13/07/2021 by Peter Viney
The latest on AROUND AND AROUND’s “Reviled! The albums critics love to hate …” gets to Elvis Presley. What started out as an article on one album grew so it’s on “Speedway” (and Elvis Film Music). (LINKED) I had to choose one of a dozen 60s film albums, and went for the last of the all music ones from 1968. Lots of pictures, lots on Elvis and film soundtracks in general. SPEEDWAY is the one treated in detail.
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07/07/2021 by Peter Viney
The latest review under ‘Reviled! The Albums Critics Loved to Hate;’ gets to The Beach Boys. CARL AND THE PASSIONS – SO TOUGH! (Follow link to review) was sandwiched between two of The Beach Boys greatest albums, Surf’s Up and Holland. It did poorly, and the record label liked it less than even the reviewers. It was a transition point, with new members Blondie Chaplin and Rick Fataar. They were squeezing the toothpaste tube dry to try and get songs out of Brian Wilson, and Carl Wilson was producing, but not writing. Still, it has its virtues.
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29/06/2021 by Peter Viney
The latest in the Around and Around “Reviled!” series is The Byrds “Byrdmaniax.” 1971. (FOLLOW THE LINK TO REVIEW) The same year as ‘Cahoots’ but considerably less interesting. The band was winding down, this wasn’t quite the end of the road but pretty near. Some blame Terry Melcher’s bloated over-production, done without the band’s consent. More likely they were running out of ideas. It’s not like “Let It Be – Naked” – there isn’t a great album hidden behind those strings waiting to escape the overproduction.
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21/06/2021 by Peter Viney
Another in the Reviled! The Albums Critics Love To Hate series, AMERICAN DREAM by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. (FOLLOW LINK) The reunion album from 1988, eighteen years after Déjà Vu, and it turned out to be a mixed blessing for all Still, it sold a million.
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18/06/2021 by Peter Viney
Sticking with Last Waltzers … and Canadians.The latest in AROUNDAND AROUND’s Reviled! series. You can’t get more reviled than being sued by your record label for $3.3 million because they think the album is so bad that it’s regarded as a deliberate insult. That’s what happened to Neil Young with this 1983 release, EVERYBODY’S ROCKIN’ (LINKED) on Geffen. See the article.
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09/06/2021 by Peter Viney
There is a long article on Nancy Sinatra on this site. It was originally a short Toppermost piece that grew and grew.
LINK IS HERE for her 80th birthday.
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09/06/2021 by Peter Viney
The Reviled!- The Albums Critics Love To Hate series gets to Joni Mitchell, and Mingus, (FOLLOW LINK) from 1979. It was a tribute to jazz bassist Charles Mingus, and perplexed purchasers. It got in the US Top 20, but I know few people who bought it who ever re-listen. The review also includes thoughts on Joni Mitchell at “The Last Waltz.” There is a COMMENTS box on the page on AROUND AND AROUND.
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04/06/2021 by Peter Viney
Some have asked when Around and Around’s Reviled! Series would get to The Beatles, and which album would be chosen. The wait is over, BEATLES FOR SALE joins the series. (Follow link) No Beatles album is truly reviled of course, but this has often been cited as their weakest studio album. Is it? Do add comments.
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30/05/2021 by Peter Viney
The most popular series on AROUND AND AROUND is “Reviled! The Albums Critics Love To Hate.” The latest addition is BORN AGAIN by Randy Newman from 1979. I was particularly interested in reviewing Randy Newman as to whether we are now in a world which cannot accept irony.
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22/05/2021 by Peter Viney
Back to the 60s Retrospective series with a credible 1961 British attempt at film noir, THE FRIGHTENED CITY. It features a pre-Bond Sean Connery, with Herbert Lom, Alfred Marks, John Gregson and Yvonne Romain. It’s just been reissued on Blu-ray and Amazon Prime. Worth watching. The scene on the poster never appears.
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