The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Once more I’ve returned to review John Lennon, it’s been one whole year since reviewing “Imagine” and I do hope for more positive results with this album, as it does featured the amazing “Working Class Hero” – but that is about the only track that I know... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “SAM, ALFRED, HOWARD, CHARITY AND LINDA McCRARY ARE FIVE OF THE happiest young people you have ever met and heard! They love to sing and have a song in their hearts everyday for their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. …and they are singing everywhere!! High schools. public schools, college campuses,... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I only really know one or two songs by BTO, this album has both of those two songs. So, the album opens with the title track “Not Fragile” and well, the musicianship is pretty good, the vocals are a little too far few for me,... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: James Taylor is kind of a big deal for folk music and singer/songwriter stuff, he’s one of the most recognized singers of that genre and he’s pretty amazing. So, here we go. The album opens with the song “Mexico” and that opening guitar riff is strikingly familiar,... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: America’s greatest hits with a guy who looks like Tom Petty on the sleeve. The album opens with America’s greatest song, “A Horse with No Name” and everything about is amazing. The vocals, the guitar playing, it’s all really out of this world. You know, I first... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I honestly believe everyone knows Pilot just for their track “Magic” which just so happens to be on this album – which is great! The album opens with the track “Just a Smile” and it’s a softer song, kind of has that Bay City Rollers feel to... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises – Mae West BONUS CAPSULES On health: “I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast” – W.C. Fields “A thrill a day keeps the chill away” – Mae West On love: “I was in love with a beautiful blonde once.... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “Greetings: We are certainly thankful that the Lord has made it possible for us to record this album. We want to say a hearty thank you to each one who had a part in it, to the musicians and also the engineer. We wish to thank Rev. Paul Dougan, pastor... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, after purchasing the Northern Lights single, and stuff – I began to see Burton Cummings everywhere I went, every record store, every thrift store – even at my work – but it was just in an advertisement for something Canadian – nonetheless, after much, much, much…... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “…anointed music with feeling.” Personal Review: So, my first experience with W.V. Grant, Jr. was the song “I Should Have Been Crucified” – which is a personal favorite of mine, this is another one of his albums. Let’s do this! “All in the Name of Jesus / When I Say... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “These days, with the music business growing ever more competitive, it’s becoming increasingly harder for young musicians to achieve any sort of success without a long slot and/or some amazing gimmick to capture the public eye. So it’s refreshing to come across a young group who’ve found themselves... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: And to conclude the big three for VinylsAmongOtherThings.com – I present you with… the Moody Blues. So, the album opens with the song “Question” and boy is that some fast guitar playing or what? The vocals come around, and they’re really good. Then the bass... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: What better record to review on Halloween than an Alice Cooper record? Besides maybe a scary film soundtrack… but I got none of those. The album opens with “Caught in a Dream” and that opening guitar riff just gets me right there, and the vocals... Read More »
