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Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

RS #394: Randy Newman, Good Old Boys

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Randy Newman, Good Old Boys

Release Date: 1974 Previously Owned: No First Time Listen: Yes
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Impressions: Woah, Mr. Newman comes out firing with "Rednecks.," which sports some quite provocative lyrics about institutional racism over a jaunty country/rag. Seems to be that was his '70s modus operandi. Odd to think a guy who'd sing stuff like "we don't know our ass from a hole in the ground/we're rednecks!/We're keepin … Continue Reading ››
Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

RS #398 – ZZ Top, Eliminator

ZZ Top, Eliminator

Release Date: 1983
Previously Owned: Yes
First Time Listen: Yes

 Eliminator this album from your collection. By Source, Fair use, Link

Impressions: Pretty straight forward 4 on the floor mid-tempo thing for "Gimme All Your Lovin." Ehhh. So far, ehh. Kinda lukewarm on this one so far. Nice guitar sound, but slightly sterile '80s production. Same tempo for 2nd song, they seem slicker but slightly tired than the … Continue Reading ››

Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

RS #403: Lynyrd Skynyrd – (pronounced ‘lĕh-’nérd ‘skin-’nérd)

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Lynyrd Skynyrd, (pronounced ‘lĕh-’nérd ‘skin-’nérd)

Release Date: 1973
Previously Owned: No

First Time Listen: Yes

Lynryd Skynrd
Other bands named after gym-teachers: Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, The National, and Das EFX.

Impressions: Lynyrd Skynryd's weird name (in honor of a gym teacher,) Southern-fried boogie rock, tragic plane-crash history and long soloing is all very easy to make fun of. Most people (especially us who are not Southern By The Grace Of God) do this reflexively, like those smartasses that shout "Freebird" at any concert, without … Continue Reading ››