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Author Archives: Franko
JAY AND THE AMERICANS – Wax Museum – (United Artists) – 1970
I am going to use a lot of shorthand here and copy what I said back in "What Frank is Listening to #77" and elsewhere in relation to the magnificent Jay & The Americans album "Try Some of This": A … Continue reading
THE BEAU BRUMMELS – Bradley’s Barn – (Warner Brothers) – 1968
The Beau Brummels are a bit of a cause célèbre for fans of 60s US rock. They had a number of hits, made some great records but are largely forgotten by contemporary audiences. This is a pity because when they … Continue reading
DAVID JOHANSEN – Here Comes the Night – (Blue Sky) – 1981
Way back in "what Frank is listening to #49" in relation to Johansen's "In Style" album from 1979 I said this: I suppose no musical biography of Johansen is necessary but I will copy this from allmusic.com as a chameleon … Continue reading
ROD McKUEN – New Ballads – (Warner Brothers) – 1970
Rod McKuen is an acquired taste. His detractors would say he is pretentiously poetic, maudlinly romantic, ponderously repetitious, slightly narcisstic, boringly middle aged, full of middlebrow banality and with a voice somewhere just below Bob Dylan on the dulcet tone … Continue reading
JAY AND THE AMERICANS – Come a Little Bit Closer- (United Artists) – 1964
I am going to use a lot of shorthand here and copy what I said back in "What Frank is Listening to #77" in relation to the magnificent Jay & The Americans album "Try Some of This": A great underrated … Continue reading
MICKEY NEWBURY – Rusty Tracks – (ABC Records) – 1977
I commented on Newbury back in "what Frank is listening to #78" in relation to his "His Eye is on the Sparrow" album from 1978. I said this back then: "It is Newbury's subtlety and thought that put him at the … Continue reading
HENSON – Henson – (UA) – 1974
Another LP which has been sitting around for ages. I remember looking for background on this guy some years back and not finding much. Nothing has changed. It was even an effort finding out his Christian name as he seems … Continue reading
ARTHUR LYMAN – The Shadow of Your Smile – (Hi Fi) – 1966
I love Arthur Lyman. But, he put out a lot of albums and I only have just over a half, and one quater of those are unlistened to. So, with that it mind, and with an insatiable appetite to … Continue reading
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS – The Spirit of ’67 – (Columbia) -1966
My comments here are a little "bitty" as I did them late at night with a glass of red … It's only in the last few years I have been really getting into Paul Revere and the Raiders. Back in … Continue reading
DONNA FARGO – All about a Feeling – (Dot) – 1974
A preliminary note: Country music has been labelled reactionary, racist, prejudiced, sexist and all manner of other things. Of course these elements exist in country but they also exist in rock, blues, reggae and all forms of popular music. The … Continue reading
