Notes & essays

Not every post is a review. These are the asides — progress reports, arguments with the list, and detours into records that are not on it.

1001 Albums and counting... · 9 August 2013 NOTE: This post first appeared on my now defunct personal blog. I’m a total bastard when it comes to blogging. I have to remind myself… Scott 4 · 21 June 2016 Of course, Walker had his fair share of sixties successes, both with the Walker Brothers and on his earlier, Jacques-Brel-heavy albums, but… 600full-if-you-can-believe-your-eyes-and-ears-cover Image info Image published on: November 1, 2013 Image size: 500 × 500 px Image file name… A dull moment? There is a lot to be excited about this year. Over the next few posts I’ll be rediscovering “Sticky Fingers”, “Tapestry”, “What’s Going… A quick detour There’s only so much boomer music you can listen to before you get a bit bored. So here’s a quick peek at the best albums of the 2010s. I… cat-stevens-tea-for-the-tillerman Image info Image published on: April 19, 2017 Image size: 945 × 945 px Image file name: Cat-Stevens-Tea-for-the-Tillerman.jpg george-harrison-all-things-must-pass Image info Image published on: April 19, 2017 Image size: 1300 × 1300 px Image file name: George-Harrison-All-Things-Must-Pass.jpg WHERE THE HELL IS!? #1. INXS - Kick · 12 October 2016 Seen by many critics as mainstream, INXS’s 1988 album “Kick” is a smart funk-rock hybrid by a band, and a rock icon, at their glorious… john-lennon-plastic-ono-band Image info Image published on: October 9, 2016 Image size: 1000 × 1000 px Image file name: john-lennon-plastic-ono-band.jpg rod-stewart-gasoline-alley Image info Image published on: April 19, 2017 Image size: 1000 × 1000 px Image file name: Rod-Stewart-Gasoline-Alley.jpg simon-and-garfunkel-bridge-over-troubled-water Image info Image published on: April 19, 2017 Image size: 1280 × 1280 px Image file name: Simon-and-Garfunkel-Bridge-over-Troubled-Water.jpg syd-barrett-the-madcap-laughs Image info Image published on: April 19, 2017 Image size: 1000 × 986 px Image file name: Syd-Barrett-The-Madcap-Laughs.jpg The "1001 Albums..." 2016 Edition is here! · 6 October 2016 The 2016 edition of “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die” is here, and there’s more than a few notable absences. Quick confession –… The-Rolling-Stones-aftermath1 Image info Image published on: November 1, 2013 Image size: 450 × 450 px Image file name: The-Rolling-Stones-aftermath1.jpg traffic-john-barleycorn-must-die Image info Image published on: April 19, 2017 Image size: 1083 × 1059 px Image file name: Traffic-John-Barleycorn-Must-Die.jpg WHERE THE HELL IS!? #2. Eric B and Rakim – Paid in Full · 4 October 2019 Of all the albums that the 1001 Albums book skipped, "Paid in Full" was probably the biggest injustice. Now, 32 years later, it sounds…