Thursday, August 6, 2020

St. Louis to Liverpool, Chuck Berry

 St. Louis to Liverpool, Chuck Berry, 1967, :34

 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Of course I am huge fan of the man who invented rock 'n' roll.  But I only know him through the singles, the anthologies and greatest hits.  So I wanted to see what a whole album by the great one was like.  Well, it's brilliant, of course.  Every song at least in some way intriguing, almost all electrifying.  I cannot imagine how this must have blown people's minds in 1967.  Favorite tracks: "You Never Can Tell," "Promised Land," "No Particular Place to Go." 

Apart From the Crowd, Great Buildings

Apart From the Crowd , Great Buildings, 1981, :40 ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Solid jangle-pop from a now largely-forgotten group featuring two guys who went ...