| 2010.07.31 |
This morning the declutter muse was upon me. Among the things I intended to shift
to storage was a container full of cassettes I've had sitting around here. Fortunately along
with the muse came the good sense to check iTunes for digital versions of what music
still interested me. I didn't find everything I was looking for, but I found a lot: Meat
Puppets' "Backwater", The Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits '74-'78, Terry Lynne Carrington's
Real Life Story, Depeche Mode's Music for the Masses, Simple Minds' "Don't You Forget About Me",
and even two Jean Michel Jarre releases dating back to the mid-'80's.
Oh - a word of caution to the curious. Don't mix Jarre and Depeche Mode. It's
a musical equivalent of some kind of drug interaction. Just say NO, kids!
Notable fail-to-finds: (Tony) MacAlpine's Eyes of the World and Greg Howe's
High Gear. Not all was loss, though. I did find Sound Proof, Greg Howe's
latest release. So far, I like it — his version of "Tell Me Something Good" is funkolicious,
and "Side Note" and "Child's Play" reacquainted me with the sound that impressed me so much in 1989.
His "Sunset in El Paso" (played clean, with piano accompaniment) shows the Shrapnel alum has
become more versatile and can show a softer side. I'm happy I took the chance on this album.
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