Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #1 (Revisited)
Sean Murphy1. Led Zeppelin, In Through the Out Door (1979) There are three distinctive types of Led Zeppelin fans. The first group knows Zep is great because of the classic songs…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #2 (Revisited)
2. Black Sabbath, Never Say Die! (1978) Maybe Ozzy really did sell his soul to the devil. How else to explain his solo albums getting more love—even amongst old school…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #3 (Revisited)
3. R.E.M., Monster (1994) Several theories could be advanced about why Monster was not so warmly embraced, and why it remains the least-loved of the original band’s works. One possibility…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #4 (Revisited)
4. Pink Floyd, More (1969) Here’s another one that may not be accused of sucking so much as not being acknowledged at all which, we should agree, is even worse.…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #6 & #5 (Revisited)
6. Cranes, Population 4 (1997) Cranes should have been huge for the same reason they could never be huge: they were too original, eccentric and off-putting to reach a mass…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #8 & #7 (Revisited)
8. Fantômas, Fantômas (1999) This one is a bit of a stretch; it may even be cheating a little bit to include it since it’s not (necessarily) dismissed. On the…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #10 & #9 (Revisted)
10. Kiss: Dynasty (1979) Okay, let’s get this one out of the way right up front. It’s not necessarily that this album is better than average (it’s not), it’s that…
Forever Never Changes: Remembering Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee died seven years ago today (August 3, 2006). I not only am keen to remember --and celebrate-- his life and work, I also appreciate the fact that the…
What A Long, Strange Trip It Was…
Jerry Garcia, had he lived, would have turned 71 yesterday. I've never been a big fan of the Dead but, while I tended to disdain them in the past, I…