Autobiographical Order Nos. 1172-1174: Jimi Hendrix, Low, and Smog

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? Everything in today's post was picked up at Plan 9 on a Friday afternoon in fall of 2021 when I took the afternoon off early and decided it was time to treat myself to some records. I mean, sometimes you gotta. But boy, where to start with...

Autobiographical Order Nos. 1142-1144: Low x2, and Bobbie Gentry

Low - Trust At this stage of Autobiographical Order, my wife and I are living in Richmond in a temporary apartment situation that was otherwise comfortable but somewhat awkward—all of our stuff was still in boxes and so we never really allowed ourselves to get too comfortable before eventually moving into a house. But after...

Autobiographical Order Nos. 778-780: Low, Neneh Cherry and Creedence Clearwater Revival

Low - Things We Lost in the Fire So, I love Low. This isn't news. I went through a weird period where I didn't listen to them as much as I used to, but then Double Negative reminded me why that was a big mistake on my part. You should never go too long without...

Autobiographical Order Nos. 757-759: Low, Patrice Rushen and The Damned

Low - Double Negative At the moment I'd like to offer the caveat that this blog is Autobiographical Semi-Out-of-Order because I just moved, and my records are all stacked up in boxes, so I'm only able to conveniently get to certain ones right now. But I assure you that I'll never get more than two...