Tag: Life at 33 1/3
Life at 33 1/3: Dismantling himself
Neil Young: Time Fades Away (Reprise)
Boy, do we need a legendary live album that is so hated by its main performer that he pretends...
Life at 33⅓: ABBA’s bittersweet masterpiece
ABBA, “Super Trouper” (Polar)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, an original album review written in November 1980.*
A Christmas without ABBA is like Mickey Mouse...
Life at 33⅓: A strong one from Lynott
Phil Lynott: The Philip Lynott Album (Vertigo)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, a record review written in September 1982.*
Phil Lynott delivers a solo-album that...
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...
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