Diary of a Schizophrenic

A madman's diary.

Friday, February 06, 2009

George Harrison - All Thing Must Pass - Pretty limpid this. Certainly not as good as his stuff in that other band I forgot the name of. I do like "Apple Jams".

Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow - Nicely done enough. Not much harmonic or modal complexity, though. Coupla songs sound as if he's just noodling.

Jeff Beck - Flash - Nobody recommended this but I liked the "People Get Ready" cover enough. But.... this one blows... by blow.....

XTC - Black Sea and English Settlement - similar in mood. Chunka chunka chords with catchy bits. Nice enough.

Captain Beefheart - Lick my Decals Off, Baby - complete turnaround from Trout Mask, going back to more conventional jazz and blues structures. Not bad, great even. Heavily layered.

Suicide - Suicide - Minimalist drone post-punk. "Frankie Teardrop" scares the shit out of me.

Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue - takes time to get into it. Again, the catchier songs catch my ears first - "Rainbows" and "Friday Night". He sounds wizened and aged, though.

Genesis - Selling England by the Pound - Excellent! Whimsical complex prog-folk English-y songs. A fave here, I suppose?

The Who - Who Are You? - Got this due to George Starostin's glowing review. However, the synth-arena rock sound so great on "Who's Next?" is showing its creaks.

And others I haven't digested properly yet.

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