The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “Joan talks about…” Personal Review: Joan Rivers was the queen of comedy, this was her 3rd LP. So, firstly it was recorded live, Joan was a very funny woman, the album opens with jokes about Liberace having Truman Capote’s baby. Apparently Joan also know whose gay and not gay, because... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, to start, let me say I’ve never seen or heard this band before. I got it simply for the cover. The A-Side opens with a track titled “Shiny Shiny” and well the female spoken intro “good times come to me now” is a little odd for... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, this one is here because 1. my friend asked me to review it, and 2. because I wanted to do an album I’ve never heard of before. Besides, it was a gift from my mom for my 19th or 20th birthday. So, the album opens with... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “there are thirty million Johns in the world today, but you’re the one I choose and I’d like to stay, play me a song; sing me a tune and I’ll be very quiet, I won’t leave the room, there are thirty million Johns in the world today, but there is... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Terry Melcher was one of the big shots in music, he produced such acts as the Byrds, The Beach Boys and Paul Revere and the Raiders – he was the son of Doris Day, a singer himself – with his musical partner Bruce Johnston – and also,... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, yet another Elton John album being reviewed on my website. I really am a big Elton John fan and this album just has so many great songs on it. The album opens with the 11 minute “Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding”... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Anyways, so me and some friends do random movie nights, this was one of the movies we watched – and I really dug the soundtrack, plus Griffin O’Neal is on the cover. The album opens with Tim Feehan singing “Where’s the Fire” which is actually a pretty... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, this is one of those early 80’s rap songs that was politically fueled, and who else can help fuel that fire? Britain’s finest firestarter of course, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) of course! Anyways, so the A-Side is the radio version of the... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I don’t know much about Paul Young, he was in Band Aid and sings that song “Why Don’t You Come Back” – that’s about it. Anyways, the album opens with the song “Bite the Hand that Feeds” which is a pretty good way to kick off the... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Janis Joplin is one of the many artists I grew up listening to on a daily basis, and one of the many reasons of my eclectic music tastes. The album opens with Janis singing “Move Over” which is one of Janis’ finest hits. The musicianship, the vocals,... Read More »
