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: “THE AUTHOR Richard Miller was born without arms and legs, is 21 years old, and is a Senior Law student at the University of Texas. Along with his brother I.E. Miller, Richard wrote and recorded these two songs. He also plays the lead guitar on the record and sings both... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I know like nothing about Mel Tillis, I acquired this LP through a box of records given to me by a family friend who had been having an estate sale. The album opens with “Midnight Love” and it opens with some pretty nice guitar playing and then... 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: When I saw this album at the thrift store, I kinda had to buy it due to the fact it’s Paul Weller AFTER the Jam, and I’ve only heard a couple of the Style Council’s songs, but I did like what I heard, and I loved the... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Elizabeth Daily to me will always be known for her songs “I’m Hot Tonight” and “Shake It Up” – and like, they’re great. So, the A-Side is the extended mix, so I’m gonna listen. So, it goes in with that cheesy 80’s tambourines, then some piano and... 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: So, back in the late 80’s, Jon Cryer (Alan Harper from “Two and a Half Men“) was coming off a series of film roles, “Pretty in Pink” and “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” (to name a few.) when he starred in the movie “Hiding Out” where... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “Hootenanny is sweeping the country; from the large auditorium, to the college campus, to the backyard barbecue, folk music as once again captured the fancy of young and old alike. It is understandable why the popularity of folk songs has been a recurring trend, for the sound of folk music... Read More »