Another year, another favorites of the year blog entry. I know it’s been quite a while since my last post (about a year, actually) and I don’t know if I’ll be returning to more frequent posting again, but I can’t resist making lists. Lists, wonderful and succulent lists! Okay, moving on… These are the…
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Michael Chapman (who’s not fond of mornings) and “Northern Lights”
Michael Chapman celebrated his 75th birthday the other day. You might be saying “who?”, and, if so, you wouldn’t be alone. I asked about his music in a used record store once and the owner said “Oh, yeah, that guy from Monty Python!” No, that was Graham Chapman. “Oh, wait, wasn’t he in the band…
Hot Potatoes: 10 (or 12) of the Best Guitar Albums
Sounding good in almost any genre of music, the guitar is capable of expressing a broad range of human emotion. It can be angry or celestial, confident or jittery, screaming or mellow. Strummed or picked, plugged or unplugged, the guitar has become the dominant world instrument. Here’s a selection of primarily instrumental guitar albums that…
2011: Favorites of the Year
This was going to be my top 10 favorite albums released in 2011, but it’s turned out to be 15. And why not? Why does everybody always have to do top 10 lists? Top 15 lists are better. Really. Here they are (in no particular order), with a sample track from each: A Hidden Wholeness,…
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