127 The Band – Music from Big Pink
I've enjoyed this album since I first heard it years ago after discovering "The Last Waltz". The Band stand out by having a solid roots based sound. As a result this doesn't sound all that dated at all. Recommended.
0128 Beck, Jeff – Truth
The other English guitar god, or one of the others anyways makes his debut on the list. It's a bit bleh really. some blues with added guitar crunch. I've never seen the appeal of Beck, and have mostly down right despised Rod Stewart as a no talent asshole, so maybe that's getting in my way of enjoying this.
0129 Veloso, Caetano – Caetano Veloso (1968)
More Latin, Brazilian music is found here. I just got tired of it. As a result, it did absolutely nothing for me and gets a big pass.
0130 Walker, Scott – Scott 2
Oh good lord. This is the reason to do stupid lists like this! This album, honestly, is awesome in ways you never knew existed. I don't know if he's serious or if it's all one big joke, but the theatrical swagger, every word sang like his going to die and songs about gonorrhea, queers and opium make this irresistible. I repeated the album no less then 4 times before moving on. Highly recommended.
0131 Zombies – Odessey & Oracle
According to Wiki, this is the only Zombies album of original material. Good thing it's great.
0132 Morrison, Van – Astral Weeks
Van Morrison is great, and this is his first great album. I like "Moondance" more, but still, this was good.
0133 Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo
This is still my favourite Byrds album I think. They pretty much said "Fuck it" and did a straight ahead country album. It's not ironic, it's passionate, and they sound right at home in the genre. Great stuff.
0134 Beatles – Beatles [aka White Album]
I still think at at 2 records, this is one side of music too long. There's some great stuff, but it's marred by some incredibly shit Paul McCartney songs like "Why Don't We Do It In The Road". The Beatles just flat out got to full of themselves by this album. It's still good, but they have done much better.
0135 Mothers of Invention – We’re Only in it for the Money
I've loved this Zappa album for a long time now. It's Zappa's response to Sgt. Pepper and the summer of love. He felt that he wasn't acknowledged for making concept albums prior to Sgt. Pepper, or recognized for any of the techniques that most of the bands flat out ripped off, and he sure as hell saw through that hippie stuff. It's actually two suites of songs, side one and side two. My only knock is that you can only listen to it two ways now, the original censored mix, or the 1986 uncensored mix that had re-recorded drums and bass. They really need to restore that original mix! It's a small complaint though, because either way, it's brilliant stuff.
0136 Young, Neil – Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
I'm a huge Neil Young fan, and I love this album. His first great solo album gets no complaints from me.
0137 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Trout Mask Replica
Going into this one, I really wanted to love it. Beefheart has a great voice, and it's produced by Zappa, who I love. After giving it a few spins though, I just don't like. It sounds to me like some great songs are being played by people who don't give a shit about what they are doing and are just messing about. It leaves me feeling disappointed.
0138 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country
CCR is a band that found a sound and stuck to it. You either love them, or you hate them. Well, the Dude approves and so do I.
0139 Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash
This band and this album exist for one reason only, and that's the hit "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes". The rest of this is simply more of the same, and worse, dull. Never liked these guys and only find them bearable when Neil Young plays with them.
0140 Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears (2nd Album)
This record has that song "Spinning Wheels" on it. This is important since I've been wrongly calling the Doobie Brothers a bunch of assholes for putting that song out. My apologies Doobie Brothers, Blood Sweat and Tears, you can go to hell!
There it is, a giant mix of the terrible and the awesome. Till next time.
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