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<\/center>Today I’d like to blow a bit of the virtual dust off of some notable pieces, and point you in their direction, if I may.<\/p>\nThere were some really good albums that \u2013 in retrospect \u2013 didn’t seem to get, in general, the love (and\/or notice) I thought they deserved. I still return to them. A few of these include Russian Circles<\/strong>‘ Enter<\/em><\/a>, James Morrison<\/strong>‘s Undiscovered<\/em><\/a>, Automatic Music Explosion<\/strong>‘s This Is…<\/em><\/a>, and Hayseed Dixie<\/strong>‘s A Hot Piece of Grass<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n And then of course there were the albums that were both appreciated by me and generally applauded. These included hERE aND nOW<\/em> by Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey<\/strong><\/a>, and reissues of Air<\/strong>‘s Moon Safari<\/em><\/a>, and Porcupine Tree<\/strong>‘s Lightbulb Sun<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n In those days, I sometimes reviewed music that I didn’t care all that much about to begin with; I no longer do that. So as a result, you’ll find some scathing reviews, full of ridicule and derision. If that might amuse you, check out my review of truly dreadful albums from Cradle of Filth<\/strong><\/a>, Mah Jongg<\/strong><\/a>, Memphis May Fire<\/strong><\/a> and Vaeda<\/strong><\/a>. (Yeah, me neither).<\/p>\n Some cool compilations came out during that era, too. You might have missed R. Stevie Moore<\/strong>‘s Meet The<\/em><\/a>; the various artists garage comp 2131 South Michigan Avenue<\/em><\/a>; and Blue Note’s treasury of oft-sampled tunes, Droppin’ Science<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n If you’re interested in some long-form writing, here are career-spanning critical essays covering the work of Todd Rundgren<\/strong><\/a> and Pink Floyd<\/strong><\/a>. Both are out of date now, but they’re still among my favorites.<\/p>\n And finally, I did some fondly-remembered (by me, at least) interviews with some of my musical heroes. Among these: Ian Anderson<\/strong><\/a>, Robyn Hitchcock<\/strong><\/a>, Gentle Giant<\/strong><\/a>, Andy Partridge<\/strong><\/a>, CCR<\/strong>‘s Stu Cook<\/strong><\/a>, Polyphonic Spree<\/strong>‘s Tim DeLaughter<\/strong><\/a>, ? And the Mysterians<\/strong><\/a> (don’t miss that one!), and no-hit wonders Green Fuz<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
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