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I don’t quite recall how I came across this album. I think it was in a “suggestions for you” area on my Apple Music page, but the album artwork looked neat, and…

I honestly know very little about Randy Newman. The only exposure I’ve had to him is a parody of himself featured on an episode of Family Guy from 1999 about Y2K. That…

In my opinion, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band has one of the coolest sounds in rock and roll history. It can get heavy, it’s smooth as all get-out, and the band does great…

Back on the 1971 train I’ve been on, I decided to check out some of Kris Kristofferson’s music today. I’ve never listened to his solo stuff, but I’ve heard some of his…

Gram Parsons is another one of my favorite first listens of 2020. His album, Grievous Angel (1974) was such a treat to hear. Parsons is basically the godfather of country rock, though…

Sort of breaking from the streak of 1971 albums recently (though barely doing so by only a year), I wanted to listen to one of my favorite artists I first listened to…

Jaco Pastorius is one of the greatest bass players in history, which he shows in his album “Jaco Pastorius (Bonus Track Version)”. Starting with a standard, “Donna Lee”, he demonstrates virtuosity that…

I didn’t know about Dr. John until a couple of months ago, and immediately fell in love with his sound upon hearing it. It’s more of that New Orleans sound that I…

I’m on a roll with albums from 1971 lately, so I figured I’ll keep it going with another one: Gong’s 1971 album, Camembert Electrique. I know very little about Gong’s music, other…