1. Sailin' On
2. Don't Need It
3. Attitude
4. The Regulator
5. Banned In D.C.
6. Jah Calling
7. Supertouch/Shitfit
8. Leaving Babylon
9. Fearless Vampire Killers
10. I
11. Big Take Over
12. Pay To Cum
13. Right Brigade
14. I Luv I Jah
15. Intro
16. Jah The Conqueror
Want something different? Here you go. Bad Brains is a former jazz & fusion band made up of African American Rastafarians who love reggae and fast punk. The album was originally released on cassette only, reissued in 1996 with a bonus track. It's the fastest, most well played punk you'll ever hear...and then on the next track, it's smooth mellow reggae that's as good as any American band has ever played it. It takes a couple of listens to get your head around it, but it's a powerful and amazing album. Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys calls it the best punk/hardcore album of all time. Dave Grohl says that Bad Brains is the best band he's ever seen live. The influence of this album is huge, and it's maybe the most important punk album ever made in America. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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L7
BRICKS ARE HEAVY
1992-SLASH
Produced By BUTCH VIG & L7
1. Wargasm
2. Scrap
3. Pretend We're Dead
4. Diet Pill
5. Everglade
6. Slide
7. One More Thing
8. Mr. Integrity
9. Monster
10. Shitlist
11. This Ain't Pleasure
In which the girls, who had been silent in rock for years, get their grunge on. Their 3rd album, Bricks Are Heavy rode the wave of Nirvana with the single "Pretend We're Dead" to stardom. These aren't girls you'd necessarily want to date...they are deadpan and scathing, giving pretty much everyone and everything hell for the hell of it. The album does rock, and it's very listenable. It's just not very...nice. "Pretend We're Dead" still sounds great, and songs like "Diet Pill" (a complaint that it's wearing off) and "Shitlist" are very good. L7 ended a long hiatus in 2014. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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THE ISLEY BROTHERS
3+3
1973-EPIC/LEGACY
Produced By The Isley Brothers
1. That Lady
2. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
3. If You Were There
4. You Walk Your Way
5. Listen To The Music
6. What It Comes Down To
7. Sunshine (Go Away Today)
8. Summer Breeze
9. The Highways Of My Life
BONUS TRACK
10. That Lady (Live)
The Isley Brothers have had hits in every decade since the 1950's, and have scored 20 top 10 albums. 3+3, which finds the band as a sextet, opens with "That Lady"...worth having the album for alone. It's funky, and Ernie Isley tears it up on guitar. The album is also notable for its choice in cover material. They hit James Taylor ("Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"), The Doobie Brothers ("Listen To The Music"), Seals & Crofts ("Summer Breeze"), and the Jonathan Edwards hit "Sunshine". All are done in the Isley's style...no copycatting here. It's a fun listen from a great group that still soldiers on today. And you get one more listen to Ernie's searing solo on a bonus live version of "That Lady". Enjoyable stuff. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
BUSTIN' OUT
1972-RCA
Produced By ROBERT ALAN RINGE
1. Jazzman
2. Angel #9
3. Leave My Heart Alone
4. Early Morning Riser
5. Falling In And Out Of Love
6. Amie
7. Boulder Skies
8. Angel
9. Call Me, Tell Me
Bustin' Out is an odd story. PPL's 2nd album, it was released in 1972 and went nowhere. Leader Craig Fuller was sentened to jail for draft evasion in 1973, and the band went on without him. The songs from Bustin' Out started getting great reactions at live shows, and in 1974, the album was re-released and "Amie" was released as a single, reaching #27 in 1975. The rest of the album shows a lot of promise, not just with "Amie" and it's intro, "Falling In And Out Of Love", but with "Angel #9", "Leave My Heart Alone", and "Early Morning Riser". The slower songs are a little overdone with strings, but it shows a lot of promise for a band that was unfortunately already without their main singer and writer for 2 years when it hit.
As a result, the PPL albums that followed never continued in the direction that Bustin' Out did. They had a couple of hits, most notably 1980's sappy "Let Me Love You Tonight". Craig Fuller, who after being pardoned by President Ford, formed the band American Flyer and did a stint with Little Feat, finally rejoined PPL in 1985. But there was never a proper follow up to this album, so we never will know where they could have gone. But this is a pretty good mark to leave. An early alt-counrty almost classic. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
1972-CAPITOL
Produced By WILLIAM E MCEUEN
1. Grand Ole Opry Song
2. Keep On The Sunny Side
3. Nashville Blues
4. You Are My Flower
5. The Precious Jewel
6. Dark As A Dungeon
7. Tennessee Stud
8. Black Mountain Rag
9. Wreck On The Highway
10. The End Of The World
11. I Saw The Light
12. Sunny Side Of The Mountain
13. Nine Pound Hammer
14. Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet)
15. Honky Tonkin'
16. You Don't Know My Mind
17. My Walkin' Shoes
1. Lonesome Fiddle Blues
2. Cannonball Rag
3. Avalanche
4. Flint Hill Special
5. Togary Mountain
6. Earl's Breakdown
7. Orange Blossom Special
8. Wabash Cannonball
9. Lost Highway
10. Doc Watson & Merle Travis: First Meeting (Dialogue)
11. Way Downtown
12. Down Yonder
13. Pins And Needle (In My Heart)
14. Honky Tonk Blues
15. Sailin' On To Hawaii
16. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
17. I Am A Pilgrim
18. Wildwood Flower
19. Soldier's Joy
20. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
21. Both Sides Now
Bonus Tracks
22. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
23. Warming Up For The Opry (Talk)
24. Sunny Side (Talk)
25. Remember Me
The Dirt Band was a bunch of country rock hippies who loved the old music. They started asking their idols if they would make guest appearances on their next album, and before they knew it, they had a 3 record monster of great songs and guest appearances from some of the greatest then living legends of country and bluegrass. The guest list is astounding and long, and includes the likes of Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and on and on. The album also introduced fiddle player Vassar Clements to the masses. The songs were all recorded in 1 or 2 takes, and include a lot of pre song dialogue.
This is the ultimate melding of country, bluegrass and rock. An absolute masterpiece. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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JOAN OSBORNE
RELISH
1995-MERCURY
Produced By RICK CHERTOFF
1. St. Teresa
2. Man In The Long Black Coat
3. Right Hand Man
4. Pensacola
5. Dracula Moon
6. One Of Us
7. Ladder
8. Spider Web
9. Let's Just Get Naked
10. Help Me
11. Crazy Baby
12. Lumina
Thanks to "One Of Us", Relish was a hit. But there are better songs on this album, Osborne's major label debut. "Spider Web", Dylan's "Man In The Long Black Coat", and "St. Teresa" are among the excellent songs here. A couple of the songs sound like they don't belong (the Sonny Boy Williamson remake "Help Me"), but this is a solid debut. She hasn't been close to the success of Relish since, but it's well worth having, and it's a great listen. "Spider Web", the albums best song, was nominated for a Grammy in 1995. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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LOVE
FOREVER CHANGES
1967-ELEKTRA
Produced By ARTHUR LEE & BRUCE BOTNICK
1. Alone Again Or
2. A House Is Not A Motel
3. Andmoreagain
4. The Daily Planet
5. Old Man
6. The Red Telephone
7. Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale
8. Live And Let Live
9. The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This
10. Bummer In The Summer
11. You Set The Scene
Before The Doors hit, Love was THE band to see in Hollywood in the 60's. Forever Changes is their 3rd album, and the band was so strung out that the album was mostly played by session musicians and Arthur Lee. It's a classic. They take a more acoustic approach than on previous albums,and the results are amazing. "Alone Again Or" is stunning, and although some of the songs sound dated, it all still works.
Neil Young was slated to help produce the album, but he quit to fulfill commitments with Buffalo Springfield. He did the arrangement on "The Daily Planet". After the album, Lee couldn't keep a steady lineup together, and Love became basically a solo project that never really took off again. But Forever Changes is one of the best albums of the 60's. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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RAIN TREE CROW
1991-VIRGIN
Produced By RAIN TREE CROW
1. Big Wheels In Shanty Town
2. Every Colour You Are
3. Rain Tree Crow
4. Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)
5. Pocket Full Of Change
6. Boats For Burning
7. New Moon At Red Deer Wallow
8. Blackwater
9. A Reassuringly Dull Sunday
10. Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City
11. Scratchings On The Bible Belt
12. Cries And Whispers
Rain Tree Crow is actually the reunion album of the band Japan. Japan was a New Wave band from England who hit it big in Holland, Canada, and Japan (of course), but could never get much of anything anywhere else. They broke up in 1982, and 9 years later reunited for this album. Unfortunately, the band was nixed on using the Japan name, songwriting, style, and arrangements, which made this basically a solo album for leader David Sylvian. As a result, there was not another RTC album.
The songs were almost all spontaneous improvisations, and were recorded without any pre-rehearsals. The exception is "Blackwater", which is also the best track. The rest has a kind of ambient feel, almost sleepy...especially when combined with Sylvian's deep somber voice. This is not something you want to try to rock to, but it's great for sitting alone in the dark wondering what the hell went wrong. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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LAURA NYRO
NEW YORK TENDABERRY
1969-COLUMBIA/LEGACY
Produced by LAURA NYRO & ROY HALEE
1. You Don't Love Me When I Cry
2. Captain For Dark Mornings
3. Tom Cat Gooby
4. Mercy On Broadway
5. Save The Country
6. Gibsom Street
7. Time And Love
8. The Man Who Sends Me Home
9. Sweet Lovin' Baby
10. Captain Saint Lucifer
11. New York Tendaberry
Bonus Tracks
12. Save The Country (Single Version)
13. In The Country Way
Laura Nyro was, above all else, a great songwriter. Her own recordings didn't sell a lot, and her style takes some getting used to. But her songs are amazing, and the arrangements, particularly on this album, are unlike what anyone else was doing at the time, or since. New York is her 3rd album, and she took a lot of time and care in making it a beautiful piece of work. The album is about her home, New York City, and what it means to her. "Save The Country", written after the assassination of Robert Kennedy, is the single, and the rest, if you can get used to her more jazz and Tin Pan Alley style, is beautiful.
Nyro died of cancer in 1997. 2 bonus tracks were added for this 2002 reissue. This is her best album overall. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
TIGHTEN UP VOL. 88
1988-CBS
Produced By MICK JONES
1. Rock Non Stop (All Night Long)
2. Other 99
3. Funny Names
4. Applecart
5. Esquerita
6. Champagne
7. Mr. Walker Said
8. The Battle Of All Saints Road
9. Hip Neck And Thigh
10. 2000 Shoes
11. Tighten Up Vol. 88
12. Just Play Music!
After The Clash booted out frontman Mick Jones, this is where he went, and he was content to stay with it until 1998. The band went through many personell changes as well as name changes (Big Audio Dynamite II, B.A.D.,and Big Audio), but Jones was always at the center. Expanding on the punk sound he'd perfected with The Clash, BAD also included elements of hip hop, dance, reggae, funk and even a little country. The result is music that can be very upbeat and different, danceable and still alive with punk guitars and Jone's political views. Tighten Up is their 3rd album, coming on the heels of No. 10 Upping Street, which had reached #11 in the UK. It's upbeat with some great hooks, including the guitar driven "Rock Non Stop" and an ode to Imelda Marcos in "2000 Shoes". It's listenable stuff, but it never quite grabs you the way that The Clash did.
BAD soldiered on until 1998, but stopped recording after their final 3 albums went absolutely nowhere. They were never big in the US, and had moderate success in the UK. This album is about as good as they got. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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