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Recollection Volume 12 – Rock of Ages

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: Rock of Ages Artist: The Band Released: 1972 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl I’ve owned this record on vinyl for a long time… a long, long time, and never really listened to it. I like The Band, I swear, I’m just not a huge fan. Never loved them. I also don’t really like live albums. That being said, Rock of Ages is damn good! When I first started writing this, I didn’t realize that there was an inconsistency between what was on… Read More »Recollection Volume 12 – Rock of Ages

Recollection Volume 11 – The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More…

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 SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More… Artist: Various Artists Released: 2004 Format(s) I own it on: CD Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants, of course. For the purpose of stats, I will count this record as male and American, as the vast majority of the contents are both. Sorry Avril. I should also state for the record, that this was a promo disc. The album starts off with a cover of the theme… Read More »Recollection Volume 11 – The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More…

Recollection Volume 10 – Expressions

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: Expressions Artist: Music Go Music Released: 2009 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl At some point Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag/Portlandia fame tweeted about a band called Music Go Music. I listened to the song, and bought the album on vinyl. The record was pieced together from three different EPs, but works pretty well as an album. The album is a cross between Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” and Abba. It’s addictive and fun, but didn’t seem to stay much in rotation. I… Read More »Recollection Volume 10 – Expressions

Recollection Volume 9 – Ready For The Flood

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: Ready For The Flood Artist: Mark Olson & Gary Louris Released: 2008 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl I like the ampersand on the cover. For those unaware, Mark Olson & Gary Louris are the two primary members of the original line-up for The Jayhawks. After the release of their best record, Tomorrow the Green Grass, Olson left the band leaving Louris to front The Jayhawks on his own. I really like Olson and Louris, which is why I feel so much disappointment in this album.… Read More »Recollection Volume 9 – Ready For The Flood

Recollection Volume 8 – The Eric’s Trip Show

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 Eric’s Trip Show Artist: Eric’s Trip Released: 2001 Format(s) I own it on: CD “Used to wonder if you understood the way I felt about the stove.” What the hell does that even mean? Why is “Stove” one of the best Eric’s Trip songs, and yet, it’s about… a stove? In 2001, Eric’s Trip reunited and toured Canada. They played in Toronto at the Opera House, and it was my first visit to that venue, and to Riverdale. It was an… Read More »Recollection Volume 8 – The Eric’s Trip Show

Recollection Volume 7 – Be True Newfoundlanders

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: Be True Newfoundlanders Artist: Dick Nolan Released: 1968 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl I’m pretty sure this album came into my collection one day when my father dropped off a few boxes of vinyl records that had been sitting in his parent’s house since the ’60s. I had never heard of Dick Nolan before or since. I never got around to listening to this record, and this is kind of the point of this project, to listen to everything. Nolan, a… Read More »Recollection Volume 7 – Be True Newfoundlanders

Recollection Volume 6 – Vertical Man

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: Vertical Man Artist: Ringo Starr Released: 1998 Format(s) I own it on: CD Oh god. Back in 1998, The Beatles were riding high on the post-Anthology wave. They made a huge TV event out of a documentary on their career and released three double albums of rarities and outtakes. Included were two new songs “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” both of which did quite well in the charts. It was the motherflippin’ Beatles. Ringo Starr, famed Beatle drummer, released this… Read More »Recollection Volume 6 – Vertical Man

Recollection Volume 5 – Luxury Liner

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: Luxury Liner Artist: Emmylou Harris Released: 1977 Format(s) I own it on: Vinyl Emmylou Harris’s career was defined by her professional relationship with Gram Parsons. She was the voice that made his songs ache so much. Their vocal harmonies were ideal. This was Harris’s fourth album and it featured two Parsons songs, the title track, and the classic Flying Burrito Brothers song “She.” As much of a fan as I am for both Parsons and Harris, I have barely listened to this… Read More »Recollection Volume 5 – Luxury Liner

Recollection Volume 4 – Electric Ladyland

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: Electric Ladyland Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Released: 1968 Format(s) I own it on: CD This album is kind of the purpose of this project; to listen to records I haven’t listened to in a long time. Jimi Hendrix was an artist I listened to in high school. I think it was expected that every 15 year old would love Jimi Hendrix. I don’t really know why. I would categorize Hendrix’s music as “guitar wankery.” Seriously, “Voodoo Chile” is 15 minutes long.… Read More »Recollection Volume 4 – Electric Ladyland

Recollection Volume 3 – Steve Threw Up

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: Steve Threw Up Artist: Beck Released: 1994 Format(s) I own it on: 7″ “Steve Threw Up” is a strange song. It’s one of Beck’s many novelty records, never being released on any of his Geffen records. Beck is known for many of these novelty songs such as “Satan Gave Me A Taco,” but was somehow able to even have a regular and respected career. That’s impressive. The B-Side is a song called “Mutherfukka,” which surprisingly was released on Beck’s Geffen debut Mellow… Read More »Recollection Volume 3 – Steve Threw Up