I grew up in a house where music played from morning ’til midnight . . . music that largely reflected the tastes of the two San Francisco ex-hippies who happen to be my parents. My French immigrant mother spiced things up with jazz and my dad with the blues, but both shared the eclectic range of musical tastes that characterized the 1960’s.

This is why I’ve done more 1960’s reviews than any other period in musical history. While I don’t share the Baby Boomer nostalgic reverence of the era or the adulation they tend to heap upon their heroes, I do agree that it was the most creative, inventive and diverse period in the history of popular music. From San Francisco to Liverpool to Swinging London to Motown to The Village, the 1960’s redefined the boundaries of music forever.

Series:

• The Beatles
• The Stones
• The Kinks
• The British Invasion and American Counterattack
• Psychedelic Series
• Motown Series
• The Who
• Dad’s 45’s Part 1
• Dad’s 45’s Part 2
• Dad’s 45’s Part 3
• Dad’s 45’s Part 4
• Dad’s 45’s Part 5

Soul/R&B

• List of Reviews

Albums:

• Albert King – King of the Blues Guitar
• Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
• Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home
• Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
• Buffalo Springfield – Retrospective
• Cream – Disraeli Gears
• Cream – Wheels of Fire
• Cream– Fresh Cream
• Dave Van Ronk – Folksinger
• Donovan – Fairytale 
• Donovan – Sunshine Superman
• Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis
• Fairport Convention – Liege and Lief
• Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
• John Mayall – Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
• John Mayall – The Turning Point
• Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison
• Joni Mitchell – Clouds
• Judy Collins – In My Life
• King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
• Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
• Nina Simone – The Essential Nina Simone
• Otis Redding – The Very Best of Otis Redding
• Phil Ochs – I Ain’t Marching Anymore
• Phil Ochs – Pleasures of the Harbor
• Phil Ochs – Rehearsals for Retirement
• Small Faces – Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake
• The Beach Boys – Sounds of Summer
• The Beach Boys– Pet Sounds
• The Bee Gees– Bee Gees 1st
• The Bonzo Dog Band – Keynsham
• The Chambers Brothers – The Time Has Come
• The Doors – The Doors
• The Electric Flag – A Long Time Comin’
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
• The Moody Blues – To Our Children’s Children’s Children
• The Yardbirds – Having a Rave Up
• The Yardbirds– Roger the Engineer
• Them – The Story of Them