Day 12: May 14, 2005

Carter, Deana, DID I SHAVE MY LEGS FOR THIS - Debut cd. Not sure why I bought this. It's perfectly harmless modern country, but not really my style. maybe it was the cool lenticular jewel case.

Caterwaul, PIN AND WEB - I used to love this cd, but it has not aged well. The late 80's production values (giant over-processed drums and flat bass) really ruin it now. This band had a really unique guitar and vocal sound, and the songs were arty without being pretentious. But now, the singer doesn't sound unique, she sounds like she has her nose glued shut, and the guitars are awash in echo to the point of oblivion.
unaired - PORTENT HUE

Chapin, Harry, THE GOLD MEDAL COLLECTION - Always loved Chapin. One of my brothers had some of LPs and the one I remember was SHORT STORIES. This has all the great Chapin songs and some good obscurities.

Chapman, Tracy, TRACY CHAPMAN - Well, "Fast Car" aside, this is a pretty amazing debut cd. This album is credited with, among other things, reviving the singer-songwriter genre in a time (1988) when all around you was Guns N' Roses.

Charlatans (UK), BETWEEN 10TH AND 11TH - The second album from the Madchester "survivors". Great, danceable and psychedelic pre-Britpop. Tim Burgess' vocals are a calm above the chaos.
unaired - SOME FRIENDLY

Charles, Ray, THE BIRTH OF SOUL - Is there anything I can say about this guy that would be new? This 3 disc box, covering Charles' Atlantic recordings from 1951-1959, is a great document of the period when he melded his gospel-worn voice with the emotion in his heart and created soul music. Awesome and highly recommended.