Monthly Archives: June 2022

Album Review: The Red Shoes

Posted on June 7, 2022 by nathanalbright

The Red Shoes, by Kate Bush During the time after the release of The Sensual World, Kate Bush wanted to create an album that she could tour in support of, given that much of her relatively recent music up to … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Breakfast In America

Posted on June 6, 2022 by nathanalbright

Breakfast In America, by Supertramp In 1979, after having released 5 studio albums in the course of nearly a decade, the group Supertramp released their magnum opus after months of recording and mixing, Breakfast In America. Mixing accessible and upbeat … Continue reading →

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The Jongleur’s Dilemma

Posted on June 5, 2022 by nathanalbright

Some years ago I pondered how it was that the elites of the world faced a dilemma in that there were so many problems going on simultaneously that being able to hold attention to more than one of them was … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Hounds Of Love

Posted on June 5, 2022 by nathanalbright

Hounds Of Love, by Kate Bush While I just barely missed the opportunity to do a rankdown for this album on an internet forum where I am a member, the sudden success of Running Up That Hill, which as I … Continue reading →

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Core Curriculum: Eddie Money

Posted on June 4, 2022 by nathanalbright

The late Eddie Money is an artist who is both well-remembered and fondly viewed and also deeply underrated, and it is interesting to see how these two qualities combine. He has some songs that have stood the test of time … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Blue Planet

Posted on June 4, 2022 by nathanalbright

Blue Planet, by Donna Lewis After the success of her debut album “Now In A Minute,” Donna Lewis attempted to catch lightning in a bottle a second time with her follow-up album, “Blue Planet,” which generally follows the same template … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Now In A Minute

Posted on June 3, 2022 by nathanalbright

Now In A Minute, by Donna Lewis Although this is by no means a new album to me, it is striking to me at least that I have never sat down to review this album. So, in listening to this … Continue reading →

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Going Back

Posted on June 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

It is always interesting to see nostalgic trends in music that appear at various times and that indicate within the populace a desire to go back to a simpler time that reflects some degree of unhappiness with the pace of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: The Very Best Of Johnny Hates Jazz

Posted on June 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

The Very Best Of Johnny Hates Jazz, by Johnny Hates Jazz I have always found it to be more than a little unusual when a best-of compilation comes after only a couple of albums for an act, but given that … Continue reading →

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Small Worlds Theory

Posted on June 1, 2022 by nathanalbright

We tend to think that we live on a large world of billions of people, but in reality, we tend to live in a variety of small worlds, small worlds that tend to be connected in strange ways to a … Continue reading →

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