Bash On Pop, September 2020

Bash On Pop, September 2020

Hi, Everyone! It’s been a few months since my last column, but I always wait until the muse moves me…or something pretentious like that. Anyway, here are five discs I wanted you, dear reader, to know about, and hopefully purchase, so read on, if you dare! 😉   Bill Lloyd-Don’t Kill The Messenger (Whole In One; CD) The Nashville “King of Twang” has been delivering top shelf power pop albums since the late...

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Bash On Pop, May 2020

Bash On Pop, May 2020

Hi, Everyone!   It’s been a long while since my last Bash On Pop entry, but better late than never, eh? Anyway, I thought I’d write some capsule reviews of a few albums which have, thus far, only seen digital release. Normally it’s my policy not to review anything for which there is no physical product, but I’m suspending protocol during these pandemic times, as it’s much more difficult to get anything manufactured, especially...

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David Bash’s Best of 2019 Lists

David Bash’s Best of 2019 Lists

Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2019. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases.   Contemporary Categories   I. Top 125 Albums   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums this year, probably...

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Bash On Pop – David Bash’s “Best Of 2017” Lists

Bash On Pop – David Bash’s “Best Of 2017” Lists

Hi Everyone, Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2017. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases.   Contemporary Categories   I. Top 125 Albums   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums this year, even more...

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My 10 Favorite Beatles Songs of All-Time

My 10 Favorite Beatles Songs of All-Time

10. It’s Only Love-Like most people I know who were raised in the U.S., I was “weaned” on the U.S. version of Rubber Soul, which of course contained this song, while the original, UK version did not. I know that, with the 9/10/09 release of The Beatles remasters the U.S. Rubber Soul is considered to be “obsolete” in the minds of many, but you can’t count my mind as one of them. Until they erase my memory...

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Bash On Pop – David Bash’s “Best Of” 2016 Lists

Bash On Pop – David Bash’s “Best Of” 2016 Lists

Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2016. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases.   Contemporary Categories   I. Top 125 Albums   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums this year,...

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