John Mayall’s Blues Breakers — Crusade
I do wish there were some consistency as to whether “Blues Breakers” is one word or two, but perhaps that’s a lot to ask of British musicians. On this album it’s two words, so...
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John Mayall — Blues Breakers
For the longest time, I just paid no attention to John Mayall. My British blues was mostly filtered through The Animals and the like – that particularly British turn on R&B. For my blues,...
Christine McVie — Christine McVie
Following the alphabetization I learned in elementary school, Christine McVie should have come before Manfred Mann. But . . . that’s not what I did, so here she is. In the course of my...
Dave Mason & Cass Elliot — Dave Mason & Cass Elliot
Hey, remember when there was that pandemic? When everything was dark and scary, and we were actually in a lockdown and unable to go about our daily lives? As I’m writing this, the omicron...
Manfred Mann — The Best of Manfred Mann
Sometime after I acquired that previous Manfred Mann record, I got this more modern release, a “best of” collection that was released in 1977. Looking at its condition, I may have even bought it...
Manfred Mann — The Manfred Mann Album
I didn’t go into this expecting to defend Manfred Mann. I really thought I was going to be in another Dave Clark Five situation, a band that I once really appreciated that now I...
Aimee Mann — Queens of the Summer Hotel
As established, I love Aimee Mann. Nobody does what she does better. I’d say nobody does what she does. Her songs resonate with me in a way hardly anyone else’s do. And she’s well...
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...
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