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GINGER BAKER AND THE DJQ20 WITH JAMES CARTER-”COWARD OF THE COUNTY”

February 1, 2004

GINGER BAKER AND THE DJQ20 WITH JAMES CARTER-”COWARD OF THE COUNTY” Hipster’s Heaven Nelson Brill February 2004 Take note all audiophiles who love a challenging sonic and musical adventure mining the essence of jazz, [Read More]

The Beatles: Let It Be…Naked

December 27, 2003

The Beatles: Let It Be…Naked [Apple/EMI CDP 7243 5 9571324] Adam Sohmer December 2003 The sum of the tracks recorded during The Beatles’ ill-fated Get Back sessions in January of ’69 are the Rodney Dangerfield [Read More]

THE PERSUASIONS SING THE BEATLES

December 9, 2003

THE PERSUASIONS SING THE BEATLES ”Still ain’t got no band” Nelson Brill December 2003 A Zimbabwe Proverb: “If you walk you can dance. If you talk you can sing!” And sing they do! The masters [Read More]

LOU REED, “PERFECT NIGHT: LIVE IN LONDON.”

November 12, 2003

LOU REED, “PERFECT NIGHT: LIVE IN LONDON.” NEW SENSATIONS Nelson Brill November 2003 “ … And then I discovered that I could plug straight into one of my amps and that was the sound I [Read More]

One of a Kind

October 30, 2003

One of a Kind Big Al Downing Steve Ekblad October 30, 2003 “ONE OF A KIND” is the perfect name for Big Al Downing’s new CD! Born in 1940, this music veteran’s recording and [Read More]

Chuck Pyle

October 30, 2003

Chuck Pyle Affected by the Moon Steve Ekblad October 30,2003 Chuck Pyle is a most interesting performer in several ways. He has a very honest passionate voice. He combines an alluring ability to pick [Read More]

Dave Isaac

October 30, 2003

Dave Isaac Prodigal Son Steve Ekblad October 30, 2003 Dave Isaacs is a singer-songwriter-guitarist from Long Island, NY. He has honed his chops through three connected but different efforts. His Alt-Country band, “Jackalope Junction” [Read More]

ANTONIO VIVALDI,

October 30, 2003

ANTONIO VIVALDI, “LE QUATTRO STAGIONI, THE FOUR SEASONS,” THE ENGLISH CONCERT WITH SIMON STAGE AND TREVOR PINNOCK [ARCHIV PRODUKTION, POLYDOR INTERNATIONAL, CD-400045-2 1982] CREATING FLESH FROM BONE: Nelson Brill October 30, 2003 Here in New England, [Read More]

A Love of Music

October 8, 2003

A Love of Music The Sixties Paul Szabady 8 October 2003 I was ten years old at the beginning of the 1960’s, twenty at its end. Like most whose coming of age coincided with that decade’s [Read More]

A Selective Sinatra Retrospective

September 25, 2003

A Selective Sinatra Retrospective Part 1: “Only the Lonely” – Frank Sinatra and the Concept Album John B. Sprung 25 September 2003 It is hard to believe that Frank Sinatra has been dead for [Read More]