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Monday, 28 January 2013

Albums for Life: 59: Sun Kil Moon: Ghosts of the Great Highway

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One of the good things about the ever prolific Mark Kozelek disbanding The Red House Painters is that I can get two albums out of hi...
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Sunday, 27 January 2013

Albums for Life: 60: Graham Parker: Heat Treatment

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Much as I love the songs, sound and sensibilities of the later, more introspective  'Struck By Lightning', this album was my ...
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Saturday, 26 January 2013

Albums for Life: 61: Nick Lowe: Jesus of Cool

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After the break up of Brinsley Schwarz in 1975, within two years Nick Lowe had reestablished himself as an artist, songwriter, record prod...
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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Albums for Life: 62: Paul Robeson: Songs of Free Men

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“I gits weary and sick of tryin', I'm tired of livin' and feared of dyin” This music always reminds me of my Dad, Terry. Terry...
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Monday, 21 January 2013

Albums for Life: 63: Glen Campbell: Reunion (The Songs of Jimmy Webb)

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And I need you more than want you And I want you for all time Glen Campbell started his career as a member of The Wrecking Crew ; the b...
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Friday, 18 January 2013

Albums for Life: 64: Arvo Part: Alina

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This is contemporary music, neoclassical apparently, revered for its 'simple complexity'. This version of the work was recorde...
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Thursday, 17 January 2013

Albums for Life: 65: David Bridie: Act of Free Choice

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David Bridie is a mate and my inverted bias ( uh? ) is probably working against him here; this should surely be a lot higher; I've pl...
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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

First Known Photograph of 'The Finger'

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Group picture, Boston Beaneaters and New York Giants, Major League Baseball Opening Day 1886. Check out wag, Charles Radbourn giving the...

Albums for Life: 66: Whiskeytown: Pnuemonia

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This was Whiskeytown 's final album before Ryan Adams left for solo stardom. Apparently the album was in the can 3 years before rele...
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Monday, 14 January 2013

Albums for Life: 67: Damien Rice: 0

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This album still resonates; grim but glorious, never has misery sounded so lovely. Rice made a smart move by involving the beautiful tone...
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Sunday, 13 January 2013

Albums for Life: 68: Halloween Alaska

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I must admit to knowing nothing about this band other than that I love this self titled release. As with TT's Stars shout, I thin...
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Saturday, 12 January 2013

Albums for Life: 69: Scott Merritt: Violet and Black

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This was a massive influence when Steve Davis (then co-producer and guitarist) and I were recording the Miracle Mile debut 'Bicycle Thi...
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Friday, 11 January 2013

Albums for Life: 70: 10CC: Sheet Music

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Ooh ... you know the heart of conversation must be dying Ooh....when a romance depends on cliches and toupees and threepees This was ir...
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Thursday, 10 January 2013

Albums for Life: 71: Peter Broderick: How They Are

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This is delicate and elegant writing. Apparently recorded in downtime between his solo projects and work with Efterklang. Minimalist? S...
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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Albums For Life: 72: Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden: Beyond The Missouri Sky

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I'm a big fan of both of these musicians. This album brought them together and comprises some choice covers mixed with a few or...
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Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Tracks of My Year

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I've been making my usual Best of the Year ' swapsies ' CD for those interested in reciprocating. If you want to play, please...
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Monday, 7 January 2013

2013: The Best is Yet to Come?

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Sorry that I haven't been around for a few days; I've been in the studio with Marcus. As you can see, it's been a knackering f...
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Friday, 4 January 2013

Albums of 2012

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Back in the studio working on the new Miracle Mile album 'In Cassidy's Care', more of which later. Meanwhile, here's my tar...
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Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Albums for Life: 74 & 73: The Beatles: The Red and Blue Albums

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Just about coming to after the Xmas indulgences. I've fallen behind and will remedy that with some skulduggery; this will also dispos...
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Saturday, 29 December 2012

Albums for Life: 75: Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

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The story goes that when 'Kind of Blue' was released all aspiring trumpeter players attempted to play along and couldn't; soun...
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Thursday, 27 December 2012

Albums for Life: 76: Ron Sexsmith

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This has been doing my head in. All over Xmas; when I should have been concentrating on the next sausage roll, the dilemma I kept default...
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Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Merry Xmas Everybody

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Seasons' Greetings to all that visit these pages. I hope that you all have a great day/holiday etc. I'm hoping that 2013 will ...
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Monday, 24 December 2012

Albums for Life: 77: Kate Bush: 50 Words for Snow

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A bit of a lazy choice this; it's the most seasonal album on my list so seems timely.  I've never been truly smitten with Kate un...
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Saturday, 22 December 2012

Albums for Life: 78: Pablo Casals: The Bach Cello Suites

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OK, I know that I'm off-piste with this but; these recordings are pretty important to my love of music and the performance of it... ...
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