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Plastic Beach – Gorillaz
The word “eclectic” is thrown around a lot in the music world, but I’m pretty sure if you looked it up in the dictionary, the album Plastic Beach by Gorillaz would be the definition. This album has everything. Are you looking for electronic rock? Done. Old school hip-hop? Got it. World beats overlayed by British…
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Morning Phase – Beck
Back in mid-April, my friend Gabe Pullicar had me over to his place. He has one of the best vinyl setups I’ve ever seen; a nice table, a nice amp and great speakers. We listened to several records that night, from my hard-to-find brand new pressing of Nevermind by Nirvana to his dilophosaurus-colored vinyl of the…
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Resolve – Lagwagon
My first exposure to Lagwagon was on an old compilation album from Mark Hoppus’ clothing line called Atticus: Dragging the Lake that my friend Tim Packett loaned me circa 2004. Let me describe for you a little of what Mike Hopkins was like in 2004: imagine, if you will, a scrawny kid with shaggy hair…
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Mothership Connection – Parliament
Good evening Do not attempt to adjust your radio, there is nothing wrong We have taken control as to bring you this special show We will return it to you as soon as you are grooving Thus begins the funkadelic, intergalactic journey that is Parliament’s Mothership Connection. Being a bassist, I’ve been aware of Parliament’s work…
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Silk Degrees – Boz Scaggs
After starting the project with two contemporary albums, I combed through my suggestions to find something a little more vintage. Enter Silk Degrees, the 1976 Boz Scaggs’ album that would be the artist’s best-selling record. Now, in all transparency, I have been exposed to this album in the past. In fact, the person who suggested it is…
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We the Common – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
I went into this album cold. I mean, 100% cold. Blind. I’d never heard of the album We the Common. I’d never heard of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. In fact, I knew pretty much nothing about the musical tastes this week’s suggester Jay Valle had. So, when I say I had no…
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Plowing Into the Fields of Love – Iceage
Sloppy. That’s the only term I could think of as I neared the half-hour mark of Danish punk band Iceage’s third album, Plowing Into the Fields of Love. As the opening notes of “Against the Moon” started in, I had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. This was going to be a really difficult project.…
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The 52 RPM Project
Welcome to the 52 RPM Project. In 2015, I will be inundating myself with a new album every week until the end of the year. Each day for that week – Monday to Sunday – I will listen to the selected album in its entirety at least once a day. Throughout the listening period, I…