Umm... No.
The xx | "XX" (2009)
As Robert Dimery reviews in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die this albums exhibits a "quiet, tiptoeing quality" with "minimal musical fuss". It's the perfect soundtrack to relaxing with your eyes closed, just letting pleasant musical waves caress you. Excellent.
Parliament | "Mothership Connection" (1976)
I highly recommend that you improve your interplanetary funksmanship and listen to this album.
Drive-ByTruckers | "Southern Rock Opera" (2001)
Thinking man's country. Give it a listen.
Captain Beefheart | "Safe As Milk" (1967)
It ranges from great ("Sure 'Nuff 'n' Yes, I Do" and others) to forgettable ("I'm Glad" to just plain weird ("Abba Zaba").
Overheard at Starbucks : I wish glitter was a color...
“I wish glitter was a color. Then it could be my favorite. I love glitter. My friend says glitter isn’t a color. I think she’s wrong: It DOES come in a nail polish.”
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Rolling Stones | "Exile on Main Street" (1972)
Like a night in a Texas Honkey-Tonk and that's not a bad thing.
Well, except it would mean you'd have to be in Texas. And surrounded by Honkey-Tonk people. But the music would be good.
Portrait of Parents on a Bridge
I'd been saving this photo that I took last February of my parents near the Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerque. I wanted to post it today on their 56th wedding anniversary. I didn't know that this would be the last photo I ever took of them together. Mom passed away on Sunday. Here's to you Mom and Dad for all of the happy anniversaries you spent together and on this one that is not very happy.
"Last Sunset"
My Mom passed away on Sunday afternoon. She and my Dad would spend every summer in Westcliffe, Colorado with this view out of her kitchen window. My Dad and I returned here today for one more sunset. My mom appreciated my photos perhaps more than anyone else and she especially liked the black and white pics. This one is for you, Mom. I love you.
"Surrealism"
I saw this scary scene in a combination roadhouse, restaurant, and crafts studio(!) in Westcliffe, Colorado.
After finishing his beer(s), this gentleman went and sat in on an art class. It would be intimidating to criticize his painting. Or his gun.
Westcliffe, Colorado