Author: mike b.

Husband, Father, Remixer, DJ, Producer, Building Code Analyst and Award-Winning Film Maker. Life is good.

Music you should already own #14

British Cover (left), US Cover (right)

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It is hard to believe that this was the debut album of The Jimi Hendrix Experience! This album should appear in every guitarist’s collection. Mixing blues, rock, and R & B with feedback and psychedelia, Hendrix and company burst onto the music scene and captivated the world. Even though his career was cut short, Hendrix remains on many lists as one of the most innovative and electrifying guitarists of all time.
Mike B.

Music you should already own #13

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Why don’t you already have this? It was FREE. Radiohead’s 7th studio album is a near masterpiece. Poppy, accessible, and yet, cutting edge and strange. The opening track, in a 5/4 timing signature, grabs your attention quickly with it’s catchy guitar and vocals, yet perplexes you because it doesn’t sound quite right… a perfect snapshot of the entire album. Two songs later, a 3/4 waltz throws you for a loop as well, and a pattern of juxtaposed songs emerges as the album progresses (loud/quiet, fast/slow, rocking/soothing, etc.). Every song is good; pop sensibility mixed with Radiohead weirdness. I love this record.
Mike B.

Music you should already own #11

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Although it was Led Zeppelin’s fifth studio album, it was their first album to contain all original material. A consistent fixture on “best album of all time” lists, this is a rock masterpiece that deserves to be listened to from beginning to end. Like so many amazing albums that came both before and after it (see “Paul’s Boutique”), critics had mixed reactions to “Houses.” 11+ million album sales later, I think we all know that the critics aren’t always correct.
Mike B.

Music you should already own #10

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I mean, seriously, do I even have to say anything here? This album changed the way albums were made forever. Not my favorite album by the BEST BAND EVER, but an incredibly important time in music for them (they quit touring and poured themselves into experimental production techniques). Like 9/11 (or when JFK was murdered or when man walked on the moon, etc.), people remember where they were the first time they heard this album. I would argue that every important album recorded after “Sgt. Pepper’s” used some if not all of the production techniques pioneered here.
Mike B.