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Terry Reid’s River (1973) doesn’t proceed as much as flow, blues into funk, funk into folk, folk into jazz. It never tries to impress, no “classic album moment,” just a journey where the details are the destination, revealing themselves when you lean in. #TerryReid #Superlungs #Vinyl
September 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Terry Reid’s River (1973) doesn’t proceed as much as flow, blues into funk, funk into folk, folk into jazz. It never tries to impress, no “classic album moment,” just a journey where the details are the destination, revealing themselves when you lean in. #TerryReid #Superlungs #Vinyl
CSNY’s Live At Fillmore East, 1969 (2024) feels like Stills and Young dueling for for custody of the band while Crosby and Nash are in the background lighting sage. Stills plays like he’s trying to win Employee of the Month, and Young’s summoning a thunderstorm. The magic is in the interaction.
September 20, 2026 at 1:30 AM
CSNY’s Live At Fillmore East, 1969 (2024) feels like Stills and Young dueling for for custody of the band while Crosby and Nash are in the background lighting sage. Stills plays like he’s trying to win Employee of the Month, and Young’s summoning a thunderstorm. The magic is in the interaction.
McCartney (1970/2017) is what happens when a Beatle processes trauma with a 4-track and a farm. ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ is the masterpiece, but the fragments and homemade experiments are Paul testing what he can do when the Beatles aren’t there to say, “Maybe don’t.” #McCartney #Vinyl
September 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
McCartney (1970/2017) is what happens when a Beatle processes trauma with a 4-track and a farm. ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ is the masterpiece, but the fragments and homemade experiments are Paul testing what he can do when the Beatles aren’t there to say, “Maybe don’t.” #McCartney #Vinyl
Runt Live (Necessary Cosmic Frenzy) (1971/2026) doesn’t have a lost masterpiece but it lets you inside Todd Rundgren’s musical development in 1971. Sometimes context is the treasure, and this release is all context. #ToddRundgren
September 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Runt Live (Necessary Cosmic Frenzy) (1971/2026) doesn’t have a lost masterpiece but it lets you inside Todd Rundgren’s musical development in 1971. Sometimes context is the treasure, and this release is all context. #ToddRundgren
The setlist on Deep End Live! (1986) is potent, enough to anchor the night, enough solo tracks to show where he was in the mid-80’s, and covers chosen with the confidence of someone who knows he can make anything sound like a Pete Townshend original.
September 5, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The setlist on Deep End Live! (1986) is potent, enough to anchor the night, enough solo tracks to show where he was in the mid-80’s, and covers chosen with the confidence of someone who knows he can make anything sound like a Pete Townshend original.
On A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971), listen for Miles Davis’ entrances. He doesn’t play constantly, he drops in like a force of nature. Every phrase feels like a command, or a spark that shifts the band’s direction and reminds you who’s really in charge. #MilesDavis
September 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
On A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971), listen for Miles Davis’ entrances. He doesn’t play constantly, he drops in like a force of nature. Every phrase feels like a command, or a spark that shifts the band’s direction and reminds you who’s really in charge. #MilesDavis
Interview (1976) is proof that complexity and accessibility aren’t opposites. Gentle Giant makes music you may not be able to explain, but you can instantly tell something extraordinary just happened. The oddness doesn’t fade, it becomes intelligible, then compelling. #GentleGiant #VinylCollection
August 29, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Interview (1976) is proof that complexity and accessibility aren’t opposites. Gentle Giant makes music you may not be able to explain, but you can instantly tell something extraordinary just happened. The oddness doesn’t fade, it becomes intelligible, then compelling. #GentleGiant #VinylCollection
The 2016 David Live (1974) is the version where the band sounds like the monster it was. It is both an ending and a beginning as Bowie walked off that tour and straight into Young Americans. Most live albums document a moment, this one documents a transition. #DavidBowie #VinylCollection
August 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The 2016 David Live (1974) is the version where the band sounds like the monster it was. It is both an ending and a beginning as Bowie walked off that tour and straight into Young Americans. Most live albums document a moment, this one documents a transition. #DavidBowie #VinylCollection
Listening to Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970) knowing what Stevie Wonder is about to become is surreal. The album is a preview of history with flashes of the classic ‘70’s brilliance. At 20 he was already making timeless music. At 20 I was making toast. #StevieWonder #Motown #VinylCollection
August 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Listening to Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970) knowing what Stevie Wonder is about to become is surreal. The album is a preview of history with flashes of the classic ‘70’s brilliance. At 20 he was already making timeless music. At 20 I was making toast. #StevieWonder #Motown #VinylCollection
A great live album should make you feel something happened that couldn’t happen in the studio. John Coltrane’s “Live” At The Village Vanguard does this. It doesn’t feel recorded, it feels witnessed; like being dropped into a legendary night without needing a ticket. #Coltrane #VinylCollection #Jazz
August 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
A great live album should make you feel something happened that couldn’t happen in the studio. John Coltrane’s “Live” At The Village Vanguard does this. It doesn’t feel recorded, it feels witnessed; like being dropped into a legendary night without needing a ticket. #Coltrane #VinylCollection #Jazz
If you want to understand why prog was accused of being overblown in the late 70’s, Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Works Vol. 1 (1977) is Exhibit A. It’s bold, but proof that ambition alone doesn’t make a masterpiece. It’s so over the top it should come with a sherpa. #ELP #VinylCollection
August 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
If you want to understand why prog was accused of being overblown in the late 70’s, Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Works Vol. 1 (1977) is Exhibit A. It’s bold, but proof that ambition alone doesn’t make a masterpiece. It’s so over the top it should come with a sherpa. #ELP #VinylCollection
The Bill Evan’s Trio’s Waltz for Debby (1961) is jazz inviting us to sit quietly and stay awhile. Evans plays like he’s trying not to wake a sleeping cat, Scott LaFaro plays like he is the cat, and Paul Motian plays like he’s watching the cat. It feels more like a confession than a performance.
July 31, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The Bill Evan’s Trio’s Waltz for Debby (1961) is jazz inviting us to sit quietly and stay awhile. Evans plays like he’s trying not to wake a sleeping cat, Scott LaFaro plays like he is the cat, and Paul Motian plays like he’s watching the cat. It feels more like a confession than a performance.
Some albums impress you immediately, others reveal themselves slowly. Supertramp’s Breakfast In America (1979) does both. The music smiles at you while the lyrics put a hand on your shoulder and ask if you’re doing alright. Come for the hooks, stay for the existential reckoning. #Supertramp #Vinyl
July 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Some albums impress you immediately, others reveal themselves slowly. Supertramp’s Breakfast In America (1979) does both. The music smiles at you while the lyrics put a hand on your shoulder and ask if you’re doing alright. Come for the hooks, stay for the existential reckoning. #Supertramp #Vinyl
Neil Young’s Rockin’ In The Free World is the front door, not the house; deeper rewards are elsewhere on Freedom (1989). Crime In The City may be one of the great ‘forgotten’ songs in his catalogue and the spiritual cousin of Ambulance Blues. #NeilYoung #VinylCollection
July 29, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Neil Young’s Rockin’ In The Free World is the front door, not the house; deeper rewards are elsewhere on Freedom (1989). Crime In The City may be one of the great ‘forgotten’ songs in his catalogue and the spiritual cousin of Ambulance Blues. #NeilYoung #VinylCollection
Foreign Tongues (2026) works because the writing. playing, production and performances are all strong. Ronnie Woods’ guitar is sharp and Mick Jagger’s vocals are astonishing. It sounds like the Rolling Stones decided to make a late-career album and accidentally made a mid-career album instead.
July 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Foreign Tongues (2026) works because the writing. playing, production and performances are all strong. Ronnie Woods’ guitar is sharp and Mick Jagger’s vocals are astonishing. It sounds like the Rolling Stones decided to make a late-career album and accidentally made a mid-career album instead.
If Canada Day had an official soundtrack, Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July (1993) would make the shortlist, alongside fireworks, mosquitoes and someone insisting they can paddle across the lake. I’m surprised it doesn’t come with a packet of maple syrup and a Parks Canada brochure. #BlueRodeo #Vinyl
July 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM
If Canada Day had an official soundtrack, Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July (1993) would make the shortlist, alongside fireworks, mosquitoes and someone insisting they can paddle across the lake. I’m surprised it doesn’t come with a packet of maple syrup and a Parks Canada brochure. #BlueRodeo #Vinyl
In 1966, The Who were still figuring out what they were, and A Quick One (1966/RSD 2026) captures that evolution. It’s the sound of The Who before they became an institution, the album that walked so Tommy could run. If Who’s Next is the masterpiece, A Quick One is the origin story. #TheWho #Vinyl
July 20, 2026 at 12:24 AM
There are jazz albums that demand your attention, and those that reward it. ‘Round About Midnight (1957) is the latter. Put it on late at night, lights low, and let Miles Davis do what he did best: say more with less. Some musicians fill space, Miles defined it. #MilesDavis #Vinyl #Jazz
July 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
There are jazz albums that demand your attention, and those that reward it. ‘Round About Midnight (1957) is the latter. Put it on late at night, lights low, and let Miles Davis do what he did best: say more with less. Some musicians fill space, Miles defined it. #MilesDavis #Vinyl #Jazz
Not all prog is 20 minute epics about dragons or spaceships; Gentle Giant’s The Power And The Glory (1974) is about ambition, politics and the corrupting nature of power. Some albums ask to be turned up, this one asks you to sit up straight and pay attention. #GentleGiant #Vinyl
July 15, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Not all prog is 20 minute epics about dragons or spaceships; Gentle Giant’s The Power And The Glory (1974) is about ambition, politics and the corrupting nature of power. Some albums ask to be turned up, this one asks you to sit up straight and pay attention. #GentleGiant #Vinyl
The first 20 minutes of Live Rust (1979) are Neil Young doing acoustic songs about lost innocence, and then he summons Crazy Horse like he’s calling in an air strike. Some bands lock in, Crazy Horse leans in. #NeilYoung #Vinyl
July 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The first 20 minutes of Live Rust (1979) are Neil Young doing acoustic songs about lost innocence, and then he summons Crazy Horse like he’s calling in an air strike. Some bands lock in, Crazy Horse leans in. #NeilYoung #Vinyl
One Nation Under A Groove (1978) is Funkadelic turning joy into a political act, pleasure as resistance; dance music with a manifesto tucked inside. Disco ruled, and Funkadelic showed up with grooves so strong they could knock the sequins off a jumpsuit. #Funkadelic #Vinyl
July 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
One Nation Under A Groove (1978) is Funkadelic turning joy into a political act, pleasure as resistance; dance music with a manifesto tucked inside. Disco ruled, and Funkadelic showed up with grooves so strong they could knock the sequins off a jumpsuit. #Funkadelic #Vinyl
He doesn’t sound like he used to, because it’s 2026, not 1976. The voice aged, the instincts didn’t. The Boys of Dungeon Lane has that classic Paul McCartney move where a song may seem slight at first, then reveals it was structurally perfect all along. His guitar work is the sleeper highlight.
July 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
He doesn’t sound like he used to, because it’s 2026, not 1976. The voice aged, the instincts didn’t. The Boys of Dungeon Lane has that classic Paul McCartney move where a song may seem slight at first, then reveals it was structurally perfect all along. His guitar work is the sleeper highlight.
If Skylarking (1986) had been made by a prog rock band, it would’ve been a triple album and come with a map. XTC captured youth, age, doubt, belief, endings, and renewal in under an hour. Skylarking is the musical equivalent of sunlight through the leaves. #XTC #Vinyl #Skylarking
July 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
If Skylarking (1986) had been made by a prog rock band, it would’ve been a triple album and come with a map. XTC captured youth, age, doubt, belief, endings, and renewal in under an hour. Skylarking is the musical equivalent of sunlight through the leaves. #XTC #Vinyl #Skylarking
Every so often a record doesn’t just raise the bar, it replaces the bar itself. Sonny Rollins’ Saxophone Colossus (1957) is one of those albums. Some people talk about jazz like it’s a museum, but this ‘essential jazz’ album is a classic that never feels like homework. #SonnyRollins #Jazz #Vinyl
June 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Every so often a record doesn’t just raise the bar, it replaces the bar itself. Sonny Rollins’ Saxophone Colossus (1957) is one of those albums. Some people talk about jazz like it’s a museum, but this ‘essential jazz’ album is a classic that never feels like homework. #SonnyRollins #Jazz #Vinyl
Gratitude (1975) captures Earth, Wind & Fire’s worldview: excellence, optimism, community, spirituality and joy as something you generate, not something you wait for. A lot of live albums are retrospective, but this one is a victory lap taken halfway through the race. #EWF #Vinyl
June 21, 2026 at 2:11 AM