#116 Laura Nyro – Eli and the Thirteenth Confession

Eli and the Thirteenth Confession made Laura Nyro famous, but not as famous as The 5th Dimension. The 5th Dimension had a knack for taking Nyro songs and turning them into hits. In fact, other artists such as Barbra Streisand and Peter, Paul and Mary made her songs into hits too. Nyro is a talented writer and she can sing. I do […]

#115 Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash is not someone I am looking forward to listening to sing. I remember a few years back when everyone went crazy when he sang NIN’s Hurt. It used to be one of my favourite songs, but Cash ruined. I was not on the bandwagon. I also remember Cash because of my grandfather. He […]

#114 Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen is not someone who I have actually heard sing before today. I know of his most famous song “Hallelujah“, but only by other artists. Songs of Leonard Cohen is his debut album. Cohen is Canada’s answer to Bob Dylan, but to a lesser degree at least on this album. The first song on […]

#113 The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience last album as a band Electric Ladyland was released in 1968. He would die in two years. All three members of the band are now dead. It is strange when most of the people in the 60s who made music are dead, except for The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. “And […]

#112 Os Mutantes

Os Mutantes first album is Os Mutantes which means “The Mutants” in Portuguese. I thought Brazil only had football, bad Samba music, beautiful people, and coffee. Oh Christ Redeemer statue is located there too. Can their music be redeemed with psychedelia? Lyrics are important to me. I write or wrote poetry before I moved to […]

#111 Ravi Shankar – The Sounds of India

The Sounds of India from Indian artist Ravi Shankar is not something I would ever want to listen to before I die. I am not really a fan of the sitar unless it is in a pop song and it is hidden beneath drums and a loud bass. From the beginning of the album I […]

#110 The Kinks – The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks are back again so soon! The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society was a huge flop when it was released. I have noticed that albums ahead of their time flop often during their initial release, but are reevaluated later for their genius. I wonder if this is one of those albums. I […]

#109 The Incredible String Band – The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band is another band I have never heard of before toady. The title of the album The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter is interesting enough to make one notice it. I will keep this extremely short. It is Scottish psychedelic folk music. I hated it. It reminds me of the band that jumped into […]

#108 Traffic

Traffic is not a band I have heard, but its original members all had successful careers in music. After listening to the album I can see why they were not that successful as a band. I was erroneously listening to their first album, when I realised it I switched over to the self-titled album. I […]

#107 The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet

Beggars Banquet was the album everyone was waiting for from The Rolling Stones. They had returned to their roots and stopped following the psychedelia trend. It was their last full album with Brian Jones. He was too unreliable at this point and would join the “27 Club” in the following year. Another bright star burned […]