The College Crowd Digs Me

The College Crowd Digs Me "So I started playing this beat and immediately David went, 'That's it!   That's it!  That's good.  We're gonna open the  album up with that.'"  ~ Woody Woodmansey ~ "It was a very aggressive approach that we had.  And a lot of the audiences, I think, found it pretty intimidating." ~ Zal Cleminson ~ "...Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea." ~ Looking Glass ~ Good stuff. Casey Chambers Follow Me On FACEBOOK  

"Sirio 2222" - Il Balletto Di Bronzo (1970 - Rei 2014) Il Balletto Di Bronzo's debut album... "Sirio 2222" ...brings us some tasty acid rock with sprinklings of psych dust and just hints of prog-smoke.  There's plenty of fuzz and occasional acoustic riffage to embrace.  Out of Italy, the band would later be heralded for their prog-album masterpiece "Ys" (1972)...that followed this one, but here Il Balletto Di Bronzo chose to swim near the pool of early Zep/Sab waters.  Swimming in that general area anyway.  "Sirio 2222" has a variety of ideas and nothing over-stays.  Not necessarily essential, but a good spin. "Sirio 2222" - Il Balletto Di Bronzo (back) Favorites include the Hendrix-tinged  "Un posto."   The psych "Ma Ti Aspetterò" and the floaty groove-thing  "Eh Eh Ah Ah" are both killers.  And the epic closer... "Missione Sirio 2222" ...hints at proggier things to come while sti...

"Planet Waves" - Bob Dylan (1974) I was able to fill another spot in my Bob Dylan collection.  I saw a $2 price tag on "Planet Waves" with a half-price sign above the box as I was walking out.  The textured cover was a mite dirty, but there were no seam splits and the spine was very nice.  As for the vinyl, it's an easy VG plus.  Hardly played at all.  I'd never heard anything from this album, but for his well-known... "Forever Young" ... and I've always enjoyed that one. I always listen to an album I bring into the house at least twice before forming an opinion, and there's a reason for that.  Some records are just growers.  Sometimes a first spin might leave you with little to discern, but then a second replay or two finds your mind more receptive to the sound.  "Planet Waves" is a grower.  I didn't know til later, but this was Dylan's first #1 album.  That surprises me a little bit.  At any rate, "Planet Waves...

"Bow Street Runners" - Bow Street Runners (1970 - Rei 2019) "Now, look what we have here before us. We got the Saracens sitting next to the Jones Street Boys. We've got the Moonrunners right by the Van Cortlandt Rangers.  Nobody is wasting nobody."   That's what crossed my mind when I saw this album.  However, this gang...the  Bow Street Runners ...are from North Carolina...not Coney Island.  Bow Street Runners' self-titled album is a pretty decent affair.   The album is psych rock that comes at the listener in different directions.  Lively fuzz guitar and vibing organ one moment.  A little gloomy another.  A little jammy here.  A little dark and melancholic there.  And I dug the spin.  There is a couple of weaker tracks, one being a silly jug band sorta song that totally breaks the spell, but the rest is good stuff. "Bow Street Runners" (back) Favorites include the amazing ‘Another Face’  which has an atmosph...

 (4 For Friday) *   How to get Goodreads set-up on your Kindl e .   *  Nervous little girl looking for her family at Christmas recital .  What is this salty discharge falling from my eyes? *   20 unspoken rules as we go through life. *  Man tracks down the random people he photographed in the street 40 years ago and recreates their pictures.  This is very cool stuff. "Vagabond of the Western World" - Thin Lizzy / "Vagabond of the Western World" (1973) Good stuff. Casey Chambers Follow Me On FACEBOOK  

"The Savage Resurrection" - The Savage Resurrection (1968 - Rei 2015) The Savage Resurrection's eponymous debut is a fuzzed-out psych square that comes at the listener with a duel guitar strike that compliments rather than competes.  Each keeps the head on notice without overstaying their welcome.  A little bit of Eastern influence can be heard in places as well.   All but one of the members were just teenagers when they went into the studio, so that might also attest for the overall garagey backbone attitude the album brings.   Along with this San Francisco band having a great name, the album cover is equally fire.  One I'm sure got passed around the communal circle for mind elevation purposes.  The front cover is an eye-catcher, for sure.  And the back cover is a strange one with more subdued colors.  There is a cast of different faces wandering the...temple.  Most I did not recognize.  However, Batman and The Green Hornet...

(4 For Friday) *   Somebody found themselves something to do during the lockdown.  This is supposed to be every time  The Beatles sang  the word "come."   And a splendid time is guaranteed for all. *   Bookmark  "What's That Charge"   for those times when you can't figure out a strange charge on your long "after-Christmas" credit card statement.   "Now where did I use that card at?"   Pretty handy. *   A lovely gentleman  mimicking animal sounds  to the absolute nines.  His "cow in the meadow" is killer! *  I love Christmas movies so here are ten nearly forgotten Christmas films  for your holiday viewing pleasure. "Jump Jump Jump" - Rick Derringer / "All American Boy" (1973)  Good stuff. Casey Chambers Follow Me On FACEBOOK

  "I'm A Man" - The Spencer Davis Group (1967) The Spencer Davis Group was from the groovy town of Birmingham.  Birmingham, England that is.  I've been wanting this album for a long, long time although I've had plenty of opportunities to grab it.  Something else was always pulling at my pocket.  The album "I'm A Man" is a compilation of songs cherrypicked from the band's earlier records that were only released in the UK. The songs are mostly typical British R&B from the 1965-'66 era and it's good, but nothing really stands out.  Except for the band's monster jam, "I'm A Man."   Written by a teenage Steve Winwood , "I'm A Man" is a perfect representation of a rock jam taking the next step.  Admittedly, I heard Chicago's version first and I loved it from the get-go.  You can hear the joy and respect Chicago had performing that song.  They worked that shit out!  And it's equally as strong as th...

(4 For Friday) *   Andre The Giant having a little fun with " Mean Gene" Okerlund .  I miss those wrestling days. *   If you just have a hard time understanding Shakespeare...watch this 2-minute performance .  These two actors bring it to the house!  You're gonna wanna see this. *   10 thriller movies recommended by Quentin Tarantino . I've only seen three of'em so I'll have a little fun catching up.                                *   This is what different eye conditions really look like. "Why" - Fleetwood Mac / "Mystery To Me" (1973) Midnight Special-1975 Good stuff. Casey Chambers Follow Me On FACEBOOK

  "Mighty Baby" - Mighty Baby (1969 - Rei 2021) Mighty Baby's debut is a psych biscuit with whispers of proto-prog peeking through the curtains.  Add to this the influences of Haight-Ashbury and you have a wonderful spin. The square is solid from needle drop to label.  Very consistent, and with plenty of musical ducks and dodges to keep the mind entertained. The cool quirk about Mighty Baby is the band is not from the West Coast, but from London, England.  And the British flavor is there, and nicely so, but the hippie nuances are all over this keeper.   "Mighty Baby" (back) Favorites include the opening track "Egyptian Tomb" filled with a psych aura of guitars and organs on a subtle jazz-touched mystical ramble.  It's a really nice stoner trip.  "House Without Windows" has some killer fuzz guitars driving the acid truck.  "Same Way From The Sun" is another good head trip and has a fake fade-out/fade-in near the middle tha...

"...Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea." ~ Looking Glass ~ Elliot Lurie was a singer/songwriter for the 70s band Looking Glass . The band recorded two albums and had a couple of hits along with a handful of deep-track FM cuts.  And as many bands are wont to do... Looking Glass called it a day and handed over the keys.  However, before cutting out, Looking Glass did leave us with the #1 hit song... "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)."   Now there have been plenty of #1 songs that have climbed to the top spot faster.  And plenty of #1 songs that have stayed at the top spot longer.  But the list begins to thin when it comes to #1 songs that have had some real staying power years and years after their run.  And as the 50th anniversary draws to a close, the song  "Brandy..." still remains an ageless and endearing wonder. A song of unrequited love without all the drippy, maudlin sadness that often stains so many other attempts.  Every boy dreams ...

(4 For Friday)    *   Here are a few affordable vinyl accessory ideas  you might want to consider this Christmas. *   This guy uses ordinary items to complete his clever artwork and it's amazing!   I had to go back and watch this twice to catch everything. *   My 10 favorite books read in 2022.  Still the best bang for your hard-earned entertainment buck. *   Artist Sergi Cadenas' created a portrait that ages as one's point of view changes.  Genius! "Rock & Roll Medley" - Junior Brown / Live at "The Ark" in Michigan (2003) "You're gonna wanna see this!" Good stuff. Casey Chambers Follow Me On FACEBOOK

"Every book is a new book if you haven't read it!"    And so, let us begin. The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss (2008) Historical fiction is spun near the time Alexander Hamilton was attempting to establish the country's first banking system.  Nasty goings-on between money manipulators and a few rebels who seek revenge.  Great characters throughout...all very easy to visualize with plenty of delicious mystery and suspense. (full review) Abandon by Blake Crouch (2012) Abandon was once a thriving mining town in the high mountains of Colorado, but then...poof.  The claustrophobic shadows rear their little heads and make for wonderfully uncomfortable times.  As does the urgency to be somewhere else.  Not Blake's finest, but the pages were well-flipped.  The snowy season ahead will make the perfect setting to curl and read.  (full review)  The Outsider by Stephen King (2018) A terrible murder occurs and a couple of detectives find themselves cau...