April 2021

2020 / 2021 new releases in bold

• Peter Frampton Band - Frampton Forgets The Words (2021,LP) ★★★★☆
• YOB - The Unreal Never Lived (2005,2021 2xLP) ★★★★☆
• White Town - >Abort, Retry, Fail? (Your Woman) (1997,2021 EP) ★★★★☆
• Lucinda Williams - Runnin' Down a Dream... (2020,2xLP) ★★★☆☆
• Sweeney Todd - Sweeney Todd (1975,S) ★★★★☆
• The Feelies - Only Life (2016,LP) ★★★★☆
• Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks (1973,LP) ★★★★☆
• The Shangri-Las - The Very Best of the Shangri-Las (2000,S) ★★★☆☆
• Jimmy Reed - I Ain't From Chicago (1973,S) ★★★★☆
• Tomita - The Bermuda Triangle (1979,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Lana Dely Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Lighthouse - One Fine Morning (1971,S) ★★★☆☆
• Greensky Bluegrass - Tuesday Letter (2006,S) ★★★☆☆
• Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (1976,2021 Parson's Mix 5.1 DD/DTS DVD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★☆☆
• Israel Nash - Topaz (2021,S) ★★★☆☆
• Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE3 (2021,2xLP) ★★★★★
• Fantasy - Beyond the Beyond (1992,2016 LP) ★★★★☆
• Chevelle - Niratias (2021,LP) ★★★★★
• Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973,LP) ★★★★★
• Joe Henderson - Page One (1963,2021 BN LP) ★★★★☆
• Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin' Grass 2 (2020,2021 LP) ★★★★☆
• Neil Young - Young Shakespeare (2021,LP) ★★★★★
• Plastic Cloud - Plastic Cloud (1968,S) ★★★☆☆

23 possibly my busiest work month of the year, hence the lack of spins

the pandemic marches on, but a return to "normalcy" appears to be on the horizon...

got my tube amp back (out for repairs two months), but I was too busy in April to use it!

Chuck's Rating Scale

• Classic / Essential (Best!) 4.4 to 5.0 ★★★★★
• Must Listen (Great) 3.4 to 4.3 ★★★★☆
• Worthy Effort (Good) 2.4 to 3.3 ★★★☆☆
• Below Expectations (Bad) 1.4 to 2.3 ★★☆☆☆
• Avoid (Awful) 0 to 1.3 ★☆☆☆☆