Anywho, this is gonna be 5 very short album reviews of all albums I reckon are worth a wee listen.
So onward upward and funward frolics as they used to say.
1. Terry Riley - A Rainbow In Curved Air (Columbia, 1967)It's good but at the same time just makes me think "bugger the start of Baba O'Reilly is going on for a heck of a long time". It's two tracks of experimental minimal composition and organ bashing.
[Terry Riley Website]
2. Toots and The Maytals - Funky Kingston (Mango, 1973)Some of the finest roots reggae you'll ever hear this side o' seeing Toots in person. The title track is a crackin song but I Can't Believe isn't so good, in fact the slower numbers are a bit lacking overall. (I'm going according to the non US version which is the version I have in case some of you think the tracklist i'm talkin about is all up the left) At times Toots and Co. even muster a soulful feel to proceedings but it's a fine album.
[Buy Funky Kingston from Amazon]
3. Taste - On The Boards (Polydor, 1970)
This album from Irish blues rock trio Taste ain't half as good as their debut or as good as Gallagher's later works especially his Irish Tour album. This album attempts more than it's capable of and leaves a fella feeling, "well chris' sakes that was some fine guitarwork but where's the songwriting finesse and dirty grind of that there last album?"
3. Taste - On The Boards (Polydor, 1970)This album from Irish blues rock trio Taste ain't half as good as their debut or as good as Gallagher's later works especially his Irish Tour album. This album attempts more than it's capable of and leaves a fella feeling, "well chris' sakes that was some fine guitarwork but where's the songwriting finesse and dirty grind of that there last album?"
4. John Martyn - Live At Leeds (Island, 1975)This here album is exemplary of Martyn being the genius that he was. He has a tight band behind him with his long time buddy and sparring partner Danny Thompson on the double bass. With the epic 20 minute opener Outside In you can see that Martyn is adept in experimentation in regard to jazz formations and use of the guitar in such a thing.
[Buy Live At Leeds from Amazon]
5. Aaron McMullan - Yonder! Calliope? (Ex Libris, 2007)
McMullan is a talented son of a gun and I will hopefully get round to writing a full review of this here album but for now i shall tell you it's punk folk with a talent for placin nosie and melody all round wonderful reams of words.
5. Aaron McMullan - Yonder! Calliope? (Ex Libris, 2007)McMullan is a talented son of a gun and I will hopefully get round to writing a full review of this here album but for now i shall tell you it's punk folk with a talent for placin nosie and melody all round wonderful reams of words.
Well that there finishes Fearon's Five Fun Flashbacks. Enjoy it now fer I couldn't possibly tell you when i'll be able to make another.
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