Tag: Life at 33 1/3
Life at 33 1/3: Gatecrashing a seance
R.E.M. – Fables of the Rescontruction/Reconstruction of the Fables (I.R.S.)
This album caught me completely off balance. I was actually moved to tears when the...
Life at 33 1/3: The joys of summer, the pain of...
Beach Boys: All Summer Long (Capitol)
If nothing else, this is an excellent soundtrack to summer. A quick glance at the sleeve should tell you...
Life at 33 1/3: XTC: Swindon’s only pride
XTC, Waxworks (Some Singles 1977-1982) (Virgin)
When I did an interview with Andy Partridge back in 1985 he started talking about his home town Swindon....
Life at 33 1/3: A mountain of a man
Johnny Cash: At San Quentin (Columbia)
Johnny Cash could have played at Woodstock in 1969. His credibility was carved in stone, all camps embraced him,...
Life at 33 1/3: Fireworks of steel
Warren Zevon: “Stand In The Fire” (Asylum)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, a record review written in February 1981.*
The traditional California-rock (Eagles, Linda Ronstadt,...
Life at 33 1/3: The Mighty Macca
Various artists: The Art Of McCartney (Arctic Poppy)
You might think as I did: Oh no, not yet another slapdash tribute album. The world is...
Is it time for vinyl records to make a comeback?
Somewhere down the line there was this thing called an “album” or even an “LP record” that was supposed to be placed on a...
Life at 33 1/3: It’s always after midnight
Tom Waits, Heartattack and Vine (Asylum)
From the vaults of Carl Meyer, a record review written in October 1980.
Tom Waits is the poet of the...
Life at 33 1/3: The avenger of the nerds
Elvis Costello, My Aim Is True (Stiff)
A debut album that no one saw coming. It burst through the heavy thunder clouds of punk rock...
Life at 33 1/3: Bowie reincarnated
Psychedelic Furs, Forever Now (CBS)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, and original album review written in October 1982.*
The sound of Psychedelic Furs, led by...