Moby Grape — Grape Jam
Moby Grape was one of those groups that I just didn’t even give a chance back in the day when I was getting into psychedelic music and the San Francisco sound. I don’t know...
Category: Rock
Mickie Most Presents English In-Groups
This is one of those weird acquisitions from the time in my life when my policy was to buy nearly anything from the British Invasion. Being a huge fan of The Animals and pretty...
Meat Loaf — Bat Out of Hell
In 1977, when “Bat Out of Hell” was released, I was 16, and this album was a goddamn cultural phenomenon. It’s surprising now to find that neither the album nor its singles went to...
Dave Mason — Certified Live
Prior to the Dave Mason & Cass Elliott album, I had no real interest in Dave Mason. I was never a fan of Traffic (I have an active distaste for Steve Winwood’s voice). I...
Aimee Mann — Mental Illness
After Bachelor No. 2, I remained a staunch fan of Aimee Mann. “Lost In Space,” which came out just two years later, really hit me, just an incredible collection of songs very much in...
Aimee Mann — Bachelor No. 2 or, The Last Remains of the Dodo
This was the album that gave me an absolutely stunning introduction to Aimee Mann. I knew her name from years before with ‘Til Tuesday, and had probably heard about her previous release, “I’m With...
Manassas — Down the Road
I picked this up at Deep Groove in Phoenixville sometime in 2018 or ’19, after being completely hypnotized by the excellence of the first Manassas album for a year or two, but knowing that...
Manassas — Manassas
As promised, I’m finally back with more drivel about my record collection. Manassas, the debut by Manassas, is a record and a band I barely knew existed before just a few years ago –...
Love — Forever Changes
Despite being pretty new to me, this one is special to my heart because it’s special to a friend’s heart – so special that he named his record store after it! Recorded and released in...
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