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Sunday, July 28, 2002 np: paul westerberg - "let the bad times roll" josh's recent list of albums to rock your newtonian' world viewin' asses: 1) Television - Marquee Moon : i go through spells of re-discovering records and recently this is the one that has been occupying my time the most. the guitars are the aspect that get the most attention on this album. tom verlaine and richard lloyd are dualing artists on a blank canvas of tape. but the rhythm section of billy ficca (drums) and fred smith (bass) get less attention, and un-deservedly so. just listen to the bass on "friction" and you'll see what i mean. verlaine's lyrics are also sharp and delicious. a poet at work. 2) The La's - The La's : one of the truly great pop albums of the past twenty years. the guitars shimmer and bend. the whole band collides in a wash of england. their lead singer/main songwriter obsessed over this record until the label had to force him to release it as it was. it's a masterpiece. they dissolved afterwards. you probably know it for the song "there she goes" that sixpence none the richer covered a few years back. very much worth hunting down. 3) The Tragically Hip - Live Between Us : an amazing live document of just how good this band is. their studio albums often come short of being able to get down on tape how great these musicians are. the closest, in my opinion, would be 1998's Phantom Power in terms of sheer rock excitement. but this live album, released after Trouble at the Henhouse, showcased their formidable live talent. especially the free-lyrical rants of gordan downie. 4) Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger : who knew the sound of 1991 would come roaring back to me in 2002? palindrome, palindrome, lend me your ear. a solid, strong, blistering piece of metal, this album is awesome. no two ways about it. it blew me away from first listen. "rusty cage," "out shine," "the room a thousand years wide." brilliance. 5) Randy Newman - Sail Away : one of the recent re-issues of randy's peak albums, this one shines with the brilliance of a sardonic and brilliant songwriter at work. the title track itself is one of the most offensive and ultimately insightful wisps of american pop ever produced. i feel like writing but i can't put the words together. i want to write delusional, grand pieces of pop with free flowing, poetic lyrics of grandeur. and then close it off with a cover of chuck berry's "round and round." what'cha think? posted by J. Neas | 7/28/2002 11:44:00 AM
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