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I had an interesting discussion with a music buddy about some of the least popular, best discs of the past few decades. The challenge: Name 5 outstanding Rock and Roll albums that 90% of the music buying/downloading public are unfamiliar with. 3 rules: 1. Rock and Roll (including Pop)!  No jazz, classical or world music 2. Obscure: Not a...

I mentioned the 40th anniversary of the  remastered version of Exile on Main Street a few weeks ago. Lately, I have been listening to an awesome selection of Rolling Stone Cover albums. Having heard these songs over the course of 4 decades, a little freshening up can go a long way. These 4 albums...

Don Was has been the Rolling Stones record producer since Voodoo Lounge in 1994. He discusses the remastered version of Exile on Main Street Remastered version. NPR: “When Exile on Main Street was first released nearly 40 years ago, few expected it to gain recognition as a masterpiece. Though the album was a commercial success, a number...

Here’s something I haven’t been able to say for 40 years – “I’m really looking forward to checking out the new Jimi Hendrix album.” As it turns out . . . come March 1, there will be a new Hendrix disc of some unreleased material — Valleys Of Neptune. For you young ‘uns out there who might...

Amazon is running an excellent selection of $5 albums in DRM free MP3s , (if you like that sort of thing). I prefer my music mostly in the form of cold shiny discs. However, Amazon selected over 800 albums, about 50 per genre across rock, jazz, country, new age, 2009 discs you misses, etc. at the...

Over the course of seeing concerts the past 3+ decades, I have had the good fortune to attend shows that were recorded and later distributed on CD/DVD a handful of times. Up until recently, the most memorable was Aimee Mann’s Live at St. Ann’s Warehouse. But this summer, I was lucky enough to attend Paul McCartney at...

The long awaited return of Friday Night Jazz! Last year, we took an eclectic look at some of the lesser known works of Miles Davis. Tonight, I want to go in the opposite direction, and simply focus on one disc: Kind of Blue. Why? Well, it is the 50th anniversary of the recording of Kind of Blue. If that...