Well...this is tough! There has been some doozies in the past 20. Mott the Poodle (484), sounded like a cheap Bowie rip-off, while if I saw Gang of Four (483) perform live I probably would have walked out; very little to hold my interest. Steve Earle (482) and Merle Haggard (477) were enjoyable as was Funkadelic (479) while Faith on Faith by George Michael was really the only thing worth listening to on that album. The rest just kind of ran together for me. I want to punch Morrissey in the throat after listening to The Smiths first album (473). Did you even try to sing on that album dude or just moan into the microphone? The surprises were Elvis Costello and the Attractions' Armed Forces (475) and Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits (478). I have never really given either a chance and both were very accessible for me. Elvis Costello, at least at one point, did a great job of combining a quirky approach with real musicianship while Loretta Lynn could sing to me anytime of the day. Oh! And The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was white boys playing the blues as best as they can. I'll take them over B.B. King any day.
Here's to hoping it gets better quick...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Impressions: The First 15
Well...thus far, by far, I have found more albums that have tested my resolve to see this quest through to the end. Take for instance The Stones Roses (498) and the Eurythmics (492). I knew before hand that I was only a greatest-hits type of Eurythmics fan and listening to a whole album by them made me question even why I was that type of fan. KISS (489) was bearable as was ZZ Top (490) and due to Husker Du's (488) lack of...color, variety, and any real skill, Cyndi Lauper (487) was my saving grace today.
However, there have already been some surprises. Boz Scaggs (496 - Boz Scaggs, 'Boz Scaggs'), whom I have never even heard of, was fresh and bright, and I never thought I would say this but I like a Bonnie Raitt album. Give It Up by Bonnie Raitt (495) is an album I will listen to again; folksy blues with a energetic New Orleans jazz blended in.
Wilco (493), MGMT (494), and Earth, Wind, & Fire (486) were like talking to old friends and much needed during the first 15.
However, there have already been some surprises. Boz Scaggs (496 - Boz Scaggs, 'Boz Scaggs'), whom I have never even heard of, was fresh and bright, and I never thought I would say this but I like a Bonnie Raitt album. Give It Up by Bonnie Raitt (495) is an album I will listen to again; folksy blues with a energetic New Orleans jazz blended in.
Wilco (493), MGMT (494), and Earth, Wind, & Fire (486) were like talking to old friends and much needed during the first 15.
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