There were plenty of worthy albums that didn’t make my Year in Review playlist for 1969, so let’s dive on in.... Further Listening, Most Overrated, and More…. Note: Some of...
Read MoreIf all years were created equal, you’d expect 1969 to have about 20 or so albums in my Best 200 Albums of the Decade. But, no. 1969 has a whopping...
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There’s an awkward artlessness to Syd Barrett’s vocals and lyrics that his admirers find irresistibly endearing and which ordinary people will find too strange for comfort. As is typical, I…
Like most people who know of Gram Parsons at all, I first heard of Parsons from his one-album tenure in the Byrds for Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Gram Parsons is…
Of all the leading figures of the Tropicália movement, which fused traditional Brazilian music with Western psychedelic rock, perhaps no one has had a more enduring career than Caetano Velosa....
Read MoreThe Next 10 Albums for My Top 30 Albums of 1969 Note: Some of this commentary is adapted from that in No Hype No Trends Music’s 200 Best Albums of the 1960s....
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The pinched and cracked brassiness of Karen Dalton’s voice is somewhat reminiscent of Billy Holiday, but Dalton is a true original. Filled with haunting, earthy folk that sounds like it…
Merle Haggard was one of the most important figures in the history of country music, period. His songwriting was both clever and insightful, and influenced many. His voice was compassionate...
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I imagine that the kids these days probably consider Bob Marley to be out-of-touch, old-school, grandfather reggae. If that’s indeed the case, earlier acts like Toots and the Maytals and…
I imagine that the kids these days probably consider Bob Marley to be out-of-touch, old-school, grandfather reggae. If that’s indeed the case, earlier acts like Desmond Dekker and Toots and…
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