Thursday, May 28, 2020

Two Things At Once: Frank Zappa's "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.3"

Review and discussion of Frank Zappa’s You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989)



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The first post in this series
And the second

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Album Overview Spring 2020: Quarantunes - The Sequel! (Part 2)

Overview of recent listening, including:

Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
The Sorcerers – In Search of the Lost City of the Monkey God (2020)
Gaijin Blues – Gaijin Blues II (2019)
Brendan Benson – Dear Life (2020)
Stephan Thelan – Fractal Guitar (2019)
Other Lives – For Their Love (2020)



Relevant Links:
Previous post on Fountains of Wayne
An older pair of text posts (1,2) on Brendan Benson
An older text post on Other Lives Tamer Animals

The ever-growing 2020 playlist:




Saturday, May 16, 2020

Album Overview Spring 2020: Quarantunes - The Sequel!

Brief impressions on the albums that have been in rotation recently, including:

The Merrymakers – Bubblegun (1998)
Seabuckthorn – Through a Vulnerable Occur (2020)
Flotation Toy Warning – Bluffer’s Guide to the Flight Deck (2003)
LAG I RUN – Vagrant Sleepers (2019)
Tears for Fears – The Seeds of Love (1989)
Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020)


Relevant Links
Older text post on Seabuckthorn’s Turns


Monday, May 11, 2020

Swimming With The Fish Part 3: Misplaced Childhood

Review and discussion on Marillion’s landmark 1985 album Misplaced Childhood


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Monday, May 4, 2020

Chomsky's "Selections:" Rebooting With Possibilities

Review and Discussion on Chomsky’s 1999 release A Few Possible Selections to the Soundtrack of Your Life.


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I consider this album to be my 2000 Album of the Year