Sensory Dispensary
“The record you didn’t know you needed is what I am listening to in the other room.”
“The record you didn’t know you needed is what I am listening to in the other room.”
I struggle a bit with this David Bowie album and always have, ever since I first listened in the mid 80s. I can appreciate it in context of the time in his career and location of recording. It’s an unconventional record and it’s not always…
After yesterday’s album I was so thrilled to see this one pop up for today. I adore this album, it is one of my very favorites. It is impeccable and perfect. The only problem I had in relation to writing about this album was deciding…
I have heard of Missy Elliot but didn’t know much, if anything, about her. I am sure that this is probably good to those who appreciate this style of music. I am not that person.
It was 25 years ago today that me and Gina saw our first Gov’t Mule show (with our friend Jon) at the Vic Theatre. We’ve seen them dozens of time since then but this show was really quite memorable. Not only was it the only…
I am “I bought this on cassette when it was released” years old, but admittedly my 14 year old self wasn’t quite ready for it at the time. Now though, I am here for it and can appreciate how remarkable Nebraska is (the album, not…
I wanted to like this a lot more than I actually did. Just a little too much screaming vs singing and the repetition of the lyrics was a bit irritating. I thought some of the music was pretty good and Tom Morello for sure is…
Is it over yet? As I listened I really just wanted it to be over. Sweet Jesus please tell me it’s over! I hated every second of this one. No feature. I was actually looking forward to this based on the artist name – The…
Great band, funky as hell and James is on fire. It’s short at 31 minutes but I can only imagine what it was like to be there to witness this. Makes me want to dig deeper in to his live stuff that came a little…
Tigermilk – Belle and Sebastian This was yucky, I didn’t care for it at all. No featured song. To learn more about the 1001 Albums Project, I first wrote about it here.
Dust – Screaming Trees I read a brief snippet about the band when I pulled this up to listen so I knew I was in for Grunge / Rock, and that’s exactly what it is. I thought it was fine. I don’t think I appreciate…
“If you are a gifted person, it doesn’t mean that you gained something. It means you have something to give back.”
Let it Be – The Replacements It’s noisy and messy and raucous with an underlying sense of controlled chaos, and I am here for every freaking minute of it! I have always liked the opener “I Will Dare”
Robert Earl Keen is a tremendous songwriter and this whole song is just so good, but I just really love this section here: But I wished I had some money with which to buy a roundI wished I cashed my paycheck before I came to…
Music In Exile – Songhoy Blues This was completely new to me so I had no expectations going in to this one – other than the hint to genre in the band name. I found it fascinating and exciting and so full of energy. After…
Ambient 1/Music For Airports – Brian Eno Never has an album title fit the content better than this. I found this to be a really interesting listen as it remained in the forefront as an active listening experience but it wasn’t distracting and never took…
