#389 Television – Marquee Moon

Television’s Marquee Moon is one of the forerunners in the post-punk movement. They recorded two albums, but sales were dismal so they disbanded in 1978. Post-punk had a revival in the early 2000s with band such as the Strokes, the Killers, and Franz Ferdinand. Tom Verlaine and band has inspired many, but they never made […]

#388 Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 1

Peter Gabriel 1 is the title often given to Peter Gabriel‘s first album because he titled the first four albums Peter Gabriel. Gabriel thought the album was over produced and I agree with him. His vocals are hard to hear at times because the music is overpowering it. This was his first album after leaving Genesis. […]

#387 Iggy Pop – The Idiot

Iggy Pop‘s The Idiot was made with David Bowie just before they started on Bowie’s Low. The is Pop’s first solo album. There is one song on this album that became famous in the 80s because Bowie remade it for his album. This is not a typical Pop album, it is more of a Bowie […]

#386 Suicide – Suicide

Suicide‘s debut album has inspired many others, such as Bruce Springsteen, but they are virtually unknown, at least to most people. I was too young to have discovered them on my own. When I was kid I had to rely on the radio for my music, which was mostly pop. Eventually, I would discover college […]

#385 Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson‘s Pacific Ocean Blue came out and went mostly unnoticed until later it developed a cult status. This is probably due to the fact that he died a few years later. He was the only Beach Boy who was a real surfer. He was briefly an acquaintance of Charles Manson who was a songwriter […]

#384 Fleetwood Mac – Rumours

Fleetwood Mac taught Americans how to spell Rumours. They taught us that sometimes people survive the drugs and make extraordinary art in the process. No, do not believe you are in the small percentage that can do drugs and survive. So many of the bands I have read about have had members die from drugs, some young and some of […]

Biking on Day Four

Today was a biking day. I am not sure I like the bicycle as much as walking. I do like the breeze, but the bicycle seat hurts my derrière. I feel sore after riding it. Is that normal? Maybe there is a seat with more cushion I should look into getting. Another problem with this […]

#383 Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77

Talking Heads’ Talking Heads: 77 is not one of their albums that I have heard of. I know one song off of it, but only vaguely. I remember the first time I saw one of their videos I thought “Who is this?”. They were different than the other bands on MTV. This album is just […]

#382 John Martyn – One World

John Martyn’s One World is not something I have heard of and I have little interest in it because it is folk rock, folk jazz and reggae rock. Weird combination. I will be opened-minded and listen to it. Oh no, there is singing on this album. His voice is terrible. What is most hilarious is that Mojo […]

#381 Wire – Pink Flag

Wire is another English punk band to ride the first wave of punk rock. Unfortunately their debut album Pink Flag did not make them famous in the USA. This is real punk. These guys did not care if the song was a little more than a minute or less than a minute. They were an […]