2011 was an OK year for music unless you happened to be a sax player. Those guys had a great year, even the “Big Man” Clarence Clemons, who got to play on a hit single from Lady Gaga which was pretty cool for him but then died, which was less cool. The sax was [...]
This is the end my friends, the final installment in my big birthday capping list. To see the previous entries click here for 101-200, here for 201-300, here for 301-400, and here for 401-500. 100. Minutemen – Double Nickels on The Dime (1984) San Pedro’s finest was a;also one of the greatest bands to [...]
Here it is, the latest installment in my countdown of the best albums made over the last 40 years. As we close in on my actual 40th birthday, so too do we close in on the end of the list. You can see 201 -300 here. Here is 301-400. And here is 401-500. 200. [...]
Welcome to the first installment of the 500 Best Albums of the Last 40 Years. An insane list but on the cusp of my 40th birthday, one I’ve given a lot of thought to. The rankings are somewhat arbitrary but it would be fair to infer that I’m not sure that number 500 (Spoon – [...]
Continuing our 40th anniversary bash, herein lies the best music of 1971, songs and albums. The albums are ranked, the songs are not. 100 songs may seem like a lot but it was a damn good year. Funk, soul, rock, proto-punk and R&B all jostled together on and off the charts. Here are my favorites. [...]
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