The Biggest Pink

Ever listen to an album for years and years and years over and over and over and over and over and over again? I do.

The Band Music From Big Pink

Otis and Carla also hit the turntable over the weekend. A few months ago, I was sick of this record sitting at a record store in Orange. I finally drove over and bought it so it wouldn't be sitting there any longer.

Burnt Tongue, Closed fist, Higher education

Nashville Skyline, The Queen is Dead, Unknown Pleasures, The Mysterious Production of Eggs, Wilson Pickett and WAR.

Of course I was going to get into this album. It's a no brainer. I still like Planet Waves the best.

I have been hesitant to get into The Smiths. I put them into the category of "shirts people wear and stickers I see everywhere" but never took any interest until I saw many of their horrible music videos on YouTube. I found out that they only have 4 studio albums. Unlike Tom Waits who has a million albums and you don't know where to begin. The Smiths also lead me to giving Joy Division one more chance. More people have the Unknown Pleasures shirt than I have bad haircuts.

I caught Andrew Bird about 4 or 5 years ago at a record store or coffee shop in Long Beach. I can't remember much about the show other than that he was alone playing all the instruments and whistling a lot. I liked it but failed to buy any of his albums until recently. I was listening to Bill Withers while reading a script but had to pay full attention to Bird's CD when it came on.

I love WAR. If anyone can find me a Why Can't We Be Friends? shirt I will gladly pay you back. The World is a Ghetto has some long jams but I dig it.

In the car for the week is Wilson Pickett. My CD player is broken so if I get a CD in there I have to listen to it for as long as I can. Otherwise I will take it out, excitedly attempt to put a new one in but get denied.

Mighty Fine!

Queen of Soul

All Aretha, all night long! The bars were a bust and its too hot to go to sleep because of the Santa Ana winds. So why not listen to the Queen of Soul all night? I can't find a pic of my Aretha Franklin Queen of Soul record and I only have Aretha on vinyl. Don't forget who's slip slidin' all over the guitar on those early Aretha records. Mr. Steve Cropper of the MG's. Stax!

Forget School

On Monday I skipped class without realizing that I had Tuesday off thanks to Veteran's day. No class on Wednesday either. Just work. Today I have one class but do not plan to go. However, I must drop off medical records before I can register for classes. So I will be on campus though not in class. If every week could be like this one I might fall in love with school. I'd much rather fall in love with The Kinks instead.

Election Day

Lots of Let it Be this week which is left over from last week. I've had the album for about 2 years but failed to love it until last week. Gene Clark and the Gosdin Brothers is really good too. Is there anything Sundazed puts out that isn't good? Two things about greatest hits albums. First: according to Bruce McCulloch, "Greatest Hits albums are for housewives and little girls." Second: when you buy a greatest hits album from someone who had hits in the 60's or 70's the first songs sound great. Then the production goes south later in the cd. Specifically, when someone decides to stop using a real Hammond organ or a real violin and to use a synthesizer instead. Case in point: Bill Withers.