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Roxanne Walsh
My record collector's life started in the 1960s with compilation albums from Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones that I urged my parents to buy for me. Myself, I just could afford singles from my pocket money. If I recall correctly, the first album I bought myself was the Doors debut album, although that was in 1968 already - prior to that I had recorded their songs with a hand held microphone and a cassette recorder from the family radio. I have not stopped listening and collecting since then.
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Roxanne Walsh's Album Reviews
As a musician, The Man is in top form and full of energy and drive - this is not the voice of a 76 year old. No problem here.
Only fools would deny that the world is in a pretty bad shape in 2022 and there is much to lament about, including the topics that Van hits. No problem here.
But the singer is also a songwriter, and I do not always need to agree with the views of a songwriter as long as the songs are well written or try to make their point clear (even if it is not my point). A song like Absolutely Positively the Most on its own is great, however it is song #11 after ten ones that already said the same. In the end, the album is 79 minutes of pointless ranting and head-on preaching. Here is the problem.
A great band, a fantastic singer, talent amassed but nowhere to go.
Only fools would deny that the world is in a pretty bad shape in 2022 and there is much to lament about, including the topics that Van hits. No problem here.
But the singer is also a songwriter, and I do not always need to agree with the views of a songwriter as long as the songs are well written or try to make their point clear (even if it is not my point). A song like Absolutely Positively the Most on its own is great, however it is song #11 after ten ones that already said the same. In the end, the album is 79 minutes of pointless ranting and head-on preaching. Here is the problem.
A great band, a fantastic singer, talent amassed but nowhere to go.
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