Deep Purple – Purpendicular – 1996 I like “Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic”. It’s a groovy, slippery trip-blues jam. For some reason it reminds me of Steely Dan at their most energized.Jon Lord’s understated piano playing on “Loosen My Strings” are a welcome surprise, followed by the horrendous over playing of Continue Reading
Listening Post: R.E.M – Collapse Into Now
R.E.M. – Collapse Into Now – 2011 Everything on Collapse Into Now sounds like something else. By that I mean there are melodies that harken back to other melodies in REM’s past. I guess this shouldn’t be a surprise, after all, songwriters aren’t fonts of infinite combinations. The ear and Continue Reading