The Kinks – Give The People What They Want
I used to spend a lot of time with my aunt Deane & uncle Howie – we’ve been really tight since I was a little kid. So spending a weekend afterno...
Month: June 2020
Bruce Springsteen – The River
I’m tracing my musical evolution with you chronologically, so you might find it surprising that Bruce was not the first but the fourth step in that journe...
Cheap Trick – At Budokan!
I first heard this record in 1979, the only summer I ever went to sleep-away camp (Lincoln Farm, in Roscoe, NY – home of the marginally famous Roscoe Dine...
Living Colour – Vivid
Today, I wanted to review one of the best debut albums in all of rock-n-roll, which sometimes gets overlooked – Living Colour’s album Vivid. Some of...
Kiss – Rock & Roll Over
This record is the first rock and roll record I ever owned. It came out in late 1976, and I heard it soon after when a second-grade classmate (TJ Rapaport, wher...
The Upper Crust – Let Them Eat Rock
Today, it’s The Upper Crust’s first full album, 1995’s Let Them Eat Rock. I know that almost nobody knows this band, and there are a few good ...