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Al Green: FULL OF FIRE (1976)*

It’s The Rev., y’all.

Collected Tracks

• Glory, Glory
• Always
• There’s No Way
• Full of Fire
• Together Again
• Let It Shine

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The Alan Parsons Project: I ROBOT (1977)*

A generally boring record.

Collected Tracks

• I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You

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Alanis Morissette: JAGGED LITTLE PILL (1995)

Have been an Alanis fan in years past, but had moved away from her. Going back through the catalog to see what I’ve forgotten or missed. I do remember that I’d preferred the acoustic version of the album that she’d released 10 years later.

Not knowing the full catalog, I still think this is her weakest record.

Collected Tracks

• You Oughta Know
• Mary Jane

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Alejandro Escovedo: WITH THESE HANDS (1996)*

Escovedo has been just a name to me for years. I listened to his previous record last time through and didn’t love it. I’ll try this one to see if I like it better. If not he’s off the list.

[time passes]

There are better songwriters with marginal singing voices on my list. He’s kicked off.

Collected Tracks

• N/A

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Alice Russell: MY FAVOURITE LETTERS (2005)*

I really like Alice Russell’s voice, but this record is so programmed that all the soul’s been drained out of it.

Collected Tracks

• N/A

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What is The Rotation?

The primary way I build my digital music collection is by maintaining a playlist called, “The Rotation.” On this list, I load albums of artists I’m interested in hearing; mostly new-to-me artists or albums. Because I need some organizational principle to conduct this survey, I go by the alphabetical listing of the artist. I typically move from earlier records to later records, although there are exceptions. If I’m excited to hear a new album by a favorite artist I’ll add it in an apparent random placement to hear it sooner than later. From this list I’ll select tracks to add to my collection. It’s rare that I DNF a record, and uncommon for me to not select a single track from it. I’ve been doing this for a while and am currently on my 10th trip around the alphabet. Above are the albums heard in a given session and what thoughts, if any, I have about them. These are mostly first impressions, so don’t expect in-depth analysis.

Asterisks (*) after the album title indicate that it is a new-to-me record.