ALONE AGAIN OR ...

ALONE AGAIN OR

bob brown

i found this record for a buck in a used clothing store and bought it cause the fella on the cover looked just like a close friend who is also a musician. little did i know it was a fairly sought after 70s folk record of some cachet. Bob Brown's "The Wall I Built Myself" is many things, and i like most of them. for one thing he is depressed, but sort of looking towards some kind of levity. it's a mournful dark album, but perhaps framing this in within "new age" might better help to lend you clues to the sound. there's violin, and probably some cellos too. pianos dote, and the acoustic guitar often picks wandering leads. if anything slightly grates on me its his voice. when he goes for it he sounds really good, when he tries to be quieter than a mouse he comes off a little too fey for me. this is really strong all over tho. not totally my bag, but many will enjoy. so i present to you here!

goodbye, Melissa

i sold this record for relatively small change. i will miss it. it only hit me right before she went ... and then ... gasp. she's a four cylinder winner, that is fer shure! she is 15. she loves to sing. she wants to move and groove. she is in highschool but is reaching towards the future. she is from nova scotia. she is heart + soul. i guess she'll come around some other day ... as she says in one of her songs, "hey boy, i hope you'll be alright, i'll help you if i can" ... gawd they don't make em like this anymore. cherish this. best, CG