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Stylus over Substance (Volume 2) - Billy Joel, The Inmates, Steven Schlaks, Baron Longfellow, Doucette

I'm still trying to dig out from under my pile of treasures. I'm finding there are a little more to go through than I expected, but I'm trying to nest my thoughts and at least get to the core of what I'm trying to express. Likely as not I'm sort of all over the place. That's fine. This is as much for me as anyone, so the typos and grammatical landmines come with the territory. Sometimes I'll come back and fix things more often than not they'll just remain as a testament to my inability to proofread. As always have fun and remember to keep you arms and head inside the vehicle at all times. Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain (1982) The Inmates - Shot in the Dark (1980) Steven Schlaks - Dream With Steven Schlaks (1976) Baron Longfellow - Baron Longfellow (1980) Doucette - The Douce is Loose (1979) Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain (1982) Billy Joel is a bit of an odd duck. Often pigeonholed as the "Piano Man" he would go on a tear through the late...

Stylus Over Substance (Volume 1) - Les Dudek, Bay City Rollers, Smith, The Inmates & Sniff n' the Tears

A new year and the whole Five for Fighting thing was fun but it's run it's course. I still like the idea of shorter blurbs so I'll do the same thing with a different name and see how it goes. After all who doesn't love it  when you repackage the same old shit and give it a new name? Given the volume of stuff I have on my desk I may end up doing this more often ... or not.  Let's under promise and over deliver. Les Dudek - Les Dudek (1976) Bay City Rollers - Bay City Rollers (1975) Smith - A Group Called Smith (1969) The Inmates - First Offence (1979) Sniff n' the Tears - Fickle Heart (1978) Les Dudek - Les Dudek (1976) The dollar bin giveth, and the dollar bin taketh away. Today it was in a giving mood, and I stumbled upon cover that just screamed "LOOK AT ME!" Good lord, who doesn't want to hear an album where the guy is playing a wicked looking Gibson Goldtop with P90s that had a parrot perched on the headstock? What sealed it was a scan o...