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the complete idiot’s guide to robert palmer, part two
So. When last we left Robert Palmer, he was in the process of tricking out and slicking up his world-beat soul sound, sending his music in a more contemporary (and at times quite solitary)
Read More »In Color, Version 2.0
In homage to the band who penned the song from which this blog takes its name, we are making available the rough mixes of Cheap Trick’s 2003 studio re-recording of their legendary 1977 release,
Read More »bootleg city: the traveling wilburys, “volume three”
Welcome back to Wilbury Way, my fellow bootleggin’ fanatics, for our fond look back at Volume Three, A.K.A. the second Traveling Wilburys album. Actually, if you want to know the truth, I’ve never been
Read More »cutouts gone wild!: paul carrack, “groove approved”
Paul Carrack – Groove Approved (1989)purchase this album There is a certain group of musicians whose names elicit knowing grins from music nerds, and quizzical shrugs from everybody else. They’re career players, and in
Read More »“ink and paper / the broken heart in black and white”
Allow me to get something off my chest first, if I may: Modern English’s “I Melt With You” was not a hit back in the day. No matter how many former cheerleaders at your
Read More »listening booth: the subdudes, “behind the levee”
The Subdudes – Behind the Levee (2006)purchase this album You know, I may just do a Subdudes Idiot’s Guide one of these days, so I’m going to hold off on the heavy “analysis” (or
Read More »listening booth: train, “for me, it’s you”
Train – For Me, It’s You (2006)purchase this album Here’s something to make you feel old, Gen Xers: Train scored its first hit, “Meet Virginia,” in 1998. That was eight years ago. Yes. Train
Read More »"wearing the fame / like a loaded gun…"
Shona Laing was fairly well known in her native New Zealand for years before finally scoring an American record deal in the late 80s with fledgling indie label TVT Records (who, a year later,
Read More »bootleg city: the traveling wilburys, “volume one”
If it’s Friday, it must be Bootleg City…and today, our visit takes us right down Wilbury Way. You must remember The Traveling Wilburys — George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, and Roy
Read More »cutouts gone wild!: t’pau, “the promise”
T’Pau – The Promise (1991)purchase this album They’re barely remembered today, at least outside the British club circuit, but T’Pau, in its brief existence as a major-label act, actually managed to leave the world
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