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Classic Music Review: Breakfast in America by Supertramp
Damn my fascination with odd statistics. My review of Breakfast in America has nothing to do with an intense passion for Supertramp, or a desire to fill an obvious hole in my library. Prior to this...
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Classic Music Review: Horses by Patti Smith
The famous Mapplethorpe portrait is worth it by itself, but what’s inside is even more special. Click to buy. I know that Patti Smith is a polarizing figure, but I had no idea how divisive she can be...
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Classic Music Review: Radio Ethiopia by Patti Smith
Too bad it wasn’t an EP, but click to buy anyway. Critical darling one minute, sloppy seconds the next. The musical press transformed Patti Smith from artistic genius to dump job in their collective...
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Classic Music Review: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood by Neko Case
A thing of beauty arises from the darkness. Click to buy. Like many people, I made the Neko Case connection through The New Pornographers, but I didn’t discover them until Challengers came out in 2007....
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Music Review: Diploid Love by Brody Dalle
Look. I don’t care about the Tim Armstrong-Brody break up that turned into a nasty public spat with fans taking one side or the other. I can’t believe anyone cares about that kind of shit. I don’t...
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Classic Music Review: Is This Desire? by PJ Harvey
A master work by a courageous and sensitive soul. Click to buy. Polly Jean Harvey’s most endearing quality is she can’t stand doing the same thing over and over again. She told Rolling Stone, “When I’m...
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Classic Music Review: Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers
Lift your spirits and click to buy. After reviewing Neko Case as part of the Great Broads series, I developed a mighty powerful hankerin’ for some New Pornographers. They’d just come out with the...
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Classic Music Review: Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal by Lou Reed (Remastered Version)
Okay, let’s deal with the elephants in the room and get them out of the way. Elephant #1: Lou Reed was probably the worst singer ever. Lou Reed approached each note like the rookie trapeze artist who...
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Classic Music Review: The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
I really wanted to include Them in my British Invasion series, but shit, I’m not made out of money. Here are the current prices of three Them albums on Amazon (U. S.): The Angry Young Them: $245.90...
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Classic Music Review: The Kink Kontroversy by The Kinks
I am always thinking ahead. It’s one of my worst tendencies, and it while sometimes it prepares me for the future, I usually wind up getting virtually fucked in the ass (without lube). Even before I...
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