Remember those children’s sales clubs that advertised on the back covers of comic books (and Boys’ Life, and probably a few places I’m forgetting)? The deal was, they’d send you a catalog of inexpensive merchandise (thank-you cards, address books, plastic desktop organizers, seven-in-one tools for the kitchen drawer, that kind of thing) for you to … Read more
I don’t value reviews written immediately after the album’s release very highly. These things take time–at least a few months–before they reliably imprint. That said, here are some quick thoughts: Initially, I’m so much more pleased with this record than I was with Gene’s recent solo effort. Early favorites are “Bulletproof” and “Where Angels Dare.” … Read more
You guess which quote I believe that about: “The songs are myths, panoramas, vistas, voyages – voyages to a country of lost girls and golden boys who refuse to grow up. It’s a land everybody wants to get to, a rock kingdom in which the major theme is: all revved up with no place to … Read more