From The Vault: Spiritualized – ‘Lazer Guided Melodies’ (1992)
There are those living on the dark side of the moon who are gonna claim that 'Lazer Guided Melodies' is far superior than anything materialized by Spacemen 3...
Jenell Kesler
From The Vault: The Verve – “A Northern Soul” (1995) review
You know, it must have been awfully difficult for The Verve to be one of the greatest bands roaming the planet, yet not be able to enjoy it,...
The See See – “Late Morning Light” (2010) review
The See See - Late Morning Light (The Great Pop Supplement, 2010) https://theseesee.bandcamp.com/album/late-morning-light If you consider yourself a psychedelic dream pop fan, or that of jangle pop and...
From The Vault: Verve – “A Storm In Heaven” (1993)
Most people had never heard A Storm In Heaven until the release of the highly successful album Urban Hymns some three years later, then walked the cat backwards,...
Ten Years After – “A Sting In The Tale” (2017) review
Ten Years After - A Sting In The Tale (2017) Several things come to light on A Sting In The Tale, with the first being that Alvin Lee...
From The Vault: Pink Floyd – “The Wall” (1979)
It’s taken me years to write this review for The Wall, an album from the world’s premier psychedelic band, one that was anything but sweeping in its expanse,...
Echo and The Bunnymen – “The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon” (2018) review
Echo and The Bunnymen - The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon (BMG, 2018) We probably should have seen The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon coming, an album...
From The Vault: Jefferson Airplane – “After Bathing At Baxter’s” (1967)
There’s nowhere to begin with After Bathing At Baxter’s than with the cover art, where for a sixteen year old in 1967, I was completely captivated by a...
From The Vault: The Soulbenders – “Hey Joe” / “I Can’t Believe in Love” (1967)
The Soulbenders - Hey Joe / I Can’t Believe in Love (1967) Tracking the number of covers for the musical standard “Hey Joe,” made famous by Jimi Hendrix,...
Gyasi – “Peacock Fantasies” (2018) review
Gyasi - “Peacock Fantasies” (Escaped Peacock Records, 2018) https://gyasimusic.bandcamp.com/album/peacock-fantasies What would happen if the psychedelic guitars of Traffic’s “Mr. Fantasy” met glam-rock … with the answer bing Peacock...