In the past year or so I bought three Kinks/Ray Davies related books, so I figured it was time to read them. I started with this one. People online (some of them) had suggested that it was a decent history of the band, and I did learn a few things. However, I found the book overall to be short on details and insights. What it did have, unfortunately, was an author who had a few flaws himself. [continued]
The Book I Read: Hotel California By Barney Hoskyns
It was Southern California in the 60s and 70s. It was a great time and place for music. Until it wasn’t anymore. So many great artists came out of this fertile slice of space and time. Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, Crosby Stills & Nash, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Warren Zevon, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Waits, JD Souther, Judee Sill, Lowell George (Little Feat), Gram Parsons, The Mamas and The Papas, and more. It was a hotbed for artistic expression and creativity, though it was eventually headed for a very sobering meet up with commercialism, drugs, ego, greed, and corporate rock. This is a very interesting history, meticulously researched, and filled with hundreds of candid quotes and insights. I like a lot of the music, and I thought I knew about it, but I learned a lot from this book. [continued]
The Book I Read: Paul Simon – A Life, By Marc Eliot
I’ve been a fan of Paul Simon (with and without Garfunkel) for a long long time. He’s a great songwriter and artist. That said, I did learn a few things from this book. But with THAT said, I wish I had learned a lot more. This book is a quick and easy read, and its worth reading for what it is. However, it’s quick because it’s short and sometimes light on substance. I learned some new facts and information, but throughout the book I kept wishing that the author would dig deeper and provide more.
Our Latest 16 Music Items
Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife. The CDs are first, then the vinyl. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole list. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?
Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!
ARTIST TITLE FORMAT SIZE COUNTRY COMMENTS
Hart, Beth & Joe Bonamassa Seesaw CD 5 US
Hart, Beth War In My Mind CD 5 US Amazon limited box with two bonus tracks
Pretenders, The Hate For Sale CD 5 US
Mullins, Shawn Soul’s Core Revival CD 5 US
Prince Transmission Impossible CD 5 US 3-CD Bootleg
Browne, Jaskson The Broadcast Archive CD 5 US 4-CD Bootleg
Jethro Tull Skating On Thin Ice CD 5 US 2-CD Bootleg
V/A Garden Of Earthly Delights – An XTC Celebration CD 5 US Tribute to XTC
The Book I Read: Reckless By Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie is a badass woman. And I mean that in the best possible way. This book chronicles her life, as told by herself. She doesn’t mince words and includes some less flattering parts too. But she remains a unique woman in modern rock. Her attitude and reluctance to compromise set her apart from many others in the business. [continued]
Our Latest 26 Music Items
Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife. The CDs are first, then the vinyl. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?
Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!
ARTIST TITLE FORMAT SIZE COUNTRY COMMENTS
Prince 1999 Box Set CD 5 US Five CDs, One DVD
Prince The Versace Experience – Prelude To Gold CD 5 US
Prince Sing The Hits Of Prince Volume 1 CD 5 US Karaoke CD
Martinez, Melanie K-12 CD 5 US CD plus DVD
Eilish, Billie When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? CD 5 US
Dukes Of Stratosphear Psurroundabout Ride CD 5 US CD plus Blu-Ray
Rolling Stones, The Exile On Main Street CD 5 US
Furstenfeld, Justin Songs From An Open Book CD 5 US
Furstenfeld, Justin Open Book Winter Album CD 5 US
New Order Spooky CD 5 UK
Devo Baby Doll CD 5 US
Weezer Weezer (Blue Album) CD 5 US
Weezer Weezer (Green Album) CD 5 US
Our Latest 59 Music Items
Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife and/or kid. The CDs are first, then the vinyl, then the 8-tracks LOL yes really. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?
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ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS
Beatles, The – Abbey Road Super Deluxe Edition CD 5 US 3 CDs, 1 Blu-Ray
Hitchcock, Robyn/Andy Partridge – Planet England CD 5 UK
Barnett, Courtney – Tell Me How You Really Feel CD 5 US
TC&I – Naked Flames – Live At Swindon Arts Cent CD 5 UK Colin and Terry from XTC
Waits, Tom – Nighthawks At The Diner CD 5 UK
Lahey, Alex – I Love You Like A Brother CD 5 US
Morgxn – Vital CD 5 US
OMD – Peel Sessions 1979-1983 CD 5 US
Dylan, Bob – The Times They Are A-Changin’ CD 5 US
Dylan, Bob and The Band – The Basement Tapes CD 5 US
Decemberists, The – Her Majesty CD 5 US
John, Elton and Leon Russell – The Union CD 5 US
Pictures From The 2019 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip
Hello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2019 trip to Seattle and the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!) are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures.
If you are thinking of going in 2020, let me know!
If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….
2019 Prince At The MoPop Museum photos
The 2019 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip – Part 2
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Continued from part 1. I’ll post some pictures soon. It’s our annual trip, read all about part 2 now.
Saturday August 31
The 2019 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip – Part One
It’s our annual trip to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. We go every year, since 2001, making this our 19th year in a row. And we love it more than ever. This year our granddaughter Josephine went with us again. Also traveling, our friends Mama O and Claudia, and Margaret from Portland.
I’ll post some pictures soon, but first, here’s what we did on our trip.
Monday August 26th
Our Latest 32 Music Items
Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife and/or kid. The CDs are first, then the vinyl. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?
Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!
ARTIST TITLE FMT SIZE CTRY COMMENTS
Hozier – Wasteland, Baby! CD 5 US
Prince – Ultimate Rave CD 5 US Two CDs, one DVD
Numan, Gary – Tubeway Army Premier Hits CD 5 US
Cooper, Alice – Welcome To My Nightmare CD 5 US
Cooper, Alice – Killer CD 5 US
Cooper, Alice – Billion Dollar Babies CD 5 US With bonus disc
Shins, The – Port Of Morrow Acoustic EP CD 5 US Promo
Something Corporate – Audioboxer CD 5 US
Bowie, David – Rock ‘N Roll As Much As We Can CD 5 US Bootleg
Bowie, David – Telltales CD 5 UK Interview CD
DiFranco, Ani – Madison 1.25.04 CD 5 US
Garbage – Version 2.0 CD 5 US Two discs – CD-R
Jethro Tull – Benefit CD 5 US Four bonus tracks
Parker, Graham – Squeezing Out Sparks-Solo Acoustic 40th CD 5 UK Autographed
Loeb, Lisa – The Very Best Of CD 5 US
Browne, Jackson – Together Again… Live Syracuse ’71 CD 5 US Bootleg
Heart – Live In Atlantic City CD 5 US CD-R
V/A – Songs From The Material World CD 5 US Tribute to George Harrison
Prince – The Versace Experience – Prelude 2 Gold cass na US
Hozier – Wasteland, Baby! vinl 12 US
Stone, Allen – Naturally EP vinl 12 US
Costello, Elvis – Purse vinl 12 US
Bowie, David – Pinups vinl 12 US Picture Disc
Parker, Graham – Steady Nerves vinl 12 US
Jethro Tull – North Sea Oil vinl 10 US
Devotchka – Straight Shot vinl 7 US
Record Company, The – Life To Fix vinl 7 US
Prince – Originals CD 5 US
Waters, Roger – Amused To Death CD 5 US
Jethro Tull – A Passion Play CD 5 US
Bush, Kate – Remastered Part II CD 5 US 11-CD Box set
Mellencamp, John – Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County CD 5 US With Stephen King and T-Bone Burnette. 2-CD, 1-DVD
