Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, the Ronettes

It's Black Music month!


★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

The girl group's only album, comprised of previously released singles.  Wonderful toe-tapping wall of sound, with timeless songs of love and lost love.  Despite the feature credit in the title, the world has largely forgotten Veronica.  I'd say this is a four-and-a-half star album.  Favorites: "Be My Baby," "Do I Love You?," "Baby, I Love You," "Walking in the Rain."

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 ...