Single-Sentence-Blitz!

The Mong
Music Group Commentary
September 2010

Against Me! – “White Crosses” = 2 Stars
Overly earnest and over-produced.

Concrete Blonde – “Bloodletting” = 1.5 Stars
As dull and mediocre as I remember it.

Joe Jackson – “Look Sharp!” = 5 Stars
Who’d’a known that this funky white boy R&B new wave pop would age like fine wine?!

Tame Impala – “Innerspeaker” = 3 Stars
Moments of brilliance contrasted by moments of utter boredom.

Peter Wolf (& Friends) – Midnight Souvenirs = 2.5 Stars
Competent and serviceable but ultimately forgettable.


Paul Weller – G’Hits
If this really is the best of Paul Weller (in his many incarnations/collaborations) than it’s official: I really do only like Paul Weller as The Jam.


Topic
1. How has your musical interests changed over the years. Or have they?
I don’t hate Reggae as much as I once did; other than that, though, my taste and interests really have not changed. I am always open to new bands and young artists in nearly every genre and style so I guess you could say I’m proud that my musical interests haven’t changed over the years.

2. Is your desert island your desert island. That's it. Never Changes. Or, do you shift albums in and out based on what you're into at the time.
Definitely shifts. I have all-time-great loves for band and albums but, end of the day, I’m probably going to pick my last great love affair. For example, right now if I could only pick one album (not a forever album), it’d probably be Wilco’s “Sky Blue Sky.”

3. Are there albums that will remain on your desert island list forever- no matter what? And, what are they.
The four most likely candidates that would be “forever” albums are The Beatles “White Album,” Nirvana, “Nevermind,” Guided by Voices, “Bee Thousand,” and Green Day, “American Idiot.” And probably even the last two are iffy. Can we pick ten artists entire catalogs? That’d be easier.