Living with Lewy Body Dementia
Counting down my 678 vinyl records before I die of brain disease
ALBUMS: Queen II (1974); Sheer Heart Attack (1974; A Night at the Opera (1975); News of the World (1977). MVC Ratings: Queen II 4.0/$$$; Sheer 4.0/$$$; Opera 4.5/$$$$; News, 3.5/$$$ I was an early Queen adopter. And that’s saying something because Queen was so sonic in your face, bombastic and so not Bohemian that many …
ALBUMS: 100cc 10cc (1975); Original Soundtrack (1975); How Dare You (1976); Bloody Tourists (1978) MVC Rating: 100cc 4.5/$$$$; Original 4.0/$$$; How 4.0/$$$$/ Bloody 4.0/$$$ I’ve got 10cc in a previous post as one of my top underrated bands. I’ve had conversations with ‘friends’ that think 10cc is not underrated –but shouldn’t be rated at all …
ALBUMS: Louder Than Bombs (1987): The Queen is Dead (1986) MVC Ratings: Louder 4.0/$$$$; Queen 4.5/$$$$$. How about this for a morbid lyric: And if a double-decker busCrashes into usTo die by your sideIs such a heavenly way to die. Later it’s a 10-ton truck that the singer wouldn’t mind so much smashing into them …
SPRINGSTEEN ALBUMS: (Springsteen): Born to Run (1975); Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978); The River (1980); Nebraska (1982); Born in the USA (1984);Tunnel of Love (1987); Live 1975-1985 (box set). SPRINGSTEEN MVC RATING : Born to Run 5.0/$$$$$; Darkness 4.5/$$$$; The River 4.5/$$$$$; Nebraska 4.0/$$$$$; Born in USA 5.0/$$$$$/Tunnel 4.0/$$$$; Live Box 4.5/$$$$$ STEWART …
Don’t worry, I’m still going to finish. I just believe I need to step it up. My Vinyl Countdown, or myvinylcountdown.com, is still rolling, but needs some maintenance as I’ve piled on about 500 posts in less than three years. Read About Me for a detailed explanation but in general, I’m counting down the 678 …
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Strange days, indeed.’ –John Lennon. A Loneliness Infected; Searching for meaning in quarantine What are you doing? My wife asked. “Just thinking.” Its the umpteenth day of working from home and I feel a loneliness to my bones. And I got other people in the house, the aforementioned Catherine, my wife, and my daughter, Hannah, …
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As some of my columns go I didn’t expect to write a column when I was just fiddling around on my computer. And thinking. So I wrote up a little ditty about thinking. (Other stuff coming: a review on my Queen records and something about a Mixtape. And don’t forget my recent P.J {Proby review, …
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ALBUMS: Two Wheels Good (1985); From Langley Park to Memphis (1988) MVC Ratings: Two 4.0/$$$$; Langley, 4.0/$$$ This group on these two albums play great, melodic folk English Pop-Rock with very smart lyrics. It’s the kind of band I guarantee someone reading this review and listens to it will fall in love. Not for everybody, …
EDITOR’s NOTE This is the 13th in a series. For best experience read it sequentially starting at Pt. 1. Click on the His and Hurricanes button on the website for the others. SCENE: Prosby was on his way due west to get to the Underground where Burneese was being held. Burneese had been found guilty …
My little puzzle appearing in my post on song lyrics Saturday is still unsolved — at least officially. Some people have indicated they now know the hidden theme. So, if you do klnow the answer, I say you need to either post it on comments on the lyrics story, Tweet it out (make sure I …
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