Rock Around the World

Man Ray Tim/Kerr//Mercury. NA
Casual Thinking

Sounds like LIVE.


Internet Listening Pleasure: Moisture.

Texas Mercury. NA
White On Blonde

If you like the Manic Street Preachers, you are gonna dig this band, Texas.

The spinner on this album is Halo, which was produced by Mike Hedges, who produced the big string sound of Manic Street Preacher's Everything Must Go.

Black Eyed Boy has got a distinct Diana Ross Motown vibe.

The vocalist, Sharleen Spiteri at times reminds me of Kate Bush, Sarah Dash, and Katrina from Katrina & The Waves. Sharleen's got a big, big, voice.

Beautiful Pop Music.


Internet Listening Pleasure: Say What You Want, Halo, Put Your Arms Around Me, Black Eyed Boy, Good Advice.

Lamb Fontana/Mercury. NA
Lamb

The best confabulation of Bjork and Sinead O'Conner I've heard. The first instance of this band/duo out of England was the incredible track off of the Girls Town soundtrack, which blew everything else on the CD off the aluminum laminates!

Here is your first complete and uninterrupted dose of Lamb.

I've been diggin' Gorecki ever since I heard Louise Rhodes' voice jump out and grab me.

Hers is the voice of the adulterated soul: having indeterminate knowledge tainted with innocence, but assertive in its glimmer. Conspicuous by its distance.


Internet Listening Pleasure: Lusty, Cotton Wool, Merge, Closer, Gorecki.

Cinderella Mercury. NR
Once Upon A...

Let's see...Cinderella definitely has the Judas Priest and Kiss licks down pat, with vocals testosteronier than AC/DC. Incredible!

Here is a greatest hits compilation of Cinderella's best that you may not have heard if you were more enthralled by Bon Jovi or Def Leppard.

Cinderella was one of the top bands in Metal just before Grunge altered everything. It is so nice to hear Cinderella now, since a lot of alternative shit can't hold up to this.


Internet Listening Pleasure: Shake Me, Somebody Save Me, Gypsy Road, Don't Know What You've Got, Coming Home, Shelter Me, Heartbreak Station, Love's Got Me Doin' Time.

Rush Mercury. PR
Retrospectives 1

One of the most disciplined and overwhelming Power Trios in the history of recorded music.

Look for my live review of the show Rush did at the Forum. That review is full of expletives regarding Mssrs. Lee, Peart, and Lifeson. You'll find the live show review in the Emery On The Town section of Music News.

Needless to say, I totally dig Rush, and I have my copy of Moving Pictures in its Original Master Recording format from Mobile Fidelity always at the ready in my CD collection.


Internet Listening Pleasure: The Spirit Of Radio, Freewill, Xanadu, Anthem, Closer To The Heart, 2112 Overture, Fly By Night, Finding My Way.

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