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Recollection Volume 18 – The Salvation Blues

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 Salvation Blues Artist: Mark Olson Released: 2007 Format(s) I own it on: CD Mark Olson’s The Salvation Blues has stumped me. I haven’t written here for a while as life got busy, but also because I don’t know what to write abut this album. This is the problem with a process that is decided by a random algorithm; I can’t move stuff around to accommodate me. The Salvation Blues is not a bad record, and it’s not a great record, it’s a… Read More »Recollection Volume 18 – The Salvation Blues

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

The Jayhawks

Went to see The Jayhawks on Tuesday night, I had wanted to go with my best friend, but he has a bit of a curse when it comes to The Jayhawks. The first time he went to see them, the band was there, but their equipment was held up at the border, they didn’t start until well past midnight, and his concert going companion wanted to leave halfway through their set. The second time he was supposed to see The Jayhawks, I was to be his rock companion, but he was sick. So I ended up at the show alone, but enjoying every minute of it. On Tuesday, he didn’t… Read More »The Jayhawks