Music Head Wrote:from my library (vinyl)



My favorite Sparks album, and I have quite a few. Five love tracks and a favorite is a tough
call. Sparks was an LA group that eventually became brothers Ron and Russell Mael's vehicle for
their own brand of quirky rock. They never hit the big time, but they are still out there.
After touring in the UK and getting nice reviews in the music press the brothers decided to
relocate to London signed with a new label and this was their first release after that. The
move paid off as this album made #4 there and scored two hit singles. Not as well accepted here
at #101 and they never scored that high again in the UK, although remaining more popular in
Europe. Interesting that I just posted a Nirvana song and Kurt Cobain says this is one of his
favorite albums of all time. I really need to get it on cd.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Hasta Manana, Monsieur

Best Track - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us

1) This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAzESJ62irI
2) Amateur Hour ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSOgxD1kgl0
3) Falling In Love With Myself Again ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cYPKQRssCk
4) Here In Heaven **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYGmz1nVgUE
5) Thank God It's Not Christmas **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho_WsJK_MTg
6) Hasta Manana, Monsieur *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWCpvoedfE
7) Talent Is An Asset ***
8) Complaints **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVA1uO5QM8
9) In My Family **
10) Equator ***

Grade - 2.4
allmusic - 2.7

CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:

SPECIAL PATROL "the golden meal" cd,2004

i know nothing about these guys and they must be so obscure i cannot find anything on allmusic.com or on wikki about them...
i dont know where they come from but a couple of lines on the linnear notes suggest they are either Australian or that the album was recorded here(its not really clear).
i think i picked this up out of a discount bin for a couple of bucks because i liked the cover and i had a bit of spare change in my pocket at the time that i wanted to get rid of...
this album is 'soft' indie-rock sounding....
the vocalist has a bit of a Noel Gallagher(no not liam) quality to his vocals,even some of the lines he sings could have a Gallagher feel to them...
thats about all i can say about this without any other info,cant even find these guys in the charts from US,UK or here so maybe they dont really exist and this album is a figment of my imagination???

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: paint your name
best track: my sweet jewel

tracks:

1. my sweet jewel **
2. paint your name *
3. outskirts of town **
4. enough already *
5. small talk **
6. love that holds me to ransom *
7. my God,the gossip *
8. your feet **
9. the coast **
10.chin up cynical tim **
11.nothing's wrong anyway **
12.i dont mind **
13.you make my life complete **

3s=0
2s=10
1s=3

rating: 1.8 or 6/10

sorry guys...but these guys are so obscure that when i typed their name in youtube all i could find was four clips and not one of them were from this album, so i'll guess you'll just have to take my word about their sound and best/worst tracks here!!!!!

CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:

SPECIAL PATROL "the golden meal" cd,2004

i know nothing about these guys and they must be so obscure i cannot find anything on allmusic.com or on wikki about them...
i dont know where they come from but a couple of lines on the linnear notes suggest they are either Australian or that the album was recorded here(its not really clear).
i think i picked this up out of a discount bin for a couple of bucks because i liked the cover and i had a bit of spare change in my pocket at the time that i wanted to get rid of...
this album is 'soft' indie-rock sounding....
the vocalist has a bit of a Noel Gallagher(no not liam) quality to his vocals,even some of the lines he sings could have a Gallagher feel to them...
thats about all i can say about this without any other info,cant even find these guys in the charts from US,UK or here so maybe they dont really exist and this album is a figment of my imagination???

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: paint your name
best track: my sweet jewel

tracks:

1. my sweet jewel **
2. paint your name *
3. outskirts of town **
4. enough already *
5. small talk **
6. love that holds me to ransom *
7. my God,the gossip *
8. your feet **
9. the coast **
10.chin up cynical tim **
11.nothing's wrong anyway **
12.i dont mind **
13.you make my life complete **

3s=0
2s=10
1s=3

rating: 1.8 or 6/10

sorry guys...but these guys are so obscure that when i typed their name in youtube all i could find was four clips and not one of them were from this album, so i'll guess you'll just have to take my word about their sound and best/worst tracks here!!!!!

Music Head Wrote:from my library (cd)



No idea where to put a gospel recording. Seems like an alternative to me so here it goes.
Follow up to yesterdays best of set. I guess this is a best of his gospel recordings. The wife
has already confiscated this one. When the P's come up again I'll have to get it back. Tracks
recorded from '65 to '76. Nothing out there on this one so I have to wing it. Wings are broken.
Once again with 25 tracks on this I will not include links for any other than my favorite. The
only one that hit the charts, #3 in the states and #1 in the UK.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Bosom Of Abraham

Best Track - Crying In The Chapel

1) How Great Thou Art
2) So High
3) Amazing Grace
4) Crying In The Chapel
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00eUebsh68M
5) You'll Never Walk Alone
6) Swing Down Sweet Chariot
7) In My Father's House
8) Milky White Way
9) His Hand In Mine
10) I Believe In The Man In The Sky
11) Where Could I Go But To The Lord
12) If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
13) Run On
14) He Touched Me
15) Bosom Of Abraham
16) Lead Me, Guide Me
17) Joshua Fit The Battle
18) If We Never Meet Again
19) I, John
20) Reach Out To Jesus
21) Who Am I?
22) Help Me
23) An Evening Prayer
24) Take My Hand, Precious Lord
25) Peace In The Valley