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1968
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2008-SELF RELEASED
Produced By GURF MORLIX & CRIT HARMON

1. Long Way To Fall
2. Our Lady Of The Shooting Stars
3. Evangeline
4. Camelot Motel
5. Sugar Cane
6. I Drink
7. Karla Faye
8. Drag Queens In Limousines
9. Different Kind Of Gone
10. Goodbye
11. Christmas In Paradise
12. GD HIV
13. Ways Of The World
14. I Ain’t Got No Home
15. I Don’t Know Nothing About Love

The story of Mary Gauthier (pronounced “Go-Shay”) is as remarkable as her music. Suffice to say that she went through more than most of us ever do before she even thought about becoming a musician. In fact, she didn’t even start writing songs until she was 35 years old. But this remarkable woman has more than made up for lost time. Her voice and her songs are buried deep in Louisiana, and her music is very much country…just not the kind that makes one a big star. Mary Gauthier is a supreme songwriter, and she’s an artist who
deserves to be heard. I saw her at a folk festival a few years back and became hooked…because the songs are here. This is a special kind of talent, not well known because of the style of music she creates, her age, and the lack of courage on the part of the music industry to make this woman the star she should be.

Genesis is a compilation of the best of her first three albums, Dixie Kitchen, Drag Queens In Limousines, and Filth And Fire. Everything here is of exceptional quality, from the standouts “I Drink” (and you’ll believe that she did) and the touching “GD HIV” to the beautiful “Our Lady Of The Shooting Stars” and the vision of yelling “Merry Christmas, y’all!” at cars in “Christmas In Paradise”. This is all great stuff: some solo acoustic, some with a full band, all delivered with her deep Louisiana drawl. She’s gone on to make more great music, but this is a perfect starting point for the uninitiated. Catch her live if you can…she’s truly great. And if you do, buy an album or two from her. You’ll be most happy and appreciative that you did. This is great American music from a top notch songwriter.
[First added to this chart: 09/18/2026]
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2008
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2000 – BLACKFEET PRODUCTIONS
Produced By AARON WHITBY & MARTHA REDBONE

1. Intro
2. Vineyard
3. Say You Love Me
4. Underdog
5. Someday We’ll Be Friends
6. House On The Moon
7. Boyfriend
8. Perfect Life
9. Free
10. Liar
11. Sarsparilla
12. Heaven
13. Superman

Martha Redbone is a Cherokee, Choctaw, European and African American singer who uses traditional Native American music in her R&B and soul music. But unless the guiding spirit in the Native universe these days is Sade, I’m not getting it. With this description, you can see why I would be excited to hear this music, and you should be able to understand why I’m so disappointed that this seems to be nothing more than just another bland pop/soul album. There is not a single aspect of Native influence that I can hear (apparently, it’s her LATER work that she incorporates this music into). The only real sign of life beyond the norm is some sporadic and stinging guitar work. For an R&B album, there really isn’t a whole lot of funkiness going on here. This is mostly soft, fluffy stuff, mostly decent to bland pop, with a few exceptions. Apparently, the albums I want to hear from Miss Redbone are not this one.

The best track on the album is a hidden track, apparently called “Cinderella”. It’s funky, intricate, and is the only song that really made me want to groove…some nice keyboard and guitar work. Otherwise…not quite sure what to make of this. It’s lite funk, lite r&b, and at times, embarrassingly awkward. No outside influence that I can hear. The low point is on “Perfect Life”, which has a chorus that’s actually painful to listen to. The notes are just wrong, and it sounds like it was WRITTEN off key. Seriously, there are nothing but good things said about Miss Redbone, who is a pretty good singer. I just don’t think she knew what she wanted to do or how to get there when she made Home Of The Brave. She’s made at least three albums since, and she’s won awards and is recognized as a great artist, so there must be something to her later work. I checked Home Of The Brave…whatever it is, it’s not here.
[First added to this chart: 09/16/2026]
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2000
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2026]
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1998
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1. Hotel California
2. Heartache Tonight
3. Seven Bridgges Road
4. Victim Of Love
5. The Sad Cafe
6. Life In The Fast Lane
7. I Can't Tell You Why
8. New Kid In Town
9. The Long Run
10. After The Thrill Is Gone

It's not like every person in the world didn't have copies of Hotel California and The Long Run by 1982, but for those who didn't, this was the perfect collection...all of the late period Eagles songs you'd ever need. And together with Volume 1, you can enjoy them without any of their album filler. Of course, there are many good tracks you'd miss out on...but I'm rambling.

The best part about Vol. 2 is "Seven Bridges Road", the lone track from their mostly ignored live album from 1980, released immediately after their breakup. The song features tight 5 part harmonies, and is one of the better examples of the band's great vocal abilities...even though it has been propped up a lot by studio overdubs. As for the rest, you can get all of the songs easily enough on decent albums, so unless you're on a budget and don't like much more than the hits, you could probably do without this.
[First added to this chart: 09/13/2026]
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1982
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60
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2026]
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1996
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1999 – ISLAND
Produced By BILL BOTTRELL

1. Your Lies
2. Leavin’
3. Life Is Bad
4. Thought It Would Be Easier
5. Gotta Get Back
6. Why Can’t You Be?
7. Lookin’ Up
8. Dream Some
9. Where I’m From
10. Black Light Blue

Sometimes it takes an artist some time to find out who they really are. This is most surely the case with Shelby Lynne, a different kind of country artist who had struggled through five unremarkable albums before hooking up with producer Bill Bottrell and finally finding her true calling. The album worked so well that Lynne won a Grammy award for the album as Best New Artist…for her sixth album. The album is different from anything Lynne has done, before or since, and is different than most everything about country music…which is what makes it so appealing. Bottrell’s somehow lush yet understated production leaves Lynne’s voice as a raw, open and beautiful wound. She seems to not sing nearly enough on this album, but it’s actually just enough. The strange combination of her voice and an array of strings and winds over unconventional country songs is highly appealing.

The best tracks on this album are the ones designed for Lynne’s voice to really shine. “Your Eyes”, “Leavin’”, and “Black Light Blue” are the best of the lot, and are more than worth hearing. “Gotta Get Back” and “Life Is Bad” aren’t far behind. In a career that has been mostly frustration for Lynne, this album truly is an anomaly: it’s consistent, tuneful, and suits her talent very well. It’s not perfect, but it seemed to be her long overdue coming out party. But success was not to be. On the followup, Love, Shelby, she teams with Glen Ballard on a bunch of songs designed to be mainstream country hits, and it fails miserably. She’s been trying to reignite the spark that happened with I Am Shelby Lynne ever since. Unfortunately, this is the only Lynne album you will ever need, unless the stars somehow align and she finds lightning in a bottle a second time. At this stage of her career, that’s not very likely.
[First added to this chart: 08/18/2026]
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1999
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81
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Cross Road 
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2026]
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1994
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67
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1999 – ATLANTIC
Produced By JIMMY PAGE

1. Good Times, Bad Times
2. Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
3. Dazed And Confused
4. Communication Breakdown
5. Whole Lotta Love
6. What Is And What Should Never Be
7. Immigrant Song
8. Since I’ve Been Loving You
9. Black Dog
10. Rock And Roll
11. The Battle Of Evermore
12. When The Levee Breaks
13. Stairway To Heaven

For me, you can tell the true greatness of a band by the usefulness of their greatest hits compilations. By this measure, Led Zeppelin may truly be the greatest band of all time. In 1999, the first of two Best Of’s (Latter Days was released a year later) was released. Early Days features 4 songs from the band’s debut album, followed by two each from Led Zeppelin II and III, and finishing with four from Led Zeppelin IV. Don’t get me wrong…there is nothing at all wrong with any of the song choices, and the material is all first rate. The question is…why would you need this? If you are a fan of Led Zeppelin, you should have the first four albums in your collection. If you are a casual listener, why would you want to have “When The Levee Breaks” and “Since I’ve Been Loving You” on a greatest hits album? There’s only one answer that makes any sense. Someone needed some cash, and this was a quick way to cash in easy on some great songs.

The band did it again in 2007…this album was discontinued with the release of Mothership, on which the first two discs are identical to this collection (a DVD is added). You can probably find this one floating around used somewhere, but, as mentioned before, why would you when it’s a much better value and experience to have the band’s studio albums…particularly the first four. The rating on this album is based on that, not on the quality of the material, which is exceptional. The booklet includes some cool concert photos from the “early years”, but unfortunately, there are no liner notes to be found…nothing to really set the collection apart from the original albums. Stick with the original discography. For just a few dollars more, you can have it all instead of just a select few.
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2026]
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1999
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1997 – MERCURY
Produced By JOHN PUNTER, STEVE CROPPER, JOHN MELLENCAMP, DON GEHMAN & MIKE WANCHIC

1. I Need A Lover
2. Ain’t Even Done With The Night
3. Hurts So Good
4. Jack And Diane
5. Crumblin’ Down
6. Pink Houses
7. Authority Song
8. Lonely Ol’ Night
9. Small Town
10. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
11. Paper In Fire
12. Cherry Bomb
13. Check It Out
14. Without Expression

The early career of John Mellencamp as so messed up that his very first best of album completely ignores his first two albums, and the first two years of his recorded legacy. But that’s okay…you wouldn’t want to hear that stuff anyway. This nifty and somewhat predictable package came about when Mellencamp signed with Columbia Records, but still owed albums to his old label, Mercury. And so, twenty years after he began his career as Johnny Cougar, his first greatest hits package was born. It’s pretty nicely done, with a great article by Timothy White (Billboard), and good individual track info. It’s short on photos, and even though Mellencamp picked the songs, it’s short on insight from the artist. But it’s still pretty good as a listen, and if you dig Mellencamp’s brand of Springsteen light heartland rock, then this is for you.

The first two tracks are from his pre-big star days. “I Need A Lover” shows what he was capable of (and this version burns Pat Benatar’s cover to the ground). “Ain’t Even Done With The Night” shows nice growth, and is a forgotten gem. But then, things get predictable as the album moves into his famous period. From “Hurts So Good”, these are all songs you’ve heard too many gazillions of times…and they still sound great. Particularly the later hits like “Paper In Fire” and “Check It Out”. The collection would have been more interesting with some cuts like “Rain On The Scarecrow” or “Play Guitar” or “Rumbleseat”, but that just wasn’t in the cards. The last track, “Without Expression”, is a gem from Terry Reid (the guy Jimmy Page originally wanted to front Led Zeppelin), and is excellent. This is a mostly predictable and less than perfect set, but there’s enough to enjoy here to make it worthwhile.
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2026]
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1997
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