LIST 25 - Great Rock and Roll Names

T. Bone Burnett
Johnny Thunders
Lorna Doone
Joe Strummer
John Lord
Edward Van Halen
Gina Schock
Benmont Tench
Flea
Chrissie Hynde
Marty Willson-Piper
Joni Mitchell
Captain Sensible
Stevie Nicks
Stiv Bator
Exene Cervenka
K.K. Downing
Glenn Danzig
Suzi Quattro



 

LIST 24- Kick Ass Soundtracks

Heavy Metal
Rock and Roll High School
Superfly
Bottle Rocket
Last Waltz
Jackie Brown
Repo Man
Help!
Riot on Sunset Strip
Saturday Night Fever
Great Rock and Roll Swindle
High Fidelity
School Of Rock
The Decline of Western Civilization
Risky Business

LIST 23 - No Sophomore Slump Here

Second albums are sometimes dodgy and other times brilliant. Here is a list of some gems.....

Wilco - Being There
Jimi Hendrix - Axis, Bold As Love
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Doors - Strange Days
Shudder To Think - Ten Spot
Rush - Fly By Night
High Llamas - Hawaii
Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime
Apples In Stereo - Tone Soul Evolution
Lemonheads - Creator
PIL - Second Edition
Clawhammer - Ramwhale
Sloan - Twice Removed
No Means No - Sex Mad

LIST 22 - Favorite Album Covers (Part 1)

One of the things that gets lost with the CD technology is the vast and superior beauty of a phonograph album cover. I love my records and love the physical presence they provide. Long live vinyl.

BEATLES - Yesterday and Today (the first punk album cover)
SLINT - Spiderland
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN - Heaven Up Here

JIMI HENDRIX - Electric  Ladyland (the banned cover of course!)

TODD RUNDGREN - Runt: The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren

BOSS HOG - Cold Hands
THE CHURCH - The Blurred Crusade
ROBERT PLANT - Pictures at Eleven
REDD KROSS - Third Eye (is that Sophia?)
PINK FLOYD - Animals
NIRVANA - Nevermind (just a classic)
BLUE CHEER - Outside Inside
TALK TALK - The Colour Of Spring
BRAID - Frame and Canvas
JANDEK - Everything
DRIVE LIKE JEHU - S/T
BLUES MAGOOS - Psychedelic Lollipop
DESCENDANTS - Milo Goes To College (minimalism rules here)
SYD BARRETT - The Madcap Laughs
MILTON NASCIMENTO - Clube De Esquina 
LOVE - Forever Changes

LIST 21 - Great Rock and Roll Shoes

I have never been a big style guy but some shoes just look cool on rockers.

VANS (preferably the Hi-tops)
Army Boots
Nike (old school swoop only)
Beatle Boots
Wing Tips (hard leather)
Cockroach Kickers (K-Mart specials)Chuck Taylor Converse (Hi-top only)
Desert Boots
K-Swiss (vintage and beat up only)
Adidas (should be black)
Flip Flops (Thrifty or TG&Y variety)
Barefoot (friggin hippies we are)

LIST 20 - Best of Christmas Music

I don't particularly like the genre but what the heck.......'tis the season.

Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album
Beach Boys - Christmas Album
Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass- Christmas Album
James Taylor - Christmas With JT
Bing Crosby/Frank Sinatra - 12 Songs Of Christmas
Christmas Vacation Soundtrack
Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift For You From Phillies Records
Johnny Cash - Country Christmas