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This Siren pulled me in

One of my favorite pastimes back in the day was to spend an hour or two wandering around a record store randomly studying album covers and…

Apr 10, 2021

This Siren pulled me in

Apr 10, 2021

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Genya Ravan: An urban treasure

I was a little familiar with the name Genya Ravan back in 1978. I remembered her as the lead singer on a record by Ten Wheel Drive I had…

Mar 28, 2021

Genya Ravan: An urban treasure

Mar 28, 2021

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Tom Waits found his way home with Rain Dogs

Tom Waits got a lot of mileage out of his persona as down-on-his-luck boozy lounge lizard. It carried him for about a decade and through…

Mar 23, 2021

Tom Waits found his way home with Rain Dogs

Mar 23, 2021

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Transformer: The beginning of a long friendship

Transformer, released a few months after I graduated from high school, sent shock waves into my system that would reverberate for about…

Mar 22, 2021

Transformer: The beginning of a long friendship

Mar 22, 2021

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Leonard Cohen: The Future as present

I was visiting a friend in his apartment in Northern Virginia about 30 years ago, small-talking about something or other when he stepped…

Mar 22, 2021

Leonard Cohen: The Future as present

Mar 22, 2021

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Old friends, new perspectives: Revisiting The Doors

I hadn’t listened to any of The Doors’ albums much in several years. I’ve known them all by heart since I was in high school — especially…

Mar 19, 2021

Old friends, new perspectives: Revisiting The Doors

Mar 19, 2021

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Jagged Little Pill: 33 million people got it right

It’s in our DNA. Bob and I and every other person on the planet who take our music listening seriously tend to be insular snobs. We like…

Mar 18, 2021

Jagged Little Pill: 33 million people got it right

Mar 18, 2021

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“It’s only knock and know all, but I like it”

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: I saw this Genesis behemoth on stage before I heard it on record, and I will never ever forget it.

Mar 17, 2021

“It’s only knock and know all, but I like it”

Mar 17, 2021

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Welcome to The Soft Parade

The Soft Parade, The Doors’ fourth album, might be the most impactful record of my life.

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

Scott Sharp

Scott Sharp

Longtime music lover, listener and critic. Please check out my blog at geezerology.com. Or catch me at Geezerology on YouTube.

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