songs from the 1960s about cars.

I was thinking, “I miss 1960s car songs,” and realized I should get back into posting through that thought. It’s been awhile but I’ve never forgotten about this place. I suppose I just haven’t felt the creativity with everything else going on.

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album post: “axis: bold as love” (1967)

After some thought, I have decided that I am going to do write ups for other albums between my posts of The Who’s albums. Tonight’s album is Axis: Bold as Love by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It’s one of my favorite albums, though it isn’t most critics’ favorite of the JHE albums.

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album post: “a quick one” (1966)

Album number 2 of The Who’s discography was released as A Quick One in the UK, and Happy Jack in the US (Decca’s name changes strike again!). It was released one year to the day after My Generation, and even in that short amount of time there were some noticeable changes to the band’s sound.

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skappreciation post.

Today I started my day by jamming to the Poppy Punk and Ska playlist I put together. We’re having unseasonably warm 70 degree weather in Chicago right now, and it was the most perfect soundtrack for a warm and sunny Friday morning.

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album post: “my generation” (1965)

As I’ve stated many times before, The Who is my all-time favorite band. One of my favorite things about them is how much their sound evolved throughout the duration of their career with their original lineup. This sound evolution makes them seem like many different bands in one, and it is also what inspired me to start this series of posts.

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