The Miracles, "You've Really Got a Hold On Me" 1962, baby! McKinley Dixon, "Chain Sooo Heavy" I really enjoy the sax blowing while he's rhyming, it really sets things off, and makes my ears kind of ping back and forth between what sounds like competing...
Joe Lally, "Day Is Born" The first track to Lally's second record, giving a good idea of what sort of bass-forward tunes you can expect to hear from him. If you've listened to Fugazi's instrumentals, you'll have a decent picture in mind also, even though...
Jan Jelinek, "If's, And's and But's" I honestly think that Jan Jelinek might be the artist I can consistently identify the fastest in my collection. That glitch is just so recognizable. Also, love the grocer's apostrophe's here! Crunt, "Unglued" Been a while since we've had...
Excellent one today. Joe Lally, "Message From Earth" I don't know why I'm surprised at how minimal Lally is willing to get, given how even the most spare Fugazi songs still had a lot going on. But, it's silly to get surprised by that, as...
Today! Joe Lally, "Reason to Believe" Joe Lally was, of course, bassist for the incomparable Fugazi, and one of the biggest reasons why the bass is one of the instruments I choose to butcher. All of the members of Fugazi have pursued various projects in...
