March 2015

• David Bowie - Reality (2003, LP) ★★★★☆
• Tame Impala - Innerspeaker (2009, LP) ★★★★☆
• Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight (1978, LP) ★★★★☆
• L. Buckingham - Songs From the Small Machine (2011, 5.1 BD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★★
• Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude (1975, LP) ★★★★☆
• Golden Earring - Moontan (1973, LP) ★★★★☆
• Ryan Adams - Rock 'n' Roll (2003) ★★★★☆ S
• Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (1976, LP) ★★★★☆
• Various Artists - Platoon OST (1986, LP) ★★★★☆
• Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (2002, 5.1 DVD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★☆
• Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase (2015, 5.1 DVD-A) ★★★★★
• Yes - Relayer (1974, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980, 5.1 DVD-A) ★★★★☆
• Various - Dengue Fever: Music of Cambodia (2010, LP) ★★☆☆☆
• Groove Armada - Goodbye Country... (2001) ★★★★☆ S
• Various - Saturday Night Fever OST (1977, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Thievery Corporation - Richest Man in Babylon (2002, CD) ★★★★☆
• Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl (1989, LP) ★★★★☆
• Duke Robillard - Duke Robillard (1983, LP) ★★★★☆
• Various Artists - Chews: Bubblegum Classics (2002) ★★★☆☆ S
• Golden Smog - Another Fine Day (2006) ★★★☆☆ S
• R.E.M. - Green (1988, LP) ★★★★☆
• Shocking Blue - At Home (1969, LP) ★★★★☆
• Rare Earth - Get Ready (1969, LP) ★★★★☆
• Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson (1987, LP) ★★★★★
• Rush - 2112 (1976, QRP LP) ★★★★☆
• Journey - Infinity (1978, WLP LP) ★★★★☆
• Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad (1993, 5.1 DVD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★★★☆
• Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum (2005, 5.1 DVD-V)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★★★★
• Dengue Fever - The Deepest Lake (2015, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Michael O'Neill - Ontophony (2006) ★★☆☆☆ S
• Chicago - V (1972, LP) ★★★★★
• McDonald & Giles - McDonald & Giles (1971, LP) ★★★★★
• Bernard Wright - 'Nard (1980) ★★★★☆ S
• ONJ & ELO - Xanadu Soundtrack (1980, LP) ★★★★☆
• Poncho Sanchez - Psychedelic Blues (2009, LP) ★★★★☆
• Groove Armada - Lovebox (2002) ★★★☆☆ S
• The Donnas - Bitchin' (2007, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Steven Wilson - Get All You Deserve (2012, 5.1 BD-A) ★★★★☆
• The Jayhawks - Smile (2000, LP) ★★★★☆
• Can - Ege Bamyasi (1972, LP) ★★★★☆
• Camel - Nude (1981, LP) ★★★★☆
• Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase (2015, 5.1 DVD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★★
• The Four King Cousins - Introducing... (1968, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf (1967, LP) ★★★★☆
• Neil Young/Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill (2012, BD-A) ★★★★☆
• Born - At the End of the Day... (1985) ★★★☆☆ S
• Gotan Project - La Revancha Del Tango (2001) ★★★☆☆ S
• Barry White - Rhapsody in White (1973, LP) ★★★★★
• Tony Joe White - Hoodoo (2013, LP) ★★★★☆
• Chris Robinson - Phosphorescent Harvest (2014, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971, 5.1 DVD-A)
  • 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 albums I am familiar with and enjoy (imagine that!), so my ratings are typically at the mid to high end of the scale. This list is chronological with the top album being the most recently played. Sound quality ratings are included for some releases, such as multichannel mixes and audiophile labels.

Vinyl is my preferred and typical method for playback, but I ocassionally listen to SACD, DVD-Audio, Blu-ray and (less likely) Redbook CD. For releases I don't own, ie. for music exploration and discovery, Spotify and YouTube are my favorite online resources for music streaming. These entries are noted with an 'S' after the rating.

Previous listening logs can be found in the archive folder.