Saturday, October 9, 2021
JEFFREY MORGAN’S MEDIA BLACKOUT #804JEFFREY MORGAN’S MEDIA BLACKOUT #804.543.174! Head Of Femur – Great
Plains (Greyday) :: Wouldn’t it be nice if these Mod-decked dudes from the Windy City recorded a psychedelic smiley
smile of an album that sounds just like what the Beach Boys would’ve sounded like had Randy Newman formed them instead
of Brian Wilson? SBB
– The Rock (MVD Audio/Metal Mind) :: Straight outta Poland comes this slab of prog metal that’s alternately
guitar-heavy and synth-airy with an epic ode called “Sunny Day” that’s bent outta Love It To Death.
Do you hear what The Rock is cookin’? Shakura S’Aida – Blueprint (self-released) :: Soulful street-smart singin’ from a stridently
strong sistah who belts out dem honky tonk hoodoo blues like there ain’t no tomorrow. Thirty years ago, she would’ve
been one of Leon Russell’s Shelter People; she’s that good. Various Artists – The Gift: A Tribute To Ian Tyson (Stony
Plain) :: Everyone from Gordon Lightfoot to Ramblin’ Jack Elliott pitch in to hoist this long-overdue rock solid salute
to one of Canada’s greatest country songsmiths. Inspirational lyric: “If whiskey was his mistress, his true love
was the West.” Dala – Who Do You Think You Are (Universal) :: “Marilyn Monroe” is the greatest Marilyn Monroe
song since “Candle In The Wind.” Which really isn’t saying much if you stop and think about it.
Lori Yates – The
Book Of Minerva (Laly) :: “The Cameron 1985” is a sullen smack-sodden song that evokes one of Toronto’s
most notorious watering holes, back in the days when Handsome Ned tore up the front room while the used syringes clogged up
the toilets in the back. SIZZLING PLATTER OF THE WEEK:
Handsome Ned – The Ballad Of Handsome Ned (Virgin) :: I doubt that
this 1989 release is still in print. But see if you can pick up a copy online somewhere because Robin D. Masyk was one of
the greatest country rockers that Canada ever produced and this posthumous compilation still does him proud over three decades
later. Be seeing you!
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