Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings And Food
Release Date: 1978
Previously Owned: Yes
First Time Listen: No
Impressions: Okay, now here is a second album! Not to mention one of my favorite album covers and album titles of all time. In some ways, More Songs About Buildings and Food really more like their actual debut. Talking Heads 77 was slightly … Continue Reading ››
RS #384: The Who, A Quick One
#384
The Who, A Quick One
Release Date: 1966
Previously Owned: No
First Time Listen: Yes
Impressions: The Who's second album. When it comes to the Who, I probably respect them more than I enjoy them. Let's go...."Run Run Run" okay, but smells a little like the second album lull. "Boris the Spider" is pretty nutty and, of course, being a John Entwistle song, bass heavy. So, I guess everyone in the band wrote songs? Even … Continue Reading ››
RS #385: Bob Dylan, Love and Theft
#385
Bob Dylan, Love and Theft
Release Date: 2001
Previously Owned: No
First Time Listen: Yes
Impressions: Another late-career Dylan entry. Okay, let's get through this... Bluesy, rockabilly opener. His craggy, nasal vocal style doesn't really appeal to me, but this sounds lighter and looser already. Unpretentious production. Something about "Mississippi" snuck up on me: he's older and been through some stuff and it seems lived in with lyrics like "I'm … Continue Reading ››