The Byrds - Byrdmaniax
This record came out in '71. They were nearing the end of their stellar career. The only original member was Roger McGuinn at this point and that often can spell trouble for a band. At least it can for their fans. Pretty sure not many people would say this is their favorite Byrds album. In fact I'm not sure how many people like it at all, but I kinda do. Like so many of the bands who had made it through the '60s and trudged on into the '70s, you can hear the burn out. Yet somehow, I think that's what gives this album a kind of ragged charm. The bonus tracks do not enhance the album at all and are completely unnecessary. Not great but not as pointless as many make this out to be.
Ty Segall Band - Live In San Francisco
This is a pretty hot set. I mean hot as molten lava. It's fuzz driven, heavy garage rock that gives me hope that rock n roll ain't maybe quite as dead as I often think it is. Recorded live, it's stuff mostly centered around the band's Slaughterhouse album where Mr. Segall said that he was wanting to make a demonic crossing of The Stooges and Hawkwind. It's Heavy Metal in terms of what that used to mean before it became a fashion statement.
Back From The Grave Vol. 9 and 10
Absolute must haves! Pure savage, teenage '60s punk mayhem. Manic, barbaric anthems of lust and angst. Mad I tell you, stark, raving, looney, mad! Forget what your ex-hippie teacher tried to tell you about the '60s and what they symbolized. Tell 'em where to shove that Carol King album. This is the real neanderthal rama-lama. Don't be the one on your block who doesn't have these in your collection. It's the difference between cool and fool.
N/p: Carl Bonafede: "Story That's True"
I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge? - Douglas Adams
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