Note from Jason: Today, we begin the first installment of four very special Chart Attack! posts, graciously contributed to us by unbelievably talented writers. Today’s entry is written by Mr….
Scott Malchus
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Sometimes a song latches on to your soul and refuses to let go. You may listen to it one thousand times and declare that you’re through with the damn thing….
Jeff Giles
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Beautiful Vision (1982)purchase this album (Amazon)The Background: The popular perception seems to be that Van lost his way in the early ’80s, and it’s true that Beautiful Vision, like a…
Jeff Giles
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A big group of us are sitting around and talking about some old #1 songs over at Kurt’s place. C’mon over and join the fun!
John C. Hughes
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I’ll cop to it – I watch American Idol here and there. I mean, it’s not like there’s any aggressive counter-programming going on, and I can only watch my Kath…
Jason Hare
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Welcome back to another Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! It’s frickin’ freezing outside here in NY, and I’m tired of it. I was going to save today’s track…
Jason Hare
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Crawling with Gibbs? Damn, that sounds like a tagline for a teen horror movie. "Don’t open the door. Don’t look under the bed. Don’t stare at the mirror, and don’t…
Jeff Giles
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Walter “Wolfman” Washington – Sada (1991)purchase this album (Amazon) He’s well-known in and around New Orleans, but as far as a recording career goes, Walter “Wolfman” Washington has had a…
Scott Malchus
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For anyone who is not watching NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”, you are missing one of the best series on television. It’s not a show about doctors or lawmen. There is…
John C. Hughes
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The always-wonderful Homo Eclectic, who first alerted me, that’s who. Get thee to a newsstand post haste and pick up the new issue of Q featuring The Killers’ Brandon Flowers…
Jeff Giles
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And here is where we pause to recognize the Bee Gees, who — among many other achievements — coined the word “womanifestation,” in 1991’s “Human Sacrifice” (download). Who cares about…
Jason Hare
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Howdy, everybody, and welcome to another edition of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! Hope you didn’t put that cowboy hat away, pardner; we’re going back to the country…
Jeff Giles
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Here’s one I’ve been meaning to get to for a long time now — Jules Shear has always been on my list of perfect Idiot’s Guide artists. Many of you…
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
Once upon a time, long before dollar and pound signs replaced their precious little pupils, UB40 used to write their own songs. I swear to gawd they did! And they…
Jason Hare
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Welcome back, everybody, to yet another edition of CHART ATTACK! I know I’ve been hanging out in the late ’80s/early ’90s for the past few weeks. I can’t help it;…
John C. Hughes
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So, I notice Technorati, the popular blog search engine, has started listing what they call “Popular Music – The music people are talking about right now.” Now, how do you…
John C. Hughes
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This week’s hottest reissue has to be Nina Hagen’s 1983 classic “Fearless”, coming to CD for the very first time. “Classic” in the sense that very few other batshit crazy,…
Scott Malchus
7 Min Read
During the summer of 1986, Matt and I discovered The Police. For me, the discovery of their music occurred in part because I was in some garage band and we…
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
This one’s for my Baby Chutney on this Valentine’s Day. I love you, Chut Chut! Okay, now that the rest of you have finished vomiting in your mouth a little…
Jason Hare
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Why, hello there, Mellow Miners! My, you’re looking fine today! I’m in a romantic mood. Maybe it’s because it’s Valentine’s Day, or maybe it’s because I’m giddy over making it…
Jeff Giles
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I’ve been keeping this under wraps until now, but it gives me no small amount of giddy, schoolgirl-like joy to introduce to you: Now, I really want to take credit…
Jason Hare
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We spend a lot of time on this site talking about the forgotten music of years past. While we tend to focus on Mellow Gold, clearly we could apply the…
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
So close, yet so far. The story of the Family is one of missed opportunites boiled down to its most basic – Good Decisions vs. Bad Decisions. Let’s start at…
Jeff Giles
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I love the night links, I got to boogie, on the disco round, oh yeah: Malchus the Geat writes a beautifully heartfelt ode to “The Rainbow Connection.” More like this,…
Jason Hare
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Hey hey, it’s Friday, and that means it’s time for yet another edition of CHART ATTACK! This week, let’s go back and check out the charts from February 11, 1989!…
Jason Hare
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Hello everybody, and welcome back to yet another edition of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! Thanks for waiting patiently an extra day, although after today’s choice, who knows?…
John C. Hughes
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Nasty Skank Alert! I think the people at the late, much lamented BlairMag (linked above) summed up best what was so damn appealing about a trio of barely-talented girls in…
Jeff Giles
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Natural Selection – Do Anything (1991) Now here’s a special one. In a way, Natural Selection was formed a few decades too late; the technology used to create its music…
John C. Hughes
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The post title says it all, doesn’t it? Will your favorite purple protege be featured? Stick around all week and see. Kicking things off is Miss Escovedo, who Prince discovered…
Jeff Giles
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The links, the links, the links are on fire: Pete at IckMusic serves up some sweet, live Steve Earle (featuring The Boss!), then makes me actually think about buying a…