***Due to my obsessive nature I am editing this article with Amazon.com sales rankings included because I’m obsessed with them right now for some sick reason.*** According to the users of the website RateYourMusic.com, these are the top 10 pop/rock albums of the 1960s: #01 The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969) – #82 on Amazon [...]

I wasn’t that surprised to see that Valleys of Neptune (the latest collection of previously unreleased Hendrix recordings released as a new album) debuted at #4 on the US album charts this week, because Hendrix definitely seems to have an enduring popularity. But I was a bit surprised to see how many of his older [...]

A new Jimi Hendrix album including previously unreleased recordings made from February to May 1969 is due out on March 9, 2010: Valleys Of Neptune. The 12 song track listing includes some songs that just about every Hendrix fan will already be familiar with (including “Stone Free,” “Fire,” & “Red House”) but it also includes [...]

1966 – Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde At 71 minutes, Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde fits on one CD. Of course with CD’s becoming increasingly irrelevant, what does that really matter? Which leads me to a bit of a meditation on what constitutes a double album in the digital era? How long does an album [...]

The Beatles The fab four are actually a bit late to the box set game as they are finally (in 2009) releasing their first CD box sets (I know, I know, what about the Capital Box Sets? Eh…) Of course they are doing it in style with not just one box set but two. There’s [...]

40 years ago Jimi Henrix rocked Woodstock with this insane version of “The Star Spangled Banner” – Check it out this 4th of July:

Jimi Hendrix died from a drug overdose on September 18, 1970. He was in London when he died and he was only 27 years old. Hendrix is considered by most critics to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Along with being an incredible guitarist, Hendrix was also a singer & a songwriter. [...]

Ah yes. The “Groovy Songs” series takes a turn into the “Summer of Love.” Earlier entries: 1977, 1995, 1996. The Beatles – “I Am The Walrus” Magical Mystery Tour The Pink Floyd – “Bike” The Piper at the Gates of Dawn The Velvet Underground – “European Son” The Velvet Underground & Nico Jimi Hendrix – [...]

*as ranked by the users of rateyourmusic.com #1 The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969) Actually only my 4th favorite Beatles album. It’s great for sure but it doesn’t bring quite the excitement and experimentation of my three favorite Beatles albums (which are all make the top 10 along with this one.) Side 1 has some [...]