Okay. Super group time, it is, again. I don’t know whose brainchild this was, but Gizmodrome brings together Mark King, the bass player from Level 42, Adrian Belew, from King Crimson, Zappa,Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson, et al.(his fourth or fifth appearance now in my record collection, A to G), Vittorio Cosma, a renowned Italianjazz pianist,Continue reading “#716: G is for Gizmodrome”
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#709: F is for FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks)
It took a collaboration with Sparksto get me interested in Franz Ferdinand,this alt rock group from Glasgow, now into their twentieth year or more as a band. This record, the only album I have of theirs,is titled simply FFS. Not officially a FranzFerdinand album, but rather a new supergroup collaboration with a new super groupname.Continue reading “#709: F is for FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks)”
#700: (Oops) E is for Exit North
Here’s the problem. I’ve got boxes in which my albums are storedspines-out, alphabetically by artist. In addition, I have what are called “browser bins” up top, where I file my newestacquisitions, also alphabetically, for easy, flip-through access. I have tried to be mindfulof not forgetting any albums in the browser bins, whether they be newrecordsContinue reading “#700: (Oops) E is for Exit North”
#602: A is for Asia
Get a bunch of superstarprog-rockers togetherin the early 80’s and watch them writehit pop songs. “The heatof the moment showedin your eyes” is objectively a dumb lyric. Does thischorus speed up? I think I inherited this album from my brother’s discardedrecord collection, but it’s got a price tag on it: 95 cents,and I can’t imagineContinue reading “#602: A is for Asia”
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