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.”
Greetings From L.A. – Tim Buckley I never really took the time to listen to anything by Tim Buckley which surprises me a little considering how much I enjoy his son Jeff’s music. Having now listened to this I can say they are nothing alike.…
Blackstar – David Bowie Released Jan 8, 2016 followed only two days later by his unexpected death, I am never sure when I listen to this album whether it is melancholy in sound or if my own melancholy influences how I hear it. This album…
Play – Moby This isn’t really my thing so I went in to it not expecting to like it. What surprised me is just how much I hated it. Every second of it. To learn more about the 1001 Albums Project, I first wrote about…
Sunshine Hit Me – The Bees Loungy and sunny feeling – yesListenable – yesMemorable – no To learn more about the 1001 Albums Project, I first wrote about it here.
The Doors – The Doors Thirteen and fourteen year old me lived for this band. I listened to Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine on cassette, I read the obligatory No One Here Gets Out Alive book, I drew the logo on every desk as…
Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye A few years ago I dropped my wife off at the grocery store so she could go shopping. It was a nice day so i decided to just hang out in the car. I found a shady spot,…
África Brasil – Jorge Ben Jor When I don’t understand the lyrics because they are in a different language I often wonder if the music matches the theme of the song. This album sounds very joyful, hopefully the lyrics convey the same or I will…
Headquarters – The Monkees This was an odd Monkees album, I was not familiar with any of the songs going in to it, and many I wouldn’t have known it was them. Not sure if that is because of their greater influence and participation on…
Rubber Soul – The Beatles This was the first Beatles album I bought for myself, at Hegewisch Records in Calumet City. at around age 11. I’m a bit ashamed to admit that at the time I wasn’t yet aware of the difference between the US…
Miriam Makeba – Miriam Makeba When this first started playing I immediately fell in love with her voice and that joy remained through the first couple of songs. I appreciated it a little less when she switched to singing in English, the other languages were…
The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers I kind of liked this one. The vocals are a bit unconventional in sound and style so I think it might take a few listens for it to settle in, but I enjoyed it. Or maybe I am…
Different Class – Pulp I listened to this when I woke up this morning and when I went to write the review tonight I really had no recollection of any particular song, or feeling about the album. I couldn’t remember the name of the band…
I, like a lot of others, am struggling today. Today is the day we normally join our friends in celebrating our Independence, and yet, many of us aren’t in a celebrating mood. Donald Trump’s disastrous bill passed the House yesterday and we are confronted with…
Ute Lemper is another artist that is completely new to me. I was intrigued by the listed songwriters (Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Tom Waits, Nick Cave) so was cautiously optimistic going in. During the first song I thought that she had a good voice and…
I listen to at least the first minute of every song before I will skip it if I don’t like it. Listening to this album by Ministry was the longest fucking nine minutes of my life. I hated every second of it. To learn more…
