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Recollection Volume 29 – The Future

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: The Future Artist: Leonard Cohen Released: 2009 Format(s) I own it on: 7″ Singles are weird to write about. I cut out of this project the majority of my singles, but I kept in any of them that had a picture sleeve. It was kind of arbitrary way to determine this, but I went with that. I bought this single on Record Store Day in 2009. The two tracks were pulled from the album Live In London, which I’ve never heard. You may… Read More »Recollection Volume 29 – The Future

Random Access Memories

Recollection Volume 28 – Random Access Memories

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: Random Access Memories Artist: Daft Punk Released: 2013 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl I know Daft Punk’s music from the 1990s when they were (until now) at the height of their popularity. I’ve never loved them, but enjoyed quite a few of their hit singles. “Around The World” is an amazing song, and the video is one of the most brilliant music videos I’ve ever seen. When they released their latest album, Random Access Memories I of course heard the extremely popular… Read More »Recollection Volume 28 – Random Access Memories

Roses In The Snow

Recollection Volume 27 – Roses In The Snow

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: Roses In The Snow Artist: Emmylou Harris Released: 1980 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl Much like Luxury Liner, this is an album I’ve barely listened to. It’s been in my collection since I bought it used years ago. Sadly I’ve never put this on my computer, and I can’t seem to find a torrent of it. Roses In The Snow is a bit more traditional than Luxury Liner. It’s got a lot of bluegrass and gospel influence to the record. The album is more… Read More »Recollection Volume 27 – Roses In The Snow

I Told You I Was Freaky

Recollection Volume 26 – I Told You I Was Freaky

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: I Told You I Was Freaky Artist: Flight Of The Conchords Released: 2009 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl Flight of the Conchords are a comedy duo. Along with HBO, they made a TV series called Flight of the Conchords that followed fictionalized versions of themselves, as the New Zealand find themselves in New York City. Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie form Flight of the Conchords. The second and final season of the TV season wasn’t quite as strong as the first. The… Read More »Recollection Volume 26 – I Told You I Was Freaky

Closed

Recollection Volume 25 – Closed

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: Closed Artist: JALE Released: 1995 Format(s) I own it on: CD JALE are a Halifax band who were signed to Sub Pop. It was a pretty big deal. This EP was released on Sloan’s Murderecords. I thought I would invite Allegra Shepherd to guest on this post. Allegra is a Haliphile, a word I just made up to mean, “a person who admires Halifax, and its people.” Together, we have seen many Halifax bands including Sloan, Joel Plaskett, The Super Friendz, Mike O’Neill,… Read More »Recollection Volume 25 – Closed

CSN Greatest Hits

Recollection Volume 24 – Greatest Hits

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: Greatest Hits Artist: Crosby, Stills & Nash Released: 2005 Format(s) I own it on: CD Crosby, Stills & Nash. Yup, those three who released three great records1 and some mediocrity. Two of those great records are actually not credited to Crosby, Stills & Nash, but instead to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Albums seem to get much better when you add a Canadian. Although the album contains tracks from the classic Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young record Déjà Vu, it doesn’t feature… Read More »Recollection Volume 24 – Greatest Hits

Recollection Volume 23 – Farewells & Fantasies

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: Farewells & Fantasies Artist: Phil Ochs Released: 1997 Format(s) I own it on: CD Box Set I’ve been a fan of Phil Ochs since I bought this box set when I was 17. It was inexpensive, and with three CDs worth of material, a steal. Farewells & Fantasies is strange. I don’t know if I’d recommend anyone buy this record. The problem is that it’s a lot of music to get through and into, so that leaves out the newbs1 For the… Read More »Recollection Volume 23 – Farewells & Fantasies

Recollection Volume 22 – Choose Love

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses… Album: Choose Love Artist: Ringo Starr Released: 2005 Format(s) I own it on: CD Peace and love. Peace and love. This is the second time Computron has chosen a Ringo Starr record, and neither of them are one of his good records. I don’t know if I ever listened to this record. It was given to me by Cari and Adam when they received it for Being There. I do know that when I went to find it on my computer,… Read More »Recollection Volume 22 – Choose Love

O Canada

Not too long ago, a close friend of mine became a Canadian citizen. Today we celebrated that fact. I told her and her husband that I would provide the music for the party…   Blue In Yr Eye – Amy Millan Snowbird – Anne Murray Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – The Arcade Fire The Power – Army Girls Sleepy Maggie – Ashley MacIsaac Tall Tall Shadow – Basia Bulat Two Girls From Montreal – The Bicycle Somebody Waits – Blue Rodeo Hasn’t Hit Me Yet – Blue Rodeo Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl – Broken Social Scene Lovers In A Dangerous Time – Bruce Cockburn Pop Goes the World – The Burning Hell Golden Baby – Cœur de pirate Claire – Cuff The Duke Sold… Read More »O Canada

Boys for Pele

Recollection Volume 21 – Boys For Pele

Recollection is a project to review my record collection. I will listen to an album I own and review it. The album will be chosen randomly by computron. Today computron chooses…  Album: Boys For Pele Artist: Tori Amos Released: 1996 Format(s) I own it on: CD I haven’t listened to Tori Amos in a while. Once upon a time I lived with a woman obsessed with Ms. Amos. I never disliked her work, and I have been to a few shows, and quite enjoy some of her albums, but she can be very Tori Amos. Boys For Pele is probably the album I listened to the most of hers. I think it is her… Read More »Recollection Volume 21 – Boys For Pele