Living with Lewy Body Dementia
Counting down my 678 vinyl records before I die of brain disease
We love lists in the media business. Readers sometimes complain about list stories but then read them voraciously. But if you came for a list story here, you aren’t going to get one. This is more a Behind-the-List Story story. They are very subjective, you know. Lists, rankings. Take best guitarists. Is Eric Clapton really …
The T-shirts were turned up to Purple. Myself JD Crowe, John Archibald, and others who did not deserve such treatment, got dunked in a giant container of water — and that was after the main event. At least 20 teams clashed on the basketball courts at UAB Rec Center fSaturday for the annual Mike Madnss …
NOTE: This is a preamble of sorts to another observation about connections I hope to finish up today. Musicians jamming on a song get into a groove. They are altogether connecting in a series of reactions. Smiles, eye contact: They play off the sounds of the instruments — off each other. The mix is elevated …
Yay! It rained a little today. Our lawn appreciates it. Don’t make me start a list of rain songs. ‘Who’ll Stop the Rain”–CCR who also did ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain’ ‘Rain King’ by Counting Crows. ‘Purple Rain’ by Prince. ‘Feels like Rain.’ John Hiatt. ‘Rain’ the Beatles. ‘Raina’ by Peter Himmelman. (I know …
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Yesterday I wrote up a long post before bed, closed my eyes and through the miracle workers of the Internet, found that my post was not there by morning. Abracadabra. Just a paragraph and a sentence stopped before its end. I realize I need to be careful with that. Some folks think I may be …
ALBUMS: The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold as Love (1967); Electric Ladyland (1968); Band of Gypsies (1970); Smash Hits (1968); Midnight Lightning (1975); Odds and Ends (1973); MVC Ratings: Axis 5.0/$$$$$; Gypsies 4.5/$$$$$; Ladyland 4.5/$$$$$; Smash Hits; 5.0/$$$$$; Midnight Lightning 4.0/$$$$; Odds and Ends 3.5/$$$$ People fall into two camps with Jimi Hendrix — and maybe …
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Here’s an excerpt of what I posted on AL.com today: By Mike Oliver Mike Oliver is counting down his 678 vinyl records before he dies. This is the regular Saturday column where I showcase some of the 678 vinyl record reviews I plan to review on my website. I’ve reviewed 151, still have 527 to go. This is a …
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ALBUMS: Dion and the Belmonts 24 Original Classics (1984); Dion (1968) MVC Rating: Classics 4.5/$$$; Dion 4.0/$$ If you are going to cover Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix you better do it like Dion did it by totally deconstructing, making it virtually unrecognizable from the original. He made it a slow smoldering, jazzy nightclub song : …
ALBUM: ‘What If.’ (1978) MVC Rating: 4.0/$$ I have a story about the Dixie Dregs. Must have been around 1978 and I was hanging out with Catherine (my future bride), Rose and Carol in downtown Athens, Ga. We were all high school buddies and happened to be walking past the Georgia Theatre when some folks …
ALBUMS: Brothers in Arms (1985); Making Movies (1980); Dire Straits (1978) MVC Ratings:Â Brothers, 4.5/$$$; Making Movies, 4.0/$$$;Â Dire Straits, 4.0/$$$ I was hesitant about doing Dire Straits. They have become so big that it is almost cool to hate them. Like the Eagles; people love to hate them. That hate campaign was generated I …