Lennon’s half of this record is my favourite post Beatles album and I think one of the great singer songwriter records of the 1970s. The fact that they recorded this (with one exception) at the same time is a tribute Lennon’s versatility in addition to being a great testament to Yoko Ono’s musical talent. (What, …
Tag: Proto Punk
The Village Fugs Sing Ballads of Contemporary Protest, Point of Views, and General Dissatisfaction (1965)
It’s kind of hard to understand how nuts this record was when it was recorded. Amateurism in popular music certainly existed before this record but it wasn’t a thing that most people were seeking out when their were professional records on offer. And it’s not like amateurism by itself is necessarily some kind of virtue …
Here Are The Sonics!!! (1965)
If you know anything about this record you know the hagiography is really strong. It’s only through actually listening to the music of 1965 and before a lot (as I have and do) that you can maybe see through the canonization of this band as “punk before punk” and see the real band, a band …
Monster Movie (1969) by The Can
Like most people, I am coming to CAN’s first album (as The Can) having listened to their peak motorik albums many, many times. I’ve treated this one like the first child given up for adoption or something, only getting around to looking for it well after I became a fan of the band.
Suzi Quatro (1973)
I know basically nothing about Suzi Quatro, but the little I knew about her piqued my interest. I don’t know that there was a prominent female bassist solo artist when she debuted. Carol Kaye is the only prominent female bassist I can think of from the 1960s and she was strictly a session player. So …
RIP Lou Reed
Lou Reed died today. I am at a bit of a loss for words, simply because, as with the death of any songwriter who has an impact on my life, I always just assume he would be around forever, which is a ridiculous thing. He was only 71, but not that long ago, 71 was …