Posts Tagged “Music Monday”
This is the album Lou Reed would try to live down for many years, most of his career even. I had heard this album years ago but did not have my own copy until I picked up the RCA & Arista Album Collection. it has been, probably 20 years or so since I sat down…
It took a few songs to figure it out. Something was off. The problem wasn’t consistent, but it kept popping up. Not having heard the self-titled debut album by Lou Reed in, like, well, ever, I was certainly eager to put this one in my player and give it a listen. I had heard several…
I saw Lou Reed perform in 2002 at the Bumbershoot festival. He was getting ready to release The Raven, an album consisting of material inspired by or with lyrics taken from the works of Edgar Alan Poe. There were some of the classic songs of course, but he was certainly eager to showcase the poetry…
Like many I first heard about Grace Vanderwaal through Facebook. It was a video of her first appearance on “America’s Got Talent” that got a lot of attention. A while later there was another video of her on “America’s Got Talent” and showing it to my kids we were interested in what might happen, so…
So I picked up Dropkick Murphys new album. And I decided to spring for the deluxe edition. This comes with a 26 page book featuring lyrics, photos and more. I was looking forward to this item. Ultimately I was disappointed when it came because the booklet is alright, but the disc itself is housed on…
This week’s entry comes courtesy of a Facebook trend I thought was a good idea to turn into a post. Rather than simply have a status update with a list I would flesh it out a little with a sentence or two about each album and why it is included. Here are the directions as…
“Hey, how was your trip to Boston?” I’m glad you asked. While I have traveled to Boston several times, this is my third time going specifically to see the Mighty Mighty Bosstones during their Hometown Throwdown. I am incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to go, and by myself, which leaves Laura home with the…
I grew up with Johnny Cash. There was the television variety show he had which was broadcast when I was very young. Then there were the early hits that continued to get airplay (and still do). “Folsom Prison Blues” While I’m not generally a fan of country music as a genre, Johnny Cash is one…
I was introduced to Love And Rockets, really, in 1987, though I had heard a couple of songs before then. It was the video for “No New Tale To Tell” that got my attention. I love the cardboard drum kit. Anyway, so I picked up the band’s then current thrid album Earth, Sun, Moon and enjoyed…
Dear Joe, Tim, Joe, Ben, Chris, Lawrence, John, Kevin and Dickey (along with Nate, Tim, Josh, and others I am forgetting), Thank you. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones has been an important band in my life for a long time. I have blogged about my association with the band and music several times over the last…