Day 2: April 26, 2005

Alice In Chains, DIRT, FACELIFT, JAR OF FLIES, ALICE IN CHAINS, UNPLUGGED - skipped

Allman Brothers, BROTHERS AND SISTERS - The first full post-Duane/Berry recording. A mixed affair. Without Duane to bind their styles, Dickey Betts and Greg Allman's polar opposite musical styles pulled this record apart. There are classic ABB tracks here, which is a testament to the band's immense talent and to Duane's lasting vision.
unaired - FILLMORE CONCERTS, DREAMS, BEGINNINGS, EAT A PEACH, WIN LOSE OR DRAW, SEVEN TURNS, CHECK THE WINDOWS..., PEAKIN AT THE BEACON, SHADES OF TWO WORLDS, LUDLOW GARAGE, ATLANTA POP FESTIVAL, EVENING WITH...1ST SET, EVENING WITH...2ND SET, UNPLUGGED (BOOT), A&R STUDIOS (BOOT)

Amos, Tori, UNDER THE PINK - Her best in my opinion.
unaired - LITTLE EARTHQUAKES, BOYS FOR PELE, FROM THE CHOIRGIRL HOTEL, TO VENUS AND BACK, STRANGE LITTLE GIRLS, SCARLETS WALK, THE PURPLE ROSE (BOOT), COVERING 'EM (BOOT), TORIVISION (BOOT), UNPLUGGED (BOOT)

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - ANDERSON BRUFORD WAKEMAN HOWE - skipped

Anderson, Ian, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS - Tull-man's second solo album. Suprisingly, sounds very little like Tull, and isn't anywhere near as interesting.

Apple, Fiona, WHEN THE PAWN HITS... - Once you get past the annoying personality, her songs are pretty good. Excellent production and arrangements. Tori with balls.
unaired - TIDAL

Apples In Stereo, TONE SOUL EVOLUTION - Sunny pop from the Elephant 6 collective. Fun stuff but not memorable.
unaired - DISCOVERY OF A WORLD INSIDE THE MOONE

B-52s, B-52S - Debut cd is one of the best party records ever.
unaired - COSMIC THING

Baez, Joan, RING THEM BELLS - Live cd featuring Joan's acapella strangling of "The Weight."

The Band, THE BAND - Even the bonus tracks on this one are fantastic. Every song a gem in the group's canon. A must own.
unaired - MUSIC FROM BIG PINK, STAGE FRIGHT, ROCK OF AGES, THE LAST WALTZ, TO KINGDOME COME

Bangles - GREATEST HITS - They had some good singles, but note enough "great" songs to make a great compilation.

Barre, Martin, A TRICK OF MEMORY - Tull guitar player's first solo album. Fairly interesting workouts but nothing to base a solo career on.

PHEW! A long day and a lot of music. With large collections of the Allmans, Tori, and The Band all coming into play, the "ground rules" really came in handy. It would have taken several days just to get through the Allmans without the "one cd" rule. My son seems to react to beat-driven music (the Allmans, The B-52s) more than piano or vocal driven music (Tori Amos, Fiona Apple).