Neil RajalaOct 6, 20236 min readELTON JOHN: FIRST 10, TOP 10Rather than trying to create a Top Ten list from Sir Elton’s entire catalog, I decided to limit my ranking to his first ten albums. Why?...
Neil RajalaJan 1, 20232 min readBEST OF 2022: Reissues, Box Sets, Etc.This best-of-2022 batch includes the stuff record companies dug out of their vaults and released, often for the first time; remasters...
Neil RajalaAug 3, 202210 min readLIVE SHOTS: A Dozen Favorite Live AlbumsThis list started out as five albums, then ten. Finally, after some agonizing, I settled on a dozen. It’s killin’ me to leave off some...
Neil RajalaJul 19, 20227 min readSHORT TAKES: More random thoughts on the current state of fandom.• Hear Me Out: I'm raising a glass to one of my all-time favorite albums, and the one least likely for any reader of this blog to have...
Neil RajalaJun 22, 20225 min readNEW ALBUMS WORTH A SPIN: Easy to HardI took a slightly different approach to this roundup. I tried to put myself in other's shoes and rank these records in order of...
Neil RajalaNov 12, 20215 min readWhat Happened Next? – The Steve Miller BandBack in the prehistoric pre-internet days, when my mother used to hang wet clothes on a line using bird beaks and Dad powered the family...
Neil RajalaOct 14, 20216 min readGrails in the wild. Not to worry, I'll explain what that title means in just a sec. As anyone who knows me or follows me on social media is aware, I have a...