The Little House of Concrete Music: Reviews

What's been going down in the Command Bunker and on a wider frontage...

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- Afrocubism (4.5*)
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- Mose Allison The Way of the World (3.5*)
- Allman Brothers Band
- Gregg Allman Low Country Blues (4.5* if you're a Gregg fan, 4* otherwise)
- Bob Andrews
  - Invisible Love (4.5*)
  - Shotgun (4.5*)
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- Arnaldo Antunes, Toumani Diabaté & Edgard Scandurra A Curva Da Cintura (4* for you, 4.5 for yours truly)
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- Arbouretum The Gathering (2.5*)
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- Kevin Ayers
B
- The Band
  - Live at the Academy of Music 1971
- BeauSoleil
  - 1994-Present; Compilations
- Tab Benoit Voice of the Wetlands (4*)
- Terence Blanchard A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) (4*)
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- Joe Bonamassa Driving Towards the Daylight (3*)
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- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- David Bromberg
Ca-Coh
- Los Cenzontles Raza de Oro (4*)
- Bobby Charles
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  - Timeless (4*)
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- Ray Charles
- The Chieftains San Patricio (4.5*)
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- Eric Clapton
- The Clash
  - Compilations; Box sets
- Leonard Cohen
  - Old Ideas (4.5*)
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  - Songs from the Road (4* for the Cohen fan, 3.5 otherwise)
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Col-Cu
- Shirley Collins
- Ry Cooder
  - Election Special (4.5*)
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  - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (4.5*)
- Elvis Costello
- Stephen Cummings
D-E
- Devo Something For Everybody (3.5*)
- Toumani Diabaté
  - Kaira (4.5*)
  - The Mandé Variations (4.5*)
- The Dingoes Tracks (3.5*)
- Dr Feelgood
- Dr John
- Bob Dylan
  - In Concert (Brandeis University 1963) (3.5*)
  - Tempest (4*)
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- Terry Evans Anthology (3.5*)
F-G
- Donald Fagen
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- John Fahey
- Fairport Convention House Full: Live at the L.A. Troubadour (4.5*)
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- Fleetwood Mac
- Galactic Ya-Ka-May (3.5*)
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- J. Geils Band The J. Geils Band (4*)
- JJ Grey And Mofro Georgia Warhorse (4*)
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- Levon Helm Ramble at the Ryman (4.5*)
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- Joe Henry Reverie (4*)
- Mike Heron Smiling Men with Bad Reputations (3.5*)
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- John Hiatt
- Dan Hicks
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- Hindu Love Gods Hindu Love Gods (3.5*, 4 if you're a Warren Zevon fan)
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- Holton’s Opulent Oog Love In The Mist (3.5*)
- Hot 8 Brass Band
- Incredible String Band
- The Izzys Keep Your Powder Dry (4*)
J-K
- The Jam
- Bert Jansch
- Jenny & Johnny I’m Having Fun Now (4*)
- Wilko Johnson
- Kamerunga
  - The Push (3.5*)
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  - Worlds Kaleid (4*)
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- The Kinks
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- Jeff Lang
- Chuck Leavell Back To the Woods: A Tribute To the Pioneers of Blues Piano (4*)
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- Dylan LeBlanc
  - Cast The Same Old Shadow (4*)
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  - Paupers Field (4*)
- Chris Ligon Look At The Birdy (4*)
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- Lil' Band O' Gold The Promised Land (4*)
- Little Feat
- Little Village Little Village (4*)
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- Los Lobos
- Nick Lowe
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- Alex McMurray
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- Manfred Mann The Ascent of Mann (3.5*)
- Harry Manx
  - Bread and Buddha (4*)
  - Om Suite Ohm (4*)
- Laura Marling
  - Laura Marling A Creature I Don't Know (4.5*)
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- Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez
  - The Pedrito Martinez Group (4.5*)
- Matching Mole
- Frankie Miller Frankie Miller… That’s Who! (4*)
- Lisa Miller Car Tape 2 (4*)
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N-O
- National Health National Health and Of Queues and Cures (Both 4*)
- Aaron Neville
  - My True Story (4.5*)
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- Randy Newman
- Steve Nieve Lazy Point (4*)
- North Mississippi Allstars Keys to the Kingdom (3.5*)
- Edward O'Connell Our Little Secret (4*)
- TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Cotonou Club (4*)
- Anders Osborne
  - American Patchwork (4*)
  - Black Eye Galaxy (4*)
P-Q
- Robert Palmer
- Graham Parker
- Dan Penn
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- Pink Floyd
R
- Robert Randolph & The Family Band
- Otis Redding
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  - Studio albums
    - Live recordings
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- John Renbourn Palermo Snow (4.5*)
- Zachary Richard
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  - Le Fou
- Royal Fingerbowl
  - Greyhound Afternoons (4*)
  - Happy Birthday, Sabo! (4.5*)
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- Todd Rundgren
Sa-So
- Doug Sahm and the Tex-Mex Trip Groovers Paradise (4*)
- Johnny Sansone The Lord Is Waiting the Devil Is Too (4*)
- Scaffold At Abbey Road 1966 to 1971 (3.5*)
- Scrapomatic
- Ron Sexsmith
  - Forever Endeavour (4.5*)
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  - Long Player Late Bloomer (4.5*)
- Small Faces
  - From the Beginning (3.5*)
  - Small Faces (4*)
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- Southside Johnny
  - Southside Johnny & the Jukes; Southside Johnny; Southside Johnny with La Bamba's Big Band
  - Men Without Women (3.5* for the general public)
Sp-St
- Jeremy Spencer Precious Little (3.5*)
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- Spirit of John Morgan Spirit of John Morgan (3.5*)
- Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball (4.5*)
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- Bruce Springsteen High Hopes
- Peter Stampfel
- Vivian Stanshall Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (4*, but approach with caution)
- Steeleye Span A Parcel of Steeleye Span: Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975 (3.5*)
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- C.W. Stoneking Jungle Blues (3.5*)
Ta-Th
- Fred Tackett Silver Strings (3.5*)
- Taj Mahal
- Talking Heads
  - Little Creatures (4.5*)
- Tamikrest Toumastin / Adagh (4*)
- Texas Tornados ¡Esta Bueno! (3.5*)
- Hans Theessink and Terry Evans Visions (4*)
- Irma Thomas
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  - Simply Grand (4*)
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- Linda Thompson
  - Won't Be Long Now
- Richard Thompson
- Teddy Thompson Bella (4*)
Ti-Ty
- Tinariwen The Radio Tisdas Sessions (4*)
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- Tin Men
  - Avocado Woo Woo (4*)
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- Toots & The Maytals Flip & Twist (3.5*)
- Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté Ali & Toumani (4.5*)
- Allen Toussaint
- Boubacar Traoré Mali Denhou (4*)
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- Traffic
- Trombone Shorty a.k.a. Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
- Derek Trucks and associates
U-V
- The Uniques Absolutely Rock Steady (4* for Reggae fans, 3.5 otherwise)
- The Unthanks Last (4.5*)
- Valparaiso Men’s Chorus
  - Guano and Nitrates (4*)
- Townes van Zandt
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  - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas (4.5*)
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Various Artists
- The Amazing ZigZag Concert (3.5*)
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- The Beautiful Old: Turn of the Century Songs
- Heavy Sugar: The Pure Essence of New Orleans R&B Parts 1, 2 and 3; Heavy Sugar Second Spoonful: More Pure Essence of New Orleans R&B (all titles 4.5* for New Orleans fans, 3.5 otherwise)
- Jamaican Skarama (3.5*)
- Return of the Mac - In the Studio With Mac Rebennack AKA Dr.John 1959 - 61 (3.5*)
- Sound System Scratch and Return of Sound System Scratch (3.5* for the general public, 4* for reggae fans, 5* if you’re heavily into dub)
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- Three Period Pieces
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- Tumbélé! Biguine, Afro and Latin Sounds From the French Caribbean, 1963-1974 (4.5*)
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W-X-Y-Z
- Gillian Welch The Harrow & The Harvest (5*)
- Robin Williamson
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  - Love Will Remain (3.5* for the non-ISB Masses)
- Wingless Angels Wingless Angels (4*)
- Robert Wyatt
  - ’68
- Neil Young
- Frank Zappa
- Warren Zevon
  - Mr Bad Example (4*)
Concerts
- Harry Manx Proserpine Cultural Centre 23 May 2008
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- Drum Tao Mackay Entertainment Centre 1 July 2008
- Elvis Costello
- Ry Cooder Brisbane Convention Centre 21 November 2009
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- Leonard Cohen
  - Leonard Cohen Brisbane Entertainment Centre 6 November 2010
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  - Leonard Cohen Townsville Entertainment Centre Thursday, 28 November 2013
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- Tedeschi Trucks Band Enmore Theatre Sydney 21 April 2011
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- Randy Newman in concert with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra 24 July 2011
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- Neil Young & Crazy Horse March 2013
- Bruce Springsteen
Video
- Moogis
Rear Views & Retrospectives
- Rear View: San Francisco 1967-68
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- Rear View: Boz Scaggs
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- Rear View: Quicksilver Messenger Service Happy Trails
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- Rear View: The Steve Miller Band
- Rear View: Mother Earth Living With The Animals
- Rear View: John Mayall
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- Rear View: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
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- Rear View: The Moray Eels Eat The Holy Modal Rounders
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- Rear View: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band Safe As Milk (Incomplete)
- Rear View: Robert Palmer Sneaking Sally Through The Alley
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- Rear View: Jeff Beck Truth
- Rear View: The Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
- Rear View: Redgum If You Don't Fight You Lose
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- Rear View: Elvis Costello My Aim Is True
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  - Links
- Rear View: Cream Fresh Cream
- Rear View: Cream Disraeli Gears
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- Rear View: Cream Wheels of Fire
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- Retrospective: Dr Strangely Strange
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- Retrospective: Richard Thompson Part 1
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John Fahey: Discography

Albums: Requia The Yellow Princess Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You (The Fonotone Years 1958-1965)
Books: Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life Vampire Vultures The John Fahey Handbook Vol. 1

Fairport Convention: House Full: Live at the L.A. Troubadour

Galactic: Ya-Ka-May

J. Geils Band: The J. Geils Band

JJ Grey & Mofro: Georgia Warhorse

© Ian Hughes 2012