February 2015

• Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth (1993, MFSL LP)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★★
• Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (1979, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Genesis - A Trick of the Tail (1976, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1977, Japan LP) ★★★★★
• Leonard Nimoy - The Way I Feel (1968, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Steely Dan - The Very Best (1979, Japan LP) ★★★★★
• Al Stewart - Time Passages (1978, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• The Jayhawks - Smile (2000, LP) ★★★★☆
• Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life (1986, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Jali Nyama Suso - Gambie (1972, LP) ★★★★☆
• Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize (2010, 5.1 BD-A) ★★★★★
• Tasavallan Presidentti - Milky Way Moses (1974) ★★★★☆ S
• Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind (1997, LP) ★★★★★
• Nada Surf - High/Low (1996) ★★★☆☆ S
• The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray (1992) ★★★★☆ S
• Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989) ★★★★☆ S
• The Jayhawks - Sound of Lies (1997) ★★★☆☆ S
• Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear (2015) ★★★★☆ S
• Cracker - Cracker (1992, LP) ★★★★★
• Johnny Cash - With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957, LP) ★★★★☆
• Various - Narada Collection Vol. 2 (1989, CD) ★★★☆☆
• Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) ★★★☆☆ S
• The Police - Every Breath You Take (1995, 5.1 SACD)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★★☆☆
• Neil Young - Storytone (2014) ★★★☆☆ S
• Frank & Moon Zappa - Valley Girl (1982, 12") ★★☆☆☆
• Scott Cossu - Islands (1984) ★★★☆☆ S
• Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970, LP) ★★★★☆
• Christian Loffler - Young Alaska (2014, LP) ★★★★☆
• Paul McCartney - Hope For the Future (2015) ★★★☆☆ S
• Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal (2012) ★★★☆☆ S
• Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust (1975, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop (1961) ★★★★☆ S
• Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory (1995) ★★★★☆ S
• Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (1977, LP) ★★★★☆
• Johhny Winter - Step Back (2014, LP) ★★★★☆
• U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987, LP) ★★★★★
• Carl Perkins - Original Golden Hits (1969) ★★★★☆ S
• Serge Gainsbourg - You're Under Arrest (1987) ★★★★☆ S
• Gwendal - A Vos Desirs (1969) ★★★★☆ S
• Robert Plant - Lullaby..and the Ceaseless Roar (2014, LP) ★★★★☆
• Anita Baker - Rapture (1986, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Los Straitjackets - That 70's Single (2012, EP) ★★★☆☆
• Arthur Crudup - Look on Yonders Wall (1969) ★★★★☆ S
• McCoy Tyner - Sahara (1972) ★★★☆☆ S
• Seatrain - The Marblehead Messenger (1971) ★★★☆☆ S
• Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams (1988, LP) ★★★★☆
• Fantasy - Paint a Picture (1973, LP) ★★★★★
• Wes Montgomery - Live at The Turf Club (1956) ★★★☆☆ S
• James McMurtry - Too Long in the Wasteland (1989) ★★★☆☆ S
• Diana Krall - Wallflower (2015) ★★★☆☆ S
• Mom's Apple Pie - Mom's Apple Pie (1972, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Mahogany Rush - Live (1978) ★★★★☆ S
• Anonymous - Inside the Shadow (1976, LP) ★★★★★
• The Temptations - Greatest Hits II (1970, LP) ★★★★☆
• Shadowfax - Shadowdance (1983, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Eagles - Hotel California (1976, 5.1 SACD)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★★★☆
• Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970, LP) ★★★★☆
• Jack Johnson - Live at Third Man Records (2013) ★★★☆☆ S
• Bob Marley & The Wailers - Uprising (1980, LP) ★★★★☆
• The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music (2003, LP) ★★★★☆
• Steve Earle - Train a Comin' (1995) ★★★☆☆ S
• Alison Krauss - Paper Airplane (2012, LP) ★★★★★
• Neil Young - Comes a Time (1978) ★★★☆☆ S
• Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls (1985, 5.1 SACD)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★★★☆

Chuck's Rating Scale

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

Proviso: I tend to play music I expect to like, am familiar with and/or enjoy, so my ratings are typically at the mid to high end of the scale. List is chronological with the top album being the most recently played. Sound quality ratings are included for some audiophile (eg SACD or hi-fi label) releases.

Vinyl LP is my preferred and typical method for playback, but I ocassionally listen via SACD, DVD-Audio and (less likely) Redbook CD. For releases I don't own, or for music exploration and discovery, Spotify and YouTube (S) are my go-to online resources for music streaming.

Previous listening logs can be found in the archive folder.