Tag: Life at 33 1/3
Life at 33 1/3: A period of transition and whimsy
Pink Floyd: More (Columbia)
Pink Floyd went through a trial and error period after Syd Barrett imploded. Barrett still reverberated ghost-like through “A Saucerful Of...
Life at 33 1/3: Sunglasses after dark
Soft Machine: Third (Columbia/CBS)
Released: June 6, 1970
An album that it was extremely important to own back in 1970. You made sure it was lying...
Life at 33 1/3: The Greatest Albums of 1963
1. The Beatles, “Please Please Me” (Parlophone)
The Beatles entered the EMI studios in Abbey Road on February 11, 1963 to record their first album....
Life at 33 1/3: Another forgotten McCartney-classic
Wings: Venus And Mars (Capitol)
The critics tore it to pieces. At the time I was disappointed too. “Venus And Mars” sounded like a pale...
Life at 33 1/3: The weirdest album of them all
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica (Straight)
This is simply hardcore. The weirdest piece of music I ever bought as a teenager....
Life at 33 1/3: Betrayal and redemption
Slade, Sladest (Polydor)
1971 - Grisly times for people like me who had grown up with the UK charts and still tried to stay updated...
Life at 33 1/3: Island delights
Various artists: Nice Enough To Eat (Island)
Back in the late 60’s there’s wasn’t that much money going round if you were a teenager, like...
Life at 33 1/3: Ray going country (again)
Ray Charles: Wish You Were Here Tonight (CBS)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, an original album review written in February 1983.*
The rhythm & blues...
Life at 33 1/3: The vortex of brilliant despair
U2, War (Island)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, an original album review written in March 1983.*
Despair and agony is what it’s all about. And...
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