Forty Year Friday – …AND THE REST (PART 1)
[Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] Nearly every Friday since the start of 2017 I’ve been writing about one (and occasionally two) … Continue reading
Compilation Or Catalog? – MY GATEWAY COMPILATIONS Part 2
As I stated in my previous post, I’ve decided to try something slightly different in my Compilation Or Catalog? series. Instead of asking my readers if a particular compilation is … Continue reading
KamerTunesBlog Year In Review 2012
It’s that time of year again, to look back on all the music I heard over the past 12 months and figure out which were my favorites. In addition to … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 9 – Summer’s Gone / In Conclusion
I love CD box sets. I don’t remember which was my first one, but over the years I’ve acquired close to 200 of them. They come in many shapes, sizes … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 8 – Cruisin’, Country and Endless Harmony
In December 1983, drummer/vocalist Dennis Wilson drowned after diving off his yacht into a marina, and although his participation in the group had been sporadic on their previous couple of … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 7 – Trying To Keep The Summer Alive
For the past 7-8 days, I’ve listened numerous times to the five albums released by The Beach Boys between 1976 and 1980. Had I written this post after the first … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 6 – Adding Some Music To Our Day
The Beach Boys ended their association with Capitol Records after the release of the 20/20 album and “Breakaway” single in 1969, and signed a deal with Warner Brothers’ Reprise label … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 5 – Breakaway From The ‘60s…And Capitol Records
After reaching the pinnacle of their creativity with Pet Sounds and the recordings that were supposed to become SMiLE, The Beach Boys fell into a bit of a rut with … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 4 – Pet Sounds, Smiles And Some Wild Honey
Anyone who has followed this blog for the past year and a half knows that I like to revisit a few albums at a time by a particular artist as … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 3 – Christmas In August And California Girls
I spent several days at the beach last week, still humming many of the Beach Boys songs that I covered in my previous post, and I was ready for more … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 2 – Catching A Wave
The first album by The Beach Boys, Surfin’ Safari (1962), is typical of albums from that era in that it features a few hit recordings and a significant amount of … Continue reading
THE BEACH BOYS Part 1 – Thoughts On An Artist
Back in the ‘70s and early ‘80s I used to listen to The Beach Boys all the time, and I considered myself a pretty big fan. However, I only owned … Continue reading
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